Bars with 30 grams of Protein

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One thing I've known from day one, is that any diet I do. I will be exercising and most importantly weight lifting. I've been working on getting myself active again, slowly increasing my activity levels etc.

Week 3 which just passed I walked 30 miles (and no it wasn't easy, I was just determined), so I knew it was time for me to take the leap and begin a regular and rigorous work out schedule.

I want phenomenal results and I'm willing to work for them. 

I completed my workout schedule for the next 84 days and to be consistent, I would definitely have to increase my protein intake. I'm currently on snickers and the 8 grams a day I would get from eating my 2 bars just doesn't suffice. Hence, I began looking around for bars with a minimum of 30 grams of protein and I found some which I ordered immediately!

If you guys are weight lifting or interested in, increasing your protein intake, you may want to give these a try.

I would love to find a Bar with 30+ Grams of Protein which does not contain soy, if you guys know of any, please leave the info in the comments.

PowerBar 30g Protein Plus Bars
- PowerBar 30g Protein Plus Bars - Chocolate BrownieBy the Way
THESE TASTE GREAT!

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

Steps Taken – Week2- Aug 1st–7th 2016 9.13miles, 21,117 Steps

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I've been sedentary for a while, as my work allows me to sit all day and sometimes all night.

I don't want to end up flabby from just losing weight and having no activity. So, I figured I'd get things moving again by intentionally increasing my level of cardio.

And as I'm sure you well know my eating was not perfect in week 2. I ended the week 1.2lbs up however I did manage to melt off another 7.11 inches from my body and that's most likely due to my increased movement.

9.3miles (21,117 steps) isn't bad at all (its actually BEYOND EXCELLENT for me).

I'm on pace to pass my week 1 numbers because my stamina and endurance has been increased and it's just my nature to push and see if I can go a little further.

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

My Basic Fit Bit Stats for Week2 – August 1st – August 7th 2016

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Here are my daily Fitbit Charge HR stats for week two. For any of you weight loss sleuths, who want to correlate my weight loss to my level of steps. To see all my Workouts, Food and activity Day by Day, CLICK HERE.

Week#2
Day 8 – Mon Aug 1 2016		 WK2 - Day 1 - Mon August 1 2016 327.6lbs

Total Loss WK1 11.4lbs
Week#2
Day 9 – Tues
Aug 2 2016		 WK2 - Day 2 - Tues August 2 2016 328.6lbs
Gained 1lbTotal Loss 10.4lbs
Week#2
Day 10 – Wed Aug 3 2016		 WK2 - Day 3 - Wed August 3 2016

326.6lbs
Lost 2.lbs

Total Loss 12.4lbs
Week#2 Day 11 – Thur
Aug 4 2016		 WK2 - Day 4 - Thur August 4 2016

328.2lbs
Gained 1.6lbs

Total Loss 10.8lbs
Week#2 Day 12 – Fri Aug 5 2016 WK2 - Day 5 - Fri August 5 2016 328.2lbs
Stayed 0.lbsTotal Loss 10.8lbs
Week#2 Day 13 – Sat Aug 6 2016 WK2 - Day 6 - Sat August 6 2016

328.6lbs
Gained .4lbs

Total Loss 10.4lbs
Week#2 – Day 14 – Sun Aug 7 2016 WK2 - Day 7 - Sun August 7 2016

330.8lbs
Gained 2.2.lbs

Total Loss 8.2lbs
Week#3
Day 15 – Monday 
Aug 8 2016		 OFFICIAL
Weight & Measurement Day		 August 8,2016
Total Loss for firstWk 1: Lost 11.6 lbs
Went from:
339lbs to 327.6lbsWk 2: Gained 1.2lbs
Went from:
327.6lbs to 328.8lbs
I gained 1.2lbs for this week, but I still lost inches!
Week 2 - Gained Weight - Lost Inches 5Bite Diet

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

Week2 – Gained Weight but lost inches!

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WEEK 2 was an EPIC fail, in terms of weight loss, after a strong week 1 where I lost 11.4lbs

I was all over the Map with food and I had a few cheats. I ended the week 1.2lbs up and it would have been far worst had I not reigned myself in on from Friday to Sunday.

