Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: New with a question

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

[fast5] Re: New with a question

Yes, you very much brought up a key point!

It's a complete misnomer to say "hunger" instead of "appetite". We prove every day that hunger doesn't come about for many hours. On the other hand, "appetite-suppression" happens with liquids and other forms of preoccupation.

Barnaby

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, David Nyman <david@...> wrote:
>
> I agree that exercise helps greatly in suppressing appetite, as does
> drinking liquids. Note that I use the word "appetite", rather than
> "hunger", because I believe that a big part of becoming a long-term adherent
> of this eating style is understanding that what we typically experience in
> the developed world simply isn't hunger as traditionally understood. Rather
> it's a conditioned response - partly psychological, partly physiological -
> to our expectation of receiving food on a certain schedule. Mostly, what we
> feel as "hunger" in the modern world has virtually nothing to do with our
> work capacity or ability to survive and flourish.
>
> It takes time and some commitment to re-learn our responses to the body's
> signals, and for these signals to re-calibrate so as to be less insistent,
> but believe me it does happen if you stick with it. The payoff is well
> worth it.
>
> David
>
>
> On 2 November 2010 13:56, Nic <nicollbarker@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > As Tamara says, I also sometimes get hungry early but if I ignore it or
> > have some green tea or black coffee it gives up and goes away and then I'm
> > not hungry at 5pm so usually start eating later than that. I do find if I
> > just have something light when I break my fast that I am then ravenously
> > hungry so find it better to break my fast with a proper meal. Took me a
> > while to suss this and lots of shoveling snacks down and then being too full
> > for my supper! It is a bit of trial and error to find what suits you best.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Niki
> >
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com <fast5%40yahoogroups.com>, "tamaratornado"
> > <tamaratornado@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am able to ignore my hunger if I am busy with something. Also, exercise
> > makes me less hungry somehow.
> > >
> > > I notice that sometimes I am hungry early, which I ignore - but then,
> > when my eating window opens at 5:00 pm I am not hungry anymore.... so I
> > postpone eating until 6:30 or 7:00.... I still try to stop eating at 10 pm.
> > >
> > > Welcome to the group!
> > > Tamara
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com <fast5%40yahoogroups.com>, "Laura Cody"
> > <lecody2001@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My name is Laura Cody and I started fast 5 .Oct 24th. I decided to try
> > the
> > > > ratcheting instead of trying to hit my eventual window. So I started
> > with 12
> > > > noon and today I am up to 2:30.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So when does the not being hungry kick in? Some days I have no problem
> > > > getting there and other days, like today, I am starving. Even so, I
> > made to
> > > > the designated time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I will eventually get the book, assuming ya'll think it worth it? I
> > know
> > > > its free, but I would have to read it on my computer and I hate doing
> > that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, any hints, tips, or your own stories?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Laura