Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: A newbie finds FF is working

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

[fast5] Re: A newbie finds FF is working

Hiya Karen,

It took me a long time to wean myself from carbs and hunger. I used to beat myself up royally until I read something about addiction. I started slowly moving to a LC diet last June and I think it wasn't until the Fall that I actually got past craving bread, etc. Alcohol was the most difficult for me to give up and I discovered that was more related to social discomfort than it was liking the taste or wanting a buzz.

I think eating a complete meal and then not snacking was key for me too. Are you doing that? It trains your brain I think. So far I've been able to move my eating window to 2PM and am amazed that I'm not hungry. I'm leaving more and more food on my plate too. Seems there's disconnect between portions I serve and what I actually want. I do notice that I've eaten my second meal within my eating window when I really didn't want it for fear that I'd be hungry after my window closed. Some time I'll have to get up the courage to see what happens if I don't eat when I'm not hungry. Also I'm on full rest and not lifting weights and chasing after kids like you. That's got to be a factor now that I really think about it.

Hang in there. You WILL figure this out and so will I!
Lisa W
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--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Karen" <laurvick@...> wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> Lisa wrote -
>
> >>...can you tell me (in advance :) why Herring recommends delaying the
> eating window to between 5 and 10PM? I would not sleep if I ate that late.
>
> So far I've been able to move the beginning of my eating window from 10AM to
> 12:30/1PMish. This allows me to eat with my hubby. Is this an acceptable
> eating window time-frame? I'm still fasting the rest of the time.<<
>
> Lisa!!! :-))
>
> I've messed with my eating window, too.
>
> I've had it recommended to me to do my weight training at least 12 hrs
> fasted and I start my WO at 530am, so I close my eating window at 530pm.
> Makes for a reeeeally long evening, esp when my rotten kids make popcorn or
> something like that and usually I don't even have the family dinner ready by
> that time, so all the yummy asparagus or stir fry stuff I make for the
> family isn't for me since I've had to close my eating window!
>
> But I love how I feel doing my workout fasted so I will continue to close my
> eating window at 530pm. Now if I could only manage to not open it till
> 1230pm.....!
>