Never the less in spite of the weight gain, I was still triumphant in terms of still managing to melt away a few inches. One can't be unhappy when they've managed to reduce in size, regardless of what the scale reflects.

Muscle is heavier than fat and with my increased activity and exercise during week 2 perhaps, I actually gained a wee bit of muscle.

Week 2 - Gained Weight - Lost Inches 5Bite Diet

 

Seeing that I was 1.2lbs up was annoying, I know I could have had another stellar week if I put in the effort but I didn't. However this was a wonderful lesson learned because I have that feeling of disappointing myself fresh on my mind and I'll be reluctant to repeat that mistake. Also It was a good reminder that more so than weight, this is about the reduction of fat and if I'm able to do that, I'm still WINNING! 

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

My Workout Schedule From Monday 8/15/16 to 11/6/16

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My Workout Schedule

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Week 01 Monday
8/15/16		 Tuesday
8/16/16		 Wednesday
8/17/16		 Thursday
8/18/16		 Friday
8/19/16		 Saturday
8/20/16		 Sunday
8/21/16
Day 1
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 2
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 3
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 4
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 5
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 6
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 7
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 02 Monday
8/22/16		 Tuesday
8/23/16		 Wednesday
8/24/16		 Thursday
8/25/16		 Friday
8/26/16		 Saturday
8/27/16		 Sunday
8/28/16
Day 8
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 9
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 10
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 11
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 12
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)
Abs 150

 Day 13
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 14
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 03 Monday
8/29/16		 Tuesday
8/30/16		 Wednesday
8/31/16		 Thursday
9/1/16		 Friday
9/2/16		 Saturday
9/3/16		 Sunday
9/4/16
Day 15
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 16
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 17
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 18
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 19
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 20
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 21
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 04 Monday
9/5/16		 Tuesday
9/6/16		 Wednesday
9/7/16		 Thursday
9/8/16		 Friday
9/9/16		 Saturday
9/10/16		 Sunday
9/11/16
Day 22
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 23
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 24
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 25
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 26
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 27
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 28
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 05 Monday
9/12/16		 Tuesday
9/13/16		 Wednesday
9/14/16		 Thursday
9/15/16		 Friday
9/16/16		 Saturday
9/17/16		 Sunday
9/18/16
Day 29
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 30
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 31
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 32
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 33
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 34
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 35
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 06 Monday
9/19/16		 Tuesday
9/20/16		 Wednesday
9/21/16		 Thursday
9/22/16		 Friday
9/23/16		 Saturday
9/24/16		 Sunday
9/25/16
Day 36
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 37
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 38
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 39
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 40
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 41
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 42
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 07 Monday
9/26/16		 Tuesday
9/27/16		 Wednesday
9/28/16		 Thursday
9/29/16		 Friday
9/30/16		 Saturday
10/1/16		 Sunday
10/2/16
Day 43
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 44
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 45
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 46
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 47
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 48
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 49
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 08 Monday
10/3/16		 Tuesday
10/4/16		 Wednesday
10/5/16		 Thursday
10/6/16		 Friday
10/7/16		 Saturday
10/8/16		 Sunday
10/9/16
Day 50
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 51
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 52
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 53
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 54
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 55
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 56
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 09 Monday
10/10/16		 Tuesday
10/11/16		 Wednesday
10/12/16		 Thursday
10/13/16		 Friday
10/14/16		 Saturday
10/15/16		 Sunday
10/16/15
Day 57
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 58
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 59
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 60
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 61
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 62
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 63
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 10 Monday
10/17/16		 Tuesday
10/18/16		 Wednesday
10/19/16		 Thursday
10/20/16		 Friday
10/21/16		 Saturday
10/22/16		 Sunday
10/23/16
Day 64
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 65
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 66
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 67
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 68
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 69
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 70
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 11 Monday
10/24/16		 Tuesday
10/25/16		 Wednesday
10/26/16		 Thursday
10/27/16		 Friday
10/28/16		 Saturday
10/29/16		 Sunday
10/30/16
Day 71
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 72
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 73
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 74
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 75
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 76
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 77
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
Week 12 Monday
10/31/16		 Tuesday
11/1/16		 Wednesday
11/2/16		 Thursday
11/3/16		 Friday
11/4/16		 Saturday
11/5/16		 Sunday
11/6/16
Day 78
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 79
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 80
Upper Body Weight Training

