Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

[fast5] Re: I recently realised...

That sounds like heaven!!

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Kirsten" <wildduck@...> wrote:
>
> ... that I have not been this relaxed about eating since before my first diet 20 years ago. Before Fast5/intermittant fasting, I binged, I restricted, I counted calories, I weighed myself twice daily, I thought about little else etc etc all the negative stuff dieting brings. Now I eat whatever I want, however much I want and thoroughly enjoy it. I don't think much about food beyond preparing a nice meal every evening (and dessert every evening too!) I feel freed. I don't weigh myself any more. I don't know if I've lost or gained and don't *really* care (at one point a couple of months ago I did try to actively lose weight but my heart just wasn't in it and I'm reasonably lightweight anyway so I quit). I feel little hunger during the day. I can't quite remember when I began Fast5/IF but I do remember I was doing it at Christmas so that's at least 4 months now. (I do a one-meal-a-day variant in a 1-2 hour window.) And I *love* enjoying my food and then thinking "good, that's me fed for the next 24 hours!" :) I love not having to worry about breakfast/lunch/snacks/when will I get a chance to feed myself tomorrow/what will I eat.
>
> Just wanted to share!
>
> Just put a lovely pork/root veg stew in the oven and have choc fudge cake & vanilla ice cream ready for afters. Really looking forward to it.
>
> /Kirsten
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[fast5] Re: Hey! I'm new!

Thanks for the welcome Rick!!!!

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> Welcome Patricia!
>
> -Rick
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "patricia_59@" <patricia_59@> wrote:
> >
> > Just joinned yesterday and started my fast-5 last night at 10pm. I read the book today and am pretty familliar as my doc advocates this type of eating for overweight patients. He however allows no carbs during the day so a coffee with cream that I had this morning, which was the only thing I ate/drank, would have been allright with him, but not according to the Fast-5. Lessoned learned...tomorrow black coffee....ugg. I look forward to sharing my experiences and reading about yours......Patricia..
> >
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[fast5] Re: Hey! I'm new!

Hey Jennifer! Nope my Doctor is old school!!He lives this lifestyle except his window is much smaller, he usually eats one meal at night and not that much either!!! He's doctor dragon breath! LOL!! I have lost 1.5 pounds as of this morning, so that's good!! I am however a little concerned about the eating window, I'm pushing the time to 5to 10 gradually. I seem to be fine eating a decent meal but really hesitate to eat later on in my window even if I feel hungry. If you have the time I would love to see a sample menu that you ate. I'm keeping track of my calories and the last 3 days have been between 1100 and today was the highest at about 1400. Thank you!

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
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> Hey Patricia, Welcome. I found if I use fresh ground cinnamon in the coffee it is pretty good. Cinnamon is good for blood pressure and your heart too. Not too much though, less than 1 teaspoon in order to avoid the calorie thing. :)
>
> You must have a relatively new doctor. I have one of the "old guard", believes in the six small meals/day. Made me go see a nutritionist and dietitian. Didn't do me much good as I still wasn't losing any weight or anything. Once I started fast-5 (about 1 full month now) I lost 10 lbs and 2 inches on my waist (current measurement). YIPPEEEE!
>
> Looking forward to hearing about your progress.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "patricia_59@..." <patricia_59@...>
> To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 8:48:53 PM
> Subject: [fast5] Hey! I'm new!
>
>
> Just joinned yesterday and started my fast-5 last night at 10pm. I read the book today and am pretty familliar as my doc advocates this type of eating for overweight patients. He however allows no carbs during the day so a coffee with cream that I had this morning, which was the only thing I ate/drank, would have been allright with him, but not according to the Fast-5. Lessoned learned...tomorrow black coffee....ugg. I look forward to sharing my experiences and reading about yours......Patricia ..
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Re: [fast5] Re: How do you know...

Hi Rick

I am a little late to the show as you have been given some great advise already. Congratulations on all that you have already achieved. Way to go!

Basically, how you feel and fit into your clothes is a good gauge of whether you are at weight or not. If you feel fit, healthy, happy and your clothes are fitting the way you want, then you are probably right were you need to be weight wise. On the other hand, if you really need some numbers and want to spend the money, get a fitness profile done. I get one monthly as it is included as part of my gym membership.

Basically, the profile shows you body fat versus lean muscle mass, flexibility, BMR, BMI, and other important factors that make up a healthy person. In my case, the profile compares me to all women in my age group and some other factors. The lower you body fat and higher your lean muscle the healthier you tend to be. But becareful not to go anorexic.

Once you lose the right amount of body fat, you will have extra skin because it was stretched. A lot of people go to plastic surgeons to get that extra skin removed (a belly tuck he he he). At any rate, you can also try just toning up your muscle. This doesn't mean heavy weight lifting. It can be done doing martial arts, sports, aerobic activity, fixing up your house, walking the dog, etc. Toning and building those abs you want doesn't necessarily mean doing a lot of weight lifting and crunches any more.

One of the exercises I use for my ABS is called the plank. You probably know about this. There are different plank position each geared to working your abs, lower and upper, glutes, lower back, etc. You would think just lying on the floor holding your body in position would be easy, well it is not. You are suppose to hold each position for one minute. I am still working on getting past 3 sets of 30 seconds each. Yet I am seeing some results. I also do a lot of cardio and other toning exercises.

Some weight lifting is useful, but light weights with lots of repetition. This is what tones the body and creates the shapes. you only need the heavier stuff if you want to bulk up and build more muscle.

Hope this helps. Keep up the great work. I hope to get there one day.

Sincerely
Jennifer Lupo, D.M.

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Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 3:18:05 PM
Subject: [fast5] Re: How do you know...

I like your point about buying new clothes and inventing a new look. I'm waiting until I can comfortably fit in a 30" waist before I buy any new pants.

Bruce Lee has always been a personal hero of mine. He was incredibly powerful, but in a very compact package. And I want that Brad Pitt midsection from Fight Club. That's the look I'm going for. I don't want to look big anymore. I just want to be a healthy and strong me.

