Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: I just joined this forum

Thanks, Heather. That's a great idea! I do like variety, but I can be happy with a different heat-up meal each week, along with something different on Friday (my very light class-no work day) and Saturday.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> Hey, sounds like you are doing great!
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> One comment about being in school (I did that a couple of times, a
> long time ago). One thing that helps for dinners, if you don't need
> variety, is to only cook one day a week. For me, way back when, that
> was usually tacos. I did one BIG batch on Sunday, and froze them in my
> little apartment freezer. Actually they probably didn't need to be
> frozen, for only one week. I put 3 tacos in some tin foil, in one
> little package. I also made one big "salad", which was lettuce,
> tomatoes, etc, in a big plastic in the fridge. And I had a bottle of
> hot sauce.
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> So for dinner, which was at 10 pm or so when I finally got home by
> bus, I would take out one little packet, stick it in the toaster oven,
> and after a few minutes when it was hot, put some salad and taco sauce
> in the tacos and pig out. That was my main meal of the day. And yeah,
> I was skinny back then!
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> Later on I did other weekly meals. But the common thread was: cook
> once. Heat up daily. At the time I knew nothing about "health" but
> "finances" were extremely limited, and so was "time". Anyway, it
> works. Find some meal you really LIKE, and make a lot of it, once a
> week.
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> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 6:57 PM, susieq_az1 <susannauw2010@...> wrote:
> > Thanks for the welcome.!
> >
> > Well, I'm on day 4. I was planning to eat at 2:00, but I was busy, so waited until 3:00, which is my scheduled start time. I took an apple and some nuts for my break~fast, then had a decaf latte. I have a few "early FF" thoughts, so I thought I'd post them here.
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> > I've found a bunch of positive things so far (besides the reduction in appetite):
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> > 1. Oddly enough, I have this sense of deja vu of my slim self. I think it's because this is how I ate when I was naturally slim. It's odd to have that feeling because I am at my highest weight ever. But I have this sense that I really will be back to normal for me. I didn't feel that way with low carb (even though it reduced my appetite to almost nothing, and I lost weight -- I didn't stick with it because I didn't feel well and it didn't feel right to me).
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> > 2. My tummy feels somewhat deflated. This is a good thing. :) I think it's either because my stomach is empty a large part of the day so my digestion is better or because I'm eating fewer of the foods that kept me bloated.
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> > 3. I was able to get in 4.5 hours of work this afternoon! I get out of class at 12:20, and I don't usually get downtown to work until about 2:00 or later, because I was eating lunch, then usually got bogged down chatting, etc.. Today, I was there by 1:00. Cool.
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> > 4. Ditto for not having to eat breakfast. I don't have class until 10:30 tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to a walk around the nearby lake. I always intend to do that, but with usual morning stuff and "needing" to eat breakfast, I never seemed to have enough time.
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> > 5. I realized that in order to have a nice dinner, I have to go back to planning dinner menus like I used to. This is good, because I know I will have all the ingredients to come home and start cooking, which I enjoy. It's also good because my life has been chaotic, and the structure feels good.
> >
> > 6. I seem to already be interested in real food as opposed to the crap I was eating constantly. I've had an apple the last two days just because it sounded good.
> >
> > There are a few adjustments, too. I am feeling a bit tired late morning and hungry around noonish. I figure this is just an adjustment, as in the past I've gone long periods without food and felt fine. Today, when I was feeling that way, I decided I'd keep my 1:30 or 2:00 eating window again today and phase to 3:00 over the next week or two. But by the time I got to work, got a big glass of water and got busy with a new project, time got away from me, and it was 2:30 before I thought about it. So I just waited until 3.
> >
> > I'm in class from 10:30 to 12:30 every day, Two days a week, I also have a class from 1:30 to 2:45. So feeling tired and hungry during that time is a bit of a struggle. I plan to make sure I have water with me tomorrow. I don't do caffeine for other health reasons, so coffee is out. I thought I'd mention this issue because of the other newbie who is a nursing student. I'm in law school, so it's important to be on the ball. But I know I'll adjust soon, so it's just short term for me. If I had been used to eating breakfast consistently, I would have done a much more gradual transition. If it's a problem for my afternoon classes, I may need to move my window up. On those days I don't work, so I could eat an earlier dinner. Actually, I may need to have a different window on those days. The days I work, I don't get home until 6:15 or 6:30, so the 3-8 pm works best.
> >
> > OK, that was long. Sorry about that. But I'm excited! And I'm thinking out loud, which helps me sort things out. If any of you have thoughts or suggestions about my thoughts, I'd love to hear them.
> >
> > Susie
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> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Elia Regina Previato <eliareginapreviato@> wrote:
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> >> welcome Susie, this is a very suppontive group... I hope you like it.
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> >> I've heard that most of research made in nutrituion field is sponsored by
> >> the nutrition industry. And of course the're not going to shoot themselves
> >> in the foot.... they will always tell us to eat 6 or more meals a day....and
> >> take suplements too... tha'ts their bussiness... I've never enjoyde
> >> breakfast since I was a kid and my mom just respected that. During adulthood
> >> I started paying attention to the researches and advices and it didn't work
> >> well for me.... now I'm on FF and feeling good... loosing weight and with
> >> lots of energy all day long...
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