The 5 Bite Diet

aww thx haha :)

so im planning to start on the 23rd and going on until i reach 130 lbs.
i am 5'4 and a 151 lbs.
how long would it take to reach my goal?

haha any motivational stories?
because i have tried before and i ALWAYS failed..
anything would be helpful..
thank you!

To all those posting above, I TOO am 5'4"! Funny!

I had an OK day on Tuesday, and a disastrous day yesterday, which started early and kept right on through to bedtime. Today was going well: I had about 11 bites and was done with supper, but then I kept adding more, and launched into a full-on binge!

The great thing about this diet is of course that every day you're on it, you're making progress, and you can jump back on the wagon as soon as you fall off. So I'll try again tomorrow! I've got lunch with a colleague, but I will do my best to keep my bites low!

Good luck everyone!

well the reasons why we eat are definitely psychological....So each day can just be so different....
There are some days when I do the 5 bites perfectly, the next day I might "mess up" and in my head I have been bad and I will binge for the rest of the day....

I mean its so retarded but I have been done this my whole life somehow.
One day I will have my 5 bites for lunch, and then I will break down and have like a piece of toast or something , in the afternoon.I feel guilty as hell, and think "oh I've messed up today so I might as well just keep on eating!"

I mean honestly, when I think about it afterwards I feel so silly.
I "broke" my diet with a piece of toast or anything, and then I give up and binge for the rest of the day! So in hind sight, that piece of toast seems so small at the end of the day when I realize I've ended up eating everything in the fridge!!! LOL

anyways, i might deal with this pattern, depending on my moods and what is going on in my life.
But, at least with the 5 bite diet I seem to feel that each day is the opportunity to start again.

When I was doing let's say weight watchers, I felt if I messed up pone day, it would mess up the whole week and I pretty much binged he whole week.

The worst one I think was when I had signed up at the gym.....i would work out hard core for like 2 hours a day, and then I would eat so healthily and portion control......and then the dreadful day of "messing up " comes up.

And that was tough because I would end up bingeing and it was even more depressing cause i had worked out soooo hard and so much time that week....and then I killed it all with that extra muffin, or that "ever so bad chocolate bar"....so the binge would last long time.....

I am still messed up in the head as I like to say LOL

But , as weird as it sounds, the 5 bite diet helps me not "lose control" for as long as I did before.

Actually, I am still listening to those free weight loss podcasts which I mentioned in a previous post, and it was so interesting to listen to one about self correcting.

the woman would talk about "naturally slender people" and how without knowing it, most of them do what she calls "self correct"

Which is the complete opposite to what I have always done.
Which means that they will have let's say a large heavy meal one night, they are aware of it, and then the next day they might eat a lot less in order to "self correct" what they did the night before.
Or let's say they know they are going to go to their favorite restaurant one night, and they know there is yummy rich food that they wanna eat, they might eat very light that day, kinda saving for that meal.

And I have noticed a couple of people I know do that.

Anyways, I go on and on...sorry.

I just feel the 5 bite diet helped me, even though I am not cured, to deal with those dreadful moments, and I am convinced that is why I have not put on all that weight back on this time.

Without realizing it, i am somehow "self correcting" or whatever one might call it, each day that I do the 5 bite, even when "messing it up"

I'm just saying all this especially for the new people trying this diet and maybe thinking a few of us are not always on track, and we keep restarting.....

It actually still works somehow, and I have noticed that the ones here on this forum who have lost weight by following the diet , and then went off for a while, still have not put all the weight back on, which is what usually happens with other diet.

it is really awesome the support you are giving everybody diet74!
also the rest of you, this is a really motivational comment board :)

i woke up this morning and completely ditched the whole diet plan when i saw the twix bar underneath my pillow..
i feel really stupid.
something i have realized is that i have this thing in my mind, a defect really, that says i HAVE to start diets either on mondays or saturdays.
and if i try to start it in the middle of the week i always have the excuse that its not a saturday, i can start on saturday..
and then i quit.
i know i can do it but its hard :(
im gonna try again tomorrow and its a saturday!
hahaha wish me luck :)

GOOD LUCK ALL OF YOU
xoxo

Hi Everybody,

I has a slight "detour" today.

