Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. Today was my first day and I ate

pretty much my whole 5 hours.  I'm not about to explode but I know I definitely

ate a bit of food.  So, are we supposed to eat the whole 5 hours or are we

supposed to eat according to hunger?  I'm afraid about metabolism slowing if I

don't eat enough.  Any suggestions or tips please...

Welcome to the group!

You'll find the answer to your question (which is "eat according to appetite")

and answers to questions you don't have yet but probably will at these

locations:



The welcome page for this group:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fast5/



The FAQ file and summary pages:



http://www.fast-5.com/faq.html

http://www.fast-5.com/F5Summary.html



You can also download the entire book (it's only about 50 pages) for free at:

http://www.fast-5.com/Fast-5-ebook100.pdf



Reading the book should help you understand how Fast-5 works. The more you know,

the better you can adapt it to fit well into your life. For example, the eating

window does not have to be from 5-10pm -- it can be any period of five

consecutive hours.



As far as metabolism goes, if your boost your metabolism by keeping your body

busy storing groceries, that kind of defeats the purpose because your body will

inevitably store more calories than it burns digesting them (unless you eat only

celery.) The key is to eat less than your body needs so it burns the excess

already stored. Fast-5 helps do that by getting the appetite right for slow,

steady weight loss and leads to a lifestyle approach to simple weight

maintenance.



It may take a few weeks to get to the slow, steady weight loss, a time during

which you may have compensatory overeating, but that's ok if it's just a

transient phase that gets you where you want to be. (That's in the book too).



Best wishes,



Bert



Bert Herring

Fast-5 Corporation



--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "brenda.okoro" <brenda.okoro@...> wrote:

>

> Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. Today was my first day and I

ate pretty much my whole 5 hours.  I'm not about to explode but I know I

definitely ate a bit of food.  So, are we supposed to eat the whole 5 hours or

are we supposed to eat according to hunger?  I'm afraid about metabolism slowing

if I don't eat enough.  Any suggestions or tips please...

>

Thanks so much for the links and resources.  It has been very helpful in

soothing my worried mind =)



--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Bert Herring" <bherring@...> wrote:

>

> Welcome to the group!

> You'll find the answer to your question (which is "eat according to appetite")

and answers to questions you don't have yet but probably will at these

locations:

>

> The welcome page for this group:

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fast5/

>

> The FAQ file and summary pages:

>

> http://www.fast-5.com/faq.html

> http://www.fast-5.com/F5Summary.html

>

> You can also download the entire book (it's only about 50 pages) for free at:

> http://www.fast-5.com/Fast-5-ebook100.pdf

>

> Reading the book should help you understand how Fast-5 works. The more you

know, the better you can adapt it to fit well into your life. For example, the

eating window does not have to be from 5-10pm -- it can be any period of five

consecutive hours.

>

> As far as metabolism goes, if your boost your metabolism by keeping your body

busy storing groceries, that kind of defeats the purpose because your body will

inevitably store more calories than it burns digesting them (unless you eat only

celery.) The key is to eat less than your body needs so it burns the excess

already stored. Fast-5 helps do that by getting the appetite right for slow,

steady weight loss and leads to a lifestyle approach to simple weight

maintenance.

>

> It may take a few weeks to get to the slow, steady weight loss, a time during

which you may have compensatory overeating, but that's ok if it's just a

transient phase that gets you where you want to be. (That's in the book too).

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Bert

>

> Bert Herring

> Fast-5 Corporation

>

> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "brenda.okoro" <brenda.okoro@> wrote:

> >

> > Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. Today was my first day and I

ate pretty much my whole 5 hours.  I'm not about to explode but I know I

definitely ate a bit of food.  So, are we supposed to eat the whole 5 hours or

are we supposed to eat according to hunger?  I'm afraid about metabolism slowing

if I don't eat enough.  Any suggestions or tips please...

> >

>

Thanks Kirsteen,  Wow congrats on the wight loss.  You know it's so hard to try

something like this when all you've been hearing is "eat every 3 hours, or your

body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism crashes".  I'm so glad to

hear that that is not the case.  Thanks





--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Kirsteen Wright <kirsteen.falconsfan@...> wrote:

>

> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:15 PM, brenda.okoro <brenda.okoro@...> wrote:

>

> > Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. Today was my first day and I

> > ate pretty much my whole 5 hours.

>

>

> Don't worry, most people do this when they start. However you'll soon settle

> down into what's right for you. Your appetite will decline but I wouldn't

> worry about your metabolism slowing. I never found that. Nowadays I just eat

> what I like within my window. Some days that's just one meal, somedays it's

> two and somedays it's one and a nibble.

>

> I'm no longer trying to lose weight. I was about 190 pounds when I started

> and I'm now about 112 but I like this way of eating so much that I really

> don't want to give it up. I'm just trying to stay the weight I am.

>

> cheers

> Kirsteen

>

Kirsteen,

I'm at about the same place you were when you started. I am at about 185 and saw

your post.  Congrats on your success!  Would you share what your typical meal

might be and also what you do for exercise?? I know it's a long road ahead for

me and seeing your post is very inspiring!!  How long have you been on the

Fast-5??

At the present, I try to break my fast with a raw veggie or an apple to take the

"edge off" the appetite before having a meal and then am working on making that

meal a healthy one.  Exercise has been a problem due to arthritis, but I want to

add some stationary bike once I have mastered the transition phase.

I'm sure it's been awhile since your early days starting out, but any advice,

comments, tips would be wonderful!

Many thanks in advance,

Susie



--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Kirsteen Wright <kirsteen.falconsfan@...> wrote:

>

> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:15 PM, brenda.okoro <brenda.okoro@...> wrote:

>

> > Hello everyone. I'm so glad I found this site. Today was my first day and I

> > ate pretty much my whole 5 hours.

>

>

> Don't worry, most people do this when they start. However you'll soon settle

> down into what's right for you. Your appetite will decline but I wouldn't

> worry about your metabolism slowing. I never found that. Nowadays I just eat

> what I like within my window. Some days that's just one meal, somedays it's

> two and somedays it's one and a nibble.

>

> I'm no longer trying to lose weight. I was about 190 pounds when I started

> and I'm now about 112 but I like this way of eating so much that I really

> don't want to give it up. I'm just trying to stay the weight I am.

>

> cheers

> Kirsteen

>