--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> You know, it takes a lot of courage to write a letter like that.
> Congratulations on being so observant and willing to change!
>
> Also it sounds like you are extremely fortunate to have found someone who
> you not only like, but is already doing this kind of lifestyle! For most of
> us, figuring out how to share meals with our significant others is THE
> hardest thing about Fast-5.
>
> It's interesting what you've noted about mood changes and food. I'm a person
> who has massive problems with moods and foods, esp. in the form of anxiety
> and depression. But the issues for me appear to be linked to the foods I was
> eating ... namely foods with gluten in them, which is known to have a rather
> massive effect on the brains of some people (gluten can trigger zonulin
> production, which breaks down the blood/brain barrier, among other things).
> Also I say this because people with gluten issues tend to have stomach upset
> and GERD a lot. So it might be worth some experimenting about what *types*
> of foods you are eating: having say, rice and stir fry for dinner, or a
> potato with toppings, and skipping the noodles and bread. It's an easy
> experiment, and if you DO have a gluten issue, that could be contributing
> