Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Back for a Second Try

Friday, November 20, 2009

Re: [fast5] Back for a Second Try

I do a 7 hr window, because that is what works with my activity level, and
farming/household schedule.

Good luck on trying to get the Fast 5 to work for you in your life.

> I have maintained a very large weight-loss (varying within a 10 lb range)
> for the past 4 years.
> Two years ago, in November 2007, I first learned of Fast-5 and read the
> e-book.
> I thought it sounded like a possible way to me for me to better succeed
> with my primary maintenance diet,
> which is usually a combination of Calorie restriction
> and Alternate day eating: (a normal-calorie day then a very-low-calorie
> day).
>
> Since my waking hours are between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
> I used 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. as my Fast-5 Window.
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> As I hoped, the 5 hour Window was helped me succeed
> with my primary Way of Eating Plan, (i.e. Calorie restriction and
> Alternate Day Eating)
> however, I found waiting until 2 p.m to eat extremely unpleasant,
> I felt extremely Hungry and Cranky at missing my Breakfast and Lunch,
> and after following Fast-5 perfectly for 14 days, I stopped.
>
> During the 2 years since that time I've frequently read the Forum
> comments,
> and stayed interested in the Fast-5 concepts.
>
> SO.....
> I just finished reading the Fast-5 book again,
> and I'm going to take another shot at Fast-5....
> ....still in combination with my basic maintenance diet Plan,
> which at present is one that has been quite successful for me in the past:
> i.e. my own combination of Calorie Restriction with an Alternate Day Plan.
>
> I am a Morning Person.
> Breakfast and Lunch are my favorite meals.
> and right now I feel willing to eliminate Dinner to keep them.
> This time I'm using a window from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
> In that way, I'm just pushing my breakfast back two-and-a-half hours,
> and delaying lunch one or two hours.
> Yesterday was my first day of doing this,
> and since I ate lunch around 2 p.m., I felt just fine until bedtime.
>
> Today, I'm going to try it again.
> It is 8 a.m. and I need to wait another hour-and-a-half for Breakfast.
> Although I am Very Hungry right now,
> I feel Hopeful that I can develop the Habit
> of eating only within a Window of 9:30 - 2:30.
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