Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Konjac? Re: Need advise on interesting change with following fast-5

Friday, August 13, 2010

[fast5] Konjac? Re: Need advise on interesting change with following fast-5

Should you take the konjac with the meal or 30 min before the meal?

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> Are you saying you feel "full" as in "bloated", the next morning? The
> waist-size thing would seem to indicate that.
>
> IME bloating is usually a sign of dysbiosis: feeding the wrong bacteria.
> Foods you don't digest well might do that. Exactly what foods do that to you
> depends on you. But keeping a food log might help you pinpoint them. Fast-5
> makes it easier to do that, since you only have one meal to track!
>
> Taking 1/4 tsp konjac powder with a meal helps me with digestion though: it
> makes digestion happen over a larger section of the gut and changes the
> bacterial mix (it tends to kill bad bacteria and feed the good ones). You
> can buy it from miraclenoodles.com, or buy PGX pills (which cost more, but
> they are convenient). It doesn't work for everyone and some people get a bit
> of gas when they start taking it, but I find it very useful.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, gremlinpugs <gremlinpugs@...> wrote:
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> >
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have a question for everyone. I have been doing fast 5 since April 1
> > 2010. I am doing great having lost over 25 lbs and 2 pants sizes in that
> > time. I exercise regularly and break my fast at 6:30pm as that works best
> > for me.
> >
> > here is my issue. Recently, I have noticed that when I break my fast I feel
> > satisfied and not over full. I could eat more because it tastes good but I
> > choose not to in hopes of getting to my goal weight this year. At any rate,
> > I am noticing that come morning, I feel like I ate 10 times as much food as
> > I really did. This wasn't happening in April, May, Jun, and first part of
> > July. I notice my pants are even tighter in the morning and as the day goes
> > on the size goes back down.
> >
> > Does anyone know or have an idea of what is happening? I eat pretty
> > healthy. For example, the other night I had 2 wild caught salmon fillets (4
> > oz each) poached in a lemon garlic sauce I made instead of buying. I made a
> > small (about 1/3 cup) of quinoa and a medium salad (with spinach, romaine
> > lettuce, cucumbers, red and yellow peppers, blueberries, celery and no
> > dressing) The next morning I felt like I had eaten at least 10 times that
> > much food.
> >
> > Thanks for any insights.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> >
> >
> > Jennifer Lupo, D.M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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