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Kim and Darrin-

Drinking a lot of water will not reset the hungerstat, so this is fine. HOWEVER, be careful. Drinking too much water can flush out your electrolytes, cause hyponatremia (too low of a sodium) and this can be serious. So you should have a basic metabolic panel checked every 6 months or so.

Also, be sure the fluids you take in,…[Read more]

Thank you for answering us so quickly! My husband has a question…he has been for many years, regularly drinking a gallon or more of water every day. He is concerned that if he continues to do so, will he impede the progress of shrinking his stomach? Today he has had about 1 1/2 gallons of water, stuck to the diet and is not feeling any hunger…[Read more]

Hello Kim and Darrin!

I am delighted that you decided to do something spectacular for yourselves!

Feel free to use this site to ask me lots of questions as you progress along your weight loss journey.

Firstly…do not worry about muscle loss. It is literally impossible to lose muscle mass if you are eating anything at all. Our bodies protein…[Read more]

You are not sticking to the same volume of food every time you eat. I cannot emphasize the importance of being exact in the volume of food you eat for each meal. Think about how extraordinary you will look and feel once skinny, and forgo the temporary enjoyment of eating a few extra bites of a food that you just tasted and that you will soon…[Read more]