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I like that plan.  When you make a plan, and stick to it, you feel incredible.  Keep working toward that end.

Shelly, You will ultimately be your own motivator.  You don’t need anyone else.  Finding that motivation may take time, but one day you will wake up and say, “I’ve got it!  THAT is why I need to lose weight and I will lose weight.”  From then on out it’s just time and practicing the techniques we’ve discussed to help you adhere to the diet unt…[Read more]

I love that attitude!!!  

You are welcome, and AWESOME!!  I believe in you!

I like that Shelly!  

Fair enough.  Imagine all of your favorite holiday parties surrounded by family and friends.  Imagine yourself eating and having a merry time.  Now imagine yourself doing the exact same thing, but super skinny.  Restrict your bites this year, so that next year that image becomes a reality.

I like those ideas.  Eat a little (5 bites!) “tonight” and indeed skip lunch tomorrow!  You’ve got this!

Wonderful, Shelly!  YES!  PLEASE!!  Come to me with all of your doubts.  Together we will do the “impossible” and put the naysayers to rest!  

1.  Don’t afford yourself 6 meals a day.  If you go back in human history, up until about the 18th century people NEVER ate more than two meals a day.  6 meals is a horrible pattern that is not sustain…[Read more]

Amazing!  Truly amazing.  I gained 3 pounds on Thanksgiving.  (Of course it is back off today).  But great for you!  You’ve got this!!!  

I love that attitude.  This is truly a privileged community.  When you guys are done, you will truly be exceptional in the most important aspect of your life–your health.  Others will hate that you found the secret they’ve been looking for their whole lives, and that you seemed to have effortlessly cruised to your goal.  I don’t know what wil…[Read more]

I really like that, Laura!  It sounds like you are perfectly committed!  Are you keeping up the pace?  Remember: it’s a tough 3 days, then cruise control sets in.

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]