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

Friday, September 18, 2009

Re: [fast5] Fast Five and Metabolism??

I haven't read the bok, but even people on calorie restricted diets have
at least 1700 calories a day. 500 sounds ridiculous!

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 5:18 pm, esther.park@ymail.com 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 =(
>
>