You might try experimenting with foods. Food allergies tend to show up MORE on Fast-5. I think part of the issue is that the "fasting" period acts as a kind of semi-withdrawal from addictive foods. Some foods have a druglike effect in the body. One thing that seems to help some people with this issue is cocoa ... you can make cocoa tea with cocoa powder in hot water in the morning, see if it helps (the powder without sugar is rather low in calories).
For me the big culprit is any dairy (including ghee). Also, some foods are better on the brain than others. Fish especially is good for the brain, and eggs too I think. Turmeric helps college kids get better scores on tests. I started adding more spices to my meals, esp. stuff like "Tom Yum", which is a mix of lime, ginger, garlic, chili and fish paste. Really helps with my alertness.
As for the low calories ... you probably don't actually know how many calories your body NEEDS. If you have extra fat, and your body wants to live off that rather than cue you to eat more ... then your body is probably right. Every day your body is tearing down cells and If you weigh 90 lbs and start having symptoms of malnourishment then there is a problem. It's unlikely there is a problem though. Your body is constantly breaking down cells and letting fat out of cells, and THAT is a source of calories too, although one you don't see. Also the number of calories you put in your mouth is only vaguely related to how many calories your body actually absorbs from that food. Under usual circumstances, your body might only absorb half to 3/4 of the food you eat, but it can be way more efficient than that if it wants to.
BTW my daughter doesn't "do" Fast-5 but she tends to only eat one meal a day. On the BMI scale, she is considered a bit overweight, but it's all muscle, she's athletic and she looks great. When she calculated her food intake though, for a health class, it turns out that her caloric intake is like 800 cal/day. She doesn't starve herself, but she just gets full fast and has the habit of just stopping eating when she's full (I never made her "clean her plate" which strikes me as a bad habit to teach kids). None of it is junk food though, and her digestion works really well. Statistically, animals that have good food but get less of it tend to live longer and be healthier, so I'm happy for her.
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Also I added Vit B and sublingual B12. Some people don't absorb B vitamins well from food, and there isn't much in most foods anyway, except yeast and beer.
As for the low calories ... you probably don't actually know how many calories your body NEEDS. If you have extra fat, and your body wants to live off that rather than cue you to eat more ... then your body is probably right. Every day your body is tearing down cells and If you weigh 90 lbs and start having symptoms of malnourishment then there is a problem. It's unlikely there is a problem though. Your body is constantly breaking down cells and letting fat out of cells, and THAT is a source of calories too, although one you don't see. Also the number of calories you put in your mouth is only vaguely related to how many calories your body actually absorbs from that food. Under usual circumstances, your body might only absorb half to 3/4 of the food you eat, but it can be way more efficient than that if it wants to.
BTW my daughter doesn't "do" Fast-5 but she tends to only eat one meal a day. On the BMI scale, she is considered a bit overweight, but it's all muscle, she's athletic and she looks great. When she calculated her food intake though, for a health class, it turns out that her caloric intake is like 800 cal/day. She doesn't starve herself, but she just gets full fast and has the habit of just stopping eating when she's full (I never made her "clean her plate" which strikes me as a bad habit to teach kids). None of it is junk food though, and her digestion works really well. Statistically, animals that have good food but get less of it tend to live longer and be healthier, so I'm happy for her.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:57 AM, tg15660 <tg15660@yahoo.com> wrote:
After reading the ebook, I started Fast Five three weeks ago.
My numbers changed drastically for the better:
Beginning blood pressure: 136/77
After three 3 weeks on Fast Five: 116/79
I lost 12 pounds in these three weeks.
I lost 8 inches.
My fasting blood sugar went from 118 down to 101.
My sleep pattern has improved greatly.
There are presently three issues that concern me.
The first is that I have very bad brain fog all day long until I eat.
Could this be a cortisol increase from not eating? Once my window opens and I start to eat, this brain fog goes away.
Secondly, I also found that I simply was not hungry and was averaging only about 700 calories daily. This concerns me. Too low in calories?
The third issue is that my ph balance has gotten worse...and I can't get it to improve no matter what I eat. I eat a large fresh salad with homemade dressing daily. I eat some fruit (not much)....mostly meat/rice/green veggies/green tea/ghee for cooking/a little cream with coffee.
I appreciate your wisdom.
I've gone back and have been reading this group from the beginning.
Very encouraging posts.
Thanks in advance for you help.....Annie
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