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Well, I did it! I ate just 1 Snicker bar today- ALL day. EXACTLY what my plan was. I bought a 6-pack of them, and put them in the fridge. I cut one in half this afternoon, and had that for lunch, and the other half for dinner. Not much of a difference at ALL in hunger. I still felt comfortably full afterwards, so maybe 1/2 bar for each meal is…[Read more]

WHAT a great idea you have Kathy!! Oh my goodness I never thought of that!! [writes it down in the journal–added as arsenol]. What an awesome idea. On the ship, when it’s time for lunch, the food-servers puts food on my husband’s plate, but of course it’s always way too much food. He sits down with whomever, takes his time, measures out his 5…[Read more]

You know, I *almost* made this same mistake LOL? I went into 7-11 and saw the HUGE Snickers bars, and almost bought one. They always put the king-sized stuff up top so you can see it and buy it. The regular-sized bars are waaaay down a few shelves, almost hidden among the other items. Society is really pushing the larger sizes aren’t they?? Sneaky…[Read more]

KCulmer– Thank you SO SO SO much for that!! My husband tells me that not everyone who serves this country wears a uniform, and I have the toughest job in the military– keeping the home fires lit. I help my depression by also telling myself how lucky I am. I tell myself that military wives back in WW2 (and other wars in the past) didn’t have…[Read more]

You can do it hon. Drink lots of water. Chew gum, drink a hot cup of coffee. If you feel like you’re going to cheat, count to 100 first (chances are, the craving will pass before you get to 100). Another BIG trick I use is to occupy my time with something else. Before I know it, my hunger has passed, the time has flown by, and it’s now dinnertime!…[Read more]

–and I will see about asking my doctor about Lexapro instead of Fluoxetine. Thank you SO much Dr. Lewis!

P.S. My husband has lost a total of 17lbs since starting. I’ve now lost 15lbs and counting!!

Thank you so much for that Dr. Lewis!! Having people thank him for his service only makes me that much prouder to be a Navy wife.

Sometimes I get SO mad at my stomach for being hungry, that I grab inches of fat somewhere on my body (doesn’t matter where), and think, "EAT THIS IF YOU’RE THAT HUNGRY!"

When I was going through that spell, you’re going to think this is funny, but I imagined myself as 1 of the people in the movie "Alive" (a true story by the way). A small plane crashes in the Alps, and the remaining survivors must choose between starvation and cannabalism. I’m sure they felt hungry too, but they had NOTHING to eat (other than…[Read more]

Just lost 2lbs this morning!! I did what you said Dr. Lewis, and ate normal foods yesterday. Last night for dinner, I boiled a chicken breast, poured some salsa on it, and we each shared our 5 bites from it. This morning? I’m 2lbs down.

I also made some changes in my daily routine. I have strictly limited my coffee to just 1 cup a day (vs. 2 pots…[Read more]

So definitely forget the diet bars and stick to normal food? Sounds like a plan to me!
After reading this book (again and again LOL), I seriously can’t remember the last time I ate something and was actually FULL (the way I USED to eat, that is). I overate, and overate, and it was like I was NEVER satisfied. I admit, I have NEVER left food on my…[Read more]

I think I know what his secret is. For a few days now, the scale has stopped for me. No loss but no gain either
I have been just having 2 granola bars per day (220 calories each), but along with that, a LOT of coffee. And with the coffee, comes powdered creamer and Splenda. My husband is on the ship mostly all day, and doesn’t drink as much…[Read more]

Dr. Lewis, you are NOT going to believe this. He did it AGAIN. My husband has now lost 5 more lbs over the past 2 days, making it a total of 15 in 4 days. :ohmy:
And he doesn’t feel hungry!! He even had that "I ate too much" feeling in his gut when he had 7 bites last night.
15lbs in 4 days. UNreal. He still has some tummy-fat, and he thinks it’s…[Read more]

My husband has now lost 10lbs since we weighed him monday night. He’s now 200lbs exact, and last night he said he was hungry, but it was manageable for him to ignore. I can’t wait for him to lose this weight. We even set up a ‘race’ LOL to see which of us could reach our goal weights quicker.

Precisely– or the diet books try to make them 300pgs or so to make them look more "official" LOL, when they’re just full of garbage. Or, they repeat themselves as often as possible, or promise you’ll lose weight from x area first. That’s why I love the part of the book where Dr. Lewis is just brutally honest with his readers. He says he can’t…[Read more]

I do know that this is about the 100th time I’ve heard of thinner people living longer. The group of people called CRONies (calorie restriction optimal nutrition) purposely eat very little calories in order to slow down their metabolisms, and they live longer. The example scientists gave was that of a Xerox machine. If you make a copy of…[Read more]

I do 5 bites of a granola bar.

HAPPY DANCE for kizzy!! WOOT+1!!
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!! (dancing– not eating LOL:laugh: :lol:

Dr. Lewis, I’m finding this is also true for me as well. I have my times set for noon and 5pm, and I find myself actually being hungry about 15-20mins. before those times. It’s like my stomach somehow magically knows what time it is LOL, and expects food. I’m not hungry any other times. Sure, I get the ‘bored-why-don’t-I-go-and-eat-something’…[Read more]

I woke up this morning, started my time-of-month, stepped on the scale, and found I have lost 3lbs. Normally, with all the water weight and ‘blahs’, I gain weight. Not today though!!
I’m absolutely thrilled.