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Brilliant, Rachel!  I love the fact that momentum is on your side.  Go with it.  If you can, the tough days will be over and through soon enough, and your life will have completely transformed.  Keep reading those books.  Keep doing what is working for you!!

Weigh yourself (I’m sure you already did).  It’s always helpful to know exactly where you stand.  If you weigh X at this very second, then 4 seconds from now you will weigh X – 0.06 gm, etc.  It is exciting to realize that you will never weigh what you weigh right this very moment if you don’t eat again.  When you do eat, though, keep the eat…[Read more]

I love that.  I love that you can feel that it’s already getting easier.  And remember: the ultimate goal is to make this journey manageable.  You have to find a way to make it comfortable enough that you can live this way for a relatively short, albeit steady, period of time.  Keep up the great work!!

I’m so sorry.  I will post it.  I’ve been busy with work and family, but I’ll get it in tonight before I go to bed.

You can do it, Rachel!  Just imagine that me and everyone else here are there with you.  We are all there when you eat, screaming, “Don’t you dare eat that sixth bite.”  Throw everything past 5 bites away quickly!  Get it out of your sight, and get on with your day.  You’ve got this!!

Ready, set, GO!!

Good luck, Mel.  I understand that you’ve got other issues on your mind, but no matter where you are or what you are doing, taking care of your health will always be priority #1.  The hunger, the weakness, the low energy will come and go.  Less and less the farther along this journey you progress, but you have to except it from time to time ri…[Read more]

Fine.  Everything sounds great.  How about your drinks–what are you drinking?

Indeed.  You are doing GREAT!  Keep up the momentum.  I love it!!

I love the sounds of that.  Everyday I want you to wake up and remind yourself that THIS is the day to stay on track.  This is your time to finally, once and for all, get all the way to the finish line.  Don’t let anything stand in your way.  Pay attention to how your hunger feel in the morning, and remind yourself that tomorrow there will alr…[Read more]

Great, Rachel.  Welcome back!

How many ounces are the Atkin bars?  Are they truly 5 bites?  5 of YOUR bites?

Probably.  Week 0 is your starting weight.  Week 1 is your weight after the first week, etc.  So, you’ve been on the diet for 4 weeks?

Probably.  Week 0 is your starting weight.  Week 1 is your weight after the first week, etc.  So, you’ve been on the diet for 4 weeks?

Indeed!  Hunger comes and goes in waves.  Just like surfing, try and catch that wave at its peak (knowing that you are breaking down a ton of fat, or getting a great work out in), and then ride that wave to the bottom (the fun part, as the hunger wanes and the scale drops).  Let’s go surfing, everyone!!

No!  Don’t do that!

What part of the tracker are you having a hard time with?  Is your current weight not 173?  Are you not down 24 pounds?

I love that.  You have to win this race with your husband for me!!