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   Looks like you are eating like a saint! Nice job! Don't cut those carbs too much, though. Remember, your brain burns 450 calories of sugar every... show more

   Looks like you are eating like a saint! Nice job! Don't cut those carbs too much, though. Remember, your brain burns 450 calories of sugar every day. It can't burn anything BUT sugar, so that's why you can't cut carbs too much. When your brain has less carbs than it needs, you get cranky, forgetful and WEAK when it comes to resisting temptation...which makes you eventually overeat. Keep up the good work! Jill
   
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   Looks like you are eating like a saint! Nice job! Don't cut those carbs too much, though. Remember, your brain burns...
   
   
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   I just received a *great* question from one of you: Why no carbs after 3pm? What's the reasoning? Here's the answer: So you can burn fat all... show more

   I just received a *great* question from one of you: Why no carbs after 3pm? What's the reasoning?
   
   Here's the answer: So you can burn fat all night long. Your body burns fat only when your blood sugar gets low. Low blood sugar makes your pancreas secrete a hormone called Glucagon, which signals the fat cells to open up and let some fat out. If your blood sugar gets TOO low, you feel faint, dizzy, cranky and hungry. That's why it's nice to time your low blood sugar for when you are asleep. By stopping carbs at 3pm, you still have enough to feel good for the rest of the day and then burn fat all night long.
   
   Hope that helps you to stick to it! Remember, those tofu shirataki noodles FEEL like real pasta, but have only negligable carbs (and calories), so consider using those at dinner.
   
   Have a good night! Go to bed early! :)
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   Did you throw away those icing pretzels yet? :)

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   Did you throw away those icing pretzels yet? :)
   
   
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   Thanks for your message. Now, let's make your "horrible" day WORTH it by gaining something VALUABLE from it. I'm sending a little video that walks... show more

   Thanks for your message. Now, let's make your "horrible" day WORTH it by gaining something VALUABLE from it. I'm sending a little video that walks you through the process. This is actually an important step toward true success. :)
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   Thanks for your message. Now, let's make your "horrible" day WORTH it by gaining something VALUABLE from it. I'm...
   
   
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   Woo-hoo! :) You're making my job easy so far. Let me know if you have problems, questions or issues I can help with. Until then, enjoy!
   

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   Woo-hoo! :) You're making my job easy so far. Let me know if you have problems, questions or issues I can help...
   
   
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   Can you update me on your weight or inches so I know if we're getting you good results? Looks like you're doing great in general and I want to... show more

   Can you update me on your weight or inches so I know if we're getting you good results? Looks like you're doing great in general and I want to know if it's "good enough" or if we need to fine-tune things for you. All my best! Jill
   
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   Can you update me on your weight or inches so I know if we're getting you good results? Looks like you're doing...
   
   
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   Your breakfast and dinners recently look GREAT! Your chip/corn/sausage lunch is a little to carb-heavy. The bun, chips and corn all count as carbs... show more

   Your breakfast and dinners recently look GREAT! Your chip/corn/sausage lunch is a little to carb-heavy. The bun, chips and corn all count as carbs and the bun is probably equivalent to 2. I know the corn this time of year is AWESOME, so I recommend keeping the corn and losing the chips and/or bun. Have you seen the Trader Joe's lettuce wraps that you can use for sandwiches? They're pretty good.
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   Your breakfast and dinners recently look GREAT! Your chip/corn/sausage lunch is a little to carb-heavy. The bun,...
   
   
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   Hope you are having a good weekend! Make sure to start your week off *rested* and *prepared*, in order to minimize those cravings and to make it... show more

   Hope you are having a good weekend! Make sure to start your week off *rested* and *prepared*, in order to minimize those cravings and to make it so that you always have healthy am snacks ready. Your goal this week is to have ONLY HEALTHY MORNING SNACKS. If you DO give in to something junky, at least do it after you've got some nice fruit, veggies, grains (i.e. FIBER) in your system, because that will keep the junk from spiking your blood sugar so much...and getting you on the sugar roller coaster. OK, make me proud! :)
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   Hope you are having a good weekend! Make sure to start your week off *rested* and *prepared*, in order to minimize...
   
   
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   Today, try to take time to do ONE simple thing that makes all the difference to your eating, satisfaction and weight. It is this: Eat slowly,... show more

   Today, try to take time to do ONE simple thing that makes all the difference to your eating, satisfaction and weight. It is this:
   
   Eat slowly, pay attention to flavor & satiety, stop eating when you are satisfied.
   
   That's it! If you can make this a habit, almost everything else falls into place. The problem is that we often DON'T do this because we are eating in a hurry, are distracted, or waited so long to eat that we are ravenous and out of control.
   
   Make this conscious effort today and for the rest of the week and let me know how it goes!
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    First, your weight may be up from fluid in the muscles, but also it *is* depressing how a little bit of extra junk can take miles to burn off. Do... show more

    First, your weight may be up from fluid in the muscles, but also it *is* depressing how a little bit of extra junk can take miles to burn off. Do this calculation: calories burned per mile = .62 x your weight ...it's depressing!
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    First, your weight may be up from fluid in the muscles, but also it *is* depressing how a little bit of extra junk...
    
    
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    I hope you are doing OK with all the smoke. Green tea will help protect your lungs. It looks like your weight is slowly inching down and my guess... show more

    I hope you are doing OK with all the smoke. Green tea will help protect your lungs.
    
    It looks like your weight is slowly inching down and my guess is that you have lost all of your "easy" weight. That means, from here on out, you'll notice that you work harder for each additional pound. Some tips:
    
    --make sure to eat most of your calories (especially carbs) before noon. I know that your busy schedule makes that tough, but that's what will get you results.
    
    --be obsessive about the no carbs after 3pm rule.
    
    --sleep, stress and hydration make a huge difference from this point on.
    
    --every dinner and lunch should have some veggies involved.
    
    I think you are doing great, but the last few pounds always take a Herculean effort. Moving some of your calories to breakfast is the first priority.
    
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    I hope you are doing OK with all the smoke. Green tea will help protect your lungs. It looks like your weight is...
    
    
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    You are experience something common and there are 2 reasons why you lost weight: 1. There is a lag-time to your body. Your good or bad eating... show more

    You are experience something common and there are 2 reasons why you lost weight:
    
    1. There is a lag-time to your body. Your good or bad eating takes a few days (or many...mine takes 11 days!) to show on the scale.
    
    2. When you take a break from exercise, your muscles have a chance to be 100% recovered, which means they don't have any extra fluid in them. That's why you actually don't want to do a hard workout on any day that you want to be your very sleekest. Exercise is awesome, but it makes your muscles hold extra fluid for a day or two, until they recover.
    
    Hope that helps.
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