Re: Modified 5 bite Diet

BeeSGee Mon Mar 06, 2023 3:51 pm

OOF, really need to get into the habit of posting over the weekend. It's the time I usually end up going off the rails.

Anywho, no weigh in today, because I know it's up. Concentrating on the journey and steps this week, not the scale to get back down.

Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 190.7, I'm gonna be in the 180s soon yall!

Meal#1 - 5-10 bites Forrest Gump Hero from John's Original Deli in Brooklyn (Buffalo shrimp w fresh mozzarella, bacon and ranch)
Meal#2 - 10 bites Rasta Pasta with Jerk chicken from Lip's Cafe in Brooklyn
Meal#3 - 1/4 cup cashews w strawberries

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Earl Grey Tea

BeeSGee Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:54 pm

CW: 190.4 (new low!)
GW: 135
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 189.9 ( I can TASTE the 180s baby!)

On a roll and looking for a big push ahead SO, I will be doing a strict 5 bite diet starting today, 3/14 and ending on 3/17, St. Paddy's Day! Wish me luck!

Meal #1 - 6 bites of 7Days Garlic Bagel Chips w cream cheese
Meal #2 - 4 bites (2 pieces, 2 bites each) Bibligo Mandu Pork and Vegetable dumplings w sweet thai chili sauce
Meal #3 - 1 bite Snickers Mini (not fun size!)

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Organic Earl Grey Tea

BeeSGee Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:14 pm

CW: 190.3
GW: 135
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight - 189.9

Only .4 and I'm in the 180s! Sticking to my meal plan best I can and keeping my hunger in check. Part of sticking to this is making adjustments that I know I can keep. I'll be adding in a small healthy snack that I can eat either between my meals or after, maybe even both??

Meal#1 - 5 bites 7 Days Roasted Garlic Bagel Chips w cream cheese
Meal#2 - 5 bites garlic cocktail shrimp
Meal#3 - 1 string cheese
Meal#4 - charcuterie board, apple pie, french fries, 2 drinks

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Organic Earl Grey Tea

BeeSGee Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:34 pm

CW: 190.3
GW: 135
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight - 189.9

LOL not my body holding on to this water weight. 189 tomorrow, I CAN FEEL IT.

Meal#1 - 5 bites chicken salad
Meal#2 - 4 bites Mandu Bibligo pork and vegetable dumplings, 1 bite mini snickers
Meal#3 - 1/4 cup roasted cashews

Other - 1 cup STASH Wild Hibiscus tea, 1 cup STASH green tea

BeeSGee Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:49 pm

CW: 192.4
GW: 135
Happy Scale GW: 189.9

Back up, but no worries because I know what I need to do to get back down. Strict 5 Bite for the rest of the week. Considering of keeping this up and giving myself the weekend to eat maybe 10-15 bites per meal instead of 5. Something to think about!

Meal#1 - 5 bites 7 Days Roasted Garlic Bagel Chips w/cream cheese
Meal#2 - 5 bites shrimp cocktail
Meal#3 - 1/4 roasted cashews, 1 string cheese

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Earl Grey Tea

BeeSGee Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:29 pm

CW: IDK! on my period
GW: 165 - Temporary goal for trip to Antigua on 5/10! (43 days away and counting)
Next Happy Scale Goal: 189.9 (still!)

So roughly 30 pounds in 43 days, 6 weeks is a hefty goal but I'll claw my way there! Hunger cues, hunger cues, hunger cues. Eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm not and be comfortable with being just a little hungry on the occasion. Thinking of focusing on high protein, low carb meals to make this a bit easier.

Meal#1 - 10 bites tortilla chips with spicy salsa
Meal#2 - Mini Kind Bar
Meal#3 - 5 bites blackened shrimp taco

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Peach Green Tea
Water -

BeeSGee Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:16 pm

CW: 193.8 (ick much?)
GW: 165
Next Happy Scale GW: 192.2

Antigua in roughly 6 weeks (5/10)! Pray with me and count bites with me LOL.

Meal #1 - 10 bites shrimp wrap and mushroom wrap
Meal #2 - 10 bites coconut shrimp and mini meatballs
Snack - mini Kind Bar, dark chocolate peanut butter

Other - La Colombe Oatmilk Double Latte canned drink (110 cals)
Water -

BeeSGee Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:38 pm

CW: 192.9
GW:165
Next Happy Scale GW: 192.8

Hmm, still fiddling around with this bite formula and my hunger cues. 5 bites + 2 small low carb/keto snacks, will try this out for the rest of the week! I wanna be in the 180s by Sunday!

