Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] (unknown)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

[fast5] (unknown)

Wow .. I can't wait to tell my sister this... maybe there are many more
secret FFers around the whole than we know...

Helen

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "whichfactoryspacemanhat" <whichfactoryspacemanhat@...> wrote:
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, carol olsen <wineloverinnz@> wrote:
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> > hi everyone
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> > have been lurking here for a while think i did a small post early on
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> > i started fast 5 on the 16/10/09 or 10/16/09 for those not in kiwi land LOL
> > i eat low carb and have lost a total of 5.7kg or 12.54lbs an average of .78kg or 1.72lbs per week i had lost 5kg or 11lbs just doing straight low carb over about 3months but thought that fast 5 was more of a long term prospect
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> > my eating window generally is 5pm to 10pm but as i am a shift worker this sometimes has to change although i am gradually learning it doesn't need to be a great change
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> > at first if i was working a night shift i used to change to have a window something like 11pm to 4am but on a couple of occasions when i didn't do this i found it didn't make a lot of difference to how i felt so now i mostly stick to the 5pm to 10pm regardless
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> > i do however have a splash of milk in my tea or coffee i did try not to have this but i just cannot i stuck it out for several weeks but found i was just forcing it down so now i have the milk and don't feel bad about it
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> > i tried to drum up some interest in fast 5 in new zealand where i live but got very limited response so any kiwis out there would love to hear from you
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> > have had the odd slip up on the way but nothing too drastic usually peer pressure to' just try this '
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> > i haven't said too much to other people as i still get comments about my low carb eating they just cant get their heads around the fact that i can eat eggs butter fatty meat etc and loose weight even though the evidence is in front of their eyes
> > i am scared that if i tell them about fast 5 they will really think i am nuts
> > how do other people cope with this ?
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> > i am surrounded by very overweight colleagues who say they are on diets and yet seem to gain weight
> > i would love to point them in the fast 5 direction but not sure how to go about it without causing offence or have them thinking i am mad LOL
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> > love having this group where i can read about other peoples journeys
> > everyone seems to be doing well
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> > cheers carol
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> Hi Carol,
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> I'm in Christchurch and just started cold turkey on Sunday/Monday after getting back from my honeymoon. As I adjust to it I'm just eating whatever I feel like cooking but I'm hoping to combine it with Eat To Live after the first couple of weeks.
> My wife is happy enough about me doing it (anything to lose the 10-15kgs or so that I would like to), but my workmates are all of the opinion that we need to graze and eat more often all day, so I get a bit of stick in the office.
> So, there is at least two of us doing Fast-5 in NZ :)
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> Regards
> Tony
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