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Day 6/21

yesterday was a great day!! I feel  renewed sense of commitment. I’m spending a lot of time on the mental focus portion of this process. When I mentally focus and I don’t “feed” emotions, this process becomes easy.

I am so tired of making excuses for over eating. I am always going to have social events and instead of focusing on the f…[Read more]

day 5/21

Yesterday was a bit tough but didn’t go off the rails. I’ll call it a maintenance day. Today will be 5 bite. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s the fastest way to skinny and healthy.

how are you all doing today??

Not much.  After all, how much does all of that medicine weigh?  The most you could gain from the medicine (or anything you eat for that matter) is the weight of the medicine itself.  And that’s assuming that every atom in the medicine is a carbon atom.  It isn’t, so you will end up gaining less fat than the weight of the medication.  Same goes…[Read more]

I’m back on the train today!  Two bars and plenty of coffee and water.  Fighting a bit of a cold, so I have no idea if my cold medicine will mess anything up. 🤷‍♀️

Jennifer is right.  Jump right back on board–don’t let another crumb sneak in.  You’ll feel instantly relieved and back in the game after your next, perfect, 5-bite meal.

Hi Debra!

This is Jennifer.  I’m back on the site again.  I joined last year and lost about 13 pounds.  I   gained it all back.  I know how it feels to give in and eat more than your 5 bites.  The best thing to do is to start again right away and not blame the diet.  I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep going toward the finish l…[Read more]

Day 3/21

Great day so far!

Update to last night. Last two hours of my shift went to hell and back. Had a code, then a very combative patient, then a different patient who pulled the fire alarm.  I hate full moons!  Anyway, I came home and ate my stress.  😫  Feeling yucky today and disappointed in myself.

Hi Samantha

sounds like you’re in his zone! I remember the feeling of getting into my groove and wanting to just get it done. Once you’re in that zone it really doesn’t matter what you eat you just wanna get to the finish line. Bars have always been helpful to detach from food and ensure that extra bites don’t creep in- or less likely to creep I…[Read more]

W2D5:  Five bites pimento cheese sandwich for lunch and supper. Hit a wall about 2 pm and had two votes of a Larabar.

Working on the COVID unit again today. Trying to drink water when I can. Fighting a headache and a bit of a GI irritability today.

Feeling excited about how today is going. I really feel like I am ready to COMMIT again. I was waffling around and now am back in that familiar “warrior” headspace. Stayed busy at work, took a walk and caught up with friends, listened to great tunes – all which allowed me to delay my eating until 2:30pm. Delaying my eating really seems to help.…[Read more]

Day 2/21

Good morning everyone! Made it through a crazy traveling day. Today will be another successful day as I reset.

I am reminding myself of why brought me success in the past. Sticking on plan and NOT breaking the momentum. I’ve been making excuses too long and my weight has crept up. I miss being thin and I will be back there very s…[Read more]

Great work Debra! So smart to hydrate and stay away from the food table. It’s such a great feeling to be able to turn away from food and stick to our plan. So empowering.

W2D4:  5 bites cereal for lunch/5 bites hamburger for supper.  Water, coffee, and coke zero

Picnic went well!  Drank lots of water and stayed away from food table.

I was craving cereal cereal yesterday and so I poured into a 6 oz bowl, ate my 5 bites over the sink, and poured the rest into the garbage disposal. My kids thought I was cr…[Read more]

Great.  Good luck at the picnic.  Imagine that I’m there too, watching you!

Good.  Enjoy the food with your husband, but see if you can leave a few bites behind!  After all, what’s a few bites left on the plate.  And think of the weight in grams that those bites might weigh!

W2D3: Bar for lunch, Bar for supper, and a bar on my way home from work.  Worked the COVID unit for 16 hours straight, then did an hour and a half of charting. Hardly drank any water. I’ve never needed to eat that third bar before but was battling STRONG cravings and did not want to binge when I for home (Saturday nights is pizza night at my…[Read more]

I’ve actually found that 3 rolls are about the perfect “5 Bite” size for me, specially the Philadelphia rolls, as they have cream cheese.

Fair enough.  A few minor indiscretions, but nothing to write home about.  I love the fact that you threw the other half of the egg bite away.  Sushi “bites–or pieces” are a little bigger than a normal bite in my book, so how about 4 of them?