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But I don’t like the frappuccino’s: just black coffee, or iced black coffee–no milk or other carbon substitute!

Indeed.  The change is dramatic.  Just imagine what you will look like at the finish line.  (OMG!!!!)

That’s sooo cool!!  I love hearing that!!  Honestly, don’t you feel so much happier, inspired, excited than any amount of food could have made you feel?

Brilliant!!

Wow!  What a spectacular experience!  How many people can say that they’ve been to a Mexican restaurant and only ate 1 chip!!!!    Fantastic!!

Number 3 on that list is KEY:  We all LOVE being on 5 bites.  There is something so freeing about eating exactly 5 bites of food and then voluntarily stopping right there.  So empowering.  So freeing.  So AWESOME!!!!

Indeed!  Great job!!!

Impressive, Michelle!  Keep up the mindset and the great work!!!

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.