Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: I am not reaching target weight with fast-5

David, your replies are always amazing. Thanks for your insight.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, David Nyman <david@...> wrote:
>
> As a Brit I can certainly relate to the attractions of the odd pint of
> liquid calories! Congratulations on achieving your weight loss - it's
> already evidence of the way Fast-5 helps you to limit your calories in a
> more natural way. Like you, I've also had the experience of achieving
> considerable initial reduction in body fat, and then stabilising around a
> lower weight for a while. I think that there is indeed a sort of "set
> point" for our fat levels - or perhaps a series of them. I think it's tied
> to the daily calorie balance we find possible to sustain indefinitely, as
> opposed to a temporary one used to achieve some level of body
> re-composition. I actually seem to have had three of these set points over
> my adult life as a 5' 10" bloke: 13.5, 12.5 and 11.5 stone (the latter
> equates to a 32" waist measurement and body-fat level of about 10% or a
> little below). I've maintained each of these weights quite handily for
> years, based on different life-style choices with characteristically
> different mixtures of calories in (i.e. gluttony) and out (i.e. exercise).
>
> So from this, for me at least, it would seem that what was "natural" about
> any of these apparent set points was the mechanism - and the motivation -
> for achieving a specific, sustainable energy balance in terms of my overall
> life-style at a given period. For example, right now I'm maintaining the
> lowest of my "set points" without too much struggle. The "calories in"
> aspect is of course based on Fast-5, and is helped by having a 2-3 hour
> eating window, and by favouring "bulky" foods to help with feelings of
> satiety. I've also entered a phase (brought on I think by approaching, and
> then turning, 60) of exercising and being physically active quite a bit
> more, which has helped to establish a lower calorie balance point. But the
> continuing "naturalness" of this will depend, I'm sure, on the degree to
> which I continue to be motivated by the benefits of a sleeker self in terms
> of an active life-style, as opposed to the competing attractions of relative
> sloth and gluttony! Right now I'm feeling great benefit, and my self-image
> would have to deteriorate a lot, I think, for this to change (or is it the
> other way around?)
>
> So I suppose you will discover just how "natural" your present weight is, in
> not dissimilar terms. Are you attracted, over the longer term, to a way of
> living in which typically more modest amounts of food (though above those
> required for a weight loss phase), and higher average levels of physical
> activity, are a permanent feature? Will you get more satisfaction from the
> freedoms this offers, as opposed to the restrictions? If not, you might
> find a significantly lower weight unsustainable in the long run. If yes,
> you may eventually get to meet the thin(ner) man who's struggling to get
> out!
>
> David
>
> On 5 March 2010 11:38, wexbrew <wexbrew@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I started fast-5 in September and have completed 29 weeks. I chose fast 5
> > as an alternative to a reduced calorie diet as a longevity lifestyle option.
> > I read that intermittent fasting had the same beneficial effects as CR and
> > is much easier to manage. I read Bert's book and started with a late window
> > 18:30 to 23:30 which suits my workday and lifestyle. I like a few beers in
> > the evening.
> >
> > I am 6' male with a large frame and calculated a target weight based on
> > Bert's book of 14 stone (1 stone = 14 lb = 6.35kg). I started at 16.5 stone
> > and over the first 13 weeks lost 1.5 stone to a weight around 15 stone (21
> > lb loss). Since then my weight has stayed much the same
> > varying between 14-11 and 15-1. I still have a belly and 40" waist.
> >
> > I know that if I want to lose weight I should eat less and/or exercise more
> > and am the considering 3 options. My wife does weightwatchers so I could
> > easily start counting points if I feel so inclined. The days are getting
> > longer so I could start bike-riding several evenings a week. Or stay as I am
> > - after all I am doing fast-5 as a life style option and I don't have an
> > issue with my weight.
> >
> > Fast 5 is a good lifestyle option. Losing the 21 lb I did was fast and
> > relatively effortless. However, my weight is not dropping to the target by
> > fast-5 alone. Perhaps I am at my natural weight?
> >
> >
> >
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