I don't want to dwell the the negative,I'll just report on what went right today.

I stepped on the scale, I'm down to 132 lbs. I've lost about 7 pounds in 9 days. That's very good news.

I also got in my 10,000 steps. And even though I got off course this afternoon, I'm back on plan tonight. In the past I would have said "The heck with this, I'll start again on Monday. Or "I'll start again Nov 1!" Not this time.

Back tomorrow with more good news.
Lori

hey hey hey!! Im back and i enjoyed reading all the results great job guys! Im done to 152 kind of sort of had a minor detour but im back on track with a major headache.. :-)) but we have 7 more days until the final results... So hopefully were all almost there... I have atleast 10-12 to shed to reach my goal of 140-145 5'7 1/2/ .... Its good to see you guys posting and hanging in there.. whoot whoot!! Lets get'er donnnee lol...

Jerri

Sunday I was 207 and Tuesday I weighed myself and was 202.5 :) However, I planned on weighing myself this Sunday coming up and now I'm bloated with my period lol, so I will weigh myself but I know I'll be bloated and can't take it badly. So I'm hoping by next week I'll finally be under 200.

Keep it up guys! We can do this :)

Morning Everybody,

I'll be out of town for about a week or so. I'm bringing my company computer so I won't be able to access my personal stuff.

I'll check back when I get back home.

Have a terrific week!
Lori

alright people!!!

it's monday, so anyone who like me have a "it's monday so let's start a diet" mentality, let's do this!!!LOL

good luck everyone....

PS, lori, 7 pounds in 9 days, that is really awesome!!!

hahahahah it was monday today and once again,
I SCREWED UP!

but i didnt take it too hard..

so im gon start again tmr :)

but i wont be too strict..

im thinking of having a light breakfast then 7 bites per meal.

gonna update when i make some progress :)

love you all
xoxo

150!! :-))

I cheated this weekend for three days...back on the wagon today...I grew a little bit and I'm 5'5" now! Yay! I was 5'4"1/2 for quite a while.

I don't think I said this before but I'm actually 16...I really did grow...it would be nice to have a diet that made you taller however

Yes, I could use a little height. I'm only 5'2. I used to say I was vertically challenged.
It's been on again off again with me too. Made it down to 209. Don't know if I'll make 200 by Nov 1st or not but I am sure going to try.
Diet74, that bit about the piece of toast really struck home. When I cheat with a piece of toast or whatever, I don't mean to binge but it happens. If I can just avoid that first extra bite,well.... Sometimes I tell myself I can have the forbidden item but I have to wait 12 minutes. A lot of times the craving goes away. I read somewhere you should do 12 minutes not 5, not 10 but 12. And set a timer, don't estimate. I play these little games with myself all the time. I always start again the next morning. A first for me. I used to blow the whole week when I was on other diets. Then after a few setbacks I'd give up altogether and gain everything back
I think at 65, I'm the oldest in this group. I've been on tons of diets and spent lots of money. You name it, I've tried it.
This is the most restrictive (and the cheapest), and I've lost weight faster than ever before. I really feel this is going to be the one that helps me keep it off for good.
I've done a lot of group things and didn't do well. The support system here is the best ever. Thanks Guys!!!!
Hang in there everyone. 4 more days to go.

Oct 28
Weighed this morning and still weighted 209. I have been really strict today so I have great hopes for tomorrow. I'll check in again every day till Nov 1.

well, I am struggling and not struggling!!!
I am having a hard time sticking to the strict 5 bites, BUT, I am being conscious about every bite I put in my mouth.
So I'll have my usual coffee with sugar and soymilk in the morning, then I might have 10 or 12 bites for lunch, then 15 bites for dinner.
And as I would normally feel this is a failure, I am starting to realize that I am in control of my food intake , at least right now!!!

