The Gregory Mantell Show -- The Five Bite Diet

[victoriadiary]

Random fact.... Jesus fasted for 40 days that means he didnt eat or drink anything....he still survived and was as healthy as ever.... if he could do it im sure that 10 bites plus water is sustainable especially just for a month... still unsure? What about the all times famous lemon diet or the detox diets .... so if u choosing a temp solution to shrink u stomach and learn portion control i dont see why not 

[oOTheDudeOo]

@victoriadiary taking something from the bible as a fact? hahaha

[mphaudio]

I'm on day number 7 and have lost well over ten pounds, this.. is.. amazing!

[TheJenBong]

I can finish a cheeseburger in 2 bites, so you're telling me I can live off of 4 cheeseburgers a day and lose weight? AWESOME!

[truvelocity]

I'm on my first week on this and I can now button my freakin' jeans. I have to lose a little bit more, but I should be done by week 3. Then, go back to eating nutritious food that feeds me not my fat.

[bumblebeeava1]

this guy is so full of shit its so funny you would have NO energy living off snickers bars you would have NO energy on this diet. so dumb

[aliyoung9]

@bumblebeeava1 lmao. the host has been on it for 2weeks, is he moping around?? no he has energy

[AlexxAtTheDisco]

i did it for 10 days and lost 12 pounds.

[susana250380]

thanks!!! i did it 3 years ago and I have not gained weight since then .I was size 14, now I`m size 2.

[aliyoung9]

@susana250380 do you eat normal meals now? like eat more than 10 bites a day? im thinking about doing this as i need to loose some weight, would you recommend??

[susana250380]

@aliyoung9 yes, I only did it for 4 weeks and now I eat super normal meals , do it , you'll feel better ;)

[aliyoung9]

@susana250380 ive decided im going to start tomorrow!! did you slowly start eating more? or just one day you start eating more? did you gain it all back? sorry for all the questions haha im SUPER excited!!,

[susana250380]

@aliyoung9 good!!!, no, I just ate whatever i want, without thinking how many bites i was eating.

And no i dind't gain it back at all, im still 44 pounds lighter hahaha

[PibbXtra08]

this would be a great Onion News video

[PibbXtra08]

you can last a year without food? yeah why don't you try that and see what happens ;)

[PibbXtra08]

is this a joke???/ guys don't listen to these crazy diets! they might work for a while but really you're harming yourself on the long run

[ssramroop]

what nonsense am i watching

[SkaterAliennn]

" You got your nuts in there so sure "

THATS WHAT SHE SAID ..... SORT OF :3

[chrisg4220]

what a village idiot



[cho472]

Thank you so very much for this video. This with the doctors book were most helpful.

[mrsrobinsoncat]

Great. An anorexic doctor trying to promote and normalise anorexia.

[CityandNoColor]

@mrsrobinsoncat ugh thankyou! this guy is a joke. of course you guys are going to lose weight if you STARVE yourselves. how about you get off your lazy asses and start excercising and eating well.

[LisasRadiance]

I find the hardest thing for me when dieting is getting enough nutrition. Smaller portions work, but I’m left hungry and less food= less nutrition. I use nutritional supplements now and eat healthy, full meals.I got started at ryansnutrition com and have my appetite under control.

[svetlichka]

This guy's been on the 5 bite diet so long, he doesn't even know what he's saying anymore. Maybe he needs to cut out the sugar and eat more proteins and fats for healthy brain function...

[alext321balla]

You people are all stupid his name is Dr. Alwin Lewis he's actually my doctor. This really works and makes you feel great and lose weight I lost 30 pounds in 3 weeks and anyone could do it, if you are trying it don't listen to people's discouraging comments just stick to it! (most of the people complaining about it are overweight and can't imagine having the will power to pull through with it) Good luck!

[ericdisney1]

@alext321balla 5 bites in a day? i dont get it. what do i eat; like a sandwhich.? and take 5 bites and im done or what

[CityandNoColor]

@alext321balla Uhm actually no. most of the people leaving 'discouraging' comments are people who are healthy and fit. okay im lieing but i speak for myself. the people who try this out are stupid/dont know what they are talking about/and quite frankly extremely lazy that they couldnt even lose weight the right and healthy way. This is sickening and encouraging eating disorders and the like.

