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Welcome, Kathe.  I hope your first week is fantastic!

Maria

That’s a great strategy, Rachel!  I think the holiday weekend was challenging for a lot of people (myself included).  Keep it going!  124 by 44 sounds awesome.

Hang in there, Queenesther!  I had the same experience since it was a holiday weekend.  There was so much  food around.  I told my husband that I’m sticking to my lean cuisines from now on since they taste good, but not great.      We can do this.  We will have a great week!   

Welcome back, Rachel!  The pandemic has been really difficult.  Good luck this week.  You can do it!  As long as we don’t stop trying, we will get there. 

Thanks Dr. Lewis and Queenesther.  I only lost 1 lb this week, but I went off the rails for the first 5 days of the week, so I was actually surprised that I didn’t gain.  I’ve been doing well for the last two days.  I will continue looking at my “reasons for weight loss” list several times a day and when I feel weak.  Hopefully that will carry me…[Read more]

   Wow, Queenesther….that’s fantastic!!  Congratulations on the 8 lbs!!   That is so exciting.  You are doing a fabulous job.  Keep going!  As you said, this week will be even better. 

Unfortunately, this week has not been the greatest.  So now I’m trying to “reprogram” my thinking to get my mind straight.  So I created a list of reasons I had for starting this diet to begin with.  I have it on my phone, and now I look at the list multiple times per day.   When I’m feeling weak, I take out my list and force myself to be hone…[Read more]

Hi Queenesther.  That is awesome that you are past the hunger stage!   Keep it going!   You are doing great. 

Six lbs is wonderful!  You are not far from your goal weight, so 6 lbs is fantastic.  Keep up the great work.

Wow Sheila, that was very inspiring.  I was also starting to get discouraged because this past week has been challenging for me.  But reading what you wrote set me straight.  You are right, things don’t have to go perfectly.  When you fall down, you just need to get back up again, make the modifications you need and then keep going.  Thank you…[Read more]

I’m sorry to hear that, too.   I don’t actually use bars or snickers myself because I just dislike the extreme sweetness / texture.  I prefer sticking with real food, so maybe that would work better for you?   Regardless, good luck.   It was nice having you here, and I hope you can either modify the 5-bite somehow or that your next approach will w…[Read more]

Glad the hunger is over for you, sstroh!   Good luck on the weight in tomorrow.  I’m sure you will see a fantastic loss! 

As Dr. Lewis has told me before, there will be ups and downs on this plan.  Hang in there, Becky.   I know it’s discouraging when it feels like you are going backwards.  But if you keep trying, things will click.

This really will change your life, Sheila.  I had trouble with even small, routine things because of the constant back aches.   The improvement was amazing.  I no longer have aches of any kind.  You are on the right path!

I can just say that getting past that one week of hunger was so very worth it.  I used to have terrible back and knee problems.  And they almost totally disappeared after the first 20 lbs!  So yes, do hang in there. In the end, I would’ve been willing to go through a much greater amount of hunger to get the same results.

Sorry Dr. Lewis, but for me, I have to say it took a full week for the hunger to go away.  That has happened to me each time I’ve tried the five bite.  And the hour before I eat my meals is still really hard hunger-wise.  Also, on the days I mess up, the next day is always very difficult hunger-wise because of this “resetting the hungerstat” dynamic.

This is not an easy process, but you can do it!  I had a slip up yesterday, too.  But we can start fresh today and have a great rest of the week to make up for it.  Best of luck today and this week!

That’s a great approach, Queenesther!  Sometimes you have to use tricks to “delay” what you want, but then it can turn out that your mood changes and you don’t really want it.  But that’s what I like about the 5 bite.  You can have 5 bites of anything.  I love the freedom of that.

Welcome, Sheila!   I am so excited for you!  Your health is going to improve so much.  And it’s very true about not giving up.  This diet isn’t easy, but after trying everything under the sun, I can say that it’s the only thing that has worked for me.  Once again, welcome! 

Maria

Wow, that is amazing!  Way to go!   As Dr. Lewis said, you are well on your way and the results are going to be incredible.  Keep going, you are doing great!