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Thank you guys.  I so agree with Gayle:  If you truly love yourself, then do this for you.  You deserve it!

Lynda – I didn’t read the whole article, but it sounds like Dr. Brown supports what we are saying here, no?

OMG, Allan!  This is ABSOLUTELY the right thing for you!  GERD will absolutely resolve if you lose enough weight.  The ONLY cure for NASH or NAFLD (fatty liver) is significant weight loss, and this diet is the PERFECT prescription.  Most cases of gastritis will resolve with this diet, and IBS should improve.  Diverticulitis probably won’t impr…[Read more]

If you truly want to be skinny, then just do it.  Remember, this diet is YOURS and YOURS alone.  This is YOU.  You are a five-biter.  You don’t need to convince anyone else of what you are doing or the benefits of it.  You just need to do this for you.  In that regard, there is no point in procrastinating; you don’t achieve anything by waiti…[Read more]

– “Just ’cause.”

– “Someone challenged me to stick to 5 bites, so I took ’em up on it.  I will not lose a challenge.”

– “I want to do something that no one else can do.”

Right, Alison.  Don’t let compliments impede your commitment to go all the way and achieve exceptional living.  You are not done until you are truly done.  For now, you ARE a five-biter.  Just be that person, and don’t let anyone tell you you’ve lost enough until you actually have lost it all.

The is no such thing as bad or good food, particularly when you are eating only five bites.  It’s just material–carbon–in one form or another.  Your multivitamin covers the essentials.  Nitrogen (protein) comes in almost automatically.  So your five bites are just for flavor and to curb your hunger.  They aren’t providing your body with ANYT…[Read more]

Yes.  You need to ride this out.  Drink water and coffee, but these feelings will go away.

It sounds to me like you are going to do VERY well on this program.  I can’t wait to watch the transformation take place!  

The most common type of heart disease–atherosclerosis–dramatically benefits form weight loss, and those people should be on the diet.  The authors are making an argument for caution in some people with cardiomyopathy who may suffer if they don’t get an adequate amount of protein (which would still be hard not to get, even with this diet), but…[Read more]

Indeed, Kmarie.  The best anti-inflammatory you can take for your inflammatory diseases is: LOSE WEIGHT!  It will ultimately be better than prednisone and all the immune-modifying medications you take.  So, GO, GO, GO!  Sprint for the finish line!  Just get it done!!  

Again, I see the opposite all the time, Chloe.  Numbness and tingling that go away with weight loss.  I’m guessing your symptoms were symmetric and represent a systemic effect, like low blood sugar, especially since you felt better after eating more.  This may happen from time to time, and you may eat more if you feel you need to.  A…[Read more]

YES!  It IS amazing how you feel fuller when you count each bite.  Really hone in on each bite.  To take this technique to the extreme, journal each and every bite you take!  Taste each bite like a sommelier samples wine in a wine competition; let the flavors roll over your tongue.  You don’t need to spit it out, of course, but after each bite…[Read more]

Great.  I also think that EVERYONE should have their own “Journal” page.  It encourages everyone to put more energy into this process, and it makes it easier for others to follow their progress.  So please journal, everyone!     

Just take it meal, by meal, Kmarie!  You’ve just prepared your veggie or chicken patty and placed it in front of you.  Then the show begins.  The lights go out and the curtain raises.  The spotlight is on you and your food.  The role you are playing is that of a perfect 5-biter, and the entire world wants to see how well you can perform.  PLE…[Read more]

Great.  I think journaling is good.  It helps to keep you focused.  EVERYONE should journal here EVERYDAY!!!  

Yes–it’s more disturbing to feel stuffed.  Hunger is just hunger, and it goes away.  

Mary,

Just imagine how much better your life is going to be when you are thin.  Imagine how wonderful your trips with your friends are going to be when you are skinny and you can eat without care or regret.  Maybe, for now, you should cancel all other trips with friends and just focus on you.   Getting to the finish line is the #1 issue in yo…[Read more]

Great job, Brooks!  You are doing GREAT!

Agreed: communion is OK.  You are improving your spiritual health in exchange for an insignificant amount of carbon, which is a good trade-off.  And look at how well you are doing!  You’ve got everything moving in the right direction, so don’t change a thing!  

And then, when you have had your bites, sprinkle a TON of salt all over the remaining food, to keep you from picking away at it.

Isn’t this program, as hard as it is at times, great!  You get the immediate benefit of looking better, feeling lighter, and fitting into your clothes.  You get the long-term benefits of excitement and hope; and of better health.  Leona, I’m really looking forward to your next 30 days as well!  

No.  This diet does not “mess” with your metabolism.  Understand, though, what the metabolism is:  the energy required to run the body’s essential functions.  The only thing that slows–and only temporarily–is your GI tract, because you are putting less in.  But when you are thin, you will resume eating and everything will be exactly where it w…[Read more]