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Yes. It should work. Maybe you just need to scroll to the bottom of the screen to see the chat buttons.

Dr Lewis – I use firefox so I know that browser works with the chat feature

hi Barabara. Sorry about the problems. Yahoo is the search engine, but are you using Netscape or Explorer? I’ll try to work it out once I know.

Can you read the ‘chat recap’? I have the answer there–just go to chat and select ‘chat wrap’ (or something like that).

But no, you WILL NOT lose muscle or muscle mass on this diet. Do you have the…[Read more]

I have a dell, I am yahoo
But anyway, now that you’ve seen my post, my question is: is there muscle loss with this diet – I have heard that too quick a weight loss will lose muscle.

Great job, Alki!!

Just think–you are about 1/7 the way there! If you could keep that pace up, in 7 weeks you’d be done! Super. The reality is that your weight loss will start slowing a little, but you should still complete the project within 3 months. Great!!

Hi Joyce-

Yep. You can eat 1 2.07oz Snickers Bar twice a day for a week, and provided that that is all you eat and you don’t drink any calories, you will lose 12-17 pounds per week. (At 350 you burn more calories than you would at 150, e.g.). So keep up the good work and keep us posted!!

Al

I feel like it’s a mission and you are right that first bite of Clam Chowder will taste like all the rest so one will suffice. By the way . . . it is so thick and chunky the spoon stands up in it.

I can’t wait to weigh in tomorrow morning see how the week has gone.

: )

ItsMyTime,

Don’t obsess with calories. Just let nature take it’s course. 5 bites and only 5 bites, and your future will be filled with endless opportunities!

Al

Good work, Alki!

You can eat whatever you want, just keep it to 5 bites. I don’t like soup (or chowder–unless it’s real chunky), so have 1 bite of it and be done (5 bites of clam chowder taste no different than one bite). Remember, you are on a mission to get thin, so stay focused and JUST DO IT until you are skinny and spectacular. Then the…[Read more]

Thanks so much for the encouragement. I am doing well and will be "tuning in" for the chat.

I feel your pain; only 2.5 pounds my second week also. Keep it up. Something is sure to give for us soon!

Hi tginna,

I’m disappointed at where the numbers on the scale are. I’ve not faultered at all and I’m still at 2.5 pounds lost in 1 1/2 weeks. I bought the granola bars to replace the snicker bars, as I tried the snicker bar and it made me sick to my stomach. I’m just not used to eating that stuff.

I’m plugging along and keeping the faith that…[Read more]

I will also try the 2 snickers bars a day – I will start tonight – I will keep you posted

I may have to watch the scale closer this week –

I am still very much motivated!!

thanks for all your help

Lol – that is why I wouldn’t give up anyways, I know that it is impossible to eat such a small amount and not lose weight – can you imagine if this were true what it would mean to every standing army in the world? No food, but yet they all stay the same weight. Wow. And if we could train our kids to do the same thing….. you could never feed…[Read more]

Hi Barbara –

Welcome!
In terms of weight loss–you have plotted yourself out on an excellent curve. Just stay focused, eat 5 and only 5 bites (of whatever!) for each meal, and you will no longer be hungry by tomorrow. If you are, you are varying the amount that you eat: even a small difference in the stretch of your stomach from meal to meal…[Read more]

Tginna and Jeffreys –

First of all–good working in starting well on the weight loss program. I’ve have seen this story so many times in my office–10-15 pounds the first week, then 5-8, then 2, etc. It’s not because your metabolism is changing (your hearts are still beating at the same as they did last week, you both are still breathing the…[Read more]

I am not giving up either – I also drink alot of diet coke – I am trying to add more water to see if that will help

lets keep going!!!

That is almost exactly where I am at –
wek 1 10 pounds, week 2 two pounds. I do feel that this has to start working again, I am NOT giving up.

OK, I am new to this and I don’t even know how to post, so I am just doing a reply.
I started this diet on 2/29 and since I could not stand not to use the scale, I am down 8.2 lbs. as of 3/5. Is that good? I still get hungry, especially at night but I am finding other things to do. I have about 65 lbs. to lose – I just can’t imagine that I will…[Read more]

I weighed in today – Results from Week 2 – I lost only 3 pounds compared to 10 from week 1 – I am also slightly disappointed – I also have had only 5 bites twice a day.
I still feel very motivated though I would have liked to lose more.

How are you doing this week?