The 5 Bite Diet
Not four and not six.
Apparently five is the perfect number of bites to take at your next meal. Dr Alwin Lewis's book Why Weight Around recommends the five bite approach to weight loss.
- Drink as much of anything as you want as long as it doesn't contain calories.
- Take 5 bites of any food at lunch.
- Take 5 bites of anything at dinner.
- Take one multi-vitamin every day.
- Get a bit of protein a day "on average".
Dr Lewis says that after three days on this diet you will no longer be hungry: "that then resets what you body sees as full". Once you have reached your weight you can go back to "eating normally" (and therefore gain all the weight back and then some).
The truly sad thing is (in this ad/news bite) that Mr Lewis appears to be serious. Do not be fooled. This is not a good way to manage weight and get healthy.
I have no doubt whatsoever that anyone would lose substantial amounts of weight eating just five bites at a meal (Lewis sets an expectation of 13 pounds per week in his book).
How about we check back a year or 5 later before calling it successful?
The site for the diet has the audacity to say "no more fad diets" and lists so many clichés that maybe this is satire after all and I have been fooled.
I though we were over these weird gimmicks?
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788 Comments
Created / Updated: October 28, 2011
This is stupid, but he will sell millions of books, have millions of followers and then it will disappear for about 10 years and start all over again. He might even get a chance to make the rounds on the News shows. This crap ticks me off.
Reply..opps, he's already starting to make the rounds. Wow.
ReplyIt is easy to disregard what he is saying, but I have personally known five people who have lost weight that they have been trying to lose for years. What is so crazy about it? We think people getting gastric bypass surgery is "normal" but being disciplined to stop shoving unnecessary mounds of food in your mouth is "crazy"???? Sounds a bit backwards to me! The people who have done this and lost 50 + pounds have kept it off for a long period of time and feel incredibly energetic and healthy again! Don't knock what you haven't thoroughly investigated. Oh, and Your body is not denied the fuel it needs--it get its from all those fat stores (just like bears in hibernation)
ReplyNo it gets it from your muscle not your fat. The body will burn off the muscle first if you starve it. It will keep the fat to use a fuel during exercise...... WOW THERE'S AN IDEA!!!!!! WHO WOULD EVER THINK TO WORKOUT??????
ReplyOkay, hear me out. I play travel soccer SIX times a week and probably on average run 15 miles a week. But I don't lose a pound. Does that sound right to you? And don't even SAY I should diet and eat healthier because I take plunty of vitamins and if you were to look through my house, you would not find one PIECE of junk food. What I'm trying to get at is working out doesn't work for everyone. I'm the perfect example. But I also don't think you should do this, it's basically being anorexic.
ReplyI've tried this diet, but I just felt deprived, and I usually don't eat a whole lot. And duh, you're going to lose some weight, YOU'RE BARELY EATING.
My weight has effected me so much I even turned anorexic, and trust me, you do not want that.
What I suggest is do research about ACTUAL healthy eating. Not that low fat, really, it's worse for you. But now that I'm at the size I'm at, I would have to thank detoxing. That was the one thing that worked.
Just try all that before you go out and do some rediculous diet.
I agree with Jennifer. My daughter has been on the Five Bite Diet for almost three months. She has lost 32 pounds. She feels great and looks great. I would so much rather her do this than have the surgery. Dr. Lewis is very positive and he emails my daughter every week. She also has appointments to go in and see him. She has energy and is truly enjoying wearing clothes that are at least three sizes less than what she was wearing.
ReplyI have been on the Five Bites or Snickers Diet for two months and have lost 27 lbs. It is working for me. I am 67 years old and my fat has been with me for so long that it has never wanted to leave my body. Now it is going albeit slowly. It is the best diet I have tried thus far. Believe me, I have tried them all and nothing has worked as well as Dr. Alvin C. Lewis's diet. I see him once a month and the weight while not going quickly has continued to leave me. So far I have lost one chin and two dress sizes as well as the 27 lbs. My legs are slimmer and I have been able to stop my high blood pressure medication and lower the amount of insulin I take daily. I thought it was crazy when I first started but now I totally believe in Dr. Lewis and his combination of Snickers or 5 Bites. Let others laugh while I lose the weight!!!
ReplyOkay, I am living proof that the diet works. I lost 55 pounds in 2 months and continue to lose. Of course you'll gain weight back if you go back to your old eating habits. "Five Bites" isn't meant as a way of life, it's meant to teach your fat mouth how to eat less food and be satisfied. It will only work if you really are committed to losing the weight. Just like other diets might not work for me (and didn't) This one is the best for me. My boyfriend lost 65 pound and continues to keep it off. He eats normal, "human" size portions now and has not gained 1 ounce back! I feel better than I have in years and the feedback from family and friends keep me motivated. I'm healthy, active, and emotionally and spiritually happy. But like I said, it isn't for everybody. In order to lose weight and keep it off, it takes dicipline, committment and motiviation. THIS DIET WORKS!