I've spent most of my adult life TRYING to look bigger through weight lifting. But I've reached a point lately where I've really internalized the fact that that mentality is sold to us by marketers trying to sell supplements. I've lived almost 44 years and have never been in a fight. At some point a man needs to put his defenses down and realize that most people are good and most are not looking for a fight. Why be so big? I guess I'm just questioning the nature of perception and why people perceive each other in certain ways.

Yup, my window is coming up soon, can you tell? :)

-Rick

--- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@ ...> wrote:
>
> I'd go by how you feel, and how fit you are. Your body has an inner meter
> for how big it wants to be. It can "tweak" your appetite and your metabolism
> to reach that weight. Eating many meals, it wanted to be bigger. Now it
> wants to be smaller.
>
> If you eat more food, what will happen? My guess is one of the following:
>
> 1. The meter will go back to wanting to be your old weight, and you will be
> 204. OR
> 2. Or, you will be stuck counting calories to get to some arbitrary weight
> you decide you ought to be.
>
> If you eat more than what you feel like eating, you will be uncomfortable.
> And the extra calories will likely just be fat.
>
> So, if you really want to "weigh more", you can probably do that by working
> out. Guys can gain a fair bit of extra muscle. I'm not sure that the extra
> muscle does more than make one look bigger though. You can get really strong
> without the bloated muscles. Monkeys and chimps are way stronger than men,
> and they look skinny.
>
> As for the pockets of adipose tissue: your body uses them. Getting rid of
> all of them isn't healthy at all. Doing hard workouts does get rid of many
> of them or at least hides them though: the people I know who joined
> competitive swimming clubs look real good in their suits!
>
> If you feel you "look small" though, I'd look into your clothing choices.
> Roosters and lions make themselves look big by adding a big ruff of feathers
> or fur: so do male humans in many cultures. My kids always "grow a year"
> when I buy them new clothes to replace the ones they grew out of.
>
> If you look at male fashions, you'll see that historically, a lot of the
> clothing is about making the guy look bigger. The typical American clothing
> that is popular right now, a tee shirt over jeans, shows off one's abs but
> also makes a person look smaller.
>
> But a nice sports jacket makes any guy look wider in the shoulders and also
> way more classy (even when it's worn over a tee shirt, and with jeans!).
> Hats do amazing things too. Hey, you got a nice bod now, show it off! You
> probably need a new wardrobe now anyway, with all that fat gone. So go to a
> nice store that has people to give you advice, and try on some good clothes.
> Get "a look" that is one class up from where you feel comfortable. Chances
> are people will stop saying "you are so skinny" and start saying "Wow. You
> look great!".

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[fast5] Re: How do you know...

I like your point about buying new clothes and inventing a new look. I'm waiting until I can comfortably fit in a 30" waist before I buy any new pants.

Bruce Lee has always been a personal hero of mine. He was incredibly powerful, but in a very compact package. And I want that Brad Pitt midsection from Fight Club. That's the look I'm going for. I don't want to look big anymore. I just want to be a healthy and strong me.

I've spent most of my adult life TRYING to look bigger through weight lifting. But I've reached a point lately where I've really internalized the fact that that mentality is sold to us by marketers trying to sell supplements. I've lived almost 44 years and have never been in a fight. At some point a man needs to put his defenses down and realize that most people are good and most are not looking for a fight. Why be so big? I guess I'm just questioning the nature of perception and why people perceive each other in certain ways.

Yup, my window is coming up soon, can you tell? :)

-Rick

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> I'd go by how you feel, and how fit you are. Your body has an inner meter
> for how big it wants to be. It can "tweak" your appetite and your metabolism
> to reach that weight. Eating many meals, it wanted to be bigger. Now it
> wants to be smaller.
>
> If you eat more food, what will happen? My guess is one of the following:
>
> 1. The meter will go back to wanting to be your old weight, and you will be
> 204. OR
> 2. Or, you will be stuck counting calories to get to some arbitrary weight
> you decide you ought to be.
>
> If you eat more than what you feel like eating, you will be uncomfortable.
> And the extra calories will likely just be fat.
>
> So, if you really want to "weigh more", you can probably do that by working
> out. Guys can gain a fair bit of extra muscle. I'm not sure that the extra
> muscle does more than make one look bigger though. You can get really strong
> without the bloated muscles. Monkeys and chimps are way stronger than men,
> and they look skinny.
>
> As for the pockets of adipose tissue: your body uses them. Getting rid of
> all of them isn't healthy at all. Doing hard workouts does get rid of many
> of them or at least hides them though: the people I know who joined
> competitive swimming clubs look real good in their suits!
>
> If you feel you "look small" though, I'd look into your clothing choices.
> Roosters and lions make themselves look big by adding a big ruff of feathers
> or fur: so do male humans in many cultures. My kids always "grow a year"
> when I buy them new clothes to replace the ones they grew out of.
>
> If you look at male fashions, you'll see that historically, a lot of the
> clothing is about making the guy look bigger. The typical American clothing
> that is popular right now, a tee shirt over jeans, shows off one's abs but
> also makes a person look smaller.
>
> But a nice sports jacket makes any guy look wider in the shoulders and also
> way more classy (even when it's worn over a tee shirt, and with jeans!).
> Hats do amazing things too. Hey, you got a nice bod now, show it off! You
> probably need a new wardrobe now anyway, with all that fat gone. So go to a
> nice store that has people to give you advice, and try on some good clothes.
> Get "a look" that is one class up from where you feel comfortable. Chances
> are people will stop saying "you are so skinny" and start saying "Wow. You
> look great!".

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[fast5] Re: How do you know...

