Leona

My unconscious eating has stopped too The idea that I can eat the most indulgent food I can think of without the guilt. I love cooking and make the lasagna’s for a local primary school, and any extra food I cook I freeze or hand it on to those less fortunate in our community. But I have really stepped back from cooking large quantities…[Read more]

I’ve had a perfect day. Nachos for lunch and carbonara pasta for dinner. I bought little plastic containers to put my 5 bites in so I don’t have leftovers hanging around. I can totally relate to the Italian sausage. I’m the largest pork producer in a town in Australia which is called “Little Italy”. Salami season has just finished.    I h…[Read more]

Days 7+8

I went camping, hiking, and swimming this weekend and I ate perfectly! I’m still so surprised that the intense hunger or energy drain is not really hitting me. I can do so much more than I ever thought possible with very little food apparently.

day 7 lunch: 5 bites krinkle bar

day 7 dinner: 4 bites krinkle bar, 1 bite marshmallow.…[Read more]

Had a bit of an off weekend but starting 7 days of bars tomorrow. Hubby said he doesn’t mind. I think he’s tired of hearing me complain about my weight.

Great job!

After a week of eating without counting bites at all and being on medication I’m back at it. I’ve also gained back 6lbs so my starting weight now is 159.5lbs.

I am so tired of being so fat. It’s so hard to believe less than 3 years ago I was in the best shape of my life and then I just gave up. I kept telling myself I was going to get in shape…[Read more]

I’m finding wearing my favourite perfume helps. Whenever I get a hunger pain or think about food, I smell my wrists and stop thinking about it. I have dropped 8 pounds and had a slow start, weaning off coffee with milk and alcohol, but following the diet exactly. You are right Chloe about packing the food away after your 5 bites. It’s tempting to…[Read more]

“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” -Epictetus

Yessssss! Way to push through! It will only get easier, listen to that higher self, that’s very inspiring 

Day 6

This is beyond easy. It feels like I can carry on like this indefinitely. I remember feeling the same way with the potatoes after a few days and then crashing with the salt cravings but I have eliminated that variable entirely so there is literally no excuse to not just keep going. I think part of the reason this is okay for me is because…[Read more]

Nice! I think you’ll get through that one meal no problem since you’ve already made so much progress

I like that you’re counting down the days. It’s like crossing off days on a calendar anticipating christmas, except it’s kinda better because it means losing all the fat! 

Fantastic Alison!  Have you weighed in at all or are you waiting until the end of the 120 days?  I can’t remember. It’s exciting.

I’m going to sincerely try to do bars at least once a day for a few days.  Unfortunately, I have some things planned this weekend that involve going out for at least once meal. Although, I am still going to do 5 bites the best I can.  I was down another pound this  morning, so I am motivated to keep going. 170’s here I come!

Day 5

This is kind of stupidly easy.

Lunch was 3 spoonfuls of homeade chili and two bites from a krinkle bar.

Dinner I ate a fig bar on the fly at work around my usual dinner. Exactly 5 bites!

I may be dropping my diuretic at least for a little while to avoid any extra complication to this mission. I know i can just go back on it if need…[Read more]

Leona, you sound like a foodie to me. Not missing out on the good stuff. I took 5 bites from my sons yiros/kebab last night. It was delicious. I’ve already lost 8 pounds on this diet and are feeling better for it. I have a selection of nice cheeses and gourmet bites ready for dinner tonight. I stuggle with not being able to enjoy a class of wine…[Read more]

I’m down another 0.6 today for a total of 7 lbs. I actually am less interested in food than ever before, which is a complete miracle. I really want to just kill it and do black coffee and 5 bites x 2. Dr. Lewis, any idea how much someone of my height and weight (5′ tall and 188 lbs) could potentially lose in a week?  I keep going to my calendar…[Read more]

From my understanding there is an entirely new section after the weight loss stage all about the weight maintenance aspect. Though Dr. Lewis recommends not reading that part until one reaches their goal weight.

Thank you guys, yes my girlfriend is very supportive and has encouraged me to keep going so that’s really nice

Day 4

I seem to be over a hump, which I knew would come to pass given my previous experiences in potato land. I  have certainly had some energy fluctuations and a bit of light headedness when I stand up too quickly. Beyond that I feel…[Read more]

Welcome! I have been finding that the easiest way to do this is to just get into a rhythm. – Chris