drlewis

Right.  It’s all about being willing to delay gratification.  But delaying that immediate (and forgettable) gratification of eating begins with recognizing that the temptation to eat is 1. just a very strong temptation, 2. a very temporary compulsion, and 3. the rewards of giving in to your desires to eat don’t even come close to the rewards of b…[Read more]

Right.  Keep it simple.  1 bar, twice a day, and unlimited coffee and water.  Clean, simple, POWERFUL!!!

Yes.  The other side of resisting a hunger surge is the “skinny high”–that rush of energy and fullness you get from using up more of your inflammatory reserves.

Right!!!   We look forward to eating just 5 bites today for how much thinner we are going to be tomorrow morning!!

Please don’t forget:  It feels so much better to be on the diet and doing it perfectly than eating “normally.”  It’s just simply better in every way:  The food tastes better, the memory of the food is sharper and cleaner, the lingering hunger after eating 5 bites actually feels GOOD, you have more energy–simply better in every way.

But I don’t like the frappuccino’s: just black coffee, or iced black coffee–no milk or other carbon substitute!

Indeed.  The change is dramatic.  Just imagine what you will look like at the finish line.  (OMG!!!!)

That’s sooo cool!!  I love hearing that!!  Honestly, don’t you feel so much happier, inspired, excited than any amount of food could have made you feel?

Brilliant!!

Wow!  What a spectacular experience!  How many people can say that they’ve been to a Mexican restaurant and only ate 1 chip!!!!    Fantastic!!

Number 3 on that list is KEY:  We all LOVE being on 5 bites.  There is something so freeing about eating exactly 5 bites of food and then voluntarily stopping right there.  So empowering.  So freeing.  So AWESOME!!!!

Indeed!  Great job!!!

Impressive, Michelle!  Keep up the mindset and the great work!!!

So sorry for my misunderstanding, Linda.  You don’t need to eat before or after your runs; your body has all of the building blocks it needs for energy and building protein within your bloodstream.  You may hear that protein after a workout helps to build muscle, but that is simply not true.  You build muscle by doing the workout; extra protein is…[Read more]

These are all GREAT reasons to be thin.  These, and so many more …

Hi Linda,

If running is in your blood, then great.  Enjoy it.  But it WILL make you hungrier than you otherwise would be, and that can delay your weight loss.  I might suggest this, particularly if you are receiving from a sore hamstring:  cut your workout time in half.  Stretch a LOT.  Lots of heat to the hamstring, and lots of stretching.  Run…[Read more]

Keep white-knuckling it, gals!  You are almost there!!!!

Anyone and everyone CAN get there.  It’s all about personal goals and determination.  Objectively, this is the healthiest place for a body to be.  But for a bunch of reasons people may stop short of that goal.  For the most part, that’s OK with me:  after all, you have to live with your own body.  But I truly believe that–for most peopl…[Read more]

So sorry, everyone, but I can’t make next Monday’s chat (9/9/24).  We’ll reconvene the following week.

But please update me Elizabeth with your progress!!!