[alext321balla]

You people are all stupid his name is Dr. Alwin Lewis he's actually my doctor. This really works and makes you feel great and lose weight I lost 30 pounds in 3 weeks and anyone could do it, if you are trying it don't listen to people's discouraging comments just stick to it! (most of the people complaining about it are overweight and can't imagine having the will power to pull through with it) Good luck!

[yummo]

he stutters so much it pisses me off to listen to him

[TrickyWoo315]

@yummo I think stuttering is sexy! What can I say, we all have our thang!

[xjuice207x]

Stupid

[babychanel21]

Id try to fit a whole sandwich in my mouth and count it as one bite then eat 4 more sandwiches.

[ericdisney1]

@babychanel21 hahahahahahahahhaa

[cellardream]

also important to note you have to burn about 3660 kcal a day to lose a 1 lb.

the idea that this man lost 3lbs in one day as he said is ridiculous, even in ketosis you aren't burning up 9,000+ kcal of fat.

trust me. i've fasted 30 days & i still didn't lose more than 30 lbs & fasting doesn't slow down your metabolism when you stick to it consecutively (longer than 3 days to allow your body to produce enough ketones). if humans lost weight this quickly we'd have became extinct a long time ago.

[cellardream]

two weeks would be OK but for someone with an eating disorder to do it? seriously? the "control" of this diet would control the person. you can induce anorexia nervosa by eating less, there's been studies with men restricting to 1000 kcal a day gradually become more self conscious about their weight and actually think they are too big after losing weight despite being "better" before. fasting/eating little can be addicting, there are plenty of anoretics that eat about 400 kcal or 560 like him.

[FemaleBB]

They sound like 2 eating disordered people!

[VivaLaDecadence]

'sugar is all you need to survive'

BS. All you need is fat and protein, neither of which are not made up of of sugar/carbs.

[UsernamesTaken18]

20 pounds in 2 weeks?

Flab. Lots and lots of flab.

[horsegaldressage]

THis is ridiculous

[fruitjuicyy]

He uses a lot of hand motions when he speaks, he's legit.

[thesweetcatastrophe]

The whole point is that you're reducing the amount of food you need to be full, because you're stomach shrinks. Only living on sugar and fat though? That can't be healthy..

[Ceciditullio]

testing



[bellachimera]

I understand the portion control aspect of his system, which is great. But, he is telling people how to lose weight the wrong way. His way is not the healthy way.

[xoqueenbri]

this guy is my hero. lost 15 pounds so far :))

[thelexietaylor]

This guy is an idiot.

[StarAzumaRats]

The five bite diet is just to show people portion control. it is not meant to be followed as a life style choice. Although, im pretty sure there are people that will try to use it as such.

he also tells you to take a multi-vitamin.

after a while youll start realizing that less food = less weight. and seeing that will reinforce the behavior. therefore lowering your food intake, and calorie count, in the process.

what hes saying makes complete sense.

[kidrockgirlz]

wow im totes tryin thiss! i heard about it from ana

[bummers]

"Anorexia is a mental illness ... due to a chemical imbalance ... "

Not so much his fault, but seriously, it stems from an uncontrolled preoccupation with self-image that our society has gradually developed.

[bummers]

"Everything is broken down to sugar"

What kind of crap is that?

While I agree with eating in the right proportion, the above statement is utter bull.

Americans are eating too much sugar already.

[bummers]

"It is a Dramatic Portion Diet"

It is basically what everyone knows "F*cking Eat Lesser!!".

Americans need to kick their habit of blaming others for their problem and learning to take responsibility of their own bad habits, in this case, their eating habits.

[stinkyfofo]

This guy looks like a schmuck. hehe....

[classybiiird]

Weightloss is nothing more than calories in vs calories out. So 5 bites of anything is hardly any calories. Duhhh. Of course it works, it's not a miracle diet.

