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The thing is, there is ALWAYS another reason to eat too much. Another holiday, birthday, family reunion, etc. A few a week. And you won’t remember the extra bites you eat on the Fourth a few days later, so DON”T.

But, if just can’t stick to 5 bites during these festive times (I would argue that sticking to five bites makes the occasion even…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing this with us, Shelly. Yes–we all should be losing weight primarily for our health. Extra fat cause both inflammatory damage, mediated by cytokine production that causes metabolic disease (hypertension, high triglycerides, low good cholesterol, elevate uric acid and gout, kidney insufficiency eventually leading to kidney…[Read more]

Ah … but focus on the fact that it feels SO GOOD when you are perfect. So keep trying and trying again. Overtime you do, you feel great. And eventually, the good feeling you get from being perfect overrides your enjoyment of eating extra bites of food, and you will fall into the weight-loss groove beautifully. Until then, just keep working…[Read more]

But remember, Pia, that you don’t have to give up the enjoyment of eating for very long–just until you cross the finish line. So hurry up! But, since you are doing this thing for a bit longer, you might as well enjoy it! LOVE how clean you feel when you under-eat. Note how sharp your mind is. Note how light you feel on your feet. It’s a…[Read more]

Yes, Kathe. Great! Learn to LOVE that manageable-hunger feeling. It doesn’t last long, but don’t be afraid of it!!! :laugh:

Brenda: Fat is PURE carbon! When you breathe, you lose carbon; by definition, you are losing pure fat. The only way fat’s carbon leave our body is through our breath, in the form of CO2. You lose roughly 3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 carbon atoms, amounting to 0.06 gm of fat, with each breath!

A fat…[Read more]

Really solid, Crissa! You are WINNING this fight. Every day that you continue to say “NO!” to that extra bar, you not only get closer to the finish line, but you turn your hungerstat down. This is brilliant. Don’t let off the gas pedal! You’ve got this. Take it meal by meal, day by day, and before long you will be on high-speed cruise…[Read more]

Right on, 5Bite. And yes!: EXPECT hunger. It’s coming. It may get intense, but be waiting for it. Don’t let it surprise you. So when it does come, you don’t find yourself running for the kitchen. Instead, sit down on the couch, and have a little one-to-one with your stomach. Ask it, “Is that the best you can do? That’s nothing! I’ve been…[Read more]

Yes … what If? What If? Satisfy that curiosity. You’ll never know until you try it!

Shiela!

I SO LOVE to hear that determination and commitment. You KNOW this is the diet that will work for you–now we just need to find a way to keep you focused. But the biggest obstacle–getting your own mind in the game–you’ve already conquered. Great. Now just come here often and let me and everyone else here keep you focused all the way…[Read more]

Liz – You have hit the nail on the head! The less you eat, the better the food tastes, and the more VALUE you give to what you eat. Have fun with the program, lose ALL of your weight quickly, and spend the rest of your spectacular life helping other people achieve the same result!

Al

I am going to comment on the potential here:

During menstruation you lose not just blood but endometrial tissue (CELLS) that your body then has to start rebuilding for the next month. Prior to your period, as the tissue is growing the most, a lot of estrogen is being produced by the ovary to STIMULATE your appetite so you have more sugar around…[Read more]

Believe it or not, I only have a handful of people who have stuck to, and only to, Snickers for a week. All of them (from the best of my memory) lost 13-16 pounds that week. They were of different sexes, though if they weighed more they lost more. Remember: the more you weigh, the more energy your body requires to run, and the more calories…[Read more]

I have suggestion. You don’t need to force yourself to poop. Just let nature take its course. Remember–you could go up to a couple of weeks without having a bowel movement. Great! It means you are being very strict and you will have an extraordinary result. Keep up the good work!

Now, if your stools become hard and uncomfortable, take a…[Read more]

Georgia – for the next few days, LOOK FORWARD to being hungry. You WANT to be hungry. In fact, you want to starve. You can’t wait to get shaky and light-headed. See how much ‘torture’ you can bring upon your body–and prove to yourself how resilient your body actually is. (Love forcing your body to eat the fat more than you want to have…[Read more]

Yes. I did it. I went from 190 to 137 in about 24 days. During this time my bite count was fairly consistent, but I never cheated. I would have 5 bites of something in the Doctor’s Lounge at the hospital for lunch, and then I usually stopped by In-N-Out (a burger joint in California) or an Italian Hole-In-The-Wall and had five bites for…[Read more]

GeorgiaGF –

Remember: The FBD isn’t for life–it is just a tool to reach a health and a physique that nobody else can attain. That alone should be motivating. But once you are done, then you get to eat more!! (Granted, it will be less than the amount that you are currently eating, but it will feel like MORE than you are currently eating.)

So…[Read more]

Hi Kizzykay –

Sorry–I thought I answered this already (another post?). But anyway…You could loose the 100 pounds in under 3 months. Not bad when you consider how fantastic your life will be at 117 pounds. So just get there. BUT please, never eat more than 5 bites for a meal, and only 2 meals per day. This is really hard, but just stick to…[Read more]

Klculmer –

I’m happy to hear that you’ve lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks, which is good, but not perfect. But I am saddened by the $50 comment? This forum is an opportunity for everyone here to use each other (and me) to answer questions and find the motivation to achieve your individual goal. The $50 also keeps the ‘rif-raf’ off the site, so we all…[Read more]

Rae –

In response to question #1, this diet does not make you want to binge. Just the opposite – this diet subdues your hunger so that you are less hungry. Whether or not you go on an ‘eating spree’ is entirely up to you–but your appetite won’t be the one egging you on.

In terms of your body going into starvation mode and then ‘storing fat’,…[Read more]