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Hi Danica. I’m in Australia and lost some weight on this diet and need to get started again. Dr. Lewis pointed me in your direction, so tomorrow I’m going to get my act together and start. Lynda

Welcome, Yazzy!  Yep.  I recognize those words.

Please fill out the weight chart info so I can follow your progress very closely.  I agree–you should be able to get to your goal in 1 month, but you will need to stay focused all the way through.  I’m assuming you want to get to the 105 range, right?  Have you started?  What are you eatin…[Read more]

Just went back through some of your posts, you’re on a roll! Keep going!

Day 13 & 14

L: Pocket and cookie

D:Pocket and cookie

L:Mcdougall soup

D: Vegan cookies

Finally posting something on the day of. It’s been two weeks of consistent 5 bites! I had a bit of a hard time today with blood pressure. I definitely need to keep my hydration up. Otherwise, doing pretty good. I have felt a little weak but have made sure…[Read more]

Yes!  Losing weight is truly the most important thing you can do to improve your life.

Thank you so much Dr Lewis.  I’m struggling for energy just going to work.  Maybe I can start loosing again soon

shelly

I absolutely LOVE that!  GREAT JOB, Becca!!!

Fine.  You want to feel well before you engage in a difficult venture–this is certainly a difficult (but spectacular!) venture!    But keep in mind, after all is said and done, weight loss is a mind game.  If you do NOTHING at all, you lose weight.  You lose weight with every breath–every 4 seconds.  So use whatever techniques you can find and t…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Yes I agree, actually wanting to move towards something rather than running away from something else should be my motivation.</p>
Day 12

Still going strong. I like to listen to podcasts with Buddhist monks,, lots of different people from different traditions. One thing that a particular tradition does is eat one meal…[Read more]

I am feeling a little better after week 2 of the meds for hypothyroidism.   I have a sore throat. Dr said hypothyroidism can cause s sore throat.   Although people I talked to with hypothyroidism don’t remember a sore throat

what felt like depression is getting better.  I think I’ve had hypothyroidism a long time but they tell me it is hard t…[Read more]

I hear you. I’m definitely staying the course. After coming this far, I’m determined not to reset my progress.

Today I started my day with multivitamins, then stopped by Peet’s Coffee on my way into work for an unsweetened iced cold brew coffee. I’ve been loving cold brew lately. It’s less bitter than regular black coffee, so no need for my usual…[Read more]

Fine.  You can miss that full feeling, but the next time you really overeat you’ll realize how uncomfortable it really makes you feel.  I used to be in the same boat.  I loved that “fat and happy” sensation after squeezing the last bite of pie into my already overstuffed belly.  But now that I’m thin, my view has completely shifted.  I actu…[Read more]

Hi.  Yes.  It is hard … but it IS doable, and the results are spectacular.  So, as hard as it is, it is totally worth the fight.

But, to make the whole process, all said and done, as easy as humanly possible, you HAVE to follow the diet EXACTLY as I’ve laid it out.  I really hate the term calorie.  It is so meaningless and misleading.  Ple…[Read more]

Yes, the strong urge to keep eating passed after I posted my update. Fortunately, just writing about it shifted my focus enough to talk me off the ledge and I was able to throw the rest of the food away afterwards.

It takes a great deal of willpower at times to stop after the fifth bite, but it does feel really good afterwards knowing that I…[Read more]

But … after you finished typing the above message, didn’t you feel really good?  I’m hoping you were able to just throw everything away after that, and that you felt really empowered.

When you sat down to eat your sandwich you were hungry.  Surprisingly, 5 bites adequately filled you up, but OH MY! would you have loved to take more bites.  …[Read more]

Exactly right, Chloe.  Let me repeat what you said: ” … [Motivation wanes as you look and feel better because the problem doesn’t seem as urgent].”  So true!  But what I think is this:  As you lose more and more weight, your motivation changes from NEEDING to lose weight to WANTING to lose weight.  Ultimately I want for you to want–really want…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Day 11</p>
Yesterday was harder mentally rather than physically but I made it through! I got freaked out from reading about complications with very low calorie diets. My girlfriend helped keep me on track. We’ve been making such good food lately now that she has her own place, I became envious of her ability to eat all…[Read more]