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Beth wrote:
That’s a great plan – I started taking measurements and photos to see the difference physically. Especially for those days when the scale didn’t budge.

Great idea, Beth. The scale, as Gayle has pointed out, is only one highly imperfect measure of progress. I’ve given the scale complete control of my actions…how mad is that?! I’ll…[Read more]

Great job, Smaro!!

I just finished up a perfect day 3 also. We’re doing it!!

No. You can’t convert matter to energy (First Law of Thermodynamics). Fat is composed of tangible matter. You can see it, you can feel it. It’s made up of almost 100% carbon. And the PRIMARY way we rid our body of carbon is by breathing. That is why all living animals breathe. Plants then take up that CO2, break the O2 from the carbon (in a…[Read more]

Perfect, Smaro! That’s it: settle into the groove and just “do your thing.” That’s it. You don’t need to involve other people in your journey; it’s a personal one. Talk about the diet or don’t talk about the diet. It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that you stay true to yourself and your commitment to become SPECTACULAR in every way imaginable!

Today I was supposed to host a booth at a food truck festival (unfortunately I couldn’t go), but I did send my husband to get me a wrap. I had 5 bites, gave a big chunk to him and then saved the last four bites for tomorrow :cheer:

On another note… I woke up to a two pound drop! Yay!

smaropap wrote:
Once I threw my scale in the trash. I was so mad not to see the number go down. I totally knew I was getting smaller and everyone commented on that, but just seeing almost the same number day after day made me furious.

I went to buy a new one the next day feeling like an idiot …

I completely understand

socal_sher wrote:

smaropap wrote:
I totally knew I was getting smaller and everyone commented on that, but just seeing almost the same number day after day made me furious.

This is why I’m noting my progress through measurements taken by my trainer. As long as I’m losing inches, the pounds will follow. So many times I’ve sabotaged my…[Read more]

gspeech wrote:
Can’t worry about scale when sick or even when you’re not! It’s just a measuring tool that doesn’t tell the whole story. If you are truly focusing on staying on point/plan the scale will catch up

Exactly, but too often I give the scale more say then it really should have on how I feel that day – based on a number I see.

smaropap wrote:
I totally knew I was getting smaller and everyone commented on that, but just seeing almost the same number day after day made me furious.

This is why I’m noting my progress through measurements taken by my trainer. As long as I’m losing inches, the pounds will follow. So many times I’ve sabotaged my positive effort after…[Read more]

Day 3: Perfect.
I am not hungry, and I enjoyed nice food. The only change I made today was that I had a late breakfast instead of a lunch. One coworker brought sweets for a treat because his wife just had a baby. I wanted to participate in that and the sweets were really good! I had just 5bites and was totally satisfied.

Then I had a late…[Read more]

Once I threw my scale in the trash. I was so mad not to see the number go down. I totally knew I was getting smaller and everyone commented on that, but just seeing almost the same number day after day made me furious.

I went to buy a new one the next day feeling like an idiot …

Can’t worry about scale when sick or even when you’re not! It’s just a measuring tool that doesn’t tell the whole story. If you are truly focusing on staying on point/plan the scale will catch up

DELISH!

Everyone is doing so so well! Wishing you all continued good energy and positivity that rides through the weekend. The weekends are sooo important. Getting through the weekends are what changed things from staying the same to getting to my goal weight.

Let’s go for it!

Gayle

Wonderful pep talks! Thank you!!

Yes, I’m definitely in this to be a champion! I am going to go all the way!!

(You are doing great, Gayle!)

Pics are great, Smaro! You’re doing amazing!!

Day 2 of challenge- success!

gspeech wrote:
How does it feel to be a CHAMPION? A champion is a competitor that gives it her/his all especially when it gets tough. If it were easy everyone would be skinny ! Of course not everybody has the tools of the five by diet that we have. They don’t know that once we get 3 to 5 to 7 days under our belt he gets much much easier.…[Read more]

Thank you ladies and Dr Lewis! This just motivates me more to push forward and get right back to my “normal” blood pressure and I’m so thankful to have the five bite diet to help me get there super quickly. Dr Lewis is spot on on saying “…,but mostly do it for your health!”

I lost my appetite from having pneumonia, so it actually has helped me…[Read more]

Why don’t we hear about this in fitness sites and magazines and gyms? I never knew that you lose fat by breathing. I always thought that the energy inside the fat just converts to kinetic energy and heat. Or you pee some of it (hence the ‘drink a lot of water ‘ advice)

You are doing really good. We are all learning to ignore hunger and it turns out that it is easy. Stay strong.