I have a lot of the same questions, so thanks for posting them! I think my ideal weight is probably about 12 pounds away, but these last pounds are a lot harder to take off than the first 30. Has your weight loss slowed? Are you going by the recommendations in the book for your target weight? Looking forward to hearing your progress. Your posts are always really informative and helpful. Thanks for that.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "RickS" <rstewart@...> wrote:
>
> when you've reached your perfect weight?
>
> I'm at a loss and never had to explore this before. I'm down from 204lbs to 166lbs at 5'10". My goal has been to get to about 160 and wear 30" pants. But I'm afraid the mindset that got me to this weight won't want to stop at 160. I guess I'll know once I get to 160. It was so exciting to hit 189, then 179, then 169. Why not 159?? I know plenty of guys who are my height and weigh between 155 and 160. The other thought is to ignore the scale and just get down to a weight that looks and feels healthy. But then there's always a pocket of adipose here or there that should go away and without a number I'm sort of at a loss to know when to stop. Height/weight charts say I should be 151-163 so that's what I'll go by.
>
> I guess the biggest issue is the amount of resistance I'm getting from other people!! So many folks think I'm getting too small and so I just hear all day long, "You're not going to get any smaller are you?" I'm not emaciated and I can't see my lower abs in the mirror yet so I'm going to keep going until I hit 159-160 or until I can see my lower abs.
>
> Any words of advice ??
>
> -Rick Stewart
>

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RE: [fast5] How do you know...

Rick,

I would ignore the scale for the simple fact that by volume muscle weighs more than fat. The scale could go up from muscle gain but your clothes might fit better because pound for pound muscle just takes up less space. Go by how you feel, how you look, and how your clothes fit. As long as my jeans fit the way I want them to and I am as lean as I want to be (which I am not yet) I don’t care what the scale says. Initially when you have a bit more to lose like you did I think weighing yourself can be a good gauge, but when you get as close as you are now I think the scale can be deceiving. I have weighed 138 lbs and I have weighed 132 lbs and my clothes fit the same. I much prefer fitting into my clothes at the higher weight because to me that means I am leaner. J

HTH,

Kristina

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Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 11:09 AM
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Subject: [fast5] How do you know...

when you've reached your perfect weight?

I'm at a loss and never had to explore this before. I'm down from 204lbs to 166lbs at 5'10". My goal has been to get to about 160 and wear 30" pants. But I'm afraid the mindset that got me to this weight won't want to stop at 160. I guess I'll know once I get to 160. It was so exciting to hit 189, then 179, then 169. Why not 159?? I know plenty of guys who are my height and weigh between 155 and 160. The other thought is to ignore the scale and just get down to a weight that looks and feels healthy. But then there's always a pocket of adipose here or there that should go away and without a number I'm sort of at a loss to know when to stop. Height/weight charts say I should be 151-163 so that's what I'll go by.

I guess the biggest issue is the amount of resistance I'm getting from other people!! So many folks think I'm getting too small and so I just hear all day long, "You're not going to get any smaller are you?" I'm not emaciated and I can't see my lower abs in the mirror yet so I'm going to keep going until I hit 159-160 or until I can see my lower abs.

Any words of advice ??

-Rick Stewart

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Re: [fast5] How do you know...

I'd go by how you feel, and how fit you are. Your body has an inner meter for how big it wants to be. It can "tweak" your appetite and your metabolism to reach that weight. Eating many meals, it wanted to be bigger. Now it wants to be smaller.

If you eat more food, what will happen? My guess is one of the following:

1. The meter will go back to wanting to be your old weight, and you will be 204. OR

2. Or, you will be stuck counting calories to get to some arbitrary weight you decide you ought to be.

If you eat more than what you feel like eating, you will be uncomfortable. And the extra calories will likely just be fat.

So, if you really want to "weigh more", you can probably do that by working out. Guys can gain a fair bit of extra muscle. I'm not sure that the extra muscle does more than make one look bigger though. You can get really strong without the bloated muscles. Monkeys and chimps are way stronger than men, and they look skinny.

As for the pockets of adipose tissue: your body uses them. Getting rid of all of them isn't healthy at all. Doing hard workouts does get rid of many of them or at least hides them though: the people I know who joined competitive swimming clubs look real good in their suits!

If you feel you "look small" though, I'd look into your clothing choices. Roosters and lions make themselves look big by adding a big ruff of feathers or fur: so do male humans in many cultures. My kids always "grow a year" when I buy them new clothes to replace the ones they grew out of.

If you look at male fashions, you'll see that historically, a lot of the clothing is about making the guy look bigger. The typical American clothing that is popular right now, a tee shirt over jeans, shows off one's abs but also makes a person look smaller.

But a nice sports jacket makes any guy look wider in the shoulders and also way more classy (even when it's worn over a tee shirt, and with jeans!). Hats do amazing things too. Hey, you got a nice bod now, show it off! You probably need a new wardrobe now anyway, with all that fat gone. So go to a nice store that has people to give you advice, and try on some good clothes. Get "a look" that is one class up from where you feel comfortable. Chances are people will stop saying "you are so skinny" and start saying "Wow. You look great!".

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 8:09 AM, RickS <rstewart@iaff.org> wrote:

when you've reached your perfect weight?

I'm at a loss and never had to explore this before. I'm down from 204lbs to 166lbs at 5'10". My goal has been to get to about 160 and wear 30" pants. But I'm afraid the mindset that got me to this weight won't want to stop at 160. I guess I'll know once I get to 160. It was so exciting to hit 189, then 179, then 169. Why not 159?? I know plenty of guys who are my height and weigh between 155 and 160. The other thought is to ignore the scale and just get down to a weight that looks and feels healthy. But then there's always a pocket of adipose here or there that should go away and without a number I'm sort of at a loss to know when to stop. Height/weight charts say I should be 151-163 so that's what I'll go by.

I guess the biggest issue is the amount of resistance I'm getting from other people!! So many folks think I'm getting too small and so I just hear all day long, "You're not going to get any smaller are you?" I'm not emaciated and I can't see my lower abs in the mirror yet so I'm going to keep going until I hit 159-160 or until I can see my lower abs.

Any words of advice ??

-Rick Stewart

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[fast5] How do you know...

when you've reached your perfect weight?