I have lost 3 pounds in the last 2 days, so I think that just reducing the amount of food is helping.
Maybe I will manage to comfortably get to the 5 bites twice a day.

In the meantime, this is avoiding me bingeing, even though there is a of of crap going on in my family at the moment, which is always a trigger.

We can do this, we can do this, we can do this!!!!!

Whatever works!

wonderful job guys!!!
this forum helps alot!!
hopefully i will start MY version of this diet tomorrow..
now my motivation is high again so woohoo!!

GOOD LUCK!
xoxo

I began the five bite diet on Monday, October 26. I have tea with skim milk in the morning and maybe two or three cups throughout the day. Other than that I am sticking to the plan. As of today, Oct. 30, I am down 5.5 pounds. I hope Halloween doesn't do me in.

Hi Everyone,
Been out of town for a few days but I've been pretty good bite-wise. I'm like you diet74 and nomoretwinkies. I don't stick religiously to 5 bites but do very small portions, about 10 to 15 bites twice a day. I try to do 5 bites every other day, but it doesn't always happen. I have pretty much stopped my "grazing" at night. I try not to eat anything after dinner. If I start. I binge.
Here's my stats the last few days.
Oct 28.....209
Oct 29.....208
Oct 30.....208
Oct 31.....206
Nov 1......????
Unfortunately I won't make 200 by Nov 1, but I have a 50th anniversary party on Nov 15 so that's my new goal date. Anyone up for another session?
When I hit 199, it's a new outfit for me. Since late July when I found this site and read about the 5BD, I have lost 39 lbs. I'm a fair seamstress and have been taking my old clothes in but I'm about ready to splurge.
Have a great weekend everyone!!

Alright then , november 15th is our new date.
i have a calendar on my computer and I write down my weight in it.
I also write down what I eat.
That way i can go back to see what worked and what didnt.

Anyways, I went back to the first time i lost weight doing the 5 bite.
And it's motivation.
I would suggest this to anyone who is not used to writing it down.
It helps to do so, only for those times when you are down.
You feel you can't do this...so then you can look back at your weight and food journal and see that you've done it before and you can do it again.

I'm lucky to have lost 32 pounds on this, but even if you have only managed to do this diet a couple of days in a row, or a week, or on and off, write it down.
that really might help. Especially food wise.
You might realize that 5 bites of something seems to work better than 5 of something else.
I will update my weight and food on here from time to time.

Today is MONDAY people!!!!

A new chance, a new opportunity ......and perhaps soon a new dress size!!!

Good luck everyone.

And have a good week!

well I am stunned that I made it through day 1
I weighed myself this morning and I lost 1 pound.
Considering I have my last 8 pounds to lose, well, now 7, this is pretty good.
When I started this diet a few months back , I lost 4 pounds then 3 pounds, the first 2 days....

My first day didn't go without the usual migraine!
Everytime I do this, the first day os tough and I do get a migraine in the evening.
This is also why I do drink my coffee in the morning, which is not supposed to be allowed on this diet, otherwise I would get a migraine by lunchtime!

From past experience, I know that my body will get used to the small portions, and the migraines will stop.

I hope you guys are doing well!

Hi all. I tried this diet last Dec for 1 week & lost 6 pounds. It was so difficult to stick with though. I was extremely hungry & had headaches. I weigh even more this year! For Christmas we are going to Colorado & I want to lose as much as I can before then. I am 5' 7" & weigh 208. Any advice from those of you who have stuck with it & lost major weight?
Thanks so much. I need to get healthy.

I'm back in the saddle again!

I made a detour when I was out of town. The good news is that there is 3 weeks until Thanksgiving. If I stick to the plan, I'll be at goal weight by then.

Regarding coffee,Dr Lewis recommends drinking coffee for breakfast and also using it to cut your appetite during the day. I tend to have a couple cups in the morning, then switch to herbal tea at night.

Good luck everybody!
Lori

Hi everybody!