Meal #1 - 5 bites tuna salad on Greta Oregano crackers
Snack #1 - 1/4 cup cashews
Snack #2 - carrot sticks w blue cheese dressing
Snack #3 - 1 Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Pomegranate Green tea, 2 small glasses of orange vodka w/mango juice

BeeSGee Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:11 pm

CW: 191.2
GW: 165
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 191.1

Meal #1 - 15 bites beef patty and Guyanese shrimp chow mein
Snack #1 - 10 baby carrots w blue cheese dressing

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Mango Green Tea

BeeSGee Fri Apr 07, 2023 2:57 am

CW: 192.9
GW: 165
Next Happy Scale GW: 191.1

Meal#1 - 5 bites tuna salad on Greta Oregano Crackers
Snack - 10 carrot sticks w blue cheese dressing
Meal#2 - 6 bites Bibligo pork and vegetable soup dumplings

Other - La Colombe Oatmilk Double Latte in a can, 1 cup Secret Garden Mango Green Tea, 1 Harvey and Cavendish Grapefruit drop candy

BeeSGee Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:15 pm

CW: 194.3
GW: 165
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 194.1

Meal #1 - 5 bites tuna salad on Greta oregano crackers
Meal #2 - 5 bites macaroni and cheese
Snack - banana, macadamia milk and peanut butter smoothie

Other - 1 cup Secret Garden Acai Green Tea
Water - 96 oz of water

BeeSGee Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:01 pm

CW: 191.2 (big drop from yesterday!)
GW: 165
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight - 191.1

Meal #1 - small bowl soup (no bites counted)
Meal #2 - 10 bites Arnold's Oat Nut Toast w avocado and 1 egg scrambled w cheddar
Snack - Vanilla oatmilk latte

BeeSGee Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:16 pm

CW: 194.3
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 194.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Ping-ponging. Stressed. Back at it. Sticking to basics!

Meal #1 - 5 bites chicken and cheese empanada
Meal #2 - 5 bites breaded chicken over mixed greens
Snack - 1/4 cup Stoneyfield vanilla whole milk yogurt w blueberries

Water - 48 oz so far
Workouts - Grow With Jo Workout
Other - shaken Espresso w coconut milk

BeeSGee Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:15 pm

CW: 190.3
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 189.9
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

WOW! Just one day on and 3 pounds down. But then, I'm ping ponging between 190 and 195, just hoping I can lower that range.

Meal #1 - 10 bites chicken and shrimp over mixed greens salad
Snack - 1/4 cup cashews and pistachios, 1 pickle wrapped in fried mozzarella, 3 cubes cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Drinks - 1 cup Secret Garden Acai Berry Green Tea
Water -
Workout - Grow With Jo Workout

BeeSGee Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:26 pm

CW: 189.2 (yayyyyy I'm in the 180's baby!!)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 189.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Haven't weighed this much since 2018, WOW. It's crazy and this journey isn't even over. Excited for the weeks, months ahead! My next threshold to break will be getting UNDER 185. Maybe too ambitious to think I will get there by Monday??? Weekends are tricky for me but I will be more focused on planning the meals. So a bit about the Factor 75 meal service, I was given a free offer from a girlfriend and just got the 8 meals to try out. Turns out they are delicious! I was able to prepick my meals and chose the keto plan, soo good and has made my day easier already. I'm eating 1/2 the meal which is about 10 bites and I'm ok with that. They have to be eaten by 4/26 as they are refridgerated not frozen meals.

Meal #1 - 10 bites Factor75 Blackened Salmon premade meal
Meal #2 - 6 bites beef and cheese taco on flour tortille
Snack - 1/4 cup cashews and pistachios
Drinks - 1 cup Secret Garden pomegranate green tea
Water - 48 oz

BeeSGee Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:43 pm

SW:214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 188.2!
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 187.5
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

FIRST time in a LONG time I've lost weight over the weekend. Really tried to keep my focus and not get caught up in the fanfare. Planned my meals, drank my water and took my vitamins religiously. Feeling so good about this week, it's almost like a jumpstart. It's a couple days over two weeks before my trip to Antigua on 5/10, maybe I can be in the 170s by then! In the meantime enjoying the journey on the way down. I think one big help this weekend was adding 1/2 of a protein shake to my morning espresso, keeps me feeling satisfied soo much longer and makes it easier to wait until 2pm comes around for my first meal. 2pm and 7pm are the eating times originally prescribed by the Dr. Lewis who created the Five Bite Diet and I'm doing what I can to stick to some of those general rules to control my hunger stat.