I'm at a loss and never had to explore this before. I'm down from 204lbs to 166lbs at 5'10". My goal has been to get to about 160 and wear 30" pants. But I'm afraid the mindset that got me to this weight won't want to stop at 160. I guess I'll know once I get to 160. It was so exciting to hit 189, then 179, then 169. Why not 159?? I know plenty of guys who are my height and weigh between 155 and 160. The other thought is to ignore the scale and just get down to a weight that looks and feels healthy. But then there's always a pocket of adipose here or there that should go away and without a number I'm sort of at a loss to know when to stop. Height/weight charts say I should be 151-163 so that's what I'll go by.

I guess the biggest issue is the amount of resistance I'm getting from other people!! So many folks think I'm getting too small and so I just hear all day long, "You're not going to get any smaller are you?" I'm not emaciated and I can't see my lower abs in the mirror yet so I'm going to keep going until I hit 159-160 or until I can see my lower abs.

Any words of advice ??

-Rick Stewart

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Re: [fast5] I recently realised...

Kirsten, when I reach my perfect weight, I want to be JUST LIKE YOU. (I also eat only one meal a day, and a very satisfying one at that -- from soup to dessert -- and I've lost a great deal of weight.)

Linda

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Kirsten <wildduck@wildduck.org.uk> wrote:

... that I have not been this relaxed about eating since before my first diet 20 years ago. Before Fast5/intermittant fasting, I binged, I restricted, I counted calories, I weighed myself twice daily, I thought about little else etc etc all the negative stuff dieting brings. Now I eat whatever I want, however much I want and thoroughly enjoy it. I don't think much about food beyond preparing a nice meal every evening (and dessert every evening too!) I feel freed. I don't weigh myself any more. I don't know if I've lost or gained and don't *really* care (at one point a couple of months ago I did try to actively lose weight but my heart just wasn't in it and I'm reasonably lightweight anyway so I quit). I feel little hunger during the day. I can't quite remember when I began Fast5/IF but I do remember I was doing it at Christmas so that's at least 4 months now. (I do a one-meal-a-day variant in a 1-2 hour window.) And I *love* enjoying my food and then thinking "good, that's me fed for the next 24 hours!" :) I love not having to worry about breakfast/lunch/snacks/when will I get a chance to feed myself tomorrow/what will I eat.

Just wanted to share!

Just put a lovely pork/root veg stew in the oven and have choc fudge cake & vanilla ice cream ready for afters. Really looking forward to it.

/Kirsten

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[fast5] I recently realised...

... that I have not been this relaxed about eating since before my first diet 20 years ago. Before Fast5/intermittant fasting, I binged, I restricted, I counted calories, I weighed myself twice daily, I thought about little else etc etc all the negative stuff dieting brings. Now I eat whatever I want, however much I want and thoroughly enjoy it. I don't think much about food beyond preparing a nice meal every evening (and dessert every evening too!) I feel freed. I don't weigh myself any more. I don't know if I've lost or gained and don't *really* care (at one point a couple of months ago I did try to actively lose weight but my heart just wasn't in it and I'm reasonably lightweight anyway so I quit). I feel little hunger during the day. I can't quite remember when I began Fast5/IF but I do remember I was doing it at Christmas so that's at least 4 months now. (I do a one-meal-a-day variant in a 1-2 hour window.) And I *love* enjoying my food and then thinking "good, that's me fed for the next 24 hours!" :) I love not having to worry about breakfast/lunch/snacks/when will I get a chance to feed myself tomorrow/what will I eat.

Just wanted to share!

Just put a lovely pork/root veg stew in the oven and have choc fudge cake & vanilla ice cream ready for afters. Really looking forward to it.

/Kirsten

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Re: [fast5] Hey! I'm new!

Hey Patricia, Welcome. I found if I use fresh ground cinnamon in the coffee it is pretty good. Cinnamon is good for blood pressure and your heart too. Not too much though, less than 1 teaspoon in order to avoid the calorie thing. :)

You must have a relatively new doctor. I have one of the "old guard", believes in the six small meals/day. Made me go see a nutritionist and dietitian. Didn't do me much good as I still wasn't losing any weight or anything. Once I started fast-5 (about 1 full month now) I lost 10 lbs and 2 inches on my waist (current measurement). YIPPEEEE!

Looking forward to hearing about your progress.

Sincerely

Jennifer Lupo, D.M.

From: "patricia_59@ymail.com" <patricia_59@ymail.com>
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 8:48:53 PM
Subject: [fast5] Hey! I'm new!

Just joinned yesterday and started my fast-5 last night at 10pm. I read the book today and am pretty familliar as my doc advocates this type of eating for overweight patients. He however allows no carbs during the day so a coffee with cream that I had this morning, which was the only thing I ate/drank, would have been allright with him, but not according to the Fast-5. Lessoned learned...tomorrow black coffee....ugg. I look forward to sharing my experiences and reading about yours......Patricia ..

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[fast5] Re: Hey! I'm new!

Welcome Patricia!

-Rick

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "patricia_59@..." <patricia_59@...> wrote:
>
> Just joinned yesterday and started my fast-5 last night at 10pm. I read the book today and am pretty familliar as my doc advocates this type of eating for overweight patients. He however allows no carbs during the day so a coffee with cream that I had this morning, which was the only thing I ate/drank, would have been allright with him, but not according to the Fast-5. Lessoned learned...tomorrow black coffee....ugg. I look forward to sharing my experiences and reading about yours......Patricia..
>

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

[fast5] Hey! I'm new!

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[fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions

Well yikes. I was really hungry and headachy and tired yesterday and ended up eating way too much in my eating window. Really what I should have done was tried to drink more water and get some sleep. It's amazing how we often misinterpret hunger when we're really just tired.

Anyhow, I gained back my 2 pounds lost and I feel just awful today. Hoping for a really healthy eating window tonight!

