Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: In Case of Emergency During Fasting

It's better not to eat AT ALL, probably. And after a week or three, there is not much desire or need to.

However, when starting out, it's good to know you have an "out" if it gets too bad hunger-wise. Otherwise there is a temptation to just toss in the towel and have a big meal. Major hunger and "the shakes" is often due to high cortisol, not "low blood sugar" and it's often pretty easy to fool the cortisol levels without eating a meal.

Also, sometimes you might have to take medications during the day, the require being taken with food. In those cases, it's nice to know there are foods that provide the needed buffering, without setting off your insulin system.

On my jar of pickles, one pickle is listed as zero calories. It does provide bulk of a sort, and the vinegar/spice content is likely to bring down cortisol levels, and it is a comfort food. Lettuce is pretty much zero calories too. So is vinegar. The recommended cutoff for calories in a snack is like 5 calories. So a pickle is "legal" and also might help some people stay on track.

A hard-boiled egg is more like 70 calories, so not "legal" but also not likely to make you hungrier later, while a piece of toast probably would make you hungrier in an hour or two and so ruin the entire day.

Hope this helps!

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:04 AM, pinkpuffin00 <janmickleburgh@btinternet.com> wrote:

Hi everyone
I am a complete newbie on here so am a bit ignorant about the Fast-5 way of doing things. I have read the e-book and have also been doing Brad Pilon's EatStopEat 24 hour fast twice a week for the past 3.5 weeks.

What confuses me about these posts are that I thought you weren't supposed to take in ANY calories during the 19 hours of fasting? I understand that celery and lettuce are extremely low in calories, but wouldn't they set off the reaction that produces salivia ie. your body thinking that you are getting ready to eat something yummy when actually you are only eating 3 lettuce leaves,,,, resulting in you feeling even more hungry?

How can you eat pickle, eggs etc when your body is supposed to be in a state of ketotis? Am a bit confused.

Am considering swapping the 2 x 24 hour fasts for the 19 hour daily fast, but I need to get the facts before I start.

Any comments or advice would be welcome

Thanks - Jan :O)

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Barnaby Walker <barnabywalker@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <bluechip4271@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Everyone
> > >
> > > It's been a few weeks since my last post and my progress with Fast 5 has
> > gone well. I made a conscious effort not to weigh myself but judge my
> > progress by how my clothes fit and inches lost. I'm happy to report that my
> > clothes are a little looser and I've lost 2 inches from my waist. Overall I
> > look and feel better so I know the program is working.
> > >
> > > For me I tend not to be too disciplined with what I eat once I break my
> > fast but I do seem to enjoy the food I eat more. I've read through the post
> > history and utilized many of the suggestions of the Fast 5 vets.
> > >
> > > Although I'm ha.vine success I do sometimes feel really hungry 2-4 hours
> > before my fast ends. I realize that may be due to what I eat the day before
> > and I'm going to make some adjustments there. I also have found munching on
> > a pickle helps a lot as well. Are there any other types of food I could eat
> > besides pickle that can carry me through a particular tough day besides
> > pickles (ie lettuce, chicken broth, celery) that won't negatively impact my
> > fast? I was thinking maybe even a small piece of protein (jerky) may also
> > be good but would love to get any additional suggestions.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> >
> > Boiled egg would be excellent 911 Food as it combines protein with very
> > good fat and is not a remnant of the "low fat brainwashing" like jerky
> > would be
> >
> > Protein of jerky would have a slight insulin response, tho much less than
> > carbohydrates, while the fat in an egg won't cause insulin response while
> > giving great satisfaction and remember it's the low insulin of longer
> > fasting hours, which is key
> >
> > Barnaby
> >
>
>
> My husband's favorite snack is pickled eggs. I hard boil some eggs, then
> put them in leftover pickle juice from his favorite brand of pickles, and
> keep in the fridge. He just grabs one when he's hungry. Also really good
> sliced on a salad.
>
> Eggs fill me up faster than any other protein source, maybe because they
> are "whole" foods (everything you need to make one baby chicken). The
> protein in egg white is considered the standard for a "complete" set of
> amino acids, and the yolk is full of good stuff, including lecithin, which
> is good for your heart.
>
> Jerky is also high in available iron, because of the heme iron in the meat,
> and the added preservatives, which tend to enhance iron absorption. Iron
> triggers insulin production, just like sugar does. (Details:
> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/439591) Anyway, I think it's a food to
> avoid as an "emergency food". Raw carrots or celery are better, boiled
> eggs. Often though the "hunger" is actually thirst, and drinking something
> (tea, coffee, poor man's soda) helps without eating any calories at all.
>
>
>
> --
> Heather Twist
> http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/
>

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