Meal #1 - 6 Bites Beef and cheese tostada
Meal #2 - 10 Bites Factor 75 Meal, Chicken Parmesan bowl
Snack - fried cheese and pickle, tablespoon peanut butter
Drinks - 1 cup espresso w/1/2 OWYN smooth vanilla protein shake, 1 tbsp Torani Sugar Free Brown Sugar Cinnamon Syrup and 1 tbsp Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Bean Syrup
Workout - Walk Aspen for 1 hr, Grow with Jo 15 minute workout

BeeSGee Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:20 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 187.2 (-27.4 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 186.7
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Woohoo, we are coastingggg. Need more water and better sleep hygiene this week for sure. Also a more consistent workout schedule. I've been trying to get back into yoga as I'm always yearning to be back on the mat. Will start with 12 sun salutations every morning as my morning workout and just to get back into my yoga routine/meditation. Will do light aerobics/walking workouts in the evening.

Meal #1 - 8 bites beef and cheese tostada
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 Chicken parmesan meal (keto)
Snack - Plain whole fat greek yogurt w peaches and granola, fried cheese and pickle, Trader Joe's creamy toscana syrah cheese w roasted cashews
Drinks - espresso w/ 1/2 OWYN smooth vanilla protein shake, 1 cup Secret Garden organic green tea

BeeSGee Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:02 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 186.6 (-28 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 185.9
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Yup, definitely feeling those fasting endorphins. I'm coasting and laser focused. Looking forward to the 170s next week, I WON'T BE STOPPED. Still need to prioritize the basics, water, sleep and meal planning.

Meal #1 - 6 bites beef and cheese tostada
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 meal, shredded chicken bowl (not keto), added 1 tbsp of plain whole fat greek yogurt as sour cream substitute and mexican shredded cheese
Snack - 4 bites Nothing Bundt Cake lemon mini bundtini

BeeSGee Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:16 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 185.1 (-29.5 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 184.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Keeping it short and simple. Yesterday was the first day I didnt veer off plan and snack unintentionally and it paid off! It really does take mental strength to say no and be ok with being just satisfied and even slightly hungry.

Meal #1 - 6 bites Bibligo pork and vegetable steamed soup dumplings w sauce
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 meal, shredded chicken bowl
Snack - 2 bites white chocolate raspberry mini bundtini from Nothing Bundt Cake, 1 bite Amaretto Bahama Rum Cake, small bowl of plain whole fat greek yogurt w blueberry flax granola and canned mangos

BeeSGee Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:35 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 185.1 (-29.5 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 184.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Meal #1 - 6 bites Bibligo chicken and vegetable steamed soup dumplings w sauce
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 meal, pork tenderloin w cheesy cabbage (keto)
Snack - 5 bites Auntie Anne's pretzel

BeeSGee Mon May 01, 2023 6:31 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 186.5 (-28.1 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 185.9
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Not a bad gain for a weekend, kicking it up a notch this week and adding in a daily one hour workout.

Meal #1 - 6 bites turkey and smoked gouda wrap bites
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 meal, garlic and chive chicken
Snack - 1/4 cup cashews and pistachios

BeeSGee Tue May 02, 2023 4:45 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 186.5 (-28.1 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 185.9
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

1 week out until Antigua, could I drop 10? will see!

Meal #1 - 6 bites turkey and gouda wrap bites
Meal #2 - 10 bites Factor 75 meal, garlic chicken mushroom thighs
Snack - 1 mini kind bar

BeeSGee Wed May 03, 2023 2:36 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 186.5 (-28.1 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 185.9
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Hmm, Have I plateaued already? Wanna be over the hump of 185 and into the low 180s!

Meal #1 - 6 bites turkey and cheese wrap
Meal #2 - 10 bites chicken ceaser wrap
Snack - 1/4 cup cashews and pistachios

BeeSGee Mon May 08, 2023 5:35 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 189.2 (-25.4 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 189.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Put on some birthday weight haha. A lot of dinners and a lot of cake. Not worried at all because I have the tools to shed this off quickly! Have been very tired and DEHYDRATED since my birthday on 5/4, need to swing the pendulum back the other way haha. Will take my vitamins today and do a workout this evening after work.

Meal #1 - 10 bites tuna salad with chickpeas and coleslaw
Meal #2 - 1/2 of dinner meal tonight, stepping out for an early Mother's Day celebration! My mom wanted to do Fogo De Chao, OOF. If that's the case, I'll stick to ketoish diet choices.
Water - 32 ounces so far

BeeSGee Tue May 16, 2023 2:39 pm

SW: 214.6 (on 3/1/22)
CW: 193.3 (-21.3 lbs)
Next Happy Scale Goal Weight: 193.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Back from Vacay and back up on the scale! No worries, I know exactly what to do to bring that number down. Revving up now, 5BD with a small snack in between meals. And back to taking my daily supplements & vitamins, wahoo! I'll also sprinkle in some more cardio too.

Meal #1 - 4 bites mac and cheese bites w hot sauce and ketchup
Meal #2 - 4 bites mac and cheese bites w hot sauce and ketchup
Snack - Chesters Puffcorn, 1 serving

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