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "thirteenblessings13" <thirteenblessings13@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot for your responses! I did read the Fast-5 ebook but re-read it on Friday and it really made more sense after doing the diet for a few days. So I guess a bit of newbie advice should be read the book when you first start and re-read it about a week in LOL!
>
> As far as the water thing goes, I find I'm not as thirsty during my fasting window but I do drink a lot of hot herbal tea to take the edge off of the hunger, which probably replaces a lot of the water I would normally be consuming. I am way thirstier during my eating window and drink the majority of my water then.
>
> One thing that I am truly amazed about is that I was able to stick to this without any issues at all this past weekend. Fridays through Sundays are notorious for me to fall off of the wagon and give up on any other diet I've ever tried. This is the first time in a very very long time that I stayed on track without effort. It's like KNOWING that I can have something makes me not want it as much anymore, if that makes any sense.
>
> I feel really great and have lost 2 pounds. Considering Dr. Herring says no weight loss until about three weeks in is normal, I am ectatic! And that's with eating some chips and homemade banana bread! Of course most of my diet is really healthy, but it's so nice to be able to have a splurge and not feel guilty about it!
>
> Thanks again for the advice and support!
> Heather in CO
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@> wrote:
> >
> > Heather in CO
> >
> > First, hi Heather and welcome. I am new to joining Fast 5 myself (april 1, 2010). Bert has on his website his e-book which answers all of your questions. It is a free download or you can purchase it from Amazon. I will try and answer your questions from my memory of what I read, so pardon me if I get anything mixed up here.
> >
> > 1. the weight usually starts coming off after the 3 week initial adjustment time. Sometimes sooner and sometimes later. It all depends on how close you get to the fast-5 way and how your body responds. According to Bert's research most participants noticed inches coming off or body changes before weight.
> >
> > 2. If memory serves me, Bert's book indicates several things regarding hunger and headaches. If your hungry then eat. It takes time to adjust and a headache can be your body's way of going through a type of withdrawal. Remember you learned to eath 3 to 6 meals a day. Your body is used to this now it is changing and that can cause some side affects. Also, Bert mentions that there will be good days and days where you slip. Just start over again and continue on the plan if you slip. No big deal. The change doesn't happen overnight.
> >
> > 3. I do take multi-vitamin because my GP insists along with a host of other medication that I hope to get rid of over time. I am patient, I have had an issue with food all my life and not as an overeater either. I have my story posted here in the group and on the website if your interested. No need to repeat. :)
> >
> > At any rate, stick with what makes you feel good. Be happy and enjoy all the free time and extra $$ you will have now. :)
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: thirteenblessings13 <thirteenblessings13@>
> > To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 2:05:00 PM
> > Subject: [fast5] Day 5 with some questions
> >
> >
> > I posted something on the FB page and am so glad to find this Yahoo group too!
> >
> > I started this journey about five days ago. As typical for me on a Friday, I went off of my diet and woke up Saturday feeling guilty about it. So on Saturday, I ate way too much all day and night and woke up on Sunday feeling miserable. I remembered that when I was thinner, I used to naturally fast or not eat much during the day and ate whatever I wanted at dinner...I never felt deprived and I was lean and felt great. So Sunday I decided to do a fast.
> >
> > While fasting, I did some research on fasting on-line and found Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat. While researching Eat Stop Eat (see how much extra time we have while fasting LOL?!) I discovered this diet and really felt it made more sense to me - this was naturally how I used to eat when I was 20 pounds lighter as I said before.
> >
> > So I started the Fast 5 on Monday. Today is Day 5. I have been following the diet to a tee although I didn't jump in cold turkey. I broke my fast at noon on Monday, then at 1:30 on Tuesday, and have been keeping with a 3:30 break-fast since then. My window ends at 8:30.
> >
> > Okay so anyway onto my questions. I haven't lost any weight yet although I've been drinking a lot more water and definitely eating healthier, for some reason salad and lean protein sound so much better than processed foods. I also don't stuff myself, I find very little food satisfies me and I am not gorging myself during my eating window. Is it normal not to see scale movement? I would normally feel discouraged but I feel so GREAT on this diet that I'm sticking with it. I also hate being a slave to my scale and am in no rush to lose the weight as I know that fast weight loss equals fast weight gain. I guess I wonder when did all of you start noticing fat loss results from this way of eating?
> >
> > Second question is that today has been really tough as far as hunger. I'm having hunger pains and feeling very distracted and headachy. This is the first day that this has occured, the past few days I've been quite content during my fasting period. It's been a struggle for sure today. Also normal for the early stages?
> >
> > Also wanted to know if you are taking vitamins or supplements to make up for anything possibly missing in your diet. If so, what do you take?
> >
> > Thanks so much, so glad to have found this diet and all of you! I still haven't told my friends or family about this WOE, I don't want to hear the criticisms that I'm starving myself and will never be able to maintain such a strange and fad diet, etc... I'll wait to tell them about it when my clothes start falling off of me LOL! So it's nice to have the support and someone to talk to.
> >
> > Heather in CO
> >
>

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

[fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions

Thanks a lot for your responses! I did read the Fast-5 ebook but re-read it on Friday and it really made more sense after doing the diet for a few days. So I guess a bit of newbie advice should be read the book when you first start and re-read it about a week in LOL!

As far as the water thing goes, I find I'm not as thirsty during my fasting window but I do drink a lot of hot herbal tea to take the edge off of the hunger, which probably replaces a lot of the water I would normally be consuming. I am way thirstier during my eating window and drink the majority of my water then.

One thing that I am truly amazed about is that I was able to stick to this without any issues at all this past weekend. Fridays through Sundays are notorious for me to fall off of the wagon and give up on any other diet I've ever tried. This is the first time in a very very long time that I stayed on track without effort. It's like KNOWING that I can have something makes me not want it as much anymore, if that makes any sense.

I feel really great and have lost 2 pounds. Considering Dr. Herring says no weight loss until about three weeks in is normal, I am ectatic! And that's with eating some chips and homemade banana bread! Of course most of my diet is really healthy, but it's so nice to be able to have a splurge and not feel guilty about it!

