Tadpole

EXCELLENT!!! Thanks for the reassurance, I feel better already—the whole "in control" of your body thing is the main component for me in the 5BD, and to hear that the Paxil is nothing more than an appetite increaser and not a med that has chemicals that will effect my weight BEYOND MY CONTROL is a BIG relief. Thanks again, you made my…[Read more]

Yeah, I don’t have but 10 lbs to get back to where I was at 95, but like you said I want to do it quickly, so I wanted to 5-bite it! I am going to try 150mg of Wellbutrin instead of 300mg and see if I can tolerate that along with the Paxil, and maybe it will help my hunger side effect of the Paxil

is that all it is, just that Paxil increases your…[Read more]

I had read another thread here where you had suggested Lexapro and Wellbutrin—-unfortunately I have tried both: Lexapro tends to have the opposite effect on me, and Wellbutrin makes me want to rip my skin off (sorry for the graphic description there, but that’s all I can accurately compare the feeling to).

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: THANK you, Dr. Lewis! I am a bit of a hypochondriac, but it worried me that I’ve been a vegetarian for 2 years and always watch what I eat—but I will stay away from cheese and not start a statin, I am glad you advised me against it, I hate taking meds unless I have to. I have to get a blood workup again in 3 months,…[Read more]

Here is some of my bloodwork info:

Triglycerides 56 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol 84 mg/dL
VLDL " 11 mg/dL

Total: 208 mg/dL

LDL Cholesterol 113 mg/dL

Also I noticed that there were other things highlighted in the report, and am wondering if I should be concerned that those numbers, as well, are not in the average range?

MCV 96.9 fL
MCH 32.9…[Read more]

I am going to go by and pick up the whole bloodwork paper so I know what the heck is going on—hopefully it will be broken down to the # of triglycerides and all of that—will give you those numbers when I get them, I appreciate your advice! The dr I do have is so busy I only get to speak to his nurse if I’m lucky.

Dr Lewis,
I called this morning and my HDL (I think that is what it is) is 208 and my LDL(?) is 113; what do you think of those numbers?Post edited by: Tadpole, at: 2008/08/19 15:26

Thank you so much for writing back—-I know so many people who have high cholesterol, but I never thought I would end up being one of them, man oh man. But I did call my mom and dad about it and both of them are indeed on cholesterol meds and mom’s dr even told her that even if she "ate only dirt" she would have high cholesterol. Dad is pretty…[Read more]

Basically give or take it took about a month. :laugh:

Hello, Georgia:laugh:

Yes, I did many many days of just 2 2.07oz Snickers bars—there were some days that I ate a veggie burger with one piece of bread split into 2 as a "bun", also another substitute was a breaded soy chicken pattie with a slice of bread as the bun. I am a vegetarian, but I love the stuff that tastes like meat still! There…[Read more]

So when her blood sugar is really low (and she usually has to eat sugar immediately and a lot of it), she gets shaky, cranky, and spacey—-is that something for her to expect with the 5BD? Thanks again for everything!!

Ah, great! Thanks for responding—-I was curious about that; if one meal a day was dangerous for maintenance, even though it feels normal for me. And you are right, that’s what got me to the 95 lbs. —-Five Bite Diet—-literally, 2x a day. No way to fail if you eat only 2 2.07oz Snickers bars a day, that’s for sure. :cheer:

Ahh!! GREAT NEWS, thanks!:laugh:

At what point during the whole hungerstat resetting process does the body realize that this is going to be the way it is (w/the amount of daily food intake), and relents by raising the metabolism back up?

Wow—-everything about this diet is incredible! I like the idea of being able to monitor/change/control one’s own metabolism: EXCELLENT!

Heheh, no I weigh 95 pounds (went from 136 lbs). I just don’t understand how the body is taking a sudden influx of food and not immediately chunking me up?! Not that I’m complaining!!:laugh:

Could be fear of success at work in your subconscious mind; solve that problem with psychocybernetics: visualize your body the way you want it to look—do this several times a day—be very affirmative and confident that this WILL be how you will look, and very soon!

I am very glad you wrote this—I needed to read it!!! Before, when it would happen I would just let it roll off my shoulders, but this FBD changed my life, and I am going to defend my own honor for crying out loud!! Good for you, too, having the guts to split a kid’s meal in front of the relatives—it’s awesome that you and hubby are both in…[Read more]

I have you to thank, Rae! Thanks for spreading the word, yer a lifesaver ((hugs))!

I am also a vegetarian and use the "Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type" approach by Dr. D’Adamo to eat foods that give me the most energy (type A blood).

It is very empowering to read your words, that you don’t feel guilty about being thinner than the person telling you to eat more—you feel proud, and that is the way it should be! It is not quite…[Read more]