ReplyFYI...I have been considering the Lap Band for the last year and went thru a 4 hour seminar..now I work in the Medical Field and not for this Doctor either, but after considering the Lap Band my regular physician referred me to Dr. Lewis first. I too sat there in his office thinking...blah blah blah blah...anyways if I did get surgery whether bypass or lap band...both of these diets restrict your PORTION and yes liquids the first week and ...anyhow whats the difference between surgery and Dr. Lewis's Diet ideal? Well first of all it is work to resist eating more then 5 Bites!!! and with surgery its easy, you just throw it up, right!! Wrong you'd cause alot of medical problems if you over eat...so why is it wrong to VOLUNTARILY eat a small portion just as you would with Surgery?... I am on day 3 and I have taken 3 bites more then I should have, but its not so bad, I hated feeling so overstuffed from overeating and tired and I don't anymore...so call it what you want but we'll see if it does work..and trust me YOU DON'T BURN MUSCLES!!! DUMBASSES..MUSCLES CAN'T BURM...GO TO SCHOOL...FAT IS STORED SUGAR, SUGAR IS FUEL ..so when small amounts of food run out to burn as energy, your body resorts to all that stored fat ass for energy..
ReplySo I'll tell you at next weeks weigh in what has happened for me and the struggles if any...but I will lose this weight!! Just a Lady...
Wow. Just when you think we've seen all the dumbass ideas, here comes another.
ReplyThis sounds completely ridiculous! You could make any crazy rule like that and people would lose weight because they'd eat so little. How about:
- Eat anything you want, so long as you're standing on your head whilst eating...
ReplyI believe our Florida alligators take 5 bites a meal and they are quite fit :-)
ReplyThats hillarious! I guess its better then the anorexic eater diet or bullemia.
ReplyGo Gators!!!!!
ReplyWell, maybe the five bites are all supposed to be the size of a quarterpounder... * whistles *
ReplyHow big are these bites?? If this ever became the "thing", imagine the increase in choking deaths! Really, it's truly sad that anyone would fall for this cr*p.
Reply*coughs* ha ha ha! Omgosh! Speaking of choking...i nearly choked on my apple by reading your comment. ^________________^ Funny!
Mouse &hearts
Replydon't knock it till you try it !!!!
ReplyFive bites?!? Hmmm...I guess Dr. Lewis swallows a lot.
ReplyWow! Flippin' awesome! I can eat a whole cheeseburger in just 3 bites... I then can have 3 cheeseburgers per day plus a half brownie with the remaining bite, plus drinking gallons of diet coke... and still telling my friends I'm on a diet. F*cking A!
ReplyLMAO
ReplyCokes? Says NO Calories! LOL
ReplyCoke Zero has no calories! LOL
Replylol....your comment was awesome
ReplyI see this leading to much higher incidence of choking as people try and get their money's worth out of their five bites.
But in all seriousness, people want something simple, and this certainly delivers. It's much easier than trying to divine the amount of calories in a restaurant "salad".
Replyyes, because anorexia is now a legitimate diet.
ReplyThis says nothing about what kind of diet those who exercise heavily need.
Reply5 bites of _anything_ ?
I wonder how much lettuce I can stuff in my mouth.
ReplyWow, I didn't know anorexia is now considered a "diet". Without knowing what those bites are, this type of "plan" can be very dangerous. There is no way you will be enough protein, complex carbs, healthy fats and other essential nutrients and minerals on such a diet. Without enough protein in the diet, you will lose weight, but a lot of it will be muscle. I haven't read the book (nor do I plan to). All I know is that if I was only allowed 5 bites, it would definitely 1) not be enough food to keep me satisfied for longer than an hour 2) set me into starvation mode and totally mess up my metabolism.
ReplyThis is probably one of the most dangerous diet plans I've ever seen. Promoting anorexia (I'm sure the amount of calories in this diet can't exceed more than 500-600 per day...700 if you have a big mouth) is not only irresponsible, it will set people up for failure incredibly fast. I doubt anyone will be able to stay on this diet for more than about a week before being ready to eat their own arm (in five bites, of course). Starvation diets are never a good idea and no one should ever eat fewer than 900 calories a day, even those that are morbidly obese and are on physician-supervised diets. Does this guy seriously believe that taking a multi vitamin every day will take the place of actual food?? I hope this guy gets sued for causing someone to land in the hospital. It's only a matter of time, I'm sure.
ReplySpectra:
The only thing this guy is onto is the concept of small portion sizes, but his plan is promoting anorexic eating habit for sure. However, those small portions better be balanced macros of carbs/proteins/fat to be effective. But those of us in shape already know that.
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