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Day 5: 210, 8 lbs
0,4 lbs gone since yesterday ( 4 lbs in 4 days)

The day was surprisingly easy. I ate my first bar in the morning. Right before eating it, I made for my children sandwiches with gouda cheese and heated them in a panini toaster. They looked yummy with all that melted cheese but I did not crave them at all! Yay! :woohoo:

I ate my…[Read more]

My own Thoughts this morning about “Exceptional”.
My signature and the photo below define my personal Weight-Loss and Maintenance of Weight-Loss.

Webster defines Exceptional as:
(1) Forming an exception: RARE
(2) Better than average: SUPERIOR
(3) Deviating from the normal: Above or Below Average

(1) It is very RARE to establish eating beh…[Read more]

Weekend had ups and downs – ready to buckle down to get this done quickly:

Today’s five bite meals :

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Looking forward to chat tomorrow. Will do my weekly weight ins on Monday AM.

Neil

That does not sound like a “lazy” Sunday to me.

I say kudos for the results and the mindset.

Neil

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Bring on Day 7 of BAR CHALLENGE

Time is speeding by. It always does. The momentary sacrifices, are just that, momentary. Even when eating food, I will occasionally get a momentary discomfort — wanting MORE, or wanting to eat whatever I want (when I want). I remind myself that once the craving passes, I am left with feeling light and energetic.…[Read more]

Love all my Cheerleaders! Funny thing — I’m cheering you right back!!!

Day 7: Bar Challenge – BRING IT ON!!

Plan: 1/2 bar 12-2pm for lunch; 1/2 bar 5-7pm for dinner — coffee, water and a diet beverage if I need. SF gum if needed.

Long bike ride today.

Want this vacay weight off fast and it’s happening.

Wow! You’re doing brilliantly – I’m shaking my Pom pins with dr Lewis too! Xxx

Great job !!

Finished day 6 w 1 bar. Resisted the Chinese food my boys were eating. It honestly was not even a consideration. Love when I get to this place where I know that cheating is not an option and not a risk. Feel fully in control and hunger has diminished!!

Bring on day 7!!

Let’s go!!

G

Finishing up a perfect day 6! So excited to almost have a week of success behind me.

Great job, Gayle! Like you, I am determined not to drop out. Lets do this! :cheer:

No worries. Dr Lewis and I have taked about going a few pounds lower. I don’t think I will be lower, actually.

Thank you so much, everyone! Your words are extremely encouraging to me!!

I’m so excited to be nearing the end of 6 perfect days. A full week will feel like such a milestone to me! As I pass that mark and gain momentum, it should seem easier to just keep going than to allow any slip that might slow me down. I do not intend to slow down!

My…[Read more]

You’re doing great, Gayle, and you definitely are a wonderful role model!!

But please know that I would not expect you to go below your target weight just to finish out the challenge. If you lose faster than you expected and reach your goal early, then that is something to celebrate by moving into maintenance mode!! And I suspect that anyone…[Read more]

I love checking in on you two and seeing how amazing you’re doing!!

I started on a bar challenge just 2 days before you, so I’m right here with you, taking it day by day and celebrating the decreased hunger.

Please keep sharing your success! :cheer:

YES, Smaro! That’s it! The hunger is becoming mild and manageable! That’s it! You’ve got this! Now the question is: can you just hang on for the weeks required to reach your goal? ABSOLUTELY! It is SO WORTH IT! :woohoo:

drlewis wrote:
Good work, Polly, on find a better sense of control. BUT, let me ask you: what were the 10 bites? Did you have 10 different flavors? Do you remember all the flavors even today? Could you have gotten by with just 1 ice of each item of food?

Yes, Dr Lewis, I had 10 different bites as it was a sharing plate of various fish,…[Read more]

Quest bars are a bit pricey, around $25 for 12, but I like the fact that they contain more protein and fiber, and fewer grams of carbohydrate. I just saw Kind bars at the grocery on sale, $10 for 10, but I think I have enough bars on hand. I don’t do well with candy bars; I think they make me hungrier. There are many types of “food” bars available…[Read more]

You guys have a lot of choices for bars. We have many types of candy bars and cereal bars (special k type) but protein bars can be found only in bodybuilding stores and some drugstores and they are quite expensive.
I have never seen a quest bar over here. Maybe i will order some online.

Another perfect day.
It’s getting easier.
Sure, I had thoughts about food today, but in a calm, non -threatening for my diet way.
I did some housework, cleaned the balconies. I have a lot more to do tomorrow so I will be busy again. The good thing is, all the energy for housecleaning will come from fat deposits

smaropap wrote:
SocialCher, we’ve got this!!!!

Woo-hoo! And so we do! Today is my fifth day, and hunger is nearly nonexistent. I would not have dreamed that could happen, even though I’ve heard from Dr. Lewis, and others, that it does! It’s as if the hungerstat says, “What, no copious amounts of food forthcoming? Well, then, I’ll see myself…[Read more]