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Wow!  That’s a lot!  But give it a try!!

Welcome back, Catherine!  Right! … there is never a perfect time to do this, so you might as well start today and take each meal and social situation one at a time.  But, for each meal and social situation, I want you to win that battle.  And after all, why not?  You will leave with all the same tastes in your mouth, and once your hungerstat set…[Read more]

Your blood sugar will fall dramatically–but not too far down (unless you are taking sulfonylureas for diabetes) eating 5 normal-sized bites twice a day.  It’s just that simple.

I love that.  Then, just do it!!!

Shelly–You could start your meds, with food, at NOON, or as Allison said 3×5.  But I do like the automatically-built-in intermittent fasting of just 2 meals a day, separated by about 6 hours.  I guess you could also do breakfast and a late lunch and no dinner.  Not a bad idea either.

Great to have you back, Kylie!!

Are you going to track in to see Kilauea?

Hi Ava.  Your body is going to rebut you a little.  You simply have to fight off those feelings.  If it’s a migraine, take NSAIDS or CGRP’s (or whatever works for you), but DON’T give in to food.  The “ill” part I don’t understand: eating less can’t induce a cold, but you may feel weak.  Fine–drink more coffee and go for a walk.  That will help…[Read more]

I’m not 100% sure I understand your question, Elizabeth.   For sure, after 14 days of eating bars only your hungerstat will be well established to that volume and continuing to eat that way will be smooth and comfortable.  Of course, for many people, the hungerstat set well before 14 days, but the key is that the volume you eat for each meal s…[Read more]

Brilliant, Samantha!!

Right.  If you go over your bite count, fine.  Not ideal, but you didn’t “blow it.”  Just think: you could have eating more after whatever point you did stop eating, so in a sense, it’s still a win.  As long as you find the will and desire to stop short of eating everything you could, you are on the right road.  Then, at your next meal, see if y…[Read more]

Indeed: great job!!

I love to hear it!  Yes!!  I think that waiting until 12:00 could be THE change you’ve been looking for!!

Indeed, Samantha!   You are right back on track.  You have to admit: it felt amazing to be all the way thin, didn’t it?  Is that why you are back here?  OK, losing weight might seem like an annoyance, but the end result is so spectacular that you’ll do whatever to get back there.  Am I right?

Thank you all.  The Malibu fires are burning across the valley, and we could see the flames easily last night, but they are still 10 miles away.  The Alta Dena fire behind us is not a threat.  So while the air is ashy, there is no concern that my house will be lost, thankfully.  Thank you all for your concern.

M.T.  What you are feeling is fairly common, but be rest assured it DOES go away completely.  Be sure you are drinking plenty of water, and if you can tolerate it, coffee.  Also, you might add electrolytes to your water until this feeling passes–or drink electrolyte-infused water.  This should help.  All I can say is this: you are right on trac…[Read more]

Great job both Kylie and M.T.  You guys are superstars!!!

Happy New Year everyone!

As my family is spending the New Year’s in Vienna we missed the chat tonight.  Sorry.  But start the New Year off with a huge bang!: after your sip of champagne, try to do the diet perfectly.  It’s the New Year.  New beginnings.  New hopes.  This is it–this opportunity to start this fresh and clean comes but once a year.…[Read more]