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Solid work by your husband. Please congratulate him for me. And, as best as you can, follow his example.

Al

Dr. Lewis, you are NOT going to believe this. He did it AGAIN. My husband has now lost 5 more lbs over the past 2 days, making it a total of 15 in 4 days. :ohmy:
And he doesn’t feel hungry!! He even had that "I ate too much" feeling in his gut when he had 7 bites last night.
15lbs in 4 days. UNreal. He still has some tummy-fat, and he thinks it’s…[Read more]

I kind of agree with arealqty1 – As long as one has a few at a time, they are not taking in very many calories and they won’t suffer as a result. BUT, she shouldn’t be swallowing a bunch of tic-tacs: rather, just suck on them as they were intended to be used.

I would think that it is fine as long as she is not going through the hole package. It’s almost like chewing gum (I think)
But when in doubt…don’t eat it!!!

Love it!

Perfect. Keep it going!

Al

My husband has now lost 10lbs since we weighed him monday night. He’s now 200lbs exact, and last night he said he was hungry, but it was manageable for him to ignore. I can’t wait for him to lose this weight. We even set up a ‘race’ LOL to see which of us could reach our goal weights quicker.

Ok Dr. Lewis, so I weighed myself this morning and I am 209.8…I hope this is helpful for your chart.

1) Your starting weight- 221
2) Your goal weight- 110-135
3) How much weight you’ve lost thus far- 12 pounds more or less
4) How long you’ve been on the diet- since Tuesday (7 days today)

***However keep in mind that I did cheat so Im sure had…[Read more]

I love your comments Dr. Lewis. They are always so encouraging!

Gettingskinny –

You’re going to get there–no doubt–but just keep stepping in the right direction. We are all here to motivate you. Yes, i would love for you to lose 15 pounds per week, because I think it makes the whole process easier, but if you want to lose 5 pounds per week that OK with me. Just keep eating a lot less and you will get…[Read more]

Yep. It’s never the wrong time to start again. And every time you do eat a lot less (hopefully only 5 bites) it counts, and it means that your going to be just that much lighter than you would have been had you eaten more. Try and put as many successful meals back to back, and before long it will just become second nature to eat tiny meals.…[Read more]

Rae –

Thanks for the great story. And thanks for the compliment at the end, though I’m sure other docs out there have thought about recommending a similar diet and just haven’t voiced it. But thanks.

Al

Wow…I started this thread and didn’t realize all the support that is really out there!

I’m back on track starting today. I kinda lost my appetite over the weekend..I wasn’t hungry, but started eating and then ended up throwing my food away bc it just wasnt appetizing to me…so its best to grab onto that feeling and start the 5BD again

Thank you for your honesty. I know what you mean about the mystery meat in the hospital I have seen that one to many times myself. It really gives me great encouragement knowing that you went through this yourself. I know when I am explaining a procedure to a patient it is alot easier and they feel more relaxed if I tell them that I have been…[Read more]

Precisely– or the diet books try to make them 300pgs or so to make them look more "official" LOL, when they’re just full of garbage. Or, they repeat themselves as often as possible, or promise you’ll lose weight from x area first. That’s why I love the part of the book where Dr. Lewis is just brutally honest with his readers. He says he can’t…[Read more]

Yes. I did it. I went from 190 to 137 in about 24 days. During this time my bite count was fairly consistent, but I never cheated. I would have 5 bites of something in the Doctor’s Lounge at the hospital for lunch, and then I usually stopped by In-N-Out (a burger joint in California) or an Italian Hole-In-The-Wall and had five bites for…[Read more]

Kizzykay –

Don’t get discouraged. There are times when we all eat more than we should. That is part of life. But just get started back on track as soon as you can. Your weight loss shouldn’t slow down, but obviously, now you also have to lose the extra amount you ate. But no big deal…just get excited about the finished result and savor…[Read more]

Dear Rae,
When I said *i don’t know about you guys* I was referring to your weight loss histories- I had no idea what you have been through! I’ve tried a lot of different things and bought shelves worth of books over the past few years-
and none of them had the support of the person who actually wrote the book or created the plan.

Well it doesn’t have to be a snickers bar but at least something of the same weight (2 oz or 59g). I might do granola bars after my second week and alternate every second week. Also this differs from the Atkins diet in that Atkins restricts carbs severely (mind you for the first two weeks, but even after that you can only consume maybe 150g of…[Read more]

Precisely!