Tamsher, coffee is perfectly fine. I am "cheating" with my coffee because I drink a big cup in the morning with 2 tsp of sugar and some soymilk.
But black coffee, unsweetened , as Lori said, is absolutely fine.

The basic 5 bite diet is 5 bites for lunch, 5 for dinner, and nothing else. Then you can have as many Calorie free drink during the day.

So that's where my cheating comes from!!!! LOL
If I don't drink my coffee in the morning, i will for sure have have a headache which will then turn to a migraine.

i am gonna start lowering my sugar , to eventually learn to drink my coffee black! But that will take time.

A few months back I did the 5 bite diet and lost 32 pounds.
I did drink my coffee in the morning, but I did stick to the 5 bites for lunch and dinner.

i have started again this past monday.
In 3 days I have lost 3 pounds.
I only have 8 to 10 to lose in total, so that's why my initial weight loss is less than when I first started months ago and had more tan 30 pounds to lose.
When I first started , I lost 19 pounds in the first 3 weeks, then it slowed down, but still was going down a bit every day....

I have always had my sweetened coffee with soymilk in the morning, but before starting the diet, i used to have 2 mugs. Now I only have 1.

Then during the day I drink lots of water, sometimes with lemon, and also lots of plain unsweetened herbal tea.

i find that peppermint herbal tea helps curb my appetite.
Lori, good for you for continuing with the diet even after a "detour' as you call it! LOL

Good luck for the next weeks leading to thanksgiving!

A bit of motivation!!!

Here is a link to 2 girls who lost their first 30 pounds each in 6 weeks:

http://www.beautychatblog.com/2009/04/pull-your-caboose-in-to-“the-slimming-station”/

and here is a link where you can read about a couple of women who did the diet and succeeded:

http://boards.thenest.com/boards/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=42938066&MsdVisit=1

and of course for newbies who haven't seen it yet, you can go to youtube and watch Dr Lewis talk about this diet. Just go to youtube.com and type in :

The Gregory Mantell Show -- The Five Bite Diet

hey yall!!
im back and have yet tried ANOTHER diet..
the warrior diet..
and another tremendous failure it was =[
well thts ok!

back to the old diet plan eh?
xoxo

Quick update.
i started the 5 bite diet this past monday november 2nd.
On monday I weighed 123.2 pounds, and had 26.5 % fat
This morning saturday november 7th I weigh 119.2 pounds and have 25% fat.
I have also lost 1.5 inches around my waist.

So it's a slow and steady weight loss, considering I have about 5 more pounds to lose.

thank you for the advice :)

I have started the diet again on November 07 2009

WISH ME LUCK TO GET PAST DAY 1!
thank you
xoxoxo

OMG DIET74 I MADE IT PAST DAY 1!!
its all thanks to your advice on being mindful :)
thank you SO MUCH!!

ive got a huge confidence boost in this diet now..

xoxox

Oh I'm so glad!!!! So happy for you!

I was mentioning the "mindfulness' thing because I experienced it.
There were some days when I just wanted to eat those 5 bites as quickly as I could, and then I realized that if I actually sat down and took things slowly , I kind of managed to disconnect with the part of me that wanted to shuv food down my throat.

So, just as some diets tell you to put your fork down every few bites to slow down, I decided to take a few breaths between each bite.
And I find that drinking a big glass of water after my last bite helps as well.
Or herbal tea.

So keep 5 biting and keep breathing!! hahaha

Good luck !

aww i blundered..
Well its okay because now I can get RIGHT back on =]

Are you sure its okay if we have more than 5 bites?
because i want to lose at a slower pace but not THAT slow :)

And how much would i lose if i did 8 bites?

Thank you so much for your support diet74 you have no idea how much it has changed dieting for me =]

xoxox

Of course it's ok!
Dr Lewis says himself that this is a number he came up with to kind of "match" the amount of food a person might eat after a gastric surgery....
Even if you eat 5 bites 3 times a day, or 8 bites twice a day, you are still eating so much less than you normally do.

