Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Does Fast-5 change your metabolism?

Thursday, June 17, 2010

[fast5] Re: Does Fast-5 change your metabolism?

i have been in fast 5 maintenance mode from sept 2009 to may 2010, going off on the weekends and on during the weekdays. my diet mostly consisted though of carbs, so that may be the main reason why (in breads, fruits and vegetables). i would notice significant jumps in energy after i break my fast and while i am consuming food, and it would last until late at night (12-5 window). in the morning i would feel very groggy and would not feel motivated to do much until i had a bit of food in my body.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Churyl Zeviar <churyl@...> wrote:
>
> I actually decided to do fast-5 specifically to have better energy. (I
> didn't need to lose any weight).
>
> Digesting is an incredibly tiring process for the body. I read that the
> body wasn't designed to digest food all day long. The idea was that
> paleolithic people used to gather food/ hunt and then take a big break
> from eating. They didn't have food that kept very long.
>
> It took a few weeks for my body to adjust. Now I definitely have more
> energy than I did before.
>
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 2:05 pm, gremlinpugs@... wrote:
> > I noticed the same thing for energy but my adjustment period was 2
> > weeks. I have lost over 25 lbs since april 1 when I started fast 5.
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
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> >
> > From: "foxchyck" <foxeye@...>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:58:47 -0000
> >
> > To: <fast5@yahoogroups.com>
> >
> > Subject: [fast5] Re: Does Fast-5 change your metabolism?
> >
> > If you don't mind me asking, how long were you on fast-5 for? I
> > definitely noticed low energy in the first month, but it has been
> > getting better gradually. I've attributed this to my body slowly
> > learning it has to get energy from storage, but that could be wishful
> > thinking. :)
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "im4p5yc0" <sharkbait88@> wrote:
> >>
> >> hi
> >> this is all based on my personal experience, but while i was doing
> >> it, i felt a significant loss in energy. not a complete weakness but
> >> much less constant activity running through my body. i would drink
> >> coffee or eat fish oil to keep my energy up. after stopping it for a
> >> couple of weeks and eating 3 meals a day, i felt a significant
> >> increase in constant energy supply and also felt much more energetic
> >> overall. so i'm guessing that it does, but i think eating/weight wise,
> >> its proportional to the metabolic rate your body works at.so overall
> >> you don't gain weight either way. i eat less at every meal, eating
> >> regularly vs eating a lot in a couple meals on fast 5.
> >>
> >> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "foxchyck" <foxeye@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I'm pretty sure you are asking the wrong crowd...if any of us felt
> >> that way, we wouldn't be doing this. :)
> >> >
> >> > *roots around the internet* Aha!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=789564&jid=PNS&volumeId=54&issueId=01&aid=789556
> >> >
> >> > That is a study they did on the metabolism. From the conclusion:
> >> >
> >> > "In association with this increase in lipolysis in the early stages
> >> of
> >> > starvation there is a small rise in resting energy expenditure, but
> >> this reverts to a decreased energy expenditure after 72 h without
> >> food."
> >> >
> >> > Translation: In association with the increase in fat-metabolism,
> >> the initial stages of starvation show an increase in metabolim, up
> >> until 72 hours.
> >> >
> >> > Hopefully I read that right. That was, of course, rats. So it's
> >> somewhat inconclusive until they do the same for humans.
> >> >
> >> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "tamaratornado" <tamaratornado@>
> >> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > One thing I have heard about fasting, is that it can hurt your
> >> metabolism, in that when your body thinks it's starving, you burn fat
> >> more slowly, and maybe gain weight more easily.... have you heard of
> >> that? Has anyone had any effect like that?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you,
> >> > >
> >> > > Tamara
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
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