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.
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