Rebecca Webber

Great!  I like that idea!

And, particularly the next few days, LOOK FORWARD to being hungry.  Make it a game–a challenge–to see just how much hunger your body can generate.  Try and become hungrier than you’ve ever been in your entire life!  Then note how the hunger comes and goes in waves, and how dramatically the amplitude of those waves fal…[Read more]

2 things:

1. If you are OK with the pace you are going, so am I.  As long as you are always moving forward you WILL cross the finish line, and your new life WILL be spectacular!

2. If you are frustrated by the “slow” weight loss, then please do the weight diary.  Again, it goes like this:

– Weigh yourself first thing when you wake up, BEFORE g…[Read more]

That’s right.  You need to develop a sense of URGENCY.  Every moment of every day counts.  No scales, just 5 bites twice a day.  Focus on those bites, eat just them, and adore them.  Then on to other bigger and better things!

But do you understand my point:  Your body loses roughly 10 oz of carbon (fat) through natural breathing every 8 hours.  That will never change.  So you, and only you, can determine what you are doing from the time you wake up till the next time you weigh.  Let me put it this way: if you were not to drink anything or eat anything from 6 am til…[Read more]

Cortisol may stimulate your appetite, but it certainly does not slow down your breathing.  So no matter how much cortisol your body produces, it won’t affect your weight.

As far as fluid (water), what goes in DOES come out, or it would build up around your ankles (first).  You would see it.  Prednisone can cause fluid retention, but more im…[Read more]

It is hard, and it takes learning and practice.  That’s why we are here!

Few key things: try and stay away from places where food is being cooked.  Aromas in the air are an overwhelming challenge if you are not a five-bite expert.  Initially after eating your 5 bites you may still be hungry, but remember that the hunger WILL go away quickly.  I…[Read more]

I love watching the sister duo race for the finish line.  When one of you cross that line, reach back and help pull the other one across.  Life is truly spectacular and exceptional when you hit your goal.  

Firstly, Laura, don’t worry!  Your body is going to starve!  That’s what we want.  We WANT your body to have to use all of the fat that you have already stored within your body.  Will you be hungry?  Yes, of course, but only for a few days if you stay consistent with your bite count.  The the fun really begins.  And remember, only by fastin…[Read more]

Hi Inna.  I’ll let Gayle answer when she gets to this, but my input is this:

If you go back in time just 50 years, when people (hundreds of millions of us) where MUCH thinner, they all were very content eating what they ate.  When you get to your ideal weight you will feel so good that you will not want to eat extra just for the sake of eating.  …[Read more]

What do you mean you are not sure how your bites will go?  … Just because you are on vacation … who cares?  This is YOUR life.  In fact, I contend, eating JUST five bites will make your entire vacation experience truly outstanding.  Trust me: no one else really care how much you eat or don’t eat.  You may hear comments, but SO WHAT?  And…[Read more]

You could do it in a few months, but you shouldn’t look that far ahead at this point.  Just focus on the next meal.  5 bites.  That’s it.  Then focus on not tasting a thing until the subsequent meal.  For me, socials are a blast when you are doing the diet.  They’re exciting!  They’re challenging.  You have to scout out the entire food layout,…[Read more]

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]

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]

Hi Tammy!  Welcome!  You are in a great place to get back all of the control you are looking for!

1.  I like to start of with bars for 1 perfect week.  I know (better yet, YOU know) what your potential weight loss is per week if you doing follow the diet exactly, and I think we all can do just bars for a mere week, right?     After that I lea…[Read more]

The weekends are only challenging in that you don’t have work to distract you and take your mind off of food.  At home, food is always just 20 feet away, and without distractions we find ourselves always migrating toward the kitchen.  BUT, you don’t have the responsibilities that you may during the work week, so I view it as an opportunity to r…[Read more]

The is no such thing as bad or good food, particularly when you are eating only five bites.  It’s just material–carbon–in one form or another.  Your multivitamin covers the essentials.  Nitrogen (protein) comes in almost automatically.  So your five bites are just for flavor and to curb your hunger.  They aren’t providing your body with ANYT…[Read more]

Yes.  You need to ride this out.  Drink water and coffee, but these feelings will go away.

It sounds to me like you are going to do VERY well on this program.  I can’t wait to watch the transformation take place!  

YES!  It IS amazing how you feel fuller when you count each bite.  Really hone in on each bite.  To take this technique to the extreme, journal each and every bite you take!  Taste each bite like a sommelier samples wine in a wine competition; let the flavors roll over your tongue.  You don’t need to spit it out, of course, but after each bite…[Read more]

Yes!  Please join me on Monday!

Everyone is different, but you should be able to lose at least double digits in 1 week.  How about eating NOTHING but a bar twice a day for the next 7 days to prove it!  

Everything about your above post sounds great, Brooks, except the 480 number you threw out.  What’s a calorie?  It’s meaningless.  PLEASE unlearn that word and what it’s supposed to stand for.  Just count your bites!