Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] New with question

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Re: [fast5] New with question

The first week or two, just don't worry about it. The first week
you're body is really getting used to it, and binging is normal.
Re-reading the book will help!

But if you are worried about it, eat a mess of raw vegies
as your first food ... a big salad with vinegar/oil (any kind of
sour) dressing is the best. That lets you chew and chew
and binge, guiltlessly. Also the fiber and acid will slow
down the blood sugar rush from the rest of the food,
which is better for your appetite in the long run.

A big bowl of soup works too. Learning how to make a good
chicken soup is a life skill that will serve you well (it's
easy too).

A good basic formula for meals is:

Soup/Salad
Meat/cooked vegies
Starch
Dessert

When I visited Spain some years ago, they basically
served their big meal one course at a time, in just
about that order. First would be a big bowl
of soup. Followed by a big plate of green beans
(they may have been fava beans) or a frittata.
Then a tiny bit of beef or fish. Then potatoes
or rice. Last a tiny dessert. The meal took a couple
of hours and you were stuffed by the end of it!

I don't have that kind of patience, and these days
I also don't have that much appetite, but I like the
general idea. And by the time dessert comes around
you really can't eat much of it.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:18 AM, chadstephensfamily
<ginstephens@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, Fast-5ers! I'm new and slowly working my way through the archives.
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> I'm on day 4 today, and I started on Monday cold turkey. My window is 3pm-8pm.
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> While I love that I am not on an energy roller coaster all day long, and I no longer need coffee which I thought I was addicted to, I am having trouble controlling myself in my window!
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> I know that that feeling of bingeing is supposed to go away....but I would like some people to verify that it will, indeed, go away!!! My weight is exactly the same as it was on day 1 (thank goodness) but I'm just worried I will GAIN weight if I don't get this figured out!
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> I am not exactly eating the best things during my window, either. I think it is the fact that I have been dieting for the last year, and one of the biggest draws to fast-5 is that I might be able to eat foods that I have deprived myself of over the past year and still maintain or lose weight.
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> I've lost 40 pounds in the last year doing a combination of hCG and low carb. My issue is keeping the weight off while eating foods that I love. Plus, I am at a weight that is still not my ideal weight...I'm at 145 (5' 5"), and according to the charts in the book I should weigh around 125. That's also the weight I look best at. Even though I could live with 145 for the rest of my life, I would like to lose at least 10 more pounds and keep it off.
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> So please, experienced fast-5ers, tell me that the need to binge will go away! And that I will NOT gain weight on this plan. AND that I don't have to be as vigilant with the things I am eating during the window as I had to be when eating at society's "normal" times.
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> Because if I'm just going to have to NOT eat all day and then ONLY eat diet food during my window, I will be disappointed!
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> Thanks for your words of wisdom!
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> Virginia
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