Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Fast Five and Metabolism??

Saturday, September 19, 2009

[fast5] Re: Fast Five and Metabolism??

Ah that does make sense if you think about it.
Although the science of our bodies is still hard to comprehend fully, I think seeing the results would be the best way to undestand Fast-Five =D
thank you for telling me this!
I'm still trying to adjust my appetite during the 3 week period. So far I feel like my hunger can be controlled...
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--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "thentor" <bherring@...> wrote:
>
> What the book actually says is "calorie intake falls by around 500 calories a day -- enough to lose about a pound per week."
> A 500 calorie per day reduction in intake is not the same as a 500 calorie per day diet.
>
> What's going on with Fast-5 is that appetite matches need (daily energy output), and the body includes fuel stored as fat when determining need. If the body could reduce its energy output to match food consumption, then as you say, no one would ever lose weight, because to lose weight, one must burn more energy than what is consumed. Since people do lose weight, it's evident that metabolism does not drop to match intake.
>
> It takes about three weeks, sometimes more, for the appetite change to take effect, so it's a gradual process, not a crash diet.
>
> Best wishes,
> Bert
>
> Bert Herring
> Fast-5 Corporation
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "esther.park@" <esther.park@> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow Fast Fivers,
> > I've been worried about this for a while...
> > The guidebook says that after a while, the calorie intake may fall to about 500 calories per day
> > equaling about 1 pound lost per week. (pg 17 on online book)
> > I know consuming little calories help weight loss but I also heard from another source that
> > the body actually adjusts to the low calorie,
> >
> > Like if one was to eat 600 calories a day, the body would slow its metabolism down to use 600 cals per day.
> > Then there would be no weight loss or gain..??
> > I'm very confused on this. This is the only thing I don't understand about Fast-Five.
> > Please clarify! In layman terms, please, I'm still trying to grasp the basics of science =(
> >
> > 1. Would the metabolism slow down to adjust to a low calorie intake resulting in no weight gained
> > or lost?
> > 2. How is it possible people actually lost dramatic amounts of weight on this diet?? What is going
> > on in our bodies?
> >
> > I'm sorry to be pounding these questions here, but I really do want to know...it bothers me...please answer
> > back! I really do want to stay on this diet... but doubt is rising =(
> >
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