Thank you, Tara! I am so glad to hear that you are happy with this
lifestyle. I am hoping that I can experience the same success even
if my window is at the same time every day.

Glad to know you are out there and I look forward to your insight
along the way.

-Nancy

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, aconcelman <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Nancy, Welcome!
>
> My name is Tara and I have been on Fast 5 since Oct. 2005. I am at
my
> goal weight and am still living the fast 5 way. The benefits are
> many, not just weight loss. My whole family is on it now and it is
a
> simpler way of living. I love eating what I want and planning for
my
> window. However, I still get hungry. I think that is an important
> thing to emphasize to those just starting or are adjusting. You
still
> get hungry. The difference, once your body is adjusted to burning a
> "new" fuel is that hunger is no longer the overwhelming, overcoming
> thing it once was. Even when I feel strong hunger, a glass of
water,
> or diet coke or other non-caloric beverage usually makes it pass.
The
> "new" fuel of course is the glucose produce by your own body rather
> then the food you consume. So, hunger is a mind over matter sort of
> thing. It really is a decision you make every day. Well, I am
still
> happy after eight months of the fast-5 way! I told my daughter that
> when I get old and she puts me in a nursing home that she better
make
> sure they only feed me after 5pm.
>
> How are you doing Arlene?
> Tara
>