drlewis

Hi Everyone:

OK. If you want to lose your weight faster, you have to take in fewer calories, which means eating smaller bites. But try cutting a 2.07 oz Snickers Bar into 5 pieces sometime–those are still 5 pretty big bites. And if you have a ‘normal dinner’ (2 bites of salad, 1 of meat, 1 of bread, 1 of mashed potatoes), you will lose it…[Read more]

No. Drink as you will. Again, thin fluids do not keep the stomach stretched for long enough to reset your hungerstat, so drink away.

Good luck!

Klculmer –

I’m happy to hear that you’ve lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks, which is good, but not perfect. But I am saddened by the $50 comment? This forum is an opportunity for everyone here to use each other (and me) to answer questions and find the motivation to achieve your individual goal. The $50 also keeps the ‘rif-raf’ off the site, so we all…[Read more]

Howdy Kizzykay! Welcome!

Question 1 – you can function quite well on most anything…or even nothing, as your fat stores allow. I just personally like Snickers Bars, and they are about 5 bites, so I use them as an example. But any bar of the same size (about 2 oz) would give you a good mental picture of the ideal meal size.

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Hi 6read5! Welcome!

Admittedly, 5 is an arbitrary number, but it approximates (in a day time) what one would eat had they had a gastric bypass.

In regards to question #2 – have you read my book? The multivitamin takes care of all the minerals and vitamins that may be missing from the 5 bites.

3. Again – have you read my book? BMI holds for…[Read more]

Shebih –

Colon cleanses are useless, unless you plan on doing a photo shoot of your belly within a few hours of the cleanse. But the ‘poop’ will just build up again within 2 days and your back to where you started. In terms of ‘detoxifying’ yourself–doesn’t happen. All of the stuff in your colon remains ‘outside’ your body and you need not…[Read more]

Fine. You can try cutting the Snickers Bars in 1/2. But your body is constantly requiring huge supplies of sugar, so it has to get them from somewhere. If you are not putting sugar in your mouth, your body HAS to pull it from the fat. Just that simple, no other possibilities. And again–your body isn’t that special–you don’t have a ‘miracle’…[Read more]

Absolutely! That’s the whole point of keeping your bite count the same. You feel full when your hungerstat resets.

Congratulations!

Al

I don’t know. But, a big bite tastes the same as a small bite, so I would favor the smaller bite and get done sooner!

Good luck,

AlPost edited by: DrLewis, at: 2008/03/21 04:22

Don’t worry about the fat content!! You can’t get enough fat out of five bites of lard to make a difference in your health! On the other hand, DO WORRY about the fat on your body. Trust me…you will lose your fat if you ONLY eat 2 Snickers Bars in a day!

Al

My response: try it. If it works for you, continue. If it makes you hungrier, stop.

Klculmer –

If you haven’t settled your hungerstat and are always hungry, you are varying the amount you eat from meal to meal. Keep your meals to 2 only, eat them about the same time, and ALWAYS eat just 5 bites. Tough? Well, only in that it requires a lot of concentration, but after day 3 you should have no more hunger. Good luck!

Al

Great observation.

It might be that your operating system is old and you need to update it on your home computer. But if you have to ‘stay late’ a little tonight to join in the chat, we would love having you!!

Al

Be careful about this, though…I advise against ESTIMATING 5 bites, or you are bound to eat too much. Rather, relish in the pleasure of being able to stop (with will power alone) after your fifth (small) bite. Then life will be glorious.

Al

Rae –

In response to question #1, this diet does not make you want to binge. Just the opposite – this diet subdues your hunger so that you are less hungry. Whether or not you go on an ‘eating spree’ is entirely up to you–but your appetite won’t be the one egging you on.

In terms of your body going into starvation mode and then ‘storing fat’,…[Read more]

Again, Rae, I think you have the perfect frame of mind to do exceedingly well and to never worry about your weight again. You will discover how easy losing weight is, and then all is downhill from there. Surprise your mother, husband, and everyone else who knows you. But I Agree…don’t tell anyone what you are doing until you are done, then…[Read more]

Rae –

Welcome! Delighted to have you aboard!

This will be fun an exciting for you–you only have 38 pounds to lose, which should take about 3 weeks. Then you are done, and done forever! Losing weight, employing this method, will never again be difficult, as you will learn how easily and effortlessly the weight fall off!

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This is up to you all, but I’ll throw my 2 cents in: Monday. Most people have an easier time staying focused during the weekdays, but fall apart on the weekends. BUT, if you know that weigh in is on Monday (and since you won’t have time to ‘make up’ your indiscretions over the weekends) Monday seems like a great day. But again, it’s up to y’all.

Barbara –

For people who tend to fall of the weight loss curve, they are simply taking in too many calories. Usually this happens by allowing your bite sizes to get too big–sometimes without even realizing it. So I suggest making it easy on yourself for 1 week: 1 Snickers bar for lunch, and 1 for dinner. No other food, and don’t drink your…[Read more]