Thanks again for the advice and support!
Heather in CO

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
>
> Heather in CO
>
> First, hi Heather and welcome. I am new to joining Fast 5 myself (april 1, 2010). Bert has on his website his e-book which answers all of your questions. It is a free download or you can purchase it from Amazon. I will try and answer your questions from my memory of what I read, so pardon me if I get anything mixed up here.
>
> 1. the weight usually starts coming off after the 3 week initial adjustment time. Sometimes sooner and sometimes later. It all depends on how close you get to the fast-5 way and how your body responds. According to Bert's research most participants noticed inches coming off or body changes before weight.
>
> 2. If memory serves me, Bert's book indicates several things regarding hunger and headaches. If your hungry then eat. It takes time to adjust and a headache can be your body's way of going through a type of withdrawal. Remember you learned to eath 3 to 6 meals a day. Your body is used to this now it is changing and that can cause some side affects. Also, Bert mentions that there will be good days and days where you slip. Just start over again and continue on the plan if you slip. No big deal. The change doesn't happen overnight.
>
> 3. I do take multi-vitamin because my GP insists along with a host of other medication that I hope to get rid of over time. I am patient, I have had an issue with food all my life and not as an overeater either. I have my story posted here in the group and on the website if your interested. No need to repeat. :)
>
> At any rate, stick with what makes you feel good. Be happy and enjoy all the free time and extra $$ you will have now. :)
>
> Sincerely
> Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: thirteenblessings13 <thirteenblessings13@...>
> To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 2:05:00 PM
> Subject: [fast5] Day 5 with some questions
>
>
> I posted something on the FB page and am so glad to find this Yahoo group too!
>
> I started this journey about five days ago. As typical for me on a Friday, I went off of my diet and woke up Saturday feeling guilty about it. So on Saturday, I ate way too much all day and night and woke up on Sunday feeling miserable. I remembered that when I was thinner, I used to naturally fast or not eat much during the day and ate whatever I wanted at dinner...I never felt deprived and I was lean and felt great. So Sunday I decided to do a fast.
>
> While fasting, I did some research on fasting on-line and found Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat. While researching Eat Stop Eat (see how much extra time we have while fasting LOL?!) I discovered this diet and really felt it made more sense to me - this was naturally how I used to eat when I was 20 pounds lighter as I said before.
>
> So I started the Fast 5 on Monday. Today is Day 5. I have been following the diet to a tee although I didn't jump in cold turkey. I broke my fast at noon on Monday, then at 1:30 on Tuesday, and have been keeping with a 3:30 break-fast since then. My window ends at 8:30.
>
> Okay so anyway onto my questions. I haven't lost any weight yet although I've been drinking a lot more water and definitely eating healthier, for some reason salad and lean protein sound so much better than processed foods. I also don't stuff myself, I find very little food satisfies me and I am not gorging myself during my eating window. Is it normal not to see scale movement? I would normally feel discouraged but I feel so GREAT on this diet that I'm sticking with it. I also hate being a slave to my scale and am in no rush to lose the weight as I know that fast weight loss equals fast weight gain. I guess I wonder when did all of you start noticing fat loss results from this way of eating?
>
> Second question is that today has been really tough as far as hunger. I'm having hunger pains and feeling very distracted and headachy. This is the first day that this has occured, the past few days I've been quite content during my fasting period. It's been a struggle for sure today. Also normal for the early stages?
>
> Also wanted to know if you are taking vitamins or supplements to make up for anything possibly missing in your diet. If so, what do you take?
>
> Thanks so much, so glad to have found this diet and all of you! I still haven't told my friends or family about this WOE, I don't want to hear the criticisms that I'm starving myself and will never be able to maintain such a strange and fad diet, etc... I'll wait to tell them about it when my clothes start falling off of me LOL! So it's nice to have the support and someone to talk to.
>
> Heather in CO
>

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Re: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions/fluid intake

I didn't lose anything at all the first 3 weeks or so. The fourth week I lost 2. The fifth was back to nothing. I was ready to pitch it yesterday. (End of week 6) I got on the scale yesterday and am down another 6 pounds. So - just be patient. The loss itself seems to be unpredictable at times. (IE zero - then 6 seemingly overnight.)

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:33 PM, aet1169 <aet1169@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have noticed a big decrease in the amount of fluids I drink when I'm fasting. I'm much less thirsty. Most of my drinking is done during my eating window--eating makes me thirsty. I just figured more fluid is required for digestion. Of course I've never been one to "force" fluids--I drink when I'm thirsty. I don't know who made up the "you need to drink 8-10 cups of water a day" rule. I've never consumed that much.

