Leona

It sure is amazing Mel!!!

So excited for you Rachel!!! Keep focused. Remember that every day that your investing makes it easier in the short-term and long-term it gets you closer to goal.

I am going on a mini-vacay fri to Monday. I will be joining you and Mel Monday for 5 B.

You so got this!!

gayle

Hey Rachel

I am so glad that you’re communicating w Dr L. A lot of people start out w more bites and work their way down. Do your best in the moment. Give yourself grace and love when and if you slip. We all slip. I am cheering you on.

gayle

Sorry for the typos. I was rushing to get to work and relied too heavily on dictation.

Hi Rachel.
I’m so glad I saw this. As most of the group knows- I am in maintenance. I haven’t been active in the last week or so because of back to back vacations and I don’t want to shift the focus of this group right now with his weight loss. I will be back after vacay.

I wanted to strongly encourage you to follow through with this plan serio…[Read more]

Good for you Mel!! Maintenance of weight loss requires lifelong vigilance. We know this. There are some tough days and easy days. Today was met with lots of food thoughts. When I get up early – I feel much more of a propensity for food cravings. On these types of days I try to activate my higher brain and remind myself that giving in to the…[Read more]

Day 3:

Down a pound. I feel like something salty. Ignoring the craving. It will pass. Staying busy is the solution.

I have a party tomorrow. Going to exercise my 5 B muscle. Planning on bar day for sunday.

Next Friday I am away on a mini-vacay. I need to keep it tight to prepare for that.

Have a great day everyone!

Mel and Carmel – thinking…[Read more]

I so agree with all this Carmel!

We inspire each other!! NO WAY ARE YOU ALONE!!

We are a LEAN, so not mean community of unstoppable people.

Something you wrote in a former post led me down a path of understanding Dopamine and how it motivates us to want more and more. Don’t have time to write about it as I have clients that await me. I…[Read more]

How amazing Mel! Can’t wait to be fully reset on bars. How’s your hunger and cravings?

Day 2

Ive been complacent for too long. I’ve let too many social occasions become social eating events and that has to stop. I am going to have to DIET during those social times if I ever want to get back to my goal.

Today- I only have to focus on having my two bars a day. How easy is that? Waves on hunger will come but honestly when I overeat -…[Read more]

Bar day today thru Friday 5 B on weekend !

Carmel – I do a lot of social stuff and it can get challenging. I like you’re philosophy of looking at sticking to plan as a dopamine release and reward. I e certainly done that before. In previous 5 B journeys when I was successful, I didn’t let anything or anyone to allow me to deviate from my pla…[Read more]

I have also found bars to be the fastest. It also helps me to detach from food and reset quickly. It’s easy to rationale an extra bite or two when eating.  Great job Mel and Carmel!!

Wishing everyone a great day!!

Having my colonoscopy today. My goal is to be back on plan today. I will do bars Wednesday thru Friday. 5 B the other days.

let’s go get em

xoxo gayle

That is fantastic!! So happy for you!!

Thx Mel! So appreciate the reassuring words. I’ve had it done before and I’m good. I am also used to the fasting thing. Going to look at it as an opportunity to “cleanse” and reset.

Have a great day!!

Gayle

Hey guys! Had a bit of a challenging eating weekend. Next two days will be focused on a colonoscopy. At least that means liquids for a day and no food. Will do 5B after procedure.

I will still check in w you guys and cheer you on.

xoxo Gayle

You’re right Mel!! It’s so much more pleasant and effective when we have a community cheering us on. That’s why I keep on coming back. It’s so easy to get complacent and Dr Lewis reminds me that we deserve to be “exceptional!”

You are so on your way Mel!!!

Made it through a PERFECT 5 Bite day. Fasted until 3:30 and had first bar. Another bar at 7:15 pm. It really helps to lesson the hunger and cravings when I don’t let the artificial sugar in. No soda, no gum- just water and coffee.

Hope everyone did well today.

Great job Healthy RN!!

I am 19.5 hours fasted. My goal was over 18. Going to wait a bit longer and have first bar.

We so got this!!