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

Saturday, March 13, 2010

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

Wow! Thanks for sharing your stories. I feel desperately hungry when I'm away from my eating window. So 3 weeks gives me something to shoot for. Thanks! I am on day 2.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Churyl Zeviar <churyl@...> wrote:
>
> Wow! That is wonderful to read. Thank you!!
>
> That inspires me to share my fast-5 experience.
>
> I am almost 5'6" and weighed 127... which is about 5 lbs too much on me.
> When I was 36, 2 years ago, I tried cutting out sugar and wheat. For the
> next year and a half, I tried a raw diet. A paleo diet. I tried boot
> camp exercise. Nothing worked.
>
> Finally, just as a way to increase energy, I tried fast-5. Well, lo and
> behold, those pounds came off in the blink of an eye. I have soooo much
> more energy. My grocery bills are down to nothing. I have more time on
> my hands. And I'm not even hungry outside my window (that took about 3
> weeks).
>
> I am very happy!
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 7:30 am, Linda wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> > 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."
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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