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Great idea, 5Bite! :cheer:

I like your little reminders, Gayle!

But remember, Pia, that you don’t have to give up the enjoyment of eating for very long–just until you cross the finish line. So hurry up! But, since you are doing this thing for a bit longer, you might as well enjoy it! LOVE how clean you feel when you under-eat. Note how sharp your mind is. Note how light you feel on your feet. It’s a…[Read more]

Shelly–one of the effects of excess cytokine production from fat cells is the desire to forage for food, giving you constant food cravings. They are a result of foo much fast on the body. When you are skinny, those cravings will go. So again, it’s all about doing everything possible to get to the finish line as quickly and predictably as…[Read more]

Ah, Pia, but you are doing so well. You’ve already turned your hungerstat back down and are on the losing train again. BUT, when you think you are struggling and can’t seem to finish this thing, then, MORE THAN EVER, you need to eat perfectly. So now, (ESPECIALLY NOW), I want you to eat nothing but five normal-sized bites for each meal. 5…[Read more]

Yes, Kathe. Great! Learn to LOVE that manageable-hunger feeling. It doesn’t last long, but don’t be afraid of it!!! :laugh:

Kathe–you don’t need to wait another second to “start.” In fact, as long as you are not swallowing this very moment (If you are, finish the bite and throw everything else away), and you are breathing, you are back on the diet PERFECTLY. So, from this point forward, take it second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. Fill up…[Read more]

Yes. And when you are done-done, you are going to have to buy an entirely new wardrobe. That’s the downside–or upside–of doing something so extraordinary! :laugh:

I love that, 5Bite. Congrats on getting to this point. Now take it all the way to the finish line. :laugh:

Yes! Happy Mother’s Day to all of you wonderful mothers out there! :laugh:

Brilliant! You finally fully understand this process. Absolutely brilliant! :woohoo:

I think that whatever it takes to get started again is great. Fasting for a few days is fine–but hard. Still, if you can do it, do it! BUT, when you do break your fast, eat ONLY 5 bites. Trust me: you won’t be hungry for more. But don’t eat more thinking that, for some reason, you “need” the food. You don’t. You don’t need ANYTHING until…[Read more]

Exactly.

Yep.

You are really doing well, Smaro! Isn’t it FUN to be able to voluntarily eat less, tasting everything, and lose weight without being too hungry? Isn’t it EXCITING to know where this is going to take you? You–YES YOU–are going to be SKNNY! :woohoo: It’s just a matter of time.

No. You can’t convert matter to energy (First Law of Thermodynamics). Fat is composed of tangible matter. You can see it, you can feel it. It’s made up of almost 100% carbon. And the PRIMARY way we rid our body of carbon is by breathing. That is why all living animals breathe. Plants then take up that CO2, break the O2 from the carbon (in a…[Read more]

Perfect, Smaro! That’s it: settle into the groove and just “do your thing.” That’s it. You don’t need to involve other people in your journey; it’s a personal one. Talk about the diet or don’t talk about the diet. It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that you stay true to yourself and your commitment to become SPECTACULAR in every way imaginable!

Brenda: Fat is PURE carbon! When you breathe, you lose carbon; by definition, you are losing pure fat. The only way fat’s carbon leave our body is through our breath, in the form of CO2. You lose roughly 3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 carbon atoms, amounting to 0.06 gm of fat, with each breath!

A fat…[Read more]

This is a great thread. Keep up the great work everyone!

Beth … your “pre-hypertension” is the basic reason why this diet is so important for you (and everyone else). It’s all about our health. I don’t want you anywhere near having hypertension. And remember that hypertension is just one (of thousands) of markers of inflammatory disease, all of which stems from excess abdominal fat. So do it for…[Read more]