Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: breaking the fast

I have only had it once per day, or one recipe in two servings. I don't know about other people. The amount of fat and eggs can very depending on your ability to digest it. some people can only take in a little bit of fat at first, but the idea is to increase the fat intake.

ellen

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM, thirteenblessings13 <thirteenblessings13@yahoo.com> wrote:

Good point about the eggs, they are a really good (and easy) source of protein. Will have to try out that egg drink recipe...how does it taste? You would, I assume, only have this once per day max right?

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Ellen Ussery <ellen.ussery@...> wrote:
>
> eggs are a great and cheap source of protein. Best of course if pasture
> raised from a samll local farm. I find that for some reason, the
> combination of egg and fat is the most satiating of all other foods for me.
> Mixing them together is the very best as in eggs scrambled in coconut oil
> or ghee. Now I have been making the egg drink from Bee Wilder's site in
> which butter (or ghee) and coconut oil is blended with the eggs and a few
> other things (I add nutritonal yeast and use chicken broth instead of water
> when I can. Others use decaf coffee.
>
>
> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/recipes/recipe167.php
>
> I recently went out of town and had to eat meals out. I knew there would be
> either meat or fish as ell as some veggies, but I was afraid there would not
> be enough fat for me as I need a lot of it to not be hungry. I made a
> thermos of the egg drink before I left the house and drank half before lunch
> and dinner. I was perfectly comfortable eating what was available. Didn't
> appear to be doing anything weird. And was not hungry outside of my window.
>
> Ellen
>
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:17 PM, thirteenblessings13 <
> thirteenblessings13@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I've only been doing this for about a month, but I've found I do best if I
> > break my fast with a salad, or fresh cut veggies. I then add a protein, so
> > maybe some cheese or chicken breast or whatever. I try very hard not to
> > break my fast with bread or other starchy carbs. I was doing breaking my
> > fast with lots of starchy carbs at first and found myself REALLY overeating
> > in my window, and like others have said, having cravings and hunger pains
> > throughout the next day as well. I still treat myself to carbs, but not
> > until I've already filled my belly with more nutritious options. I find I
> > don't really overeat in my window at all anymore. I think my brain is
> > getting used to this WOE and realizes that I'll eat again in a day or so,
> > I'm not starving and I don't need to "compensate for the upcoming drought"
> > so to speak :)
> >
> > Many people on this forum appear to be low or no carb. I'm trying to cut
> > down, but will likely never be no or low carb. I don't feel well eating that
> > way and just REALLY don't like meat all that much. I was a vegetarian for 20
> > odd years and although I do eat meat now, what and how much I eat are very
> > limited. I realize there are other types of proteins but meat is the easiest
> > and often cheapest source. But I am trying to cut down.
> >
> > Anyway, my 2 cents. Good luck!
> > Heather in CO
> >
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com <fast5%40yahoogroups.com>, "marty398"

> > <marty398@> wrote:
> > >
> > > To break my fast without getting cravings, my best choices are cheese or
> > meat. Even a piece of cheese while heating up leftovers seems to work. I
> > don't eat much in the way of fruits and vegetables (never liked them), so
> > I've not tried that.
> > >
> > > Breaking my fast with something sweet is the worst case. It makes me just
> > eat a lot of everything through my whole window (and sometimes beyond).
> > >
> > > If I eat too much of anything with sugar I'm doomed for that day and the
> > next. I will crave lots of food and/or lots more sweets. I can't eat any
> > candy or I will eat lots of it. Chocolate really gets me going into a cycle
> > of wanting anything sweet.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Marty
> > >
> > > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com <fast5%40yahoogroups.com>, Rebecca Cason

> > <yellowcason@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Im the exact opposite of that. If I have vegetables or something sweet
> > like
> > > > fruit first I get really hungry and I will overeat during that window.
> > If I
> > > > have meat first (dark meat chicken actually works best for some reason)
> > > > I eat less and I'm in complete control for that window. Its really
> > > > something you have to play around with for a few weeks. It took me
> > nearly 13
> > > > weeks to figure that out and to make sure it wasn't something else like
> > > > stress or "that time of the month" that was messing with my hunger.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:23 PM, <gremlinpugs@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Try salad. I find if I eat higher fiber foods it helps a lot. I also
> > make
> > > > > my own soups so I usually start with those while making my main meal.
> > > > > Steamed broccoli with toasted almonds and apple slices work too.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> > > > > ------------------------------
> > > > > *From: *"fiver4lifer" <ltran196728@>
> > > > > *Date: *Sat, 08 May 2010 23:32:24 -0000
> > > > > *To: *<fast5@yahoogroups.com <fast5%40yahoogroups.com>>

> > > > > *Subject: *[fast5] breaking the fast
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > hi all..
> > > > > Been on fast five about two months or so...love love love it. Every
> > single
> > > > > benefit mentioned on this site I"ve seen. I also tend to overeat in
> > my
> > > > > window, but not that often and I'm just wondering if anyone has a tip
> > for
> > > > > foods that you break your fast with that might curtail appetite or
> > lead to
> > > > > less insulin spikes. I've just started trying meat and fat...like
> > turkey
> > > > > dipped in some mayo (no bread) or some other meat and then wait a bit
> > and
> > > > > then eat? I'm not sure (so new to trying this) but think it might be
> > helping
> > > > >
> > > > > Any tricks of the trade with regard to breaking the fast? THanks. I
> > love
> > > > > this forum. Your guys' messages are so helpful!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Rebecca Cason
> > > > Cason Naturals
> > > > web- www.casonnaturals.com
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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