drlewis

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!!!

Yes, Kylie: Have an amazing vacation.  Check in here often.  Enjoy the food, but be mindful: taste everything, but finish nothing.  Taste and toss.  Have a wonderful time!!

I love that attitude, Denise!  And yes you can!  You won’t be perfect at first, but keep honing your skills.  You will get better and better at five-biting your meals as time goes on, and then … before you know it … you’re there!  You’re done!!  And life is simply extraordinary!!!

I love that,  Elizabeth.  Yes!  Own it!!!

Thank you so much every one!!

Again, NO ESTIMATING.  It is what it is.  Make an egg, and take five bites from it.  Throw the rest away.  If your bites are particularly large (I don’t recommend that, but whatever), maybe you’ll find that one and one-third eggs = 5 bites.

Yes!!  I like that idea!!

I am so sorry that she’s passed on.  My heart goes out to her family and loved ones.

Again, yes.  I would rather you drink coffee with a little something in it than no coffee at all.  Coffee really helps to keep your bite count down.

Fantastic, Denise!  You are doing GREAT!!!

Great job, Preet!  Happy Birthday.  What a GREAT way to celebrate–losing weight!!!

GREAT JOB, Preet!!  You’re doing this!!!  Don’t stop know.  Every step you take in the forward direction make the rest of the journey SO MUCH EASIER!!!  You’ve got this!!!

Right, Denise.  It is the same for everyone.  Our greatest weakness is always ourselves.  Weight loss is such a mind game!  But we are here to set everything straight and to help with that massive mental component to weight loss.  For now, though, focus on eating perfectly and settling into a five-bite groove.  It’s crazy, it’s hard, it’s excit…[Read more]

I love that attitude, Denise!!  Right on!! … and welcome!