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Hi Susan:  I’m sending you positive thoughts and strength all the way from Burbank, CA!!!  Use those good vibes to stay strong, and PLEASE don’t let either of us down!  

Right, SK!  I hear you.  I’ve been there.  And you are right about this: the longer you go without restarting, the harder it gets.  So please: restart this very second.  If you are chewing, spit it out, and we go.

Use the time when everyone is away to lose weight, not to eat!  It’s harder to five-bite when other people are around than when you a…[Read more]

I love the fact that you’ve learned the food is an inadequate, subpar stress reliever, Kelfro, and that you’ve faced those hardships head-on.  GREAT!

SK!  Right: There will ALWAYS be stress.  There will also always be excess, free food around.  The two do not mix well.  The FIRST time you CHOOSE to not resort to food when your life gets stre…[Read more]

Your plan while on vacation, Shelly, is to leave the meal a little, but not a lot, hungry.  Just enough to remind yourself that you could have eaten more BUT DIDN’T!  

Indeed!  The little stuff, no matter how seemingly insignificant, add up!  Just like our breaths, which by themselves weigh exceedingly little, add up!

GREAT! And yes!  It’s temporary on the one hand, and exciting on the other.  

Right!  You can never give up!  Your life depends on it!!  But every time you stop eating you are back on the diet.  So you are always going back to the diet.  The trick is to execute your next meal perfectly, and then the next, etc.  But just focus on the next meal.  That’s it.  Just that one.  And if you do just that one perfectly, you will fee…[Read more]

An undercover weight-loss agent.  I like that!!  

Bar are great, indeed, but I also want all of you to learn how to eat just 5 bites of regular food.  SK, since you have so little to lose, I’m afraid you’ll be back off the program before you have a chance to practice eating 5 bites of regular food.  I’m OK with bars, but throw in a “regular” meal here and there in the next week.  But eat those bi…[Read more]

Good job, let’s hope for good numbers, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  

Right.  I like that.  Every meal is a chance to rest.    

Brilliant, Susan!  We are all standing at the finish line cheering you on!!  

Yes!!  I love that, Kelfro!!  And knowing your triggers is so important.  You are going to be a superstar!!  

Awesome!!  

That’s a great technique that I often forget to remind people.  For some reason, counting backwards seems more definitive than counting forwards.  Very good.  

How are you doing, Danica?

Right.  Life gets in the way of our intentions.  But the second you’ve accepted the fall, take a deep breath, exhale, and you are back on the plan.  Now, just focus on the next meal.  5 bites or a bar.  You’ve got this!!

I LOVE that, Susan!  You absolutely deserve all the pampering that comes your way!  You are a superstar!!  

Shelly.  I cannot emphasize this enough:  DO NOT ESTIMATE.  No halves or quarters of anything.  Simply take 5 bites.  I used to order 3-inch sub from Subway (years ago when then did that) and it’s more than 5 bites!!!

Happy 4th of July!!