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I understand, but a big part of me wants to stress the point: NO EXCUSES.  I know your issues seem to be really “important” and “life-altering,” but time will pass, and you will realize that food in no way altered the course or your issues.  Find a way to deal with the issues without eating.  Again, if you truly want to be thin, then make an un…[Read more]

Right.  And recognizing that between 1-4 is your trying time frame defines your objective and gives you a goal.  You ARE going to be hungry during that window, but you are anticipating it, and you are going to attack it with water and distractions.  All you have to do is stay strong and focused for those 3 hours, then you are off to the races!  

Welcome BJS!  I sent you a message, and that will get us started.  But like Laura wrote in a previous post, why not treat this diet as you would a prescription medication and follow it religiously.  Then count down the 72 hours until your hungerstat resets.  In fact, why not force yourself to have just a Snickers bar twice a day for a full wee…[Read more]

Welcome back, Laura!  I LOVE your frame of mind.  I LOVE that attitude.  Treat the diet as life-or-death prescription, and count down the hours.  Life that exact 5-bite lifestyle until you cross that amazing finish line.  We are all here with you!  

Great, Gayle.  Keep pushing forward.  You are ALMOST THERE!  Wait no more!!  Do it now, doe it fast, and get it done!  You don’t want to be in these same shoes once the fancy Holiday parties hit.  You want to be your thinnest ever at that time.  And if you don’t do it now, it won’t get done.

Yay.  And you will feel the benefits immediately.  The second you commit to eating nothing but five bites twice a day you may be hungry, yes, but you will instantly feel strong and powerful.  You KNOW where this program is going to take you, and it’s exciting.  Also, Chloe, after reading through the beginning of this thread I realized that you lik…[Read more]

Right.  Great.  The thing to remember is this:  You will be really hungry at lunch.  Have a cup of black coffee and lots of water.  Power through ’till dinner, then five bites.  And then the weekend!  No work pressure.  You can just relax and basque in your own misery (hunger).  The days will tick by quickly, and come Monday you should be feeling…[Read more]

Great Katie!  Welcome back!

You recognize the importance of accountability to help maintain focus and your commitment.  You are in the right place!  But use this to complete your journey once and for all.

Just remember that as you get close to the finish line you start to feel really, really good, and you lose the incentive to find your magic nu…[Read more]

I love it.  Again, you are separating yourself from mediocrity.  But really, whose wants to live a mediocre life?

Tammy.  It WILL work.  There is no other alternative.  BUT … you have to do it perfectly.  Then again … you CAN be perfect.  It will be tough and challenging at times, but it is absolutely doable.  Let me know when the struggles set in, and I will devise some techniques to help you get over those struggles.  

I like this.  I remind patients all the time that they have plenty of salad, vegetables, and fruits already stored in the body, and their is no point in putting more in.  I also have them practice some imagery: Envision yourself sitting down and consuming all kinds of food that you would like to eat.  Smell how fresh the food is.  Notice how coo…[Read more]

Why not leave the home on the weekends?  Go to the mall!  Take your son to the park!  But it does help to not have ready-to-eat food around.  But because it has to be (for him), get away from the house.

I have put together a talk on delaying gratification [and avoiding snacking].  The core points are these:

—Develop Clarity and Commi…[Read more]

Right.  So bear down and just do it.  Go hard and go fast.  A truly exceptional life (in all aspects) is waiting for you!!!

Right.  Being skinny is unusual–exceptional, but different.  Some view it as abnormal–as if abnormal, based on the new normal, is bad.  In the case of weight, you WANT to be abnormal.  You want to be abnormally thin!

Great job, Pia!  And having a successful weekend is actually MORE enjoyable than “pigging out” throughout the weekend.  It’s hard to do for the first time, but once you do do it, you realize it’s really not that hard and very well worth it!  So right! — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!

Libby–I am SO EXCITED for you!  You are EXACTLY RIGHT ON!  When you 5-bite correctly, as you are, it is remarkably liberating.  You can eat absolutely anything, and five bites of what you are craving is often much more filling than 100 bites of something you’re not really craving.  I cannot wait to see where the loss of the next block of wei…[Read more]

Hi LM —

When you are in social situations, imagine that you are playing a game.  It’s a challenge–a very difficult game–but have fun playing it and set out to win it.  Your game is to get through the entire night, as hard as it might be, on 5 bites of regular food.  Go in with that mindset and prove to yourself that you do indeed have the ex…[Read more]

Perfect.  The first day is the hardest.  Believe it or not, it is all downhill from here!  

Fantastic post, Michele!

First, you are right.  Stay away from all other “advice” out there.  That “advice” is why America has gone from a 10% obesity rate to a 50% obesity rate in just 20 years!

I LOVE your insight.  When you compare the pain and misery of being hungry, feeling weak, and headaches to the much-longer-lasting pain that stems fr…[Read more]

Right Christine!  Losing weight is hard, and it seems that the entire world is working hard to keep you overweight.  So if your going to do this, you have to set aside a block of time to do nothing but establish a new you–a skinny, extremely healthy and active new you.  But you have to go all in and block out the rest of the world.  Come here and…[Read more]