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Awesome about the smallest sub they serve being too much! Just goes to show…

whenever I feel a bit low on energy or mentally drained, whatever, I just remind myself that it won’t be forever. Think of all the other diets that say “1-2 pounds loss a week is healthy” it would have taken me 1-2 YEARS to lose my weight but at this rate, maybe 17-20…[Read more]

Thanks Chloe, I used to be obsessive about weighing myself and finally broke free but this week I was just being curious and that old habit bit me! This morning I wrestled with whether I should weigh in or not. I ended up giving in to the scale but as fate would have it, all I weighed was “LOW BATT” 

I’m so impressed with how well everyone on this site is doing at the moment, thank you everyone for sharing your success

At the same time I am very annoyed with myself because I keep slipping, I just can’t stick to it perfectly, I probably have been having 20-30 bites per day, I don’t know if it’s because I have holiday, maybe I feel to trea…[Read more]

Day 12

Lunch and Dinner the same again!

I went to subway and ordered a “kids meal” which means a veggie sub that is about 4″ and a cookie. 3 bites sub, 2 bites cookie and done. Ate dinner at work and threw the rest away in the garbarge since I knew the sandwich would be gross by tomorrow. Felt good to just be done and throw it away.

I used to…[Read more]

Keep at it, yeah I think the checking every day thing can be a trap if you’re not careful. I know I will need to stop that at some point and focus on other milestones.

Day 4 of all bars ✅

Perfect 25 days in a row ✅

I was weighing in every day this week out of curiosity and shame on me. When I did a 40 day water fast I weighed daily and noticed a weird but consistent rhythm where I would lose a good amount one day then seem to gain most of that the next day and then lose the “gain” plus some more the next, etc.…[Read more]

The days will pass whether you follow the plan or not, might as well just do it!

Fantastic!

More like thought for food!  

Lynda said:

“So my observations of watching people obsess over healthy, highly regimented eating and still getting fat AND not enjoying themselves, my instinct says something is not right.”

I completely agree and it is something I did for a long time. The obsession only made things worse and I’d binge on the foods that I craved because a part of…[Read more]

Awesome! You’re getting it done. I can’t wait until I can say the same 

Thanks everyone for the pep talk. I know I can do this. I just have to keep my focus on the prize at the end. In 6 weeks I can be where I want to be if I stick with it. All I need is 45 perfect days

Nice! It feels so good to drop into the next 10ths. I will be dropping into the 150s tomorrow or the next day for the first time in 2 years and I am so excited.

Nice! It feels so good to drop into the next 10ths. I will be dropping into the 150s tomorrow or the next day for the first time in 2 years and I am so excited.

Great job Matt! Yes, I also feel fuller when I pay attention and count my bites. Also, if you look at my last Friday’s post, you’ll see I really struggled with the habit of what Friday means. That unwinding from the week, the throwing caution to the wind, eating drinking and being merry, etc. It was tough but I pushed through it and woke up…[Read more]

Thanks Pia, thanks Dr. Lewis

Restart is in full effect. Still eating whatever I want, but being very mindful of my bites and counting them. It’s amazing how you can feel fuller faster when you count your bites. Does anyone else feel that way as well? I start to feel full after the 3rd bite, so then I’ll put down the savory food and finish…[Read more]

There are a bunch of little goals that I’m working toward on the road to my overall goal (Chloe and I were talking about this yesterday), and I use them as checkpoints to strive for so I don’t get overwhelmed with the big picture.

Before I started 5 bite, we bought new rocking chairs for the front porch and they have a weight limit of 250. So at…[Read more]

Chloe, it does seem like a super power doesn’t it? I saw a delivery car for a sandwich place we used to get all the time. The sandwiches are probably 9″ subs but thinner than a subway sub. I was thinking how I used to down the entire thing plus chips and a large cherry coke and I could have eaten more. Now, one sandwich could last me several days…[Read more]

I’m sure you will! You’ve totally got this!