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That’s super awesome!  Big kudos to you for finding your strength within yourself and not in food!  Setting boundaries with our friends and loved ones is tough, because sometimes people we love know how to cut us off from the knees.  This is their own downfall in knowing how to cope with their own issues and deflecting them on us.  And food is th…[Read more]

Thanks for all the VERY encouraging and inspiring words Mel!  I’m so excited by your resolve and success!  Yesterday and today I’ve nailed it!  I had another drama moment come my way last night, and I pushed through.  I confronted it with healthy boundaries,  and I did not turn to food to offset the pain.   The whole situation dissolved rathe…[Read more]

Good morning Carmel!  Today is our new day.  Don’t let stress bully you over there, okay?  I’m going to keep mindful of my stress load over here, and give it a good ol’ throatpunch with being firm on 5BD!  Reaching my healthy goal weight will help relieve stress in that area of my life, as I continue to work on the other areas.

“I’m good enough.…[Read more]

When will the next meeting be?  I don’t want to miss it.  

It does!  Because the last thing I want to have to do is tell everyone that I flubbed up.  Ha.  Today was perfect.  5 regular bites x2 and two regular allowed extra bites.  I plan to lose the extra bites soon.

Do you use the two extra bites?  Does anyone else here use the two extra bites?

Good work Mel!!! Congrats on being back on track!  You know, this past week is the first time I’ve stepped into the community forum.  I’m so glad I did.  It really makes a difference to have community accountability.

Thank you for the encouragement, Carmel!  I stepped on the scale today, and I am back on track.  So it looks like I stalled for a day, but I am dropping again.  Stress bites are what got most of us here.  I am happy to have this time with everyone to not make food my form of stress relief.

Mel, I love your observation that bigger bites don’t taste better. I know you are going to recover from this Stress bites don’t taste better either lol. If we were perfect we wouldn’t be here. But it’s so good to be here

Thanks for sharing your burger story! It could be really hard in the moment sometimes, and something very primal gets the better of us. Yesterday I had a challenge with some emotional drama invading my life. With this particular person I have very porous emotional boundaries and it got the better of me. I need to work on my boundaries with this…[Read more]

Thanks, Dr. Lewis.  I’m SOOOO glad to be back!

Hello!  How is everyone doing today?  I did well yesterday Except I cold have done better at 5BD dinner time.  We were out and about and for dinner got small vegan cheeseburgers at a restaurant called Amy’s.  I hadn’t had one in awhile, and ended up taking 5 very large bites instead of keeping them regular to small in size.  The results…[Read more]

Wow–that was a great reflection, Carmel!  Thanks for sharing it!

Ha…Yes Carmel, the days seem To pass a bit slower when waiting for the weight to drop.  Those Luna bars sound tasty.  And if I remember correctly they are slightly smaller than the average bar.  How did you do today?  I did really well.  But at dinner time, we had vegan burgers, and my five bites were too large.  They were from a resta…[Read more]

That is so inspiring Mel!! Keep up the good work. I’m rooting for us!

Let’s keep checking in! I love the accountability.

Good morning!  Great plan Mel. Your food sounds yummy!  Glad you have found a routine that you like. I had a great day yesterday and am fasted this morning minus 2 cups of  black coffee with some stevia.  The plan for this first week back are bars only for 7 days. I’ll stick to 11 AM and 3 PM.  (I live in the Eastern Time Zone USA) I take my mult…[Read more]

Hi Mel!

I’m definitely doing better emotionally the last 2 days! Just taking it day by day. We closed on our house yesterday and my husband took me to my favorite Mediterranean restaurant to celebrate and I did really well. I’ve been staying in the 7-10 bite range. I know it’s not perfect but it’s working for me. I have fibromyalgia and have been…[Read more]

Got it! So you are an hour ahead of me. So I’ll be thinking of you at 11 am tomorrow my time,  because that’s your 5 bite lunch time. I hope your weekend is a little bit lighter and you get some r&r from anything hectic.

Hey Heather!  I’m just checking in and hoping your day went well, though I know you are very busy.  Sending virtual support troops your way! You’ll get through this.  :D. Keep checking in for support as you recharge with new determination.  You’re in good company here!