[stegorn6034]

Which one of you guys has a medical degree? Im sure no one who is commenting in a negative way has one. If you don't want to do this then don't discourage others from doing it. You say "Work Out" and "Eat Healthy" but everything dont work for everybody. What if you have 150lbs to lose. How freakin long do you think that will take if you have to lose 1 to 2 lbs a week, That individual would be discouraged and probably gain more weight before they can lose it.

[AirmanAJK]

@stegorn6034 Working out and eating healthy is the only guaranteed way to lose weight and keep it off. It fails no one who does it correctly. If you or anyone else isn't willing to sacrifice grease and chocolate and a half hour a day off of the television to get out and burn a few hundred calories, then you don't deserve to be thin and healthy. Enjoy your ice cream cake.

[stegorn6034]

@AirmanAJK Okay Diet Guru!!!!! Why are you even worried about what others put into their mouths. You worry about what goes into your's.

[AirmanAJK]

@stegorn6034 That's the best part! I'm not a diet guru. Do you think every one who exhibits portion control and engages in routine exercise is automatically some kind of fanatic? I'm supposed to be the "norm," not the exception, in this fatass country of excess.

[stegorn6034]

@AirmanAJK Again, you need worry about what goes into AirmanAJK's mouth and not what goes into other ppl's mouths. U make sure your eating healthy and exercising everyday. I know its hard to do cause Im sure your miserable so you target the ones you think are weak!!!! Keep eating your wheat grass and bean sprouts and keep your mouth out of other people's asses!!! : )

[AirmanAJK]

@stegorn6034 Don't play like such a hurt victim. I'm quite happy, just immensely annoyed by quick fix diets that avoid the fundamentals of weight loss at all costs. I'll voice that opinion because the weight problem in the US embarasses, and reflects poorly on, me as a citizen.

[babelbabe9]

i tried it today!! its good !! but i exercised today! and by 4 in the afternoon! i was tired out!! is it ok???

[tenthtopteam]

this guy is so full of shit

[harshanal]

It really works..!

[emiilyfights]

Lol we could play it the other way, how can we gain on this diet... Open wide, FILL your mouth with the biggest spoonful you can of peanut butter. Repeat x10. I wonder how that would feel on the root of your mouth? x) its not healthy but it's a good idea for people who are already not dieting healthy and go through cycles of starving (too restrictive, have to actively limit foods or calories) and binging ... repeat repeat, and they only gain weight and stay unhealthy ... :|

[starryjoker]

This diet is manageable if you eat 10 bites per meal, 3 times a day. (5 bites for only 2 times a day is impossible to keep up after weight loss) No seconds. Eat as many veggies as you want. Use nuts, raisins and almonds as snacks. You must exercise.

I prefer the diet that is cut whatever you usually eat in 1/2's or 3/4's. And exercise.

[TheOn3LeftBehind]

This is bad. The 5-Bite Diet is basically starvation. You're not getting the vitamins, protein, and carbs for energy that is needed throughout the day.

[bourgeois88]

@TheOn3LeftBehind watch the whole video. you're wrong.

[fox18ish]

im on day four =) this vid keeps me inspired (at night when i usually munch out =P)

[rainelafayette]

The purpose is to lose dramatic amounts of weight in the BEGINNING because when people see results right away they are motivated to keep going. It doesn't have to be 5 bites a day, he says it can be 12 or however many. The point is to get into the habit of portion control, if you can CONTROL how much you eat each day for 2 straight weeks then when you go back to eating normally it will be easier to control your intake. It's just a way to jump start your weight loss plan.

[9t5Gina2k7]

im gonna try !

[lovelyloroux]

totally on this.

[lepraaaa]

Are you serious? Snickers??? Oh man is he really a doctor? :( I hope not!

[kaattiiex]

This is so unhealthy...you can go a year without food ?

is this guy a qualified doctor ....

[9t5Gina2k7]

an american doctor is what he is.

[kplez504]

i still want to try it... just to see how it works

[chinagrrl]

Seriously, the only way this diet would ever work for me is if I took major amounts of appetite suppressents! I don't care what this Quack says, this diet is UNHEALTHY!

[TheBeautifulSheeple]

Haha they look so hungry..  this really works though. Calories in, Calories out. I hope people catch on

[wildone81]

Just saw this yesterday. I'm going to start today 6:02am and see how far I can get. I'll be back in a few days for a review!

