Sounds like you are doing great!
My take is that there is a "gene trigger" explanation for leanness. I.e., when your body decides it needs to store fat, it WILL store fat. And when it decides to be lean, it will let go of the fat. Your body has numerous mechanisms to do this, and it's very good at maintaining a specific weight despite variations in caloric intake. Which is why dieting is so hard!
But there are things that trigger the "lean" mode. Some of them are weird. Like, putting mice on a vibrating pad for 15 minutes a day, causes the new stem cells in their bones to turn into bone, rather than into fat. So vibrating a mouse makes for a leaner mouse. Some bacteria seem to make people (and mice) lean too. I suspect some "cuisines" trigger leanness too, which might be why Chinese men, with the same activity levels as paired American men, can eat more calories and still be skinnier. I think Fast-5 is one of those "triggers". WHY it's a trigger, who knows? Sure, there is probably an "evolutionary reason", but that's kind of a catchall truism and doesn't really answer the question either.
So we can just say, as in the movie "Shakespeare in Love", "It's a mystery!". Kind of a fun mystery though.
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 6:38 AM, fmb1116 <fmb1116@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks, Heather. I appreciate the welcome!
I was down another .4 lbs this morning (I weigh daily and then figure a weekly average). For the week, my average is down 2.4 lbs. In total I have lost 14.8 lbs in 12 weeks. Interestingly, the weight loss seems to be speeding up as I get further and further into my new way of eating.
It is amazing how well this eating plan works. And I feel like it has added real joy to my life as I look forward to my dinner and enjoy it so much. Also, add me to the group of people who find their homes MUCH tidier and de-cluttered. Is there some evolutionary explanation for this?? Regardless, I'm loving it!
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> Congratulations! That is a whole lot of reading. I can't actually think of
> anything to add ... !
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> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM, fmb1116 <fmb1116@...> wrote:
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> > Hi Everyone,
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> > I just finished reading all 7,735 messages in this thread. I feel like
> > that is either a huge accomplishment or a sad commentary on the amount of
> > time I spend not working at work :-)
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> > I started Fast-5'ing in March, but like so many of you, I didn't know that
> > was what I was doing! I am a happy devotee to the way of eating and am
> > thrilled to have lost over 14 lbs!
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> > I see no end in sight and love the ability to truly enjoy my dinner every
> > night. I have learned a lot from the group, and look forward to learning
> > even more!
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> > Happy to be here,
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> > fmb
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