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Also, when things are slow, this is a great opportunity for you to work one-on-one with me and with those here who have had amazing success and are very inspirational.  We may not be many, but we are powerful!

Indeed!  But just think … Shelly and Itsme … You guys can be the next one to inspire others just the same.  It’s all amount of desire and will.  Stick to the program–you guys absolutely can–and the results will follow.  Let’s do this!!

Yes.  Being able to accomplish your greatest lifetime goal–achieving perfect weight–overrides any other calamities that might be affecting your life.  I think the excitement of accomplishing this feat enables you to plow forward despite all the stress and inconveniences of the hurricane.  Great job!!  

Thanks for the story, Becca!  And great job on your first day!

Was it your ex-husband or new husband that said you can’t five bite tomorrow?  Why did he say that?  Do YOU think you can stick to the program tomorrow (today)?  Are you set on proving him wrong!  

I love that too, Rachel!  The key is to remember, in the moment, how you will feel tomorrow.  You will ALWAYS feels so much better if you can stick to your plan tonight.  Great job!!

And Welcome Becca!  Let’s have some fun!  

Exactly right.  COMMITMENT is everything.

I have a question for you, Susan:  At this point in your journey, isn’t dieting FUN!?     Do you find it fun?

Hi Shelly!  Oh No!  I’m so sorry you’re not feeling well.  You’re on antibiotics, right?

Since you have no hunger, DON”T EAT.  Get water down, but that’s it.  There simply is no such thing as a healthy food when you are overweight.  I hope you feel better soon!  

Shhh.  Can you hear me?  That’s ME!!  I’m clapping and yelling and shouting and cheering you guys on as loud as I can!  I know, Burbank is a ways away, but if you listen really hard …  

Hi Shelly.  Just focus on the next meal.  Think about it ahead of time.  What are you going to eat?  Plan it out.  Get excited about it.  Then take 5 bites of it when the time comes.  Be Perfect.  But just focus on the next meal.  

Right, SK!  I hear you.  I’ve been there.  And you are right about this: the longer you go without restarting, the harder it gets.  So please: restart this very second.  If you are chewing, spit it out, and we go.

Use the time when everyone is away to lose weight, not to eat!  It’s harder to five-bite when other people are around than when you a…[Read more]

I love the fact that you’ve learned the food is an inadequate, subpar stress reliever, Kelfro, and that you’ve faced those hardships head-on.  GREAT!

SK!  Right: There will ALWAYS be stress.  There will also always be excess, free food around.  The two do not mix well.  The FIRST time you CHOOSE to not resort to food when your life gets stre…[Read more]

Indeed!  The little stuff, no matter how seemingly insignificant, add up!  Just like our breaths, which by themselves weigh exceedingly little, add up!

Right!  You can never give up!  Your life depends on it!!  But every time you stop eating you are back on the diet.  So you are always going back to the diet.  The trick is to execute your next meal perfectly, and then the next, etc.  But just focus on the next meal.  That’s it.  Just that one.  And if you do just that one perfectly, you will fee…[Read more]

Shelly.  I cannot emphasize this enough:  DO NOT ESTIMATE.  No halves or quarters of anything.  Simply take 5 bites.  I used to order 3-inch sub from Subway (years ago when then did that) and it’s more than 5 bites!!!

SK – as you get closer and closer to the finish line you lose the urgency to finish the project.  After all, you are already enjoying the benefits of your weight loss success and you justify to yourself, “Losing weight is hard, and I’ve already done so well!  I look so much better.  I feel great.  If I really wanted to I could finish this pro…[Read more]

I love your attitude, Danica!  The journey is hard, but just focus on the next meal.  Eat it PERFECTLY!  There is something magical about eating a meal perfectly and throwing the rest away.  

Kelfro, great job so far!  Obviously you are adhering to the diet well–perfectly even!!  Honestly, are you sorry today that you didn’t eat more in the last 2 days?

This will ALWAYS be the case until you cross the finish line.  Just remember this in a week or so when the excitement of starting something new has died down and you tend to fall ba…[Read more]

Hi Rachel!  Of course, going for a nature walk is a great way to deal with stress and clear your mind.  Susan has some good advice too.

Don’t look too far down the road, except to fantasize about how amazing you are going to look.  But eat so little for so long will seem overwhelming.  Rather, just focus on the next meal.  Just have five perf…[Read more]

Indeed, Rachel, you could eat more bites here and there, but why?  You won’t remember the extra bites tomorrow.  But OMG!  Being at your goal weight in Napa would be worth every sacrifice you had to make to get there.  Food there is AMAZING, so save your bites for there.

Out of curiosity, will you be eating at the French Laundry?