Tanya

I love it, Allison!!

True–it’s not easy–but it IS doable, and it IS well worth it.  So keep hanging in there.  It gets easier and easier the more you get into this program.

Brilliant, Michelle!  I love that mental exercise!!

Great job, Allison.  And again, when you eat less frequently and are hungry going into a meal, food tastes better!!

Great job indeed, Elizabeth!  (and your welcome )

Yum!!

It’s an awesome transformation, Allison.  Now, let’s finish this project.  You’ve come too far to slow down or plateau.  Go, go, go!  You are on the final leg of this journey!!

I think what Allison mentioned before is key:  focus on the flavor of everything you eat.  Taste it, analyze it, and then question whether or not you really need another bite of that same food.  Once you’ve collected the flavor and added that flavor to your memory banks, there is no value it eating it again.  God forbid the flavor of the sec…[Read more]

I like those diet thoughts as well!

Right, guy!  Every fall that you take is a learning experience.  In its own small way, it’s going to help you get to the finish line and stay there eventually.  Just keep getting back up and look forward to your next meal so that you can have just 5 bites.

YES!!!   When you focus on the flavor, it is much easier to eat just 5 bites.  REALLY analyze the flavor of each and every bite you take.  It will help to put the value of the 6th bite–a flavor that you have already collected–in it’s place: at the bottom of the trashcan.

Great!  Let’s all cheat our way to the finish line!!!

Indeed!  Great job!!

Right.  It’s all about being willing to delay gratification.  But delaying that immediate (and forgettable) gratification of eating begins with recognizing that the temptation to eat is 1. just a very strong temptation, 2. a very temporary compulsion, and 3. the rewards of giving in to your desires to eat don’t even come close to the rewards of b…[Read more]

Right.  Keep it simple.  1 bar, twice a day, and unlimited coffee and water.  Clean, simple, POWERFUL!!!

Yes.  The other side of resisting a hunger surge is the “skinny high”–that rush of energy and fullness you get from using up more of your inflammatory reserves.

Right!!!   We look forward to eating just 5 bites today for how much thinner we are going to be tomorrow morning!!

Please don’t forget:  It feels so much better to be on the diet and doing it perfectly than eating “normally.”  It’s just simply better in every way:  The food tastes better, the memory of the food is sharper and cleaner, the lingering hunger after eating 5 bites actually feels GOOD, you have more energy–simply better in every way.