Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: gaining weight on fast five?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

[fast5] Re: gaining weight on fast five?

Hi there,

I thought I would just chip in with my own experience on Fast-5 so far. I've been quite careful counting calories - not eating over 1,500 - usually around 1,300 - lot's of meat, fish, veg, soup, hummous, cheese (which I refuse to give up!)and a bit of choc or fruit for dessert. I always eat until I am full (perhaps a bit too full).

I too have been doing this for three months or so and have not lost much pound-wise which when weighed myself, found quite discouraging. But I must say people have commented on my 'weight loss' and my clothes are considerably looser on me. Gone down from a UK size 14 to a 12. My body shape is slowly changing. As Heather describes - I am indeed feeling more 'condensed' and less flabby by the day. I do go to the gym twice a week and feel full of energy. I have decided I am not going to weigh myself and generally try to break free from the deeply ingrained psychological bond I have with the numbers the scale gives me. Ideally I hope to give up calorie counting too, and just listen to my body. But one step at a time.

Just to say - though I don't have spectacular weight loss numbers, I am gradually looking better and certainly feeling better than I have in years. Perhaps in a couple of months I will climb on the scale and post stats!

Best of luck...

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> Just a couple of thoughts:
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> 1. How do your clothes fit? Do you FEEL better? Fat calipers
> are a better measurement than "weight" by a long shot.
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> 2. Re-weigh yourself in a week. 3 lbs is what, 3pints of water?
> I can vary by 5 lbs in one day, no prob.
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> 3. Just log it. One data point doesn't mean much.
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> I say this partly because my very well-proportioned daughter
> weighs a good 30 lbs more than *I* did at her age and height.
> She has muscle, I had fat. Her bones are thick and strong: mine
> were not. None of us can tell, from an email, how you are REALLY
> doing, but if you are eating well and not too much, it's likely you
> will eventually become more condensed, and you will grow muscle,
> which weighs a lot.
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> If you need numbers, I'd suggest a scale that gives you a fat percentage.
> Though, what I mainly learned from those is how much my water
> percentage varies throughout the day. Fat doesn't really go up and
> down rapidly, but water does.
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> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM, im4p5yc0 <sharkbait88@...> wrote:
> > i just checked the scale recently and found that i've gained about 3 pounds! I've been strictly keeping in line with the fasting hours and most days eaten below my usual daily caloric consumption. i have changed my diet a bit in the past few days to experiment with the high fat low carb diets that most people are saying is helping them lose weight. i've been eating more eggs, meats and cheeses than carbs, which usually makes up most of my diet usually. on this diet, i feel more satisfied, quicker and easier, and feel less pushed to keep eating (as with the high carb diet i've been on). but i've gained! its odd, since i usually eat this way, before i started on fast five, so i expected to contribute to weight loss rather than gain! does anyone have any advice on this?
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