[jengwebb]

I like some of the things this guy says, but the milk comment was dumb. Human mother's milk is entirely different from cow's milk and ice cream. LOL

I do think portion control is key!

[Ceslater]

actually if you look at the nutritional value of cows milk vs human milk, the difference is very small, infact in most cows milk provides a greater amount of the vitamins and minerals. i thought the same thing, but when i looked it up the difference was minimal.

[chebaalhuda]

he didnt specify mothers milk,my uncle was fed formula only and hes friggin really healthy and super intelligent,we all agree breast milk is better ,but formula is just as well,i think that what hes getting at..

[metallicat61003]

this is sooooo stupid!!! if you do this you will not get the correct amounts of macronutrients that your body needs so ya you might be losing weight, but you will in no way be healthier at all....screw this nonsense just eat whole foods, excersise, maintain a decent amount of calories, and lose the weight safely

[jcoffey3]

This "doctor" actually sees patients? I feel very sorry for them. I lost 40 lbs not on this diet, but by eating 800-1000 calories a day. And within 1 year I gained it all back. 999,999 out of 1,000,000 doctors, nutritionists, etc. would NOT recommend this diet! DO NOT BE FOOLED!

[rhankinson86]

This guy is 137lbs??? I don't want no skinny man.

You're basically paying this guy to teach you how to be anorexic. Thanks bud!

[thaatxboss]

Let's shit in this guys mouth, seriously. Ya'll hold him down, and I'll shit directly, into his mouth.

[baaaaaa123]

This diet is seriously unhealthy...

[correll28]

you can lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks and lose muscle with it, have fun being a skinny bitch

[n7l9t5]

this is the dumbest shit i have ever seen, anyone who tries this is a fucking idiot. this guy is a dumbass, trying to make a "diet". Its called starving yourself, your body starts eating itself because it has nothing to live off

[beardymcbeardbeard]

This is a little bit lame.

Just lift weights. And eat vegetables.

[325rider]

I hope anyone who uses this diet gets hit by a car. And I dont care if i have bad karma.

[veggirl1964]

After 3 weeks, I have lost 20 lbs. I have modified it to be 3 meals of 5 bites each. I have not been uncomfortably hungry at all. I occasionally get hungry about 30 minutes before a meal, but I think you are SUPPOSED to get hungry before eating. Once I get to goal, I don't think it will be hard to increase my bites to find the right amount for maintenance. I am getting good at eyeballing the right amount of food. I personally eat way more beans and greens than Snickers bars and it works.

[kholmes79]

the cokehead diet?

[AshleysPTADaddy]

im gonna give it a try for about 2 weeks

[andreag07]

have you tried it yet?? if so, how has it gone so far???

[hokees]

i know a guy who is on this and he has lost 55lbs in 2 months. He still has a few more to go and he said he has never felt better in his life! He has energy and his health has improved quite significantly. I will start this regime tomorrow.

[andreag07]

how has it gone for you??

[alexandrakl]

How's it going? I honestly want to know--one of my friends is starting this so I'm trying to get info on it.

[1800nikki]

is this a joke?? i mean i understand what hes saying about eating smaller portions, but realistically you cannot live off of 5 bites for the rest of your life. what happens after you start eating regular sized protions? youll gain all the wieght back plus more. the best way to loose wieght is to stay away from carbs and fats and to excersise off the calories you eat. plus youll be replacing fat with muscle

[1800nikki]

is this a joke?? i understand what hes saying about eating smaller portions but realistically you cannot eat only 5 bites a day for the rest of your life. what happens after youve lost the wieght and start eating normal size portions? you gain all the wieght back plus more. the best way to loose wieght is to stay away from carbs and high fats and to excersise off the calories you eat. plus youll be replacing fat for muscle.

[malenateves]

This diet is really hard for the first 5 days. I was hungry and tired and my head ached. Then, I went back to eating a regular sized meal and got sick. I went back to eating (about) 5 bites twice a day. Within 8 days my pants were looser. It works bit it is very difficult. Also, I don't do the diet when I work out. If I am swimming for 2 hours, I eat well that day. I know the diet works, but you have ease into it. Start it on a weekend!

