Happy2bthin4me

Thanks, Dr Lewis! Good advice. I sometimes get my priorities mixed up.
:p

I think I will start my fast on Monday because we are going to be out and about a lot this weekend so I have no idea what food I will be confronted with and eating out is much harder for me to say, “no thank you, I will just have coffee”
but I am working on it because…[Read more]

Thank you, Dr Lewis.

I am so frustrated. I think I may be holding water from being sore but its so frustrating. I am still hovering between 179-180 this week and I haven’t had much trouble eating right so I am not sure what is going on. I theorize that its the muscle soreness (and I did run pretty hard yesterday for 6 miles after taking much of…[Read more]

Thank you! It could have been better but I only see positive from it!
I logged over 36,000 steps yesterday!!! Wow! I didn’t make good time but I didn’t fall or hurt myself and I didn’t over eat afterwards or have to take in much during other than water so that was good. My next one will be even better!I hope my race photos aren’t too scary…I…[Read more]

I know, I just kept getting low blood sugars and when I would train I would run out of steam. So frustrating!! I did lose a couple more lbs before the race (I haven’t updated my chart yet) but its back because of my race and my monthly so I guess I will see how this week goes but I am ON THIS.

Today I am enjoying my black coffee and I have a bar…[Read more]

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! I am trying my best. This week has been rough because I know I need to eat a little more leading up to the half marathon race as I am panicky about running out of energy during the race. :huh: I don’t want that. I will keep some gels with me just in case and the day of I will probably eat a good sized…[Read more]

Hey 5bitegirl! Thanks! I have faith that I will persevere and get to my goal no matter what! It’s nice to have others on the journey with me.

5bitegirl wrote:
Wonderful how you’re thinking through all your struggles- mental, emotional, and physical. So valuable!

So true, Neil. I plan to keep on being persistent! That’s what gets me through my running races, oh and consistency as well. I’m working my way through to the other side and getting skinny again! Yay!

cheapcpa wrote:
Great journal – it’s encouraging to see your struggle and yet keeping plugging away at it. Life is hardly ever a straight line -…[Read more]

Thank you so much for your notes. I agree and sometimes I have wondered if they know I am thinking about them and missing them…I always hope they know.

As for 10+10 I think that may have to do for now as I can’t seem to dip lower than that and stay the course this week. I am sure its due to the heavy training and activity I am doing making me…[Read more]

Thank you! I don’t know about learning from me but I will do my best to be open and honest if anything!

I am lightheaded again today. Not sure why. I tested my blood sugar when I got lightheaded yesterday and it was 95 so not low. I have been down very low before (in the 40’s – yikes) so it’s not that though I like to test to be sure as I can…[Read more]

Okay so yesterday was half good, half not. I totally blew it at lunch and yet I exercised in the afternoon (I felt great this time) and pulled myself together at dinner for 10 bites. *Sigh* I don’t know why I play a mental game with myself. I was up 2 lbs this morning. I am sure it will go back down but it was frustrating. I won’t update my…[Read more]

Hi Neil! Nice to meet you! I am fairly new to Slimming Station though I did 5 bite successfully last year but got a few things in my way to my ultimate goal. I am here to get there this time. I like the pictures, great idea! Talk about accountability! Nice job! I look forward to seeing more photos.

-Michelle

Hello! I did 5 Bite in 2016 (summer) to lose weight and stopped short of my goal too. Not this time! Great post and I like your mantras as well.

-Michelle

Its interesting all of the things we think about that can help or hinder our progress along our journey. On the bright side, 5 bite is so effective that you probably won’t have much time to worry about all of that as you’ll be done before you know it! I would say save some of those books and things for later and take the time then to analyze…[Read more]

It was nice to meet you on the chat! I hope you don’t me popping in on your thread and saying “hi”! You can do this! We learn so much from every mistake on how to do it better next time.

Yay! I’m glad my info was helpful. I’ve been pretty happy. So far I am down 3 lbs in 3 days. I haven’t even gotten down to 5 bites per meal yet. I’ve been at 10 until today. Tomorrow I plan to be fully at 5 bites. So excited to see more weight fly off of me!

Gayle, thank you! You are such an inspiration to me.

I am really glad I joined up because its already helped me get over the “first 3 days” hurdle with ease. Last night was a little tough because I was very hungry and I have bad habits after dinner of snacking while watching movies with my family. I realized I do that just because its there and…[Read more]

OH yes, you are totally right and for some reason he gets a little possessive of me and my time. Hmmm…I know it stems from his insecurity and such but that’s his issue, not mine and I reassure him all the time. The days of him sabotaging my efforts are long gone and we have had more than one discussion about that! Still, once he sees my success…[Read more]

Hi 5bitegirl! Thanks for the welcome!

I hope I reach my goal quickly. Dr Lewis suggested 130 for me and that makes me nervous as I haven’t weighed that little since I was 23 or younger. That’s 50lbs from now! I wonder how quickly I can get there? Now I am dreaming for sure…I will plan out a timeline in my calendar because I am just that…[Read more]

Hi Sherry! I figured out your name (silly me).
It helps to read previous posts. haha

I am pretty sure I had asthma when I was a kid but it only popped up when I exercised and goodness knows I didn’t do much of that though I was an active kid just not chronic exercise. I was a sprinter and swimmer. After swimming for a while I would try to take a…[Read more]

Hi Gayle! I know you from Facebook! *wave* Thank you so much for the warm welcome. I am so excited to get back on track. I lost my way a little bit when my mother passed away in Oct and though I have still eaten low carb I still managed to eat too much and put on almost 10lbs. I even did well during the holidays. Sometimes I get in a mode and…[Read more]