Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: first post

Friday, December 4, 2009

[fast5] Re: first post

I guess I am torn between eating low calorie or doing low carb I
have been doing to get my Blood Sugars down.. my sister
eats everything but small amounts of them.. but she's not diabetic
like I am... although I'm more pre diabetic or insulin resistant .

I'd like to lose most of my weight before I extend the amount of hrs
I eat... and as I said I was playing around with the fasting anyway
so have to stop that to lose the weight...

I'm So surprised at myself for being able to fast the length of time I
am.. I've always been so afraid of having hypoglycemic episodes , and
have had those before , so I'd eat every 3-4 hrs as we are all told by
diabetic experts... but since starting low carb I haven't had even a
hint of that problem.. just a head thing I guess... I've always been to
"hungry" to wait more that several hrs to eat...

I love the new "freedom" from making time to eat and preparing the food
and even shopping for it all.. it's amazing how much time and money
goes into food and eating ...

Helen

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, havens@... wrote:
>
> Now I might considering changing the way you look at things. That is what
> I have done........
>
> I may only lose a lb a week, or less, but if I am eating everything I
> want, and happy doing so, and thought I could continue eating that way for
> the rest of my life, that might be the way to go.
>
> I have just gone back to Fast 5 (I do 7 hrs) and if eating this way can
> take the yo-yo out of eating, I think 5 lbs every month or two would
> eventually get me where I wanted to go.
>
> It might make a difference, since I only have about 25 or 30 lbs would be
> might ulitimate goal................ that slow, steady, and never going
> up in weight again would be worth it............
>
> Just a different thought.
>
> Iowa Karen
>
>
>
> >
> > I've been doing FF since 10/26 and have lost only 5lbs , of course I wish
> > it was
> > more and of course I know why I haven't...I eat too much
> > The first wk I'd eat SO much during my window that I'd be stuffed... my
> > overeater
> > mentality was working.. You know the thing that says "I'm not going to eat
> > until
> > tomorrow at 3 , so better eat more" .. That has gotten better and I eat
> > Way less food
> > now.
> >
> > I continued to do FF over Thanksgiving wkend , except for Sunday... I ate
> > everything
> > I had left around and not eaten for Thanksgiving... all sugarfree but Way
> > too much.
> > Even though I eat FF I also eat low carb and moderate protein and high
> > fat..
> > I'm also trying to control my BS and the best thing is they are within
> > normal at the 19th
> > hrs... but my morning fasting is elevated .
> >
> > I've also been cheating doing FF... I started off doing it the right way
> > of total fasting
> > but I don't like my morning coffee without cream.. so I've been having up
> > to 2oz cream
> > from 5-8am... Looks like I have to stop that...
> >
> > Over the Thanksgiving wkend I gained 4lbs... and so got back on FF and my
> > food plan
> > on Monday/Tues/Weds.. and I'm down the 4lbs I was up... so that's good..
> >
> > So, this morning I'm not having the cream and I'm doing the FF program the
> > right way..
> >
> > BTW, my sister started FF 10 days ago and has lost 6lbs , so now I can't
> > let her do better
> > than me :)
> >
> > Helen
> >
> >
>