It’s a new day here now.
I decided to eat anything I wanted yesterday, taking a break from dieting.

Today is a five bite diet day. For my first meal I had 1/4 of a jam filled doughnut, and a small glass of water with a spoonful of protein isolate and a few drops of olive oil.

I’m holding on to the “even split” for now. I’ll let it…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and perspective with us all.

There is indeed more for me to learn and more for me to grow into. I’ll regard this time as the time I’m taking to find my way into maintenance. That also fits with my little swan picture – it’s running, and has not yet settled down for a harmonious…[Read more]

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I agree!

Thank you for sharing this so openly. What stood out to me most was not how much you ate, but how curious and observant you were throughout the experience.

It sounds as though you were able to notice the difference between physical fullness and the desire to keep eating, which is actually a very valuable skill. Many people never reach the…[Read more]

6/10 160

6/9 160

6/8x

6/7 162

6/6 160.5

I had a sudden feeling of tiredness in te early afternoon, and I considered taking a nap. The feeling disappeared after a few seconds, just like it had done last time, which was then followed by eating more. This time I also didn’t take a nap. Instead, I had more to eat.

I decided to try to observe as much as possible what was going…[Read more]

For years, I thought the solution was to remove certain foods from my life.

Not just from my plate.

From my mind.

The croissant.
The pastry.
The pizza.
The foods I loved most.

But they never really disappeared.

They simply moved.

From the plate to my thoughts.

And there, they took up far more space.

I know that voice well.

The one that…[Read more]

For years, diet culture taught me that if I entered a supermarket hungry, I would automatically make bad choices. As if grocery shopping were some kind of test of willpower.

Buy the yogurt.

Buy the chicken breast.
Buy the “safe” foods.…[Read more]

And I always say it after a couple of cookies.

Why it happens

When I deprive myself, sooner or later what I enjoy comes knocking at my door.

It’s not hunger.

It’s deprivation.

The problem

Two or three cookies are not the problem.

The problem is when I tell mys…[Read more]

Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. I really enjoyed reading it.

What resonates most with me is your point about moderation not coming naturally to everyone. I think Dr. Lewis often emphasizes that different people need different levels of structure, and there is no virtue in making things harder than they need to be.

Personally, I don’t f…[Read more]

I feel how brave you are. It’s inspiring!

What resonates most with me is your point about moderation not coming naturally to everyone. I think Dr. Lewis often emphasizes that different people need different levels of structure, and there is no virtue in making things harder than they need to be.

Personally, I don’t f…[Read more]

It’s another day here.

My weight this morning was 53.1 kg / 117.0 lbs / 17.5 bmi.

I’ll aim to eat about the same amount of food today as I did yesterday, so that I don’t end up with regrets tomorrow.

Onwards!

How lovely for me to read what you wrote! A bit of a relief to me as I was beginning to think that I had overstepped in bringing up this topic.

I would be interested to know more about satiety, food choices, and activity levels from the perspective of Dr Lewis. I’ve read in Why Weight Around? to have at least one bite of meat, egg,…[Read more]

Thank you for the suggestion. I actually don’t know Dr. Ted Naiman’s work, but I’ll take a look at it. 😊

Personally, I try not to restrict entire categories of food. The 5 Bite Diet is already challenging enough when I need to rein things in, so mentally I do better when I allow myself some flexibility and follow my cravings withi…[Read more]

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️ I’m starting over too, so we’re in the same boat. I have an acute sciatic pain that it is totally blocking me from all activities.

As for running and swimming during 5B, I personally continue to stay little active, but everyone responds differently. My suggestion would be to listen to your bod…[Read more]

It’s 10:30 pm here now. I feel good and calm.

I’ve had a little bit more to eat than yesterday.

The latest dot is 53.3 kg / 117.5 lbs / 17.6 bmi.

Onwards!

Onwards!

I see the swan 🦢

I see the swan 🦢

It’s a new day here now.

I’m at my goal weight this morning. Actually, I arrived half an hour after midnight.

I’ve had vanilla doughnut, sweets, and a glass of egg whites for breakfast.

Onwards!

Onwards!

I feel calm today. I think that tomorrow might be the day, or perhaps the day after tomorrow might be the day when I have a soft landing on Lake Maintenance.

Now after 10 pm my weight is 53.5 kg / 117.9 lbs / 17.7 bmi.

I think it’ll be a smooth transition into maintenance this time, I can feel it. I feel an absence of…[Read more]

It’s a new day here, and it’s a five bite day for me.

My weight this morning was 53.6 kg / 118.2 lbs / 17.7 bmi.

I had five more bites yesterday evening than planned. Not perfect, and an improvement from the day before.

I was very happy with my five bites this morning. I had a bite of a vanilla cream doughnut, two bites of a…[Read more]

6/7 162 this weight surprised me because I only ate 10 bites for the whole day & diet soda & water & electrolytes

My goal bmi is 17.5 for now. I still have a soft layer of subcutaneous fat here and there. The skin is tightening little by little.

Once I stabilize (will I ever?) I’ll follow what my skin looks and feels like, and what the one inch pinch test says to me.

The best feeling is to not be overloaded with food and beverage to…[Read more]

I’ve had my first five bite meal.

Before meal: 54.2 kg / 119.5 lbs / 17.9 bmi.

After meal: 54.4 kg / 119.9 lbs / 18.0 bmi.

Onwards!

It really feels like something we’re along the ride for.

I’ll have smaller bites today and see if that helps calm things down a bit.

It’s kind of fun to learn how to listen to and talk to the body this way.

My morning weight was 54.1 kg / 119.3 lbs / 17.9 bmi.

Onwards!

I should have written “let’s see how many meals in a row I can stay focused” instead “how many days in a row” and the answer this time was two meals in a row.

I noticed I was thinking about food earlier today, and I had my dinner earlier. In the evening I decided to take a bath to distract myself. I also did fairly well when I…[Read more]

Enjoy your donuts 🍩