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Great job!!!

Oh that’s great to hear.

There is nothing can change the fact we have control over what we eat at any given time.  All we need to think about is the present day.  I have started really journaling and it helps center me and calms me down.

I’m kind of anxious about the upcoming move, but that was one reason I started now so I can help with the p…[Read more]

Wow Sheila, that was very inspiring.  I was also starting to get discouraged because this past week has been challenging for me.  But reading what you wrote set me straight.  You are right, things don’t have to go perfectly.  When you fall down, you just need to get back up again, make the modifications you need and then keep going.  Thank you…[Read more]

Dear BK,

I have been where you are at. I have had so many starts and restarts.  I would justify why I could never do it, even after having a couple of really successful attempts.

Everything said here is exactly what to do to get your mindset right to do the diet.  I first heard about Dr. Lewis in 2012.  I was working in daycare, and lost 70 po…[Read more]

That’s okay, Dr. Lewis.  Next week I will be sitting in front of my computer.

Looking forward to next Monday

Sheila

Great!!

I agree with Dr Lewis, don’t give up and modify it the way he recommends. I think it’s genius to do it that way.

Sstroh

I’m so excited to see your weigh in tomorrow !!!

Today was the first time I felt full after 5 bites!! We can do this, my weigh in is Friday

Day 5

Another freaking awesome day for the books! 😁

I had my snickers before work and Mexican food for dinner. This is the first time I feel good and satisfied. I’m super stoked for tomorrow. 5 bites truly filled me up and I mean I felt physically stuffed after I ate.
I know it’s a slippery slope to eat real food in the first week.
Tomorrow wil…[Read more]

I’m sorry to hear that, too.   I don’t actually use bars or snickers myself because I just dislike the extreme sweetness / texture.  I prefer sticking with real food, so maybe that would work better for you?   Regardless, good luck.   It was nice having you here, and I hope you can either modify the 5-bite somehow or that your next approach will w…[Read more]

Glad the hunger is over for you, sstroh!   Good luck on the weight in tomorrow.  I’m sure you will see a fantastic loss! 

My bites at lunch today were smaller. It helped that I wasn’t so hungry. And the leftovers didn’t taste all that great.

Heck no! I don’t want to go through that gut wrenching hunger ever again!

Soooo much better. Day 5 was a struggle but Day 6 was better and today I have barely been hungry. Excited for my week one weigh in tomorrow. Hoping to be down a bowling ball

Don’t give up on the diet–or it’s structure–just yet.  If five bites just simply won’t work for you, how about 15 bites?  Can you do that?  The key–for you–is that you find a way to consistently take in less material than what your body naturally uses up, and to do it in a way that is sustainable.  I fear that if you don’t stick to a str…[Read more]

Perfect, Sstroh!  I’m so excited for you!  You’ve done it!  You are here!  Now PLEASE heed my advice: don’t EVER change the volume you eat until you fully cross the finish line.  You just don’t want to have to reset your hungerstat.  Admittedly, it’s easier the second time, but why go there?

Sorry, Sheila.  It was a great chat, but once again my file became corrupted in processing, so I can use it.

Good discovery!  Because 5 bites is so little food, why not go all the way and eat just the volume that I’m asking?  Even though your bites will be smaller, they will taste the same and your enjoyment of those bites will be the same.  So start today!

Fair enough.  Things should set soon.  How do you feel today?