Day 2 - Amazing results

Before I will tell you about today morning's weigh-ins, I wanted to tell you briefly about yesterday night. I started to get really hungry at around 6 pm, I was freezing SO much, and had minimal energy. In my head all the time a voice said to me: "Fuck it, eat something! And it felt like a rollercoaster for me, because on one hand, I WANTED to do this challenge so much, on the other hand was it too easy for me to grab something out of the fridge.

BUT, I stayed strong! After reading Dr. Lewis book, I felt so strong. I remember saying him in the book, that there are two kinds of people. Those who wanted to lose weight and really wanted it and those, who wanted to lose weight and didn't really want it. And I remembered it, and I remembered all the depression I had due to my appearings, that I just couldn't give it up. I REALLY wanted it.

I didn't want to drink a lot of soda in the beginning, because I know from the past, that the sweeteners in it make me even hungrier after a while. But I needed something for my guts and so I bought a bottle of Coke Light (caffeine-free, because I don't want to get caffeine addicted, I've been there so, thanks no).

It helped me to manage my hunger attack. But still I felt pretty weak. And I hoped that time will pass fast, so I could go to sleep faster.

TODAY, when I woke up, I felt somehow "light". I weighed myself and I lost unbelievable 2 kg's. (Which is about 4 lbs.) I know it's water weight, but this is even better, because who needs excess water in the body, that makes one look swollen?

SW: 72 kg.
CW: 70 kg. (After 1 day)
GW: 50 kg.

I felt so motivated and energized. I was literally smiling the whole morning.

I got black coffee for breakfast. But then at around 11 am, I got a little hungry, so I ate my peanut bar lunch (just 5 small/normal bites) that early. When lunch break started at 12 am, I got really hungry. I feel a little dizzy, but it's not "too" hard. I saved my life with a Lipton Zero Sparkling Ice Tea that has 7 cal./can.

After that I will have probably a Red Bull Light. You see, my initial plan not to drink too much soda, is kind of destroyed. Soda just helps me through my "hunger pains". It's not even real hunger, it's just huge, huge appetite. And I will get there, to overcome them. I won't have such a huge appetite soon. Hopefully.

Real Day 1

So after telling you why I failed in my previous post, I want to tell you how today (the Real Day 1) was for me.

I woke up not hungry at all. Which is pretty amazing, because I always wake up hungry. Yesterday night I read the book and today I woke up like another person. The mind thing is everything. You need to change your mind to get started.

I had a black coffee for breakfast at about 10 am. During unversity classes  I didn't feel hungry at all. The class ended at about 12 am and then I thought "Now I could eat something". Dr. Lewis suggests to eat 2 snickers bars (one for lunch and one for dinner) to get a good view about how small the portion of 5 bites is, as one snickers bar is about 5 bites. So I had a peanut bar (similar to snickers) for lunch at about 12 am. After 5 small bites I didn't really finish the bar (about 1 bite was left), but I threw the last bite away. Five is five, so no excuses. And throwing the last bite away felt AMAZING. I mean it's just one bite, and I didn't think of the calories I saved, but about the fact, that I could say no to myself and I really stopped then. I felt strong and controlled and this is very important in the weight loss journey.

For dinner, which will be in about 3 hours after work (I am now at my lunch break writing this lol) I will have another peanut bar. Just to make it even easier for me. I will inform you on instagram, how I will feel today in the evening. For now, (it is about 2 pm), I start to be a LITTLE hungry, but very managable, and it doesn't bother me at all. It is even good, because it shows, that the stomach gets less than it used to get, so there will be some change with my body soon. (hopefully lol).

Of course I had a multivitamin pill after my lunch with a glass of water. I take calcium and multivitmin pills every day after I ate something.

NEW START - What I did wrong and why I won't fail again...

So as you could probably read on my instagram (FiveBiteDiet), I failed the first few days on the diet and ended up binging at home. I felt completely like a failure.

When I started the challenge some days ago, I ordered Dr. Lewis' book "Why Weight Around" on Amazon. Luckily it arrived yesterday. It is pretty thin and when I opened the delivery package, I was a little disappointed. Is a book that thin really going to be a good book or was it just a waste of money? At the same time hope arized, because I thought: Maybe it will help me to get on the wagon again.

I read it in about 2 hours, maybe less. But after that (and during the reading) I felt so so so incredibly motivated. Suddenly, I understood what exactly I did wrong during the first days.

To sum it up for you a little bit:
- Before you do the Five Bite Diet, I really recommend to read the book. For that one purpose: to get REALLY motivated. No "sum up" of the book will do the job what the book actually does.
- Do NOT prepare your meals as "Five Bite Meals". As you can see in my previous post, I cut the sandwich into 4 pieces and added a slice of cucumber to get the fifth piece. Do NOT do this. I don't know why, but I am pretty sure it was the reason, why I actually felt really hungry. Dr. Lewis also wrote in the book not to do this.
- Instead, get the food you want (it can be anything you like) and eat SMALL (or just normal) 5 bites of it. The rest immediately throw away, so you are not tempted to eat the rest. I did the mistake, that I bought for example a small bun, which I thought is a small portion so it will  be my lunch. In the end, that bun had way more than 5 bites (let's say 12 bites). My next meal had eventually 15 bites and that's always another portion size than before. The stomach can't get used to a certain size, because he gets all the time different portion sizes. The hunger receptors in the stomach can't get used to it and you are always hungry. This time (Or better say today at the "Real" Day 1), I had a peanut bar, which eventually had 6 bites, but after 5 bites I threw the rest away. And it felt GOOD! The next meal, my dinner, (I think it will be the same bar) will also have 5 small bites, so the portion size is axactly the same as before. My stomach will get used to the portion size in a several days.

I hope this helps you if you find yourself struggling in the beginning. Today, on my real Day 1, I feel like I can do it, I feel so incredibly motivated and strong. And all I can say it is just because of the book, because it helps you to change your mind concerning this diet. It is all about the mind. The failure and the hunger. And you CAN control it.

Day 1

Today is the first day.

I think my weight is about 72 kg. I am 170 cm tall so my BMI is 24.9 and overweight starts with 25. Jesus. My goal is a BMI of about 18. I want to reach 50 kg's because I know there will be weight gain after the Diet. So that I can be roughly 55 kg.

Actually I wanted a "smooth" beginning, so I didn't start with 5 Bites. I had ice cream and some buns with nutella for breakfast. I think it's about 1000 calories. But my second meal I will have 5 bites. Tomorrow I will do it right. Just didn't want to have an extreme start.

UPDATE:
Had 5 Bites of wholewheat bread with salmon, butter and cucumber. Actually 4 and 1 bite extra cucumber. I feel satisfied, still feel a little sick of today's "breakfast". Can't wait for tomorrow to make it right. And I started an instagram account: FIVEBITEDIET
If you want you can follow me.