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GREAT!  I love it!  But, what are you doing for Thanksgiving?

Yes.  It IS doable.  It’s a mind game.  It’s hard to play at times, but it is ALWAYS doable.  

Firstly, Laura, don’t worry!  Your body is going to starve!  That’s what we want.  We WANT your body to have to use all of the fat that you have already stored within your body.  Will you be hungry?  Yes, of course, but only for a few days if you stay consistent with your bite count.  The the fun really begins.  And remember, only by fastin…[Read more]

Fun!  

Right.  First, welcome back, Ashleen!  Second, (as I stated in my book), RA is directly related to weight.  You will only achieve maximum control (or a cure!) by getting skinny.  Honestly, if you have RA, you really want to push for about 110 – 115.  At that weight you should be symptom free, or really close to it.  So, I give you Thank…[Read more]

Maybe–a food scale isn’t a bad idea, but I’m really about a constant volume.  Constant volumes of different foods will have a different weight.  But, if you appetite is adequately controlled with eating a set weight of food, great!  Keep is somewhere around 2 oz.  

What exactly does that mean?  Was the hunger tough, or did you blow your bite count total.  

Great.  When you take a step back and look down on your life–what you’ve accomplished and where you want to go–sticking to 5 bites for a mere 2 weeks seems ridiculously obvious.  “Just do it!”  But when mealtime comes you’ve got a lot a factors working against what seems so easy and obvious right now: hunger, the amazing smell of food that ge…[Read more]

Well, you know how to lose the weight.  There are actually thousands and thousands of Americans who literally do not know how to lose weight.  The think that if they eat less their metabolism will slow and they will actually gain weight!  You know better.  Now it’s time to put the knowledge to practice and get it done.  Thanksgiving and Chri…[Read more]

Thank you so much.  Yes!  I would love to see you on Monday’s chat!  

Hi Inna.  I’ll let Gayle answer when she gets to this, but my input is this:

If you go back in time just 50 years, when people (hundreds of millions of us) where MUCH thinner, they all were very content eating what they ate.  When you get to your ideal weight you will feel so good that you will not want to eat extra just for the sake of eating.  …[Read more]

What do you mean you are not sure how your bites will go?  … Just because you are on vacation … who cares?  This is YOUR life.  In fact, I contend, eating JUST five bites will make your entire vacation experience truly outstanding.  Trust me: no one else really care how much you eat or don’t eat.  You may hear comments, but SO WHAT?  And…[Read more]

Fair enough, but PLEASE try as hard as possible to stick to the diet.  If you do, you will see extraordinary weight loss after your cycle finishes.

I love that, Chloe!  You are a superstar!!  

You could do it in a few months, but you shouldn’t look that far ahead at this point.  Just focus on the next meal.  5 bites.  That’s it.  Then focus on not tasting a thing until the subsequent meal.  For me, socials are a blast when you are doing the diet.  They’re exciting!  They’re challenging.  You have to scout out the entire food layout,…[Read more]

Brilliant.  Don’t change a thing.  Just let the process happen.  

Great, Chloe!  And I don’t know about you, but I found that the second time around on the diet was much easier than the first.  What do you think?

The key is to make the ultimate commitment to crossing the finish line, then just settle into a [boring] routine of 5 bites twice a day.  The first few day you are hungry, but then that goes away and you are flying.  Stay strong!  You’ve got this!  

YES!  You are right on the verge of a major breakthrough!  Stay strong today.  We need to achieve a PERFECT day!  

right.  You may go back to more after you lose the weight, but let’s focus on getting the stomach flat first, OK?