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Congrats Diane!!

See you here on Monday!

Great, I was hoping that was the answer. I’m down another pound this morning and headed to the Ocean.

I am so euphoric, I started 2 weeks ago today and who would have thought I’d be 28lbs lighter.

Catch you on Monday . . . no scales or internet where I’m going.

Diane

Skipping meals does not alter your hungerstat, but increasing the size of a meal does. Altering your hungerstat can really make things difficult.Post edited by: DrLewis, at: 2008/03/14 03:53

Dr. Lewis,

Just to get clarification, skipping a meal doesn’t affect your hungerstat does it? I’ve never added more to my next meal but if you did it a lot which I haven’t could it mess you up?

I’m excited and how great to see it in a graph. I’m taking my book with me to the ocean so I have it near. I keep my dates and weight loss written in the back cover.

I love having Chat and the Forum because reading what others write supports me too.

I’m going to be without my scale this weekend so it will be interesting to see what it reads…[Read more]

Congrats Diane!

Sounds great about the graph..i think hearing and seeing everyone’s weight loss is very supportive and encouraging!

Thanks Dr. Lewis! A good time for me to chat would probably be anytime on Monday thru Wednesday.

Alki –

EXTRAORDINARY! I think you’ve got it. When you know where you are going and you see the weight fly off your body, effortlessly, the program becomes FUN! Great! Keep up the good work!

Al

Marina –

I will add a graph that includes individual’s weight loss who want to share it with others. I am working on that with the designer of this web site. Thanks.

Al

You could, in theory, do 1 bite every hour for ten hours. But here is the problem. Your hungerstat will set to 1 bite worth, which is fine, but your body will want to eat every hour. This becomes a problem when you start to eat more than one bite (like for dinner) because now your stomach wants the 5 bite stretch, but also wants it every hour!…[Read more]

Fasting, literally, means no calories in. Even if you eat 1 bite of food you are no longer fasting. But we fast every time we go more than 6 hours without eating.

Skipping a meal if fine (just that much less calories) and safe (we can live months, safely, without food), but don’t make up for skipped meals by eating more for you next meal. This…[Read more]

Hi Marina –
It is for both reasons that I don’t like alcohol while you are on this diet: lots of calories and it stimulates you appetite. BUT, this thing call ‘life’ gets in the way. So, if you must, have a drink or two on the weekend. Just try to stick to the rest of the plan as perfectly as you can.

Al

Marina –

As I stated in my book, don’t obsess yourself with your day-to-day weight fluctuations. Some days you will lose very little, and other days weight will just peel off. Rather, I have people base the success on weekly averages. But it sounds like you are going to do extraordinarily well!!

YES! Don’t let your mother have a lap band,…[Read more]

I’m on day 14 and have lost 27lbs so far and I have to weigh myself every day. I like the instant gratification and I’ve been following the 5BD to a T and every day I’ve lost at least a pound. I lost 20 lbs. the first week.

I can’t wait until I have 60lbs left to lose. I wish I had found this back when I was only 60 over. I’ve gained 70lbs in a little more than a year. UGH!

I’m driven to get the weight off, and I’m actually enjoying this 5BD.

Yaaay! I know you can do it…and you’re right…we’ve got nothing to lose but this weight! And to get it off quicker is evern better!

I have about 60 pounds to lose and then will reset my goal for another 15 pounds maybe

I have 115 more pounds to go but if it keeps coming off like it has, I can be there in a couple months which is nothing. That time is going to go by anyway, so I might as well have a reward at the end of it.

Good luck to you too Marina . . . how much do you have to lose?

Hi Barbara,

I was the one who posted about the cheese, but I believe you can eat anything…I just don’t tolerate cheese very well that’s all.

I never thought about the little bite size appetizers…those would be great!!! This diet is awesome..I can’t wait until next week to report a big loss!

Good luck to both of you!!!

Marina

Wow Diane! That is fantastic! Do you have a lot to lose (if you don’t mind my asking?)

I’m declaring today a start over day for me because although I had only 5 bites yesterday for lunch and dinner, I didn’t lose anything and i think my bite of cheese is the culprit…i don’t tolerate it well but I figured 1 bite would be ok…it wasn’t!

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I don’t know what it is – I did see someone say something about cheese so I am cutting out the cheddar 5 bites. I was so discouraged this week but now I have 1.5 lbs. and feel I am on my way again. Stay posted.