Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Fast Fiving again!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Re: [fast5] Fast Fiving again!

There are a couple of things here:

1. Like others say: be happy! You are close.

2. There is the 80/20 rule. 80% of a project is easier. It gets harder and harder the closer you get to "perfection".

3. What is your height? Your body fat percentage? What is your goal, really, and why did you pick it?

People who are REALLY into low body fat, like body builders, have to do massive work to get that low body fat while maintaining muscle, and even they don't maintain it year round. Nor is it very healthy for a woman (women need more body fat than males).

But people who are into "being strong" don't usually talk about weight much. They talk about "how many pushups they can do" or "how many laps". They tend to weigh more than one would expect, even though they look really good. Muscle and bone weigh a LOT more than fat. My daughter the athlete is the same height as I was at her age, and looks great. She also weighs 40 lbs or so more that what I considered "my goal weight" when I was her age. I think at this point that my "goal weight" was super-unrealistic!

So you might consider: if you are on a good diet, and feeling good, and your body just wants to be the weight it is: concentrate on something else for awhile. Like doing some body building, swimming, cycling ... something you like that builds muscle and makes you trim. The extra 10 lbs might drop off, they might not, but you'll feel good!

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:57 AM, Linda Eichblatt <linda.eichblatt@gmail.com> wrote:

Esther: Here's my comment, which I very much hope will encourage you:

I wish I were in your place!!! You are on your final 10-15 pounds to your goal weight, while I still have 120 pounds to go. How I envy you. I'm sure you are pretty in your clothes and healthy in your outlook on life. Please be an example for all the rest of us morbidly obese who are fasting every day.

Cheers,
Linda in Amarillo

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:26 PM, esther.park@ymail.com <esther.park@ymail.com> wrote:

Hello all!
I am glad for those who succeeded in fast-fiving and am extremely jealous as well for your success!
I have about 10-15 lbs to lose yet I lose so much motivation! I hope it's not too much trouble that I empty my mind out here as well as ask some questions~
I find this place to be very warm with kind words and support =]

So far what I am proud of is that I don't eat during the daytime or morning, it doesn't affect me as it used to with hunger pains and such...for that I am a bit happy :']
1) the problem lies in overindulging during my eating window...and my body makes me pay for it with bloating the day later...there are days when I succeed but I fear for the days to come when my hunger takes the best of me
2) Motivation! I definately need doses of motivation each day! =(
3) If anyone is interested, I would love to have a Fast Five buddy, no matter where you may live I'm pretty sure the internet will keep us in contact =] I will do my best to give support in return for much needed support ^^

I apologize that I sound like I am complaining, I do not mean to sound this way. I love Fast Five!~
I just don't like how I keep giving up! Tasting failure again and again is so bitter. And even as I am on the fringe of success I lose sight of it. It's awfully frustrating! =(

Thanks very much for listening!

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Regards,
Linda Eichblatt