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?

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:
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> 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.
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "foxchyck" <foxeye@> wrote:
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> > 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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