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Rachel: Do you still feel the same excitement and commitment to getting all the way thin that you did on Monday night’s chat?

Indeed!  Welcome back, Danica!

Sheryl — there are other caffeine options.  Have you tried 5-hour energy?  There are some water products sold that contain 100 mg caffeine (the equivalent of a cup of coffee) and there is caffeinated gum.  I like these ideas more than, say, a diet energy drink (like diet Red Bull), but that might be a last resort.  Some caffeine is better than none.

Right, BK.  You give yourself one concession, you are opening the door for many more extra concessions to come.  It’s IS a slippery slope.  So you are better off not going there.  PLUS, eating an exact five bites really is more filling than eating extra bites of anything.  It perfectly satisfies your mental hunger.

Great, great job, Allison!  This is exciting, no?  Might you even agree … FUN?!

Great job guys!

Right on, Allison!

That, everyone, is how you do it.  Go Rachel!!

Absolutely brilliant.  I am so happy for you!!

 If the bodies of those people who have had gastric bypass surgery thrive, then be rest assured that doing the same thing but without the surgery is equally as good for your body.  I know at times you will feel weak and dizzy and lightheaded and “off,” but you are NOT damaging the body in any way.  You are simply resetting your hu…[Read more]

Your are rocking it, Rachel!!   Can you make the chat tomorrow?

Great, Rachel!  I do want to get to the point, though, where you can order take out with confidence that you are only going to eat 5 bites of it.  Don’t do it just yet, but at some point you will develop that level of control.

GREAT!!  Whatever you are doing, keep it up!  You’ve tamed the hunger and everything is downhill from here.

It’s late for me, and I’m just now getting to my messages, but gee–that’s a nice complement.  Thanks!

Welcome Allison!  You are definitely in the right place, and we’ll do the work of a gastric bypass, only FAR better.  You will ultimately achieve much greater weight loss than you would have with the surgery, and of course, you won’t experience any of the downsides to having surgery.

Sure–cook 2 scrambled eggs.  Heck, for that matter, why not sc…[Read more]

Right, Rachel!  No one is perfect 100% of the time, but you keep doing your best, which you are.   As far as this diet goes, the more you fall and come back to it, the further along this journey you will end up, until one day when you are simply done and all of these trying days are behind you.  So keep getting back up and starting over.    An…[Read more]

Welcome Dalia!  I’m so happy to have you here!

The first thing that I can tell you is this: Hunger is a wonderful, HEALTHY symptom that means our body is breaking down fat.  Don’t run from it; rather, cherish and welcome it!  Look forward to being hungry, because ultimately that is the only way we can get this excess weight off.  What sho…[Read more]

So, yesterday: was the extra food that spectacular?  Do you think you will remember those extra bites in a week?  How about right now?  But to break the habit of always justifying eating when you get hungry, I want you to ENJOY, or learn to enjoy, the feeling of being “empty.”  I want you to realize that as you when you feel hunger your body is…[Read more]

YES!   I’m so happy for you!!