Amy
http://late-breakfast.blogspot.com

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
>
> I haven't noticed an increase in need to drink. You are the 2nd person to post about that. For me, I have actually reduced my fluid intake. I was drinking close to 96oz of water a day now I am around 64 oz. Perhaps this is an adjustment in the insulin levels in our body's as we adapt to fast-5???
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
>
> Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: nicolllamorna <nicollbarker@...>
> To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, April 24, 2010 3:20:50 AM
> Subject: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions
>
>
>
> Good luck with Fast5, I started this last Friday so today is day 9 for me. I was doing ADF before so jumped straight in on this eating 5pm to 10pm. I haven't really felt that hungry but have been drinking loads all day and have been keeping busy so I don't do my usual thing, esp on weekends, of curling up on the sofa with a coffee and lots of biscuits/chocolate etc. My energy levels have been great throughout. The first couple of days I felt so bloated when I started eating that I had trouble eating enough food (never been a problem for me before!) but that has resolved itself and I'm now happily munching through my window. lol
>
> I have been and still am often thirsty dispite drinking far more liquid than I ever have before and woke up with a bit of a headache this morning which I think is due to dehydration as is now disipating since drinking 2 glasses of water. Haven't lost any weight but not an issue for me as I want to maintain though always happy to lose a few pounds, as long as I don't put weight on I'm happy to continue with this. It suits me as I get to cook and eat supper with my husband and evening snacking has always been my problem so doesn't matter now.
>
> Haven't answered any of your queries I know, just thought I'd share my experience with you as have been on this about the same length of time. Let me know how you continue to get on with it. Good Luck :)
>
> Niki
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, "thirteenblessings1 3" <thirteenblessings1 3@...> wrote:
> >
> > I posted something on the FB page and am so glad to find this Yahoo group too!
> >
> > I started this journey about five days ago. As typical for me on a Friday, I went off of my diet and woke up Saturday feeling guilty about it. So on Saturday, I ate way too much all day and night and woke up on Sunday feeling miserable. I remembered that when I was thinner, I used to naturally fast or not eat much during the day and ate whatever I wanted at dinner...I never felt deprived and I was lean and felt great. So Sunday I decided to do a fast.
> >
> > While fasting, I did some research on fasting on-line and found Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat. While researching Eat Stop Eat (see how much extra time we have while fasting LOL?!) I discovered this diet and really felt it made more sense to me - this was naturally how I used to eat when I was 20 pounds lighter as I said before.
> >
> > So I started the Fast 5 on Monday. Today is Day 5. I have been following the diet to a tee although I didn't jump in cold turkey. I broke my fast at noon on Monday, then at 1:30 on Tuesday, and have been keeping with a 3:30 break-fast since then. My window ends at 8:30.
> >
> > Okay so anyway onto my questions. I haven't lost any weight yet although I've been drinking a lot more water and definitely eating healthier, for some reason salad and lean protein sound so much better than processed foods. I also don't stuff myself, I find very little food satisfies me and I am not gorging myself during my eating window. Is it normal not to see scale movement? I would normally feel discouraged but I feel so GREAT on this diet that I'm sticking with it. I also hate being a slave to my scale and am in no rush to lose the weight as I know that fast weight loss equals fast weight gain. I guess I wonder when did all of you start noticing fat loss results from this way of eating?
> >
> > Second question is that today has been really tough as far as hunger. I'm having hunger pains and feeling very distracted and headachy. This is the first day that this has occured, the past few days I've been quite content during my fasting period. It's been a struggle for sure today. Also normal for the early stages?
> >
> > Also wanted to know if you are taking vitamins or supplements to make up for anything possibly missing in your diet. If so, what do you take?
> >
> > Thanks so much, so glad to have found this diet and all of you! I still haven't told my friends or family about this WOE, I don't want to hear the criticisms that I'm starving myself and will never be able to maintain such a strange and fad diet, etc... I'll wait to tell them about it when my clothes start falling off of me LOL! So it's nice to have the support and someone to talk to.
> >
> > Heather in CO
> >
>

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Re: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions/fluid intake

Hi Amy, I was always a big drinker of water and other fluids. My only purpose in specifying ounces was to show that it decreased since I have been doing fast-5. I don't force fluids either, I just drink a lot of water, herbal tea and stuff.

Sincerely

Jennifer Lupo, D.M.

From: aet1169 <aet1169@yahoo.com>
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 4:33:17 PM
Subject: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions/fluid intake

I have noticed a big decrease in the amount of fluids I drink when I'm fasting. I'm much less thirsty. Most of my drinking is done during my eating window--eating makes me thirsty. I just figured more fluid is required for digestion. Of course I've never been one to "force" fluids--I drink when I'm thirsty. I don't know who made up the "you need to drink 8-10 cups of water a day" rule. I've never consumed that much.

Amy
http://late- breakfast. blogspot. com

--- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@ ...> wrote:
>
> I haven't noticed an increase in need to drink. You are the 2nd person to post about that. For me, I have actually reduced my fluid intake. I was drinking close to 96oz of water a day now I am around 64 oz. Perhaps this is an adjustment in the insulin levels in our body's as we adapt to fast-5???
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
>
> Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: nicolllamorna <nicollbarker@ ...>
> To: fast5@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Sat, April 24, 2010 3:20:50 AM
> Subject: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions
>
>
>
> Good luck with Fast5, I started this last Friday so today is day 9 for me. I was doing ADF before so jumped straight in on this eating 5pm to 10pm. I haven't really felt that hungry but have been drinking loads all day and have been keeping busy so I don't do my usual thing, esp on weekends, of curling up on the sofa with a coffee and lots of biscuits/chocolate etc. My energy levels have been great throughout. The first couple of days I felt so bloated when I started eating that I had trouble eating enough food (never been a problem for me before!) but that has resolved itself and I'm now happily munching through my window. lol
>
> I have been and still am often thirsty dispite drinking far more liquid than I ever have before and woke up with a bit of a headache this morning which I think is due to dehydration as is now disipating since drinking 2 glasses of water. Haven't lost any weight but not an issue for me as I want to maintain though always happy to lose a few pounds, as long as I don't put weight on I'm happy to continue with this. It suits me as I get to cook and eat supper with my husband and evening snacking has always been my problem so doesn't matter now.
>
> Haven't answered any of your queries I know, just thought I'd share my experience with you as have been on this about the same length of time. Let me know how you continue to get on with it. Good Luck :)
>
> Niki
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, "thirteenblessings1 3" <thirteenblessings1 3@...> wrote:
> >
> > I posted something on the FB page and am so glad to find this Yahoo group too!
> >
> > I started this journey about five days ago. As typical for me on a Friday, I went off of my diet and woke up Saturday feeling guilty about it. So on Saturday, I ate way too much all day and night and woke up on Sunday feeling miserable. I remembered that when I was thinner, I used to naturally fast or not eat much during the day and ate whatever I wanted at dinner...I never felt deprived and I was lean and felt great. So Sunday I decided to do a fast.
> >
> > While fasting, I did some research on fasting on-line and found Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat. While researching Eat Stop Eat (see how much extra time we have while fasting LOL?!) I discovered this diet and really felt it made more sense to me - this was naturally how I used to eat when I was 20 pounds lighter as I said before.
> >
> > So I started the Fast 5 on Monday. Today is Day 5. I have been following the diet to a tee although I didn't jump in cold turkey. I broke my fast at noon on Monday, then at 1:30 on Tuesday, and have been keeping with a 3:30 break-fast since then. My window ends at 8:30.
> >
> > Okay so anyway onto my questions. I haven't lost any weight yet although I've been drinking a lot more water and definitely eating healthier, for some reason salad and lean protein sound so much better than processed foods. I also don't stuff myself, I find very little food satisfies me and I am not gorging myself during my eating window. Is it normal not to see scale movement? I would normally feel discouraged but I feel so GREAT on this diet that I'm sticking with it. I also hate being a slave to my scale and am in no rush to lose the weight as I know that fast weight loss equals fast weight gain. I guess I wonder when did all of you start noticing fat loss results from this way of eating?
> >
> > Second question is that today has been really tough as far as hunger. I'm having hunger pains and feeling very distracted and headachy. This is the first day that this has occured, the past few days I've been quite content during my fasting period. It's been a struggle for sure today. Also normal for the early stages?
> >
> > Also wanted to know if you are taking vitamins or supplements to make up for anything possibly missing in your diet. If so, what do you take?
> >
> > Thanks so much, so glad to have found this diet and all of you! I still haven't told my friends or family about this WOE, I don't want to hear the criticisms that I'm starving myself and will never be able to maintain such a strange and fad diet, etc... I'll wait to tell them about it when my clothes start falling off of me LOL! So it's nice to have the support and someone to talk to.
> >
> > Heather in CO
> >
>

