drlewis

Hi Tania.

Firstly, GREAT!!  You are accomplishing a huge milestone in that you are getting comfortable eating a much smaller amount of food than you ever had before.  This is GREAT!  But, secondly, as you get to know me better you’ll learn that I just don’t like estimates.  “About” 12 could be 10, or 15, or more, or somewhere in between.  Al…[Read more]

Great.  And as time goes on, it gets even easier and easier!  Then, the next thing you know, you are done.  You are in a brand-new body, and your life is a fairytale.  

Yes!!  That’s it!  You’ve got this!!

VOLUME!  Hence, count your bites, don’t weigh them.

Great!!

Right, Chloe.  There literally isn’t a better, faster weight-loss program out there.  So if your progress is slow at times, remind yourself that there is no diet that would be more effective, except going on a complete fast.  But even a complete fast has it’s issues that I don’t like.  You are shutting down the GI tract completely, and this is cou…[Read more]

Right on, Gayle.

Whatever you want: Payday bars, Kind bars, Granola bars.  They are all a good 5-bite meal option.  But ensure that the bar is about 2 oz (no king-sized bars!)

YES!!!!   YES!!!  

So, yesterday at the chat you said you were quite hungry, and rightly so.  But how about today–day #3?  How is your hunger?

For sure it will help.  Come her often and spend time reading/watching.   Your objective here is to get thin and live an extraordinary, exceptional life.  Toward that end, every moment of time that you can spend doing something that doesn’t involve food is time well spent.

Nope.  Absolutely not.  But it would be great if you could participate!!

I love that.  When you become this aware of the process of eating–the flavor of the food, the texture of the food, the after tastes of food (and coffee!), the gradual and comfortable snuffing of hunger–a few things happen:

1.  Food tastes better–obviously–because you are really focusing on the food itself.  When you commit to something, do it…[Read more]

YES, SCS!!!  You have experienced the true power of setting your hungerstat.  It’s amazing, isn’t it?  Although the actual size of your stomach (of course) hasn’t changed a bit, those stretch receptors really do not want to be over taxed, and they’ll make you feel horrible if you try to push the limits.  Simply stated, extra food is not worth it.…[Read more]

Yes indeed!  Brilliant insight, Chloe!!

Wow!  Thanks for posting this, Chloe!

I happened to be at the exact weight I want to be (actually, maybe a pound lighter!), and it’s mealtime, so I’m going to go find something to eat.  But after reading your post, I lost the desire to eat.  Crazy!!

Exactly right, Tonia!  The food that you don’t finish tasting today will be waiting for you at the finish line.  But NOTHING comes even close to tasting as good as being thin feels.  So keep up the good focus and find a way to pass time that doesn’t involve food.  An absolutely extraordinary life awaits you!!!

Right!