Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Just started!

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> I'd second this. Your body has a very fine-tuned ability to know when
> it is "starving" and it isn't based on numbers. If your body is
> hauling around 50 lbs of fat, for example, it might make a lot of
> sense that your appestat says "hey, there is WAY TOO MUCH FAT here,
> let's not eat so much". Under those circumstances, it's highly
> unlikely that some "starvation mode" circuit is going to kick in.
>
> However, one thing that can throw off the appestat is when you are
> eating low-nutrient food. There are some nutrients that a human body
> somehow "looks for", and if they are absent, it will prompt hunger to
> get you to find those nutrients. I think protein is known to be one of
> those: and it needs to be whole protein. Likely fish oil is another,
> and the minerals (cal/mag/zinc). Certain fibers have a great effect on
> the appestat too.
>
> So, if you are making good food choices ... good vegies, fish, fruit
> ... you might find that you really don't care to eat so many
> "calories" ... your body isn't looking for calories, because it knows
> you have plenty stored. In which case 500 calories, for you, for that
> day, might be just fine.
>
> The way to tell is by how you feel *the next day*. If you are starving
> way before your window, then what you are doing isn't working as well
> as you'd like, and it's time to experiment. You'll find some meals
> work really well to keep you full the next day. Some don't work so
> well. On this group, I'd say that more people have issues with
> high-starch/high-sugar meals, while high protein meals tend to "stick"
> better. I've found good results with fibers (right now I'm into
> konjac) too.
>
> Food allergies are another issue: if you eat a food you are allergic
> to, (gluten/casein are the poster children) then it is very likely
> you'll feel hyper-hungry the next day. Dunno why this is, but a number
> of people have reported it.
>
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> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Sandi <gonnafly@...> wrote:
> > Remember the whole idea of this is to train your body to use its 'fat
> > stores' for fuel. You certainly should not be trying to cram in enough
> > food/calories in your window to act as fuel to get you through the 19 hours
> > "just in case".
> >
> > Another benefit of this WOE is you get to avoid that bloated feeling that
> > often comes from eating, eating and eating some more because that is what we
> > have always been told to do. I have found that I am so much more in tune
> > with my body's actual needs with this plan. Do not eat "just because".
> > Enjoy the empty feeling that occurs at the end of the 19 hrs.
> >
> > Also 500 calories is just a number that another poster thought they were
> > consuming. It is definitely NOT what you are trying to get to. Slow down
> > and listen to your body and feel what it is telling you. It does not like
> > to feel bloated and it does like to have a rest from all the digestive
> > processing that 6 meals a day requires. Relax and don't overthink it.
> >
> > Sandi
> >
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> > From: "im4p5yc0" <sharkbait88@...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:46 PM
> > To: <fast5@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [fast5] Just started!
> >
> > binge eat the entire time. so for example, today during a 3 hour time slot,
> > i ate about 1600 calories, and now i feel extremely bloated and like my
> > stomach is going to explode.
> >
> > i am worried that i won't be getting enough calories to sustain my body,
> > which is why i end up over eating.
> >
> > i do not understand how 500 calories (as some posts have mentioned) will be
> > enough to sustain my body for 19 hours following.
> >
> > fast five has been very successful in reducing my hunger, as i am not even
> > hungry when my window
> >> opens up, but i feed myself because i am afraid that i will become weak
> >> and have no energy for the rest of the day>
> >
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> Heather Twist
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thank you very much for all the advice. i am already starting to feel the settling in phase, and my binge eating urge is gone. see i have been doing this in a less strict way over summer, which allowed me to shed around 18-20 pounds, which is why i am worried about dipping into a lower weight range which would be unhealthy for my body. i felt slightly weak and dizzy the week before i started doing this, which is probably the main reason for my amping up of calorie intake and my current mentality. what is the best way to maintain my weight after i reach my weight goal? will i keep on losing weight when i start? or will it plateau around a suitable weight range?