[lashay77]

I tried this diet before and was very light headed, hungry and shaky. Don't think this one is for me.

[me1we1]

snickers bar, excuse my language but fuck off please.

[x3JE]

it's like stomach stapeling without the price. it's a normal amount of food, and it teaches discipline towards your body. if you do this diet you should really take a multi vitamin and maybe include breakfast, it should be a good diet. it's good for portion control.

[modecrined]

I'm sure it will work for quick weight loss temporarily, like having to lose weight in a month before going to a high school reunion and ! ;D

[3ayooosh]

Being skinny is being healthy, he encourages exercise and he does mention exercise in his book, and trust me after you read it you will never see exercise the same way again.

Being skinny is being healthy, he encourages exercise and he does mention exercise in his book, and trust me after you read it you will never see exercise the same way again.

[carterfelder]

20 lbs in two weeks is complete bullshit. Do you know how much exercise that would require? It takes roughly an hour of intense biking/running to burn 1000 calories. You'd have to do that 70 times in 2 weeks to lose the weight he did! Also, even if you ate NOTHING for those two weeks, you would still have to exercise intensly for an hour, 42 times! Your body would go into starvation mode.

Proof that this is bullshit, and I hope you all can see it.

[lut331]

Comparing this to stomach-stapling surgery is wrong. When the stomach is stapled into a small pouch, it can never get bigger. The patient will always feel full with very little food. Shrinking your stomach by eating next to nothing for two weeks, on the other hand, is not permanent. As soon as you start eating normally again, your stomach will regain its larger size. The only way to successfully lose weight is through proper eating habits and exercise. A crash diet is never going to succeed.

[maxewiii]

Shame on you! Prepare to gain yourweight back rapidly, now that you have effectively slowed your metabolism down to that of a hibernating bear! This Dr. concerns me because he makes no mention of exercise - the key to long term success and a healthy lifestyle:Over-weight isn't necessarily unhealthy,but being sedentary is very unhealthy. Anybody who recommends only black coffee for breakfast is an extremist. You are losing muscle as well as fat on this plan. He puts being skinny over your health

[youzernamae]

You would definitely need a vitamin/mineral pill. You would have to eat about 10 Snickers a day to meet the RDI for most vitamins and minerals.

You might be able to live on 500cal/day, but would you even have enough energy to perform daily routines?

I'm not doubting that you would lose weight. Eating nothing also works, but probably would kill you, (have you heard of Breatharians?)

I doubt it's healthy to do long term. You're better off eating healthy vegan food and watching caloric intake.

[youzernamae]

Its unsustainable. If you stay on it for long, surely you would have nutrient deficiencies.

Average males need 50g protein a day. 2 Snickers is 10. And you need all 9 essential amino acids. Peanuts don't have that. Every time you use your muscles they are damaged and need repair. If you don't have enough protein your body will cannibalize your muscles and they will deteriorate. Over 10 million people in the world (mostly low income countries) die from protein-energy malnutrition every year.

[youzernamae]

His logic is seriously flawed.

What is healthy for the least healthy members of society is not necessarily healthy for average people.

Those people are extremely obese and almost anything is healthier for them than what they are currently doing.

Also 2LBS a day for a week is only 3.5% for a 400LBS person but is 10% for a 140LBS person.

[youzernamae]

His logic is seriously flawed.

What is healthy for the least healthy members of society is not necessarily healthy for average people.

It might be healthy for them because they are so unhealthy that anything is healthier than what they are currently doing.

5 bites a day is extreme.

The least healthy people of society are massively obese.

2LBS a day for a week for a 400LBS person is only 3.5% but but for someone who is 140LBS its a 10%.

[lut331]

This diet may cause you to lose dramatic amounts of weight intially, but it is neither sustainable nor healthy. Just consider the effect on skin, breath, blood sugar and your teeth! A better way that is equally effective is to do a juice or water fast. Or just eat fruit for a week.

[shadowfae89]

I love this diet. I lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks!

[pugernoufer]

My husband lost 30lbs in 4wks on this diet.

[carterfelder]

This guy is completely full of shit.