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 81
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 82
Lower Body Weight Training

100 Squats (60 w/ Wt.) (40 No Wt.)

Abs 150

 Day 83
20-Minute Aerobics Solution

Up to 10K Steps

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150

 Day 84
Free Day

100 Squats No Wt.

Abs 150
ABS 150
Regular Crunch (50 Reps)
Oblique Crunch L (50 Reps)
Oblique Crunch R (50 Reps)
Leg Lift or Reverse Crunch (50 Reps)
UPPER BODY
Triceps – Tricep Kick Backs (20 Reps)
Back – One Arm Bent Over DB Rows (60 Reps)
Triceps – Tricep Kick Backs (20 Reps)
Chest – DB Bench Press (60 Reps)
Triceps – Tricep Kick Backs (20 Reps)
Shoulders – Seated or Standing DB Press (60 Reps)
Triceps – Tricep Kick Backs (20 Reps)
Biceps – Seated DB Curls (60 Reps)
Triceps – Tricep Kick Backs (20 Reps)
LOWER BODY
Quads – Dumbell Squats (60 Reps Weighted) (40 Reps No Wt.)
Ham-strings – Straight Leg Deadlifts (60 Reps)
Calves – Seated or Standing Calf Raises (60 Reps)
CARDIO
Up to 10K Steps

 

Weight Loss Slow Downs and Gains on the 5BiteDiet

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I wanted to wait until I was sure about this, but now that it's happened a few times. I figured I would share. If any of you have had similar experiences, please share that here.

WARNING! I weight daily, sometimes multiple times daily and this mat not be advisable, because it can drive you a little crazy because you will be hyper aware of your results. You end up knowing how much more you'll weigh after a bottle of water, or after taking a #1 or #2 and it can help you guesstimate your next day but it's a little bit obsessive.

Water 08/04/2016 3:10 PM | I'm generally a big water drinker, anywhere from 60-90oz a day and on a day when I've been drinking a lot of water the next day when I get on the scale. I'm not as low as I am on days when I'm not drinking as much water.
Vitamins 08/04/2016 3:10 PM | I take a bunch of different vitamins, not just a multi vitamin, I take some for skin which contain protein, I take other vitamins as well and I notice that when I take them, that the scale doesn't move that much. Having tested taking them on one day, then not for another day. A day after I've stopped taking them, the scale has a huge downward jump.
Whey
Protein Powder		 08/04/2016 3:10 PM | Knowing that I would be weight lifting while on this diet, I wanted to ensure that I wouldn't end up feeling too sore to continue. So I used some whey protein powder and the next day I was only down .2lbs.  The day after I used the protein I lost 2 lbs. So maybe it delays the scale results.
Exercise 08/04/2016 3:10 PM | I've heard that some people say that after you exercise you won't see as big a drop in lbs, but based on my daily stats I can't attest to this as of yet, but I will continue to monitor this and update this post should I notice any differences.
Hot Food
-vs-
Bars		 08/04/2016 3:10 PM | You definitely lose more weight on bars than you do on hot food. Well I guess random hot food. Not the super healthy kind. I haven't eaten super healthy per say, maybe with the exception of when I have opted to eat sushi, on the day when I only ate sushi though I did drop 2lbs the next day. But so far my other food undertakings have not produced the same level of success. (Relatively clean eating is probably best when you do hot food.)

On the HCG Diet when you have a stall, they tell you to have an apple and steak day, I'll give that a go if that truly becomes the case for me. I can't say I'm far enough into the 5BiteDiet for that to be the case.

I'll continue to experiment and post any new observations here

If the results are cumulative, then so be it. I will continue to weight daily and just look forward to the days when my efforts show up on the scale.

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

You have to burn 3,500 Calories to lose 1lb

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In order to burn one pound, you have to burn 3,500 calories. #FACT!

Even before the 5 Bite Diet, I was aware of this and was able to drop a lb in a day, just not consistently because I'd be all over the place with my eating. People say it's unsafe to drop more than 2lbs a week. I can't agree with that because my body naturally can drop more. I offer up my fit bit stats for a few days in which I was simply more active. I was not working out at all and it's evident that I burned more than a lb a day.

