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Great update, Lori. You’re going to be down to 120 in NO TIME! Fabulous.

Hi Cindy- that is mindblowing. And that’s what I’ve always wondered about — the fact that if the people who have bariatric surgery don’t change their thought patterns about food and eating, they really never conquer the demon because techically an outside force is keeping them from not eating and not really themselves. I lost a lot of weight…[Read more]

bizmink – I hate that monkey. I forget that someday I’ll be able to eat more food – but that scares me, too. What if I can’t stop. But I know I can because I have. And it’s amazingly easy.

Hi Shanni82 – that’s great! Just hang in there this time. Just get past the first few bumpy days and you’ll be just fine! I realized how much food I ate that I didn’t even really like or even really taste. Such a waste — like the money I’ve wasted on things, too, over the years! I found I really appreciate the taste of food so much more now.…[Read more]

Good luck, Shea! And you can also get his book on amazon.com – that’s how I got mine.

Hi Linda – I know – it was very frustrating. But I found if I just stuck with it and stayed very focused and made sure my bites weren’t too big, I would lose more the next week. I made it through Thanksgiving pretty well but I was so glad when I woke up this morning knowing I controlled myself yesterday.

Good luck!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I am also so thankful for finding Dr. Lewis’ remarkable program and the weight I’ve lost (almost 40 pounds).

Linda- some weeks I’ve only lost 2 pounds a week but it is so amazing as the weeks go by and the weight is just still dropping. If I had tried to do this (AGAIN) on Weight Watchers it would have taken me…[Read more]

barbann- I find protein helps me a lot, too. Today I had a Snickers bar for lunch and one steak taco from Baja Fresh (4 bites) and 2 chips for dinner.

barbann – that’s fabulous! What a great start and it will help you keep up the momentum. I love your comment: "So keep trying is all I can suggest, eventually we get sick of ourselves and actually do it." That’s really the bottom line.Post edited by: Violette, at: 2008/11/23 01:31

Arleen – great story. And congratulations on your fantastic weight loss. And you are so right about the immediate gratification and the psychology behind reaching the optimal level of motivation. This has been life changing for me to finally have me in control of the food — the food not controlling me. I’m glad your husband loves the idea of…[Read more]

I agree with Faye. I don’t think they gave you a fair chance to explain the theories behind your program. It’s such a radical new idea that people have a knee-jerk reaction without listening. The nutritionist and the other gentleman (I think he was a doctor as well?) weren’t listening either. Not sure why they were there. I wish they would have…[Read more]

That’s so cool about Dr. Lewis being on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet on Tuesday! I’ve already set my DVR and can’t wait to see it. Didn’t know if I should start a thread about this – but wanted to comment on this.

Hi Renee — lots of times I have five bites of a grilled turkey sausage (with feta and spinach) on a grilled hot dog bun with mustard and throw away the rest. I’ll have that for dinner. At work sometimes I heat up one of those packages of Ronzoni Bistro pastas. They are really small portions so I just eat five bites and throw away the rest. They…[Read more]

gregswife – I think you’re going to really surprise your friend when you see her!

ktraxler wrote:

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So gang, I’ve not posted here before and have been working on losing weight now for 10 weeks. I’m a patient of Dr. Lewis and saw him today for a physical. As a 44 year old guy, not somehting one looks forward to. I’ll try and update once a week becuase I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, even though I have a way to go.…[Read more]

ktraxler wrote:

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So gang, I’ve not posted here before and have been working on losing weight now for 10 weeks. I’m a patient of Dr. Lewis and saw him today for a physical. As a 44 year old guy, not somehting one looks forward to. I’ll try and update once a week becuase I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, even though I have a way to go.…[Read more]

Roy – that is so crazy that there is a double standard for you and your boss. In my opinion, what you did is much more admirable and commendable because your boss can LITERALLY not eat more than 5 bites or so or he’ll just get sick and lose it whereas you did it all on your own power — and with Dr. Lewis’ encouragement…!Post edited by:…[Read more]

I haven’t told anyone what I’m doing yet because I don’t want them to discourage me. What I want to do is continue with this strategy successfully and show them that I am just fine and much healthier to boot.

Under my primary doctor’s recommendation, I went to orientation meetings for both gastic bypass as well as Lapband surgery to check it out.…[Read more]

Today I had a small cup of coffee for breakfast.

For lunch I went to a lunch meeting with colleagues and I haven’t had steak for a long time so I ordered steak. It came with lots of french fries and a big salad. I had five small bites of steak and left the rest. I noticed my colleague kept looking at my plate because everyone else finished…[Read more]

Wow, Roy. You are truly an inspiration! I may be calling you for hints/encouragement and hear about your experience. I know it’s all about F-O-C-U-S.

Fantastic job!