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Good luck! stick with it, it’s just food, you can have it later, it’s everywhere! :D

Yeah it went well, we ended up watching Stranger Things! She has not seen it yet and she loved it.

Down another lb today, Finally in the 160s, it has taken me almost a year to get back to this point. The more I fight myself on the idea that I should be able to eat more like everyone else, the longer I will drag out this whole weight loss travail.…[Read more]

Thanks doc, i’m breathing it away! 2nd meal went well today, gonna stay in and watch scary movies with the lady. She’s got candy and treats, i’ve got coffee! Happy Halloween y’all!

Another day another poun….wait what? I’m half a lb up!? what’s going on??? Water/salt fluctuations, it’s bound to happen sooner or later and I’m happy it did sooner while I’m in a more strict phase of the diet. The answer to any reading on the scale other than my goal is, “cool, okay, stick with it, keep going, it will all come off eventually”.…[Read more]

and second meal went swimmingly, I went without the timer this time but kept ample time between bites to maintain mindfulness of food and take sips of water. I’m a full week of consistent 5 biting in and looking forward to the 160s tomorrow. :D

@gspeech, yes riding the momentum is exactly how I’m starting to feel with it. I don’t want to miss a day on my long streak to the finish line!

@Tonia_A, Yeah often the physiological aspect of hunger and cravings are fairly manageable, but the psychological side of it makes us go off the rails. There is a lot of unhelpful conditioning around our…[Read more]

Good job on the equal substitution! Hope your stomach feels better!

I’ve had many difficult day 2s. I have a rough sketch of a couple of things I think are happening. I think switching abruptly from the constantly fed state to a semi fasted state is just jarring to the body. If the body is habituated to eating all the time, not eating for a bit causes a bunch of mechanisms to kick in to get you to eat again and…[Read more]

As far as sugar is concerned, I  prefer the real thing! it’s nice to be able to make a switch like that without feeling bad about it. Good work and stay strong for the next meal!

Thanks doc, you’re right and that is the main thing I have an issue with regarding fasting, the complete shutdown of one’s system. And then abstaining from food entirely doesn’t allow me to practice a different relationship with it. And it’s incredibly fast compared to everything else out there, it’s basically light speed in terms of dieting.…[Read more]

Breakfast finished, mischief managed!Down a another half lb today, keeping my habit structures going. Some new thoughts and feelings have come up that I’ve had to combat a bit:

sabotaging thought: “Only half a lb down, this is going to take forever!”

Response: “It will take longer if I give up and don’t push myself forward. It’s guaranteed to…[Read more]

2nd meal went well today, keeping strong, drinking coffee and water, reminding myself what I’m trying to accomplish.

I know that horrible feeling as well, it helps to remember how bad that feels when you sense yourself thinking about eating a 6th bite, instant deterrent. Also if you’re looking for something hot and comforting, tea and coffee can really do the trick. like if the thought is “aw but these potatoes are so warm and comforting” you can respond with…[Read more]

I find that part about the not eating anything put in front of you vs fighting your cravings. The switchover to that mindset is the craziest thing I’ve experienced regarding this diet and it is a total superpower. So much so that it’s hard to believe that we’re capable of it! In fact I did the same thing and went back to watch old videos to see…[Read more]

@drlewis I love that phrase “the gradual and comfortable snuffing of hunger”. Because I’m taking so much time (20 min total) to finish the meal, the sense of wanting to be done overrides the excitement of eating even by the time I get to the 3rd bite! I have also had success with just eating 5 bites real quick and moving on with it so I don’t want…[Read more]

Thanks @gspeech! You’re right, everyone is a little different and need different rules at different times to keep themselves on track. I keep finding that when I start to get on track I’m inclined to find more ways in addition to what I’m already doing in order to make the momentum unstoppable.

Second meal today went well. Some tidbits about the…[Read more]

So today is technically day 4 being back on from my latest overeating day. On saturday I fasted entirely and that was such a huge mental reset, On sunday I only had one 5 bite meal. And yesterday I did 2 5bite meals perfectly. I ritualized this morning’s meal and reminded myself why I’m doing this, weighed myself, another 1.5 lbs down. And coffee…[Read more]

Sounds like you’re set! Sucks I missed the call, having technical difficulties for some reason. I like that you added “Better relationships and more time to connect with friends” that’s an interesting side benefit.

So I switched my weigh in day to monday morning, it has been one of the better catalysts because I know I’m going to have to talk to Dr. Lewis on chat later and I want to be able to hand him some good news! I lost 1 lb this week despite a lot of mishaps and overeating, but that’s the first 10 lbs down so far! But the past 3 days have been an…[Read more]

Hi Gayle! Good to hear from you again, congrats for keeping most of the weight off for so long, I can’t say the same for myself right now but I’m working on it again!