I say this to say that you can burn 3,500 calories in no time; if you're focused, and you can do it again and again amounting in significant weight loss if you're consistent.

Get to know your BMR (Basic Metabolic Rate), for me I burn over 2,204 calories daily, even if I'm just laying in bed. Your Heart Rate and the time you spend in your Target Heart Rate Zone also plays a part in this. See my Target heart Rate for fat burning Click here I am generally at or around my target heart rate for fat burning, hence I would burn a a faster rate than some others!

Below you can review my FitBit Charge HR Stats, which clearly show me burning 3,500 calories or more in a day! With NO EXERCISE. (I also included a few which were very near to 3,500 Calories burned for the day.)

I didn't wear my watch daily at first; so it's spotty but you'll be able to grasp my point none the less.

Burning-Over-3500-In-A-Day-No-Exercise

So regular house work, a walk around the house or office to get water or food from the fridge or to my car across the parking lot, had me burning over a lb a day.  Add food management to this and it's a no brainer why I sometimes lose anywhere from 1.5-3 or more lbs in a day.

When I line things up properly, I can easily burn 3,500 in a day. Will it always be this way?

I'm not sure…but I have a lot of weight which I can chuck (at the time of writing this 8/3/16 I am 326.6lbs) and my body knows it has plenty to give away (would you like some? LOL)!

Prior to the 5BiteDiet, when I was dropping those lbs, I knew I could burn the 3,500+ calories in a day.
I just didn't have a plan or a good system in place. I have that now with the 5BiteDiet!

As always, I hope this info was useful for you guys!

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

Are you just losing water weight in the beginning?

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I've always heard that the first 20lbs you lose is just water weight.

So you're not really accomplishing anything until after you get past the 20lbs down mark. I can't say that I've ever found this to be logical.

However based on the results of my first week of weight loss / inch loss after doing the 5BiteDiet I'd have to say I believe I lost fat, not just water weight. What do you guys think?
Day 01 Day 08 Total
Inches
Lost
DATE 7/25/2016 8/1/2016
NECK 14.75  14.5
-.5In		  -.5
BUST 47  46
-1		  -1
Under BUST 38.75  37.75
-1		  -1
U ARM 18  17
L-1 R-1 (-2in)		  -2
FORE ARM 12.5  12.4
L-.1 R-.1
(-.2in)		  -.2
WRIST 7  7
0		  0
BACK 24  23
-1		  -1
MIDDLE STOMACH 53.25  51.77
-1.48		  -1.48
LOWER STOMACH 56  53.5
-2.5		  -2.5
HIPS 59.5  58.27
-1.23		  -1.23
THIGHS UPER 38  37.4
L-.6 R-.6
(-1.2in)		  -1.2
THIGHS LOWER 34  34
0		  0
KNEES 22  22
0		  0
U CALVES 23  23
0		  0
L CALVES 14.5  13.75
L-.75 R-.75
(-1.5in)		  -.1.5
ANKLES 12.5  12
L-.5 R-.5
(-1.in)		  -1.
WEIGHT 339lbs  327.6lbs
(-11.6lbs)		  (-11.6lbs)
BMI 54.8%  54.5%
-.3%		  -.3%
Body Fat Percentage  28.69%
(97.25lbs)		  28.64%
(93.82lbs)		  -0.05%
Total
Inches / Lbs Lost		 -14.61in
(-11.6lbs)
  -14.61in
(-11.6lbs)
BMR 2256.55  2204.35
Hope you guys found this useful. Feel free to comment and share your thoughts.xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements

Is the 5 Bite Diet a Starvation Diet?

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This is NOT a STARVATION DIET, it's SIMPLY a CLEVER ONE.

What we put into our mouths is what our bodies will fuel itself off of first before tapping into alternate fuel sources, but minimizing what we put into our mouths, we are simply directing our bodies to tap into those alternate fuel sources (specifically body fat) and use those up sooner.

In other words the 5BiteDiet is telling our bodies, not to depend on our daily deposits but rather to spend time living/functioning of of our savings, our fat savings that is.

To Learn more about how the Five Bite Diet works, CLICK HERE!

As always, I hope you guys find this useful.

xoxo, –Focused WLWB
P.S. If you want to review my progress thus far, Click Here for my Current Weight & Measurements