drlewis

Your metabolism doesn’t end up much faster, but a little bit. The reality is that we can’t change our metabolisms much one way or another–but at the very least our metabolisms DON’T slow down!

Rodger –
how tall are you, and how much do you weigh?

Somehow, some way, you are getting too many calories into your body. Either you are unaware of little tidbits here and there that sneak their way in (your eating more than 5 bites 2/day) or your bites are WAY too big. But I’m not there to watch you eat. So you have to figure this out on your own. But do so, and your life will be incredible!

ABSOLUTELY! But don’t expect that you will lose much weight just because you are exercising. Rather, use the ‘hard work’ spent in a gym as a constant, daily, reminder to only allow 5 bites of food to enter your mouth. Remember: you actually don’t need to eat at all if you have fat on your body, and you can exercise all you want on your fat…[Read more]

Two potential reasons:

1) As you get thinner, your body produces more aponectin–a hormone that suppresses your hunger. So, you may not in fact be eating as much as your think.

2) Once you reach your weight loss goal and stabilize there, your metabolism actually pick up FASTER than when you started. So, you will be able to eat more without…[Read more]

Life happens. No big deal. Just start again as soon as you become excited with how extraordinary you are going to look–not to mention how healthy you will become or how great you will feel!

Solid work, Rodgersinger. Let us know how you’ve done at the end of the first week. Keep up the good work!!

Al

I don’t know, Shebih…but this post posted. Let me know if you are still having problems.

I prefer the teaspoon. Go as small as you can, and stick with it. No point in playing games here. And there is no difference in taste between a tablespoon and a teaspoon.

I am in complete agreement with you, Kathy!

Rdr72 –

Regarding your ideal weight, it is ultimately dictated by how much fat you can pinch around your stomach. It should land you somewhere between 137 and 172, probably closer to the former. You’ll just have to see as you go. Good luck!!

GREAT!!! Love it!!!

Well, thanks. I appreciate it.

Firstly, the kids meal thing is very interesting. Of course we can’t break the law, but hopefully popular opinion (or tons of people joining the FBD) will eventually persuade restaurant owners to open their kids meals to everyone.

KlCulmer, Yes. I am perfectly OK with not cheating, but everytime you do it makes it harder to get back on track.…[Read more]

Rdr72 – how tall are you?

Yes–it feels SO good to eat so little, feel comfortable, and watch the pounds float away. It is much more fulfilling to eat less and know that you are getting thin than to eat more of something you’ve just put in your mouth. So get excited about crossing the finish line, and just go for it!!

I might agree with you that below 18.5 is more unhealthy–the truth is I (we) don’t know yet. I mentioned that there is evidence to suggest lower than this may be healthier, but that is just one study. I don’t know, but I can comfortably argue that shooting for a BMI of 18.5 is the healthiest target for all people.

Why do you maintain a BMI of 16?

Funny, but the only people (thus far, in my 6-year-old practice) who have had fertility problems are those who are overweight. They present first to me, I run some basic tests, and I refer them to a specialist if the tests don’t reveal the problem.

Regarding the issue of miscarriage and perinatal mortality in Africa–that is not an infertility…[Read more]

Of course. If you are devoid of fat stores you body is forced to break down protein as a carbon source to make sugar when you sleep. So there is a point at which too low is too low. But, According to Dr. Gelber et al, published in March, 2007 in the International Journal of Obesity, people that had a BMI of 18.5 and lower lived longer and…[Read more]

Fair enough. I imagine that those with a BMI of under 19 who are infertile have a chronic illness that drove them to a BMI of 19–not that they chose to be there. I would have to look at the study.