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1.  At the end of 4 days, before you “give in,” how much weight have you lost?

2. How is the hunger at this point?

Well…. I’m back and just gonna try again. Any advice tips on how to make it longer than 4 days would be appreciated and welcomed! I can always convince myself to give in and eat. Even if I’m not hungry!! What tips do others have to beat those moments of weakness

Thank you Skmoss and Maria. I really appreciate your support!

Awesome Rebekah! Congrats on the Perfect Day! Keep it going!

You’re doing great, Rebekah!  Your commitment to this process is inspiring given that you would not even set foot near your kitchen.  And then keeping your bites small too, that’s awesome!   

That’s the great think about this diet. It works SO fast!

Thanks Rebekah!  I’m super happy to be back.  It’s only my third day, but my husband put his arm around my waist and said, “Hey, you’ve already lost weight!  I can feel it around your waist!”  He doesn’t say stuff like that just to be nice, so I was thrilled.  This approach really does work incredibly well.     Welcome back to you too, an…[Read more]

Thank you Maria. For the first few days I will try and bring water into my bedroom or living room. Whichever I migrate to after dinner. That way I’m not in the kitchen. Until my hungerstat is set.

Hi Rebekah!  I tend to experience the same thing with really strong evening hunger.  What works for me is uncaffeinated diet soda, tea or just lots of water.  I tried setting my dinner time for later than normal to see if that would help (from 5:30pm to 7pm), but it didn’t help much, at least not yesterday.  Good luck and welcome back!

Maria

Welcome back Maria!

<p style=”text-align: center;”>Thanks, Dr. Lewis.  I decided to change my eating times yesterday to 2:00pm and 7pm.  I had five bites of a ham sandwich with Doritos for lunch and then 5 bites of chicken meatballs, quinoa and mixed vegetables for dinner.  I was extremely hungry and uncomfortable after dinner and before sleeping, but I just drank wa…[Read more]

This is all good, but just remember: I want at least 4 hours between your two meals.  3 and 7 are fine, but you are cutting it close!

That sounds awesome that they opened the parks in NJ already.  It’s also above 70 degrees in the Chicago area, but parks are still closed.  Enjoy the sun!  And I hope this weekend is a breeze with the 5-bite.  Hang in there.

Thanks to everyone for the support!  Not sure if this is the “right” way to do it, but I’m going to wait until 3pm for lunch and then have dinner at 7pm since that seemed to work yesterday.  Still filling up on coffee, diet mountain dew and water.   Fingers crossed that it goes well today too.

Welcome back Maria! Sounds like you are a pro this time around! You know exactly what to do to get the job done and I believe you’ll do it! This is my second time around as well, after taking about a 10 month break. My first week, as you read, was a total FAIL, but determined to drop some major pounds this week. Just need to “hear my fat cells…[Read more]

Love the  quote Poppycat! Planning to slay some of my fat cells this week. Keep up the good work and thanks for all the inspiration!

Thanks for all of  the encouragement guys! I will not give up. I will look at the 5BD again with fresh eyes. I will not be defeated. Lots of coffee and hot water this week. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. It’s currently sunny and 70 in NJ I am looking forward to getting some sunshine today. They finally re-opened the State Parks.