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[fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions/fluid intake

Amy
http://late-breakfast.blogspot.com

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
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> I haven't noticed an increase in need to drink. You are the 2nd person to post about that. For me, I have actually reduced my fluid intake. I was drinking close to 96oz of water a day now I am around 64 oz. Perhaps this is an adjustment in the insulin levels in our body's as we adapt to fast-5???
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
>
> Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: nicolllamorna <nicollbarker@...>
> To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, April 24, 2010 3:20:50 AM
> Subject: [fast5] Re: Day 5 with some questions
>
>
>
> Good luck with Fast5, I started this last Friday so today is day 9 for me. I was doing ADF before so jumped straight in on this eating 5pm to 10pm. I haven't really felt that hungry but have been drinking loads all day and have been keeping busy so I don't do my usual thing, esp on weekends, of curling up on the sofa with a coffee and lots of biscuits/chocolate etc. My energy levels have been great throughout. The first couple of days I felt so bloated when I started eating that I had trouble eating enough food (never been a problem for me before!) but that has resolved itself and I'm now happily munching through my window. lol
>
> I have been and still am often thirsty dispite drinking far more liquid than I ever have before and woke up with a bit of a headache this morning which I think is due to dehydration as is now disipating since drinking 2 glasses of water. Haven't lost any weight but not an issue for me as I want to maintain though always happy to lose a few pounds, as long as I don't put weight on I'm happy to continue with this. It suits me as I get to cook and eat supper with my husband and evening snacking has always been my problem so doesn't matter now.
>
> Haven't answered any of your queries I know, just thought I'd share my experience with you as have been on this about the same length of time. Let me know how you continue to get on with it. Good Luck :)
>
> Niki
>
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, "thirteenblessings1 3" <thirteenblessings1 3@...> wrote:
> >
> > I posted something on the FB page and am so glad to find this Yahoo group too!
> >
> > I started this journey about five days ago. As typical for me on a Friday, I went off of my diet and woke up Saturday feeling guilty about it. So on Saturday, I ate way too much all day and night and woke up on Sunday feeling miserable. I remembered that when I was thinner, I used to naturally fast or not eat much during the day and ate whatever I wanted at dinner...I never felt deprived and I was lean and felt great. So Sunday I decided to do a fast.
> >
> > While fasting, I did some research on fasting on-line and found Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat. While researching Eat Stop Eat (see how much extra time we have while fasting LOL?!) I discovered this diet and really felt it made more sense to me - this was naturally how I used to eat when I was 20 pounds lighter as I said before.
> >
> > So I started the Fast 5 on Monday. Today is Day 5. I have been following the diet to a tee although I didn't jump in cold turkey. I broke my fast at noon on Monday, then at 1:30 on Tuesday, and have been keeping with a 3:30 break-fast since then. My window ends at 8:30.
> >
> > Okay so anyway onto my questions. I haven't lost any weight yet although I've been drinking a lot more water and definitely eating healthier, for some reason salad and lean protein sound so much better than processed foods. I also don't stuff myself, I find very little food satisfies me and I am not gorging myself during my eating window. Is it normal not to see scale movement? I would normally feel discouraged but I feel so GREAT on this diet that I'm sticking with it. I also hate being a slave to my scale and am in no rush to lose the weight as I know that fast weight loss equals fast weight gain. I guess I wonder when did all of you start noticing fat loss results from this way of eating?
> >
> > Second question is that today has been really tough as far as hunger. I'm having hunger pains and feeling very distracted and headachy. This is the first day that this has occured, the past few days I've been quite content during my fasting period. It's been a struggle for sure today. Also normal for the early stages?
> >
> > Also wanted to know if you are taking vitamins or supplements to make up for anything possibly missing in your diet. If so, what do you take?
> >
> > Thanks so much, so glad to have found this diet and all of you! I still haven't told my friends or family about this WOE, I don't want to hear the criticisms that I'm starving myself and will never be able to maintain such a strange and fad diet, etc... I'll wait to tell them about it when my clothes start falling off of me LOL! So it's nice to have the support and someone to talk to.
> >
> > Heather in CO
> >
>

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[fast5] Self Acceptance And Intermittent Fasting

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Monday, April 26, 2010

[fast5] Re: Calling All Bloggers

Thought I'd add in to everyone, I've started up a basic/simple blog dedicated to my Fast5 Life

http://the-fasting-formula.blogspot.com/

Already added to the links section, Can someone kindly take out the curvaceous Kiwi's wordpress one? -- I moved to blogspot because I missed the blogroll upate option of the blogs I stalk. Please and Thankyou~

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "afastinglifestyle" <thefastinglife@...> wrote:
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> I'm interested in connecting with other Fast-5'ers who blog. If you
> have a website/blog where you document your experiences with Fast-5'ing,
> please respond to this thread. Let's get the word out about the
> benefits of The Fast-5 Lifestyle.
> Happy Fasting!!
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