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Yes, Smaro: good job.  I now understand (I replied to your 5-pound weight loss before I read this thread.)  If you are comfortable on 20 bites, how about decreasing that number to 10 this week?

You are breaking YEARS of habit and eating patterns; it’s tough!  Sip on hot water at the night wanes on.  After your five bite dinner, start chewing gum and chew it through the night.   Close your eyes and imagine how you are going to look at the finish line; that should help you muster the extra will you need to avoid eating.  But PLEASE fin…[Read more]

Oh boy.  Tonight is hard!  Trying to stay focused on those goals.  Wish this community had a “call a friend” hotline.  LOL.  I ate my two bars already for the day.  Need to get through a couple more hours before it is bed time.  Ug…why are evenings so hard!

Great job Smaro!  I think that 5 lbs is amazing!

Thanks Smaro.

Yeah that scale is my nemesis.  I go back and forth on whether I am feeling motivated by daily numbers, or depressed by them.  Also, I wonder if the daily weighing was allowing me to play tricks to see how much I can “get away” with, rather than just staying focused on my 5 bite limits.

I am sorry for your loss…

Not weighing except for weekly weigh-ins is a good decision. I also decided to stay away from the scale, too much weighing seems confusing and counterproductive.

Yesterday was the last day of week 1. I lost 5 pounds and though it might not seem much, it was a huge relief for me.

The weight loss would be much more if it had not been for a day when i ate freely, because of social sircumstances.

Had i not joined the community a week ago, my weight would now be 5 pounds more than my initial weight. I was…[Read more]

Made a decision to stay off the scales except for weekly weigh in time.  So no weight update until next Tuesday.

Had a fig bar for lunch, and another for dinner yesterday.  Staying focused and even added some incentive – booked a trip to Kauai for my birthday in July.  I want to be beach ready!

GREAT!  And remember that, ultimately, GERD is a result of weight.  Even before Prilosec (which works great) the first-line therapy for GERD is weight loss!

Day 2
CW: 202
SW: 205

Thank you Dr. L.  Yes, this disease has rattled us all.  I am woke, and ready to achieve my dreams, and get on with living my life away from the daily stress of dieting.  10 years I have been trying to lose weight, up and down the scale, enough is enough!

Despite the heartburn/stomach issues, I made it through the day ea…[Read more]

I am so sorry for both of your losses.  This disease has indeed knocked us all for a loop.  But right, Rachel, you NEED to focus on you.  You NEED to strengthen your immune system, which means you HAVE to lose weight.  There is no other way of doing it.  I doubt the bars are given you heartburn.  More likely, you have gastritis from excess acid…[Read more]

Thank you Dennis.  My condolences to you and your family as well.

Today wasn’t too hard.  My mental focus all day has been – how can I best achieve a 1lb loss today? what can I do to ensure a loss on the scale?

I did forget that some “bars” give me heart burn, so I will have to watch for that. 

Welcome back Rachel I’m so sorry for your loss I lost my dad to Covid on December 12 good job getting your mind focused on getting going in a positive direction again

Brilliant!!

I love that attitude!  Welcome!  You are going to be a superstar!!!