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GREAT story!!!!  You did win!  You absolutely won!  And you, among all of your family members, are going to end up looking and feeling better than any of them–and will live SO MUCH HEALTHIER.  No matter what your family dynamics are, you are definitely winning!  

That is brilliant.  You are already ahead of last week.  See how far you can continue to push ahead, eating smaller bites and never more than 5.  You’ve got the ball rolling downhill–keep pushing it so that it picks up more and more speed.  It’s a non-stop sprint to the bottom of the hill.

Great job, Brooks!  You are doing GREAT!

Agreed: communion is OK.  You are improving your spiritual health in exchange for an insignificant amount of carbon, which is a good trade-off.  And look at how well you are doing!  You’ve got everything moving in the right direction, so don’t change a thing!  

Good.  Then you have significantly cut back on your volume of intake.  Keep it going, and keep the volume constant.  Count your bites … it makes everything so much easier!  

Hi Kmarie!  Sorry about your stomach.  You’ll be placed on a PPI regimen, then back to the diet!!!    Keep it going!  You’re doing AWESOME!!  

You’re welcome!  

And then, when you have had your bites, sprinkle a TON of salt all over the remaining food, to keep you from picking away at it.

Hi Biene!

It’s really critical that you eat the EXACT same amount for every meal.  If you can’t do 5 for whatever reason (and we can work on those reasons), then pick a number you can stick with, and never deviate from that number.  Keep your bites the same size.  You do all of this because you TRULY want to be thin, right?  By keeping your bit…[Read more]

Yes!  I like that! :  

Great going, guys!  I love it!!  

At 190, 15 pounds is certainly doable.  But you can’t take in anything extra.  Go for it!!  

Great!  

YES!!  

Everything about your above post sounds great, Brooks, except the 480 number you threw out.  What’s a calorie?  It’s meaningless.  PLEASE unlearn that word and what it’s supposed to stand for.  Just count your bites!  

Great job, Brooks!  You’re out of the gates with a perfect start.  Take it in 5-minute steps.  Make it another 5 minutes without putting anything in your mouth.  When you get hungry, find a way to distract yourself; in 5-minutes the pang should be gone.  Then, next thing you know, it’s time for your 5 bites.  You are doing GREAT!  

Super!!  

Then, just have a Snickers bar.  Make it simple.  One bar.  That’s it.  No fudging bites.  Are you up for it?

Welcome back, Brooks!  Let’s do this this time, OK?!   

Hi Christine!  Any tips? … We are FULL of tips.  We WILL get it all off.  Please update your weight tracker so we can get started.  Thanks!  

Al

Great.  It’s the beginning of a new week.  Try and set a benchmark standard for what your body is capable of losing over a 7-day stretch if you eat PERFECTLY.  You don’t ever need to do it again as long as you live, but you’ll have a standard by which you can judge all other weeks.