Tanya

Welcome Dalia!  I’m so happy to have you here!

The first thing that I can tell you is this: Hunger is a wonderful, HEALTHY symptom that means our body is breaking down fat.  Don’t run from it; rather, cherish and welcome it!  Look forward to being hungry, because ultimately that is the only way we can get this excess weight off.  What sho…[Read more]

So, yesterday: was the extra food that spectacular?  Do you think you will remember those extra bites in a week?  How about right now?  But to break the habit of always justifying eating when you get hungry, I want you to ENJOY, or learn to enjoy, the feeling of being “empty.”  I want you to realize that as you when you feel hunger your body is…[Read more]

YES!   I’m so happy for you!!

Incredible!  You did it!  So … how was today (Day #4)?

AWESOME, but today is Friday.  How is THIS day going?  BE strong!  Think of everything we talked about last Monday.  THIS is the weekend of all weekend.  Take it minute by minute and find a way to resist eating any extra food.  Be PERFECT!  THIS IS THE WEEK that will redefine your entire weight-loss trajectory.

Wonderful!  You are on your way!  Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and you’ll be over the 3-day hump before you know it!

Brilliant.  The first day’s the hardest.  And come tomorrow (probably when you read this) you will already feel SO MUCH better.  You’ll feel really good–a whole lot better than food today would have made you feel!

But on the other hand, THIS Thursday is going to be different.  Frankly, it’s exciting!!   I can’t wait!!

Welcome back!  You are in the right place, and we are all here to support you.  OK.  The race starts today.  PLEASE start off your first week by eating only bars and let’s set your hungers precisely.  Is that OK with you?

Yes!!   Eating small amounts is special and does make you feel amazing afterwards.  I guess it’s sort of like a runner’s high.  (And believe me, I know.  I’ve logged many hundreds of miles running around Southern California.)  When you start off running, it’s not fun or even comfortable, but you do it, in part, for that amazing feeling that…[Read more]

Thanks so much for joining us tonight, Gayle!  You are such and inspiration and remind us of what living an exceptional life looks like!

Welcome back!

There isn’t a simple button you can push to reset it, but this is what you can do:

Change the weights for weeks 1-5 to your current weight.  Then, as the weeks tick by, adjust 2-5, then 3-5, then 4-5 (etc) to your updated weight for that week.  After 5 weeks you’ll be all caught up.  OK?

The main concern with weighing daily is that, subconsciously, you adjust your bites to fit the number on the scale.  I don’t want you to do that.  I simply want you to follow the diet EXACTLY as I’ve laid it out, and then look forward to your weigh-in day once a week.  ( I do alter this a bit once you are done losing weight, but we are not there yet.)

Brilliant!!

Yes indeed!  I LOVE that attitude!!!

I like that!  You can start collecting tiny meals.  See how many new, tiny, complete meals you can come up with!

Right on!

Exactly right.  I’ve used the same comparison to commitment with my own patients.  You NEED to be 100% committed, not just as a challenge, but because, by definition, it is a commitment!

Yes, it’s possible.  I had two sisters as patients, both near 300 pounds, who lost 50 pounds in the first 2 weeks.  It is possible, but it requires: 1. extremely good will and discipline, and 2. enough excess fat on the body to begin with.  You are too light to lose 45 pounds in 2 weeks, but you could do it in a month!

Yes you will.  And it’s worth it.  So take it day by day, meal by meal, and find a way to execute each meal perfectly.  You can totally do this!!