Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Fast-5 Diet & Atkins

Friday, April 16, 2010

[fast5] Re: Fast-5 Diet & Atkins

Hi Rick. Since you watch for low glycemic index food, do you have a recent updated copy of what is on it? I have a list that is abot 10 years old that shows all foods and how they break down on the glycemic index. It has been very helpful for me, but I know that things change over time so I have been looking for something more recent and trustworthy?

Thanks Jennifer

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "RickS" <rstewart@...> wrote:
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> I do watch my carbs. I only eat grains if they are whole, complete with outer hull, or have a low glycemic index like pearled barley. But I am very physically active so I eat fruit and tubers to replenish liver and muscle glycogen. I don't eat bread or pasta and rarely have any processed foods. Lately I've come to realize that my body likes seafood and fish along with lots of vegetables. On days when I don't exercise, I don't eat fruit or tubers. Also, I only eat one big meal rather than grazing for five hours. I find that five hours of grazing makes me gain weight, even if it's eggs, meat, cheese, oil and butter.
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> I think you'll find that Atkins induction may leave you craving certain foods if you combine it with Fast-5 right off the bat. I would go through a couple weeks of Fast-5 first, and then start listening to your body to hear what it needs. It WILL tell you. For example, I've had mostly big salads for dinner for the last two weeks but last night my body was screaming for dark, oily, rotisserie chicken. So I bought a chicken and had a couple of legs and thighs. Today the craving is gone and I feel like a big green salad would be good again. Fast-5 is great for tuning the mind to be more perceptive to what the body needs. But if you're insulin resistant, your body is just screaming for anything it can get. I would try Fast-5 and just try to eat good, clean, balanced food within your window for a while. Your body will calm down and start talking to you and THEN you can decide whether or not try Atkins if you feel that that's right for your body.
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> -Rick Stewart
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "e.pollard82" <e.pollard82@> wrote:
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> > Hi, my name is Erin. I am going to be doing the fast-5 diet together
> > with the Atkins diet. I have PCOS & insulin resistance so I have to
> > watch my carbs indefinitely.
> > I am going to start fast-5 tomorrow without Atkins just to get myself
> > accustomed to one diet first. Monday I will begin them both together.
> > Does anyone else watch their carb intake in conjunction with fast-5? I
> > would assume that both diets together would be a double whammy on excess
> > insulin.
> > I would like to lose between 65 & 70 lbs. [;;)]
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