I'm so happy I came across the fast-5 information on the internet. Today was my first day of the adjustment phase. This sounds really easy and stress free. No...
My challenge with it for now is the same as before...although I'm not hungry because I'm too consumed in my day, when I finally do sit down to eat, I eat a...
I wish you the best of luck! I am on my 13th day and I have lost almost 6 pounds! I tried on a pair of old pants today and they were to big!! I was on a diet...
... thank you very much for all the advice. i am already starting to feel the settling in phase, and my binge eating urge is gone. see i have been doing this...
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a little Fast-5 epiphany I had recently. (This is long, because I'm tragically verbose, so many apologies for that :) .) I...
... feel the settling in phase, and my binge eating urge is gone. see i have been doing this in a less strict way over summer, which allowed me to shed...
I have a couple of thoughts about what you describe. Shortening your window to 3 hours may not be giving yourself the time needed to eat wisely. Two smaller...
thanks for all the info! well it hasn't happened so far into the fast five, but when it does, i'll probably just end up cutting back and then modifying my...
Great post! Thanks for sharing, I like seeing other people's successes. It's been the same way for me, and I am grateful for many of the same things.. :)...
I am not entirely sure about the weakness and dizziness on fast-5, but I can say that when I started (back in april or so?) I ran into the same thing, and I...
Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely try to do that and see the results. sounds like your making good progress on your own fast five diet! i used to...
Hello, all Fast-5ers. I started this regimen on Sept. 2, (one month ago) and have lost 16 pounds. (My total weight loss goal is 150 lbs, so I'm only 10%...
Hi, all. I've been doing Fast-5 for one month now and have lost 16 pounds. My total weight loss goal is 150 pounds, so I'm 10% down and 90% to go. But I am...
Hi Linda and Everyone! I've been a lurking. I like to do that when I join a group to get a feel for the atmosphere of the group. I'm on my second week and...
(Well, Hello, Pam!!!) Congrats on your weight loss! _____ From: fast5@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fast5@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pamela Bush Sent: Friday,...
Hi all I am 51, ffemale, 5ft 3 and weigh 365lb and have been dieting for 33 years. Tried every kind of diet. Got fatter. Doctors exasperated. Labelled me a...
Dear Helena: I'm no doctor and certainly cannot understand all the symptoms you describe. But now you are trying the fast-5 diet, which is working well for...
Hi Linda You say: "I'm no doctor and certainly cannot understand all the symptoms you describe." You don't need to be a doctor. Mine is absolutely useless. To...
R U doing fast-5? I find that my hunger abates when I do it; I'm only hungry in my 5-hour window. Have you tried it? Linda On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:28 AM,...
If your diet works for you, go with it! I will add one thing I discovered that works well for insulin control: konjac. You can get it in a powder, a pill, or...
Hi Helena! I have had the same difficulties as you, only not as drastic, as my weight has not reached the numbers yours have. I was working out 2 1/2 hours a...
Thanks to Heather Twist: "I will add one thing I discovered that works well for insulin control: konjac." Not cognac? lol. I will check it out! I am definitely...
BrightAngel wrote: "I am convinced that each person is an "Experiment of One"." Sadly, I am inclined to agree. I say sadly because I've been conducting mine...
Thanks Pam for replying! "I was working out 2 1/2 hours a day and not loosing weight." How frustrating! That would have driven me literally insane. "Building...
Hi Helena- Welcome to the group. I noticed a couple of things about your comments that threw up a red flag for me. 1) You seem to put yourself under a large...
I have been on the fast 5 for about 3 weeks, jumped right into the 5hr zone and do well with it. I have been testing my urine for ketones and still nothing, I...
Hi Rick and thanks for the welcome. I appear to have misrepresented my true self and am glad your email has given me the opportunity to put that right. "it...