[fast5] Re: I almost gave up on Fast-5!

Wow, Linda! 77 lbs in 5.5 months is amazing! You know what they say, the first 5.5 months is water weight. :) Just kidding, good going!

What I wanted to say though was two things. One question and one comment.

1) What did you do to get your body to start losing again?

2) Just a reminder, as you lose weight you'll need to eat slightly less food, like 50 or 100 calories per day. With less fat, you won't burn as many calories and it may slow progress. I think it's mentioned in Dr Herring's book that if you start to plateau, decrease your daily portions by maybe a slice of cheese or an apple for a few days and you should start losing again.

Keep up the great work!

-Rick Stewart

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Linda" <linda.eichblatt@...> wrote:
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> Fast-5 has worked well for me for about 5 months. Then, last month I went 14 days at the same weight or higher -- despite eating low calorie every single day and only within my FF window. I decided to put Fast-5 on "academic probation." That is to say, I decided that if I did not lose 1% of my current body in the coming week, PLUS 1% of my body weight for each of the weeks I was on the plateau, I would switch my diet plan. I was considering Atkins, and dreading it because what good is an egg without toast & marmalade, after all?
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> Well, I'm happy to say that Fast-5 came through, as it always had before. I lost 4 pounds in 7 days, bringing me right back "on chart."
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> By the way, I'm one of the few Fast-5ers who needs to lose a LOT of weight. I was morbidly obese at 298 pounds last September. Today I'm still obese, but not morbidly, at 221 in February. I'll do the math for you: that's 77 pounds in 5.5 months. I'm 68 years old and live a sedentary lifestyle; no exercise to speak of.
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> I eat one delicious meal a day, enjoy the hell out of it, and that's it. I eat anything I'm in the mood for, but only until I'm full. Then no other meals until tomorrow, same time, same station.
>
> I'm so grateful to Fast-5 that I made a small donation today. I will repeat this every 6 months for as long as I remain on this lifestyle, which I hope will be for a long time.
>

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