I do remember that in some older posts , one person had lost weight doing 5 bites 3 times a day.You are in control.

You should go onto youtube and type in :
The Gregory Mantell Show -- The Five Bite Diet

you will get the Dr himself talking about his diet.
He will mention that people can choose 6 or 12 bites if they want to.
It's always great motivation to watch that video.Honestly.

And I know this diet seems drastic, and it is challenging, but remember this is a temporary solution.
This is something to do to lose weight quickly.
Once you lost the weight, you go back to eating regular meals, but you will automatically be aware of portions.

I mention this because of course I believe that eating 3 small meals a day with grains, fruit and veggies is much "healthier" than doing the 5 bite.
The 5 bite is merely a way to lose the weight quickly.

I did go to weight watchers and lost about 1 to 2 pounds a week.
But I still found it challenging.
I prefer to "suffer" a while and get there quickly, and then get to the maintenance phase.

i lost 32 pounds with this, and even though I can still overeat, or binge , I still do not consume the amount of foods I did before losing the 32 pounds.
I stuck to it, and the motivation for me was the quick weight loss, and the fact that I weighed myself every morning.
To see the scale go down is the best motivation, and then also quickly you start to feel you clothes getting too loose!

Anyways, I did perfectly this past week, and then yesterday sunday I decided to eat a normal dinner.

This morning the scale did not budge.
I thought I would have gained weight, but I didn't.

But check out the you tube if you haven't already!

And once again good luck.
i'm glad I can help, as I'm sure everyone is on this forum!!!

: )

weighed in today...141! yay!

oh i actually have seen that video, and it was the reason i started this diet.
I had never heard of this diet but i used to make up random diets to lose weight quickly, then google their effects.
I came up with the 3 bite diet :)
but i googled it and nothing came up.
so i went higher, and eventually got to five bites, and when im not dieting, this diet is ALWAYS at the back of my mind, because i took it as an omen that i found it..

When i watch the video, it doesn't really do anything except clear out what i have to do in the diet..

But thank you anyways guys :)
xoxoxo

thank you for the compliments!
hmm...mostly all I do is try my best to follow the rules completely.

If I get hungry, I drink something carbonated
(usually Coke Zero or Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper).

I drink a vanilla latte with heavy cream in the morning--this fills me up.

If I feel the need to binge, I try to distract myself with something I enjoy--video games, writing, etc.

That's pretty much all the tips I have...
I started my work-out routine again today--I haven't worked out on this diet so far. I jog for 30 minutes using the Wii Fit. (I would like thinner legs...)

I am normally physically active and have an attractive physique, but I was very lazy this fall and gained over 10 kg! I decided I wanted a change but I definitely did not want to slowly lose the weight over a period of a couple of months. So I decided to try the five-bite-diet which I heard about on the Gregory Mantell Show. I am not super-strict about it - I probably have a couple of extra bites each meal and sometimes I have something really small for breakfast to get my body going. But to compensate I go running for at least an hour a day. I've been on the diet for five days now and I've lost five kilos. Really happy about that - only have five more to go! After that I will start regularly exercising again like I normally do and not be lazy:)!!

Hi Everybody,

OK, there is 2 weeks until Thanksgiving. My plan is to stick to 5 Bites until then.

I worked with my boss this week, I caved in and ate more during the meals we ate together. The good news is that I have no social obligations until Thanksgiving. I have no reason not to veer off course!

Lori

Hi everyone,

I can't seem to get past day 1 without giving in because of unbearable migraine headaches, anyone suffer the same or have any ideas on what I can do to stave them off??? I increased my water intake but still, massive headache by end of day one. Any suggestions would be appreciated as I want to try this again and lose fast before the holidays, thanks!!!!!

11-16-09
Hi everyone I am going to start the diet today. I am a bigger girl so I am starting at 309...wow that hurts. I am going to check in to keep myself accountable and stay on the diet. Wish me luck!!!

Typo, make that lillian