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It’s a good start, but the key is consistency.  Get into a boring, monotonous routine of 5 bites twice a day.  Sure, the bites themselves can be spectacular, but eating should be deliberate and done–and boring.  Day in, day out.  Until you are living that fantasy life we all dream about.  It won’t take too long.  Just get into a consistent, borin…[Read more]

Letileti–That’s fine.

GREAT job, Kylie!!!

Welcome back, Stefanne!  I truly believe this is the perfect place for you, and we’ve got a great group of people to work with to help you.  Getting comfortable throwing food away is SO KEY, and something I will emphasize again and again.  Even if it’s just a little bit of the left over food at first, I want you to ALWAYS throw some food away.  H…[Read more]

I love that idea, but maybe I can help you too!  Please detail and weakness and breakdowns you get along the way, and I’ll see if we can come up with something to prevent it from happening again.

Right.  And remember that it feels GREAT to lose weight quickly.  So much better than the extra bites would have tasted!

Great!

It’s great to see you here, Letileti!   All the way from France!

Hi Diet Diva!  Welcome!

You can work out while doing this diet, but working out plays a very small role in losing fat.  It may boost your natural endorphins and make you feel good, which is great, but it also jacks up your appetite.  So, exercise minimally while on the diet, and instead focus on sticking to the diet.  Eating a perfect 5 bites and…[Read more]

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!!