drlewis

Hi Sheila!

I think your need to improve your health may be what pushes you over the finish line.  After all, that is why everyone should want to be thin–really thin.

So, with that commitment tightly embedded in your heart and in your mind, let’s do it.  Let’s take a deep dive and go all the way.  You can come to breathe bites 6+ after you’ve gr…[Read more]

BRILLIANT!!  You are definitely on your way!!  From this point on until you cross the finish line, don’t change a thing.  Your life is going to change dramatically!!!

I’m pleased, but I’m also a realist.  You SHOULD be hungry, a lot of the time, the first couple of days on this diet.  It’s all good, and it’s just hunger.  However, the excitement of moving forward and of becoming truly skinny and healthy may override the hunger at first.  Great.  Go with it!!

Indeed!

Hmm.  Really?  Not hungry?  How big were your pizza bites?

I love that, Maria!!  Great job.  If you can buy regular food in a somewhat inexpensive form, it makes it a lot easier to enjoy your five bites and to throw the rest away.  And all of the “money wasted” by throwing food away is just being re-invested in your body–money very well spent.  So GREAT!!!

YES!!!  Buy the best coffee you can find, and indulge!  You all deserve it!!!

WelcomeQueenesther!!

You are absolutely in the right place, so awesome.  We’ll get you to your goal.

How long have you been trying this diet on your own?  What kind of success have you had?

Welcome back!  I understand how you feel about the weight gain, but society tempts everyone to gain weight, and that’s why we’re here!    It’s a real challenge to keep everything under control, but once you cross that finish line it becomes so much easier.

To both LessIsMore and MariaG: You guys have gained weight, but you are still co…[Read more]

Sounds really good.  Great job, Poppycat!!

I totally agree you guys!!!

Thanks for reminding us all, Poppycat!  But the book is there for a reason.  PLEASE re-read it to fully get your head back in the game.

The key, Rebekah, is to create more good days than bad days.  But also remember this:  All of those good days add up, and you wouldn’t be where you are today if you had eaten anything extra on those good days.  So every bit of that hard work has paid off.  Every time you eat less it counts: you will be lighter tomorrow as a result, and it will for…[Read more]

Congratulations on your 6 pounds!  And I think you’ve got a great game-plan going forward!

So you’ve laid down the line.  Great.  That’s the first step.  Now every minute that you go without eating–from here on in–you are getting closer and closer to your dream body.  Don’t let off the gas pedal.  Of course you are going to get hungry!  But so what?  It’s just a temporary distraction.  Don’t give in.  Have your coffee and hot water re…[Read more]

Great job, Maria!

So BK, it comes down to this:  do you really want to be skinny?  Because the food can wait, and the hunger will go away.  Keep reminding yourself of that.  Then, when those tempting occasions do arise, follow Maria’s lead and physically remove yourself from the area as quickly as possible.

1.  At the end of 4 days, before you “give in,” how much weight have you lost?

2. How is the hunger at this point?

This is all good, but just remember: I want at least 4 hours between your two meals.  3 and 7 are fine, but you are cutting it close!

Nice start out of the gates.  Keep it up!!!