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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Thank you so much, Dr. Lewis and Queenesther.  Let’s keep pushing forward!  :yahoo:</p>

<p style=”text-align: left;”>That’s a fantastic first day, Queenesther!  You did great!  Drinking water helps so much.  I hope the rest of the week goes smoothly for you, too.   You can do this!  :dance:</p>
Maria

Thanks, Dr. Lewis and Becky for the continued support!   I’m thankful that my husband is very supportive too.  Hopefully we can all finish this as quickly as possible.

Just an update…..After a terrible mother’s day binge, and after reading a reply from Dr. Lewis about getting this diet done as quickly as possible, I’ve decided to recommit with a vengeance.

I had been getting bored with my food choices now that there are fewer restaurant options and funds are limited.  So I did research on the best-rated lean…[Read more]

I love the idea of getting good quality coffee.  That makes such a difference! And with the pandemic, the stress eating is understandable.  I went crazy food-wise on mother’s day.  But I just hit the point a few days ago when I said enough’s enough.   So now I’m back to being hungry.  I believe Dr. Lewis has said this before, as long as there…[Read more]

Thanks Queenesther.   The support in this forum is fantastic, and for me it has made a huge difference.  I tried doing the 5 bite on my own before and that didn’t really work for me either, so I can relate.  I’m glad you are here and look forward to seeing you succeed.   You can do this!

Maria

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Hi Queenesther.  Welcome!  I’ve lost 26 lbs total with the 5 bite diet and have almost 40 lbs left.  So it definitely works!   I hope you have a great first week.</p>
Maria

I think a lot of us are in the same boat, LessIsMore.  I initially lost 36 pounds but I’m back because I gained 16 lbs after I left.  I also never initially reached my goal weight the first time. You can do this!  This approach really does work.  Welcome back and I hope this first week goes smoothly for you.

Maria

I want to thank everyone again for all of the support and encouragement.  I’ve decided to only update this thread once per week for now since I’m hopefully done with the worst of it.  The first week is so hard.  Not that the hunger ever really goes away for me, but it does get easier to manage.

It’s been a good week, and I lost 6 lbs!

I’m st…[Read more]

Hi Poppycat.  I hope it’s continuing to go well and your hunger stat is resetting easily.   Same here about staying busy, I’m finding it helps so much.  Wishing you the best for today and the rest of the week!

Maria

Hi Rebekah.  I hope the first few days have gone well for you.  Wishing you the best and hoping you are past the worst of it now hunger-wise.

Maria

<p style=”text-align: left;”>That is great news, Bk!  Glad to hear it’s going well.  I’m finding the same thing about staying busy.  It helps so much.  Keep it going, you are doing great!</p>
Maria

You can do this, sk!  It’s true what Dr. Lewis said about hunger being an inevitable part of this.  But know that you aren’t alone.  Sending you lots of positivity and encouragement.

Maria

You can do it, Poppycat!  You’ve done a fantastic job so far (11 lbs!), so I have no doubt you will get back on track starting today.   Hang in there!  You’ve got this. 

Maria

Hi Bk.  I was at that same point about 20 minutes ago.  I got into an argument with someone in my family, and there was a pumpkin pie sitting on the countertop.  I saw it and had a sudden thought about burying my face in the pie.     But I weighed myself this morning, and I’ve lost almost 5 lbs in 4 days.  So I ran to my bedroo…[Read more]

You’re doing great, Rebekah!  Your commitment to this process is inspiring given that you would not even set foot near your kitchen.  And then keeping your bites small too, that’s awesome!   

Thanks Rebekah!  I’m super happy to be back.  It’s only my third day, but my husband put his arm around my waist and said, “Hey, you’ve already lost weight!  I can feel it around your waist!”  He doesn’t say stuff like that just to be nice, so I was thrilled.  This approach really does work incredibly well.     Welcome back to you too, an…[Read more]

Hi Rebekah!  I tend to experience the same thing with really strong evening hunger.  What works for me is uncaffeinated diet soda, tea or just lots of water.  I tried setting my dinner time for later than normal to see if that would help (from 5:30pm to 7pm), but it didn’t help much, at least not yesterday.  Good luck and welcome back!

Maria

<p style=”text-align: center;”>Thanks, Dr. Lewis.  I decided to change my eating times yesterday to 2:00pm and 7pm.  I had five bites of a ham sandwich with Doritos for lunch and then 5 bites of chicken meatballs, quinoa and mixed vegetables for dinner.  I was extremely hungry and uncomfortable after dinner and before sleeping, but I just drank wa…[Read more]

That sounds awesome that they opened the parks in NJ already.  It’s also above 70 degrees in the Chicago area, but parks are still closed.  Enjoy the sun!  And I hope this weekend is a breeze with the 5-bite.  Hang in there.