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Lofty, perhaps, but not nearly as lofty as you will feel.  So go for it.  I’m rooting you on!  

Christine–two days have passed–how are you doing today?  Are you still feeling motivated?  Are you still losing at a good rate?

Pia–that’s kind of the idea of eating the same food over and over for a week or so.  I typically recommend Snickers, but it could be anything.  If you really like grilled cheese sandwiches, for example, try having 5 bites of one for every meal for a week.  It won’t be long before you realize all the bites taste the same–they always have and th…[Read more]

Great, Michelle!  I hope this opens up new opportunities for you.  But nothing opens up more opportunities than being the skinniest and healthiest person in the office.  You’ve got this.   Find a way to stick to a bar–or five bites of food–and you’ll be there really fast!  Don’t wait around!  

Gayle–to break this “plateau” that you are on (around 118) you have to be PERFECTLY PERFECT.  Otherwise you are going to have a hard time moving the needle.  Just imagine how good life is going to be when you are all done, and make the decision this very moment to leave 118 behind you, never to see it again.  And when you chose to leave 118 be…[Read more]

Great job, Georgia.  You are really experiencing the 5-bite lifestyle.  It doesn’t last forever, so enjoy it PERFECTLY while you can.  

I absolutely love your present frame of mind.  Love it.  Just keep it going hour by hour, day by day.  

Right, Sharon.  The diet is the epitome of simple and freeing.  When you just do it, everything falls into place and makes sense.  So, to everyone out there:  Just make the commitment and tough it out until your hungerstat resets.

Yes!  And you will deserve every square inch of it (even though there will be fewer inches of it).

Just a fun fact:  I won a pie eating contest in college (I represented all of Revelle at UCSD!) eating a lemon meringue pie.  As much as I love them, they were never quite the same since.  

YES!!!     I LOVE it, Katie!!!

I really like those, Gayle!  Baths are great–they can consume a lot of time, and they don’t involve food.  GREAT!  

Exactly right, Georgia!  

The weekends are only challenging in that you don’t have work to distract you and take your mind off of food.  At home, food is always just 20 feet away, and without distractions we find ourselves always migrating toward the kitchen.  BUT, you don’t have the responsibilities that you may during the work week, so I view it as an opportunity to r…[Read more]

Wonderful perspective, Gayle!   I totally agree with you!!  

Not that you don’t want to go through another holiday season over-stretching your clothes, but rather that you want to go through these holidays SKINNY.  Right?   You are doing this because you want to be thin, not because you don’t like the fat, right?

Agreed.  Keep practicing and working at it.  You develop will power … it isn’t just innate.

Exactly right.  So put into practice what you already know.  Make it happen.  Nothing in your life is more important right now.  

Right!  We all can do anything for 30 days!  Anything!  I am reminded of the boys soccer team who was trapped in a cave in Thailand for 2 weeks without food, or better yet: the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days without food.  And I’m not even asking everyone to fast for 30 days–just adhere perfectly to the 5 bites.  It…[Read more]

Also, and as good as you feel right now, just imagine how amazing you are going to feel when you first wake up tomorrow morning!  You are going to feel like you are on top of this world!  Absolutely do not blow that potential feeling by eating anything more tonight.  GREAT JOB!!!!