Aniebee

These are all very good insights Letileti!

I’ve hit a point where I have to choose. Am I going to do the same thing every day & give into bulimia or am I going to accept that I have to do something different/harder in order to be different?

I don’t know why I binge much of the time, honestly. Just that the cravings feel overwhelming & if I binge…[Read more]

Thank you so much for the encouragement everyone! I did gain 2lbs this last week, but I’m not surprised. For everyone that thinks bulimia makes you lose weight, it’s just not the case. At least not long term let alone all the wonderful side effects

But I had a great day yesterday & I have renewed motivation!

I am doing 5 bites around 9-10 & 5…[Read more]

So I’m going to be completely honest… I’m really nervous for the Monday weigh in.

I’m using 5 bite to show me where I struggle with food & I’ve been battling bulimia for many many years. I’ve gone to numerous counselors, tried prescribed drugs & it’s still an issue.

I’ve tried all the diets & this is the first honest one that tells you like it…[Read more]

Thank you Dr. Lewis! You’re such a great encourager

I’ve had a few rough days- was experimenting with different bars & wasn’t enjoying what I had which I ignored & tried to just keep going with what I bought which led to eating extra bites of what looked good around me. Before I eat my five bites I will ask myself if this looks satisfying? If not, what would make it more satisfying?

However, I’m…[Read more]

Yes, definitely!

So this diet is making me realize how much I just want to eat. I’m not hungry, and honestly, being hungry feels easier to deal with then just craving food.

Now when I feel an urge to eat I’ll ask if it’s 5 bite time? Am I hungry? If not, what am I feeling? How can I handle this emotion since food is for when I’m hungry.

Guess…[Read more]

I had dinner with my family last night, but at too much which was silly. I know I can have that food any time especially when the diet is over! I’ve just been dieting for soooo long – way before this diet- that I forgot all food are permissible- it’s the quantity.

It was still much less than before, but more than 5 & way over full.

Lesson…[Read more]

Sounds like you’re doing awesome!

I love your posts!

Good job Shelly!! Exactly, one meal or hour at a time

So I had a rough night & morning. I just felt so out of it & starving last night & I had some extra bites of a dessert. I did the same thing this morning telling myself “these will be my five bites instead of lunch.” but it feels like diet sabotage. So I did start my period today, which is what I figured given my hunger & other symptoms.

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I’ve still got 20+ lbs so I’ll get some good practice in too!

Working on remembering I can have whatever food I’m craving once I’m hungry & at my goal weight!

Yeah evening is definitely the hardest part! I’m trying to set up my thinking so I have things I enjoy or am proud of in the evening like – from 5-7 whole making dinner for the family I didn’t have nibbles! I’m trying to look at it like this is when my body is using its far stores & I don’t want to ruin it now!!!

That being said I had more than 5…[Read more]

Just curious how your week went?

I love how this diet teaches me how to have control around food. I’m realizing that was one of the biggest problems with keeping me overweight. I always heard you’re not supposed to be hungry and when I would feel my blood sugar drop, that I have to eat – I don’t have any medical conditions so this isn’t true advice. Just others enabling unhealthy…[Read more]

Finally got to weigh in : down 5 lbs!

I can tell the weight loss has slowed the past couple of days- I’m going to start that TOM in a day or two so I’m good with 5! I figured out that’s why I’ve been ravenous still too. That’s starting to go away, hunger was much more manageable last night.

I’m sticking with bars again this week. It helps me…[Read more]

Thank you!

An even bigger victory that I’m proud of is I was up from 11:30-4:30am with sick kiddos & I was starving the whole time!!! I had water then coffee – 1 cup with a splash of cream the other black – but NO bites!!!!!! Before I would have definitely eaten to help me stay awake.

I also promised my girls I’d take them to the new my little…[Read more]

So proud of myself!!

My husband knows about the diet, but still was asking me to taste his broth he made. muscles with homemade broth were for dinner. It smelled delicious! Full of garlic & butter! But I already had my bar for dinner & just said I was sorry & that it smelled amazing, but I couldn’t right now. He survived.

I see. So it doesn’t effect the hungerstat, but it does effect my overall hunger conditioning.

Since quitting the whey powder in my coffee I’ve been super hungry almost all the time. So I’m resetting my hungerstat again it seems, but that’s just fine! Hopefully it’ll help me just lose more weight!

Thanks again for your insight!

Can’t wait to…[Read more]

Ok that makes sense- thank you!

That must be why I’m so thirsty all the time too-since I’m not getting as much water from food now.

I have low blood pressure naturally – 96/67 is common for me – so if it’s going lower that would be interesting.

In the past I’ve added salt to my water when I started feeling this way, but I quit doing that since…[Read more]