Letileti

Letileti–That’s fine.

Oh … I love that.  You are my hero!  Keep up the GREAT work!!

I love your attitude, Maria.  Absolutely brilliant.  I can’t wait to see how this week goes for you!!

The first part is exactly right.  Control your hunger by eating only 5 bites for a meal.  You will establish a rhythm of only getting hungry before you meals and filling up on just your five bites.  You can ignore all of the rest of the food around, and you will be able to do it comfortably.

Yes!  Let’s do the chat on Mondays.  I always init…[Read more]

Great.  You are on your way.  The hunger that you describe is very typical and what you should be feeling, but the longer you stay this course the less intense the hunger will become.  I LOVE your mindset.  You are going to do GREAT!!!

You have to trust me, Maria.  When you get all the way to the finish line, maintenance will be quite easy.  I can’t remember the last time I became insanely hungry.  It used to happen all the time when I was overweight, but I haven’t had that feeling in 15+ years.  Not that I don’t get hungry from time to time, but it’s really no big deal.  I love…[Read more]

I’m thrilled.  You could have eaten more, certainly, but where would that have left you?  Don’t you feel SO MUCH better right now, after just another day, having stuck to the diet (and maybe are still a little hungry) than you would have felt had you eaten more?  Once you start to feel this way you wonder why anyone who needs to lose weight wo…[Read more]

110 is just right around the corner.  You can smell it!  You can almost reach out and grab it!  Run for 110 as fast as you can, and then you will have the rest of the year to lavish in the rewards you reaped.

I like that!

Right.  Those same parties will come back around next year, and next year you can splurge.  But this year, until you are skinny, stay committed to the diet.  Eat perfectly.  It is privately very satisfying to do so even though the temptation to stray can be great.  The problem is that our lives are centered around food and festivities ALL THE TIME…[Read more]

So, yesterday: was the extra food that spectacular?  Do you think you will remember those extra bites in a week?  How about right now?  But to break the habit of always justifying eating when you get hungry, I want you to ENJOY, or learn to enjoy, the feeling of being “empty.”  I want you to realize that as you when you feel hunger your body is…[Read more]

Great first week, Amy!  And doesn’t it feel unbelievable to actually eat less than your allotted 10 bites per day?  You are nailing this!!

Your jeans are just one of the many benefits of getting thin.  PLEASE fill up on the image of you wearing those jeans around, and keep up your great mindset.  You are going to do great!!

Right, Sharon!  Great job.  Remember, eating is entirely under your own control.  Eat if you want, don’t if you want.  If you truly want to get to your goal, don’t eat (much–5 bites!), and it will happen …  FAST!!

I love that!  It sounds like you are doing great.

Right!  I want you to think just like you did: we are simply trying to survive each day until we finally cross that finish line.  GREAT!

Hi Dana.  I wrote about sugar foods (like Snickers) and the fact that they turn OFF ghrelin production, thereby decreasing appetite.  I think, then, that there are many other factors in play, but mainly habit, boredom, stimulating an addiction/reward system, and other psychological factors.  Chloe might help you more in this regard than I.  B…[Read more]

I think that mindful eating is very helpful–if not necessary.  Also, in regards to ghrelin and what Dana posted about “sugar gets my cravings going,” the single most influential signal that turns ghrelin off (but there are many different signals) is sugar.  From a physiological standpoint, foods that are really sugary should inhibit your a…[Read more]

Skinny–Once and a while food falls far short of what I was expecting.  What do I do?  I stop right there and throw the rest away.  I’m not going to waste my life on inadequate food.

That’s exactly right, Skinny!  And it’s just 2 more weeks of “intense” focus.  Those two weeks are so insignificant compared to the months of extended, wonderful life you get back in exchange!  Biggest no-brainer of all time!!