drlewis

You will still have the same shape, but you will just be smaller. You will look fabulous. And above all, you will be truly healthy.

Rae –

Thank you for these comments. More than you could ever know, I can’t wait until you reach your dream weight.

Al

GeorgiaGF –

Remember: The FBD isn’t for life–it is just a tool to reach a health and a physique that nobody else can attain. That alone should be motivating. But once you are done, then you get to eat more!! (Granted, it will be less than the amount that you are currently eating, but it will feel like MORE than you are currently eating.)

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Thanks for the info, Rae. Good to know.

Hi Kizzykay –

Sorry–I thought I answered this already (another post?). But anyway…You could loose the 100 pounds in under 3 months. Not bad when you consider how fantastic your life will be at 117 pounds. So just get there. BUT please, never eat more than 5 bites for a meal, and only 2 meals per day. This is really hard, but just stick to…[Read more]

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