Lynda

So I’ve lost another 4 pounds. No sugary drinks or alcohol. I did have 2 slip ups. Blew out to about 10 small bites while tired and preparing food for kids at 5pm-6pm on 2 nights. So I’ve prepared dinners so I don’t have to be around the kitchen when I’m hungry and ready to graze, tempted to pick at food.

But I’m happy with the ongoing 2 kg a…[Read more]

I’m noticing the bites can vary between the normal 50 gm snickers bar and 70 gm of pasta. So if I’m sticking to snickers bars on the run and 5 bites with the family.

Does anyone get reflux when eating their bites? Everytime I eat, I get a bit of indigestion. It goes away after a while. But I haven’t had that since I was pregnant 8 years ago.

Perfect day. I have to keep saying to myself, race to the end, get this over and done with. Just running on my reserve tank. It’s my lifestyle and totally normal to have 5 bites. I’m going to be a good role model to my kids. It’s not normal to be fat and have heart disease or diabetes in your 40’s.

I’m weighing out 70 gm or 2.5 oz to be sure my bite size doesn’t go over board and I stick to the same lunch and dinner.

Breaking headlines in Australia:  “Crash dieting is dangerous” Loosing weight too fast is bad for you… But only people with heart disease in the first week had to be careful/under medical supervision. And all low calorie dieters improved all health measurements beyond what they had before dieting.

The sensational news team totally omitted the…[Read more]

I have just started flavouring my old coffee with cinnamon, so it tastes a little gourmet. I have purchased these little disposable containers and measuring no more than 70 gm (2.5 oz) of food in it. I had trouble with hunger last night, and took 2 extra bites, but I think it was because I was tired and a bit dehydrated.  I’m enjoying not being…[Read more]

No adverse effects. Just trying to get rid of my sore knees and hips. I went rowing for the first time in  a long time. Felt a lot more comfortable with my weight but want to loose 20 pounds this month.

To add fuel to the fire….so to speak. I can see the discontent on peoples faces when I say yes, you can live off 2 snickers a day. Everyone is pounded by “you must eat a lot of healthy food, super food or die” message. Let me introduce you to the halo effect. I believe a lot of the population are overeating due to this psychological effect. And…[Read more]

My hunger stat is set really well. I don’t stray from the 5 bites, although my childen bitterly complained my bites where too big when I took them out of their Big Macs. Too funny. Anyway, I think it’s really important to stay hydrated, drink whatever zero calorie drinks you need to. When I get dehydrated that’s when the hunger/dehydration plays…[Read more]

I’m really going high end foodie at the moment. I’m enjoying my 5 bites, smoked rainbow trout with pumperknickel bread. I hate been a little naughty and have had wine and gin and tonic. But still strong on the 5 bites.

I’m blown away with the thought that we may have got it completely wrong on the calorie count. Obsessing about energy and not…[Read more]

And the other thing that bothered me about Dr. Oz. He referenced some Anorexia support group as some kind as a  suspicisous endorsement group for this program. Anorexia is a serious mental health disorder where the sufferers have a completely distorted view of their body weight and image. These are people who are not trying to achieve a healthy…[Read more]

Someone once said to me. “Hunger is not the tummy pains or cravings, but that sharp pain you get in the throat which comes and goes”. So I ignore everything but if I get that pain, a get a coffee and chew some gum till it passes. And it always passes. We can all do this for healthier US!! 

I’m really enjoying this diet.   It demyths so much rubbish out there. We simply have to eat less. I watched the Dr. Oz episode of Dr. Lewis interview. I’m not really a fan of Dr. Oz as I consider him to be an appeaser ( feeding the crocodiles hoping it will eat him last) for the ethical/higher order eaters who believe that…[Read more]

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]

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]

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]