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I so happy you found the chat informative.  GREAT … I would love to see you Monday!

You too!  It sounds like you are already having a wonderful day, and that’s WONDERFUL!  

I can’t wait!!  

When do you update your tracker?

I am so excited that you discovered this, Gayle!  I CAN”T WAIT until you hit our goal.  I just can’t wait to hear how you feel!  

YES!!–Great realization!:  The flavors of what you do eat, when you are just eating five bites and nothing else, are dramatically enhanced.  We all should eat this way just if only for this one benefit!  

So, Rebekah … since our chat on Monday … how have you been doing?  

I also like your thought, “I only have to control my hands.”  So true!!  

Hi Brenda.  Welcome back!  

Thank you for your post.  Yes–there are times when the easy thing to do is just give in an eat.  But those “what the hell” moments are ALWAYS temporary, and we all go through them.  Being skinny is permanent and of real, invaluable significance.  So during those “I don’t care” moments you need to: 1. First…[Read more]

Again, brilliant!    

Indeed.  Be careful with artificial sweeteners.  They do contain less “usable carbon” than straight sugar, but there IS carbon in artificial sweeteners, so the calorie content is not “zero.”  Moreover, artificial sweeteners, in some people, cause chronic diarrhea (artificial sweetener-induced colitis).

GREAT work indeed!  You are in the groove.  Don’t rock the boat: keep doing the exact same thing over and over until you are done.  It is SO MUCH easier to just get the whole thing over with than to toy with the process for many extra months/years to come.  Great work!  

Welcome back, Kathe!  Now let’s do this.  Do the unexpected thing–something stunning and spectacular–get SKINNY.  Go all the way!  Let’s do this!!  

Thank you guys!  

I like that, Katie!  

Right: staying true to the process trumps everything else.  

From my position, this is really exciting to watch.  You are in the zone–it’s just a sprint for the finish line.  I can’t wait!!  

Honestly, Christine, it is more fun–more exciting–to NOT weigh yourself frequently.  What happens happens, but the anticipation is fun and exciting.  So hold off weighing yourself but once a week.  You’ll FEEL whether you are up or down–but don’t confirm your suspicions until the week is up!  Trust me: it’s much more fun this way.  

Great, great, GREAT, Katie!!  1.8 pounds is brilliant!!  You are definitely in the groove.  The EASIEST way to the finish line at this point is to not change a thing.  Keep eating just those two bars are you are there.  Doesn’t it feel great?!

GREAT job, Gayle!  Strong work!

Right–when you think about how long you’ve been trying to get, and stay, at your goal, a week or two of intense 5-biting is really no big deal.  Just take each trying moment as it comes.  Stay strong.  1-2 weeks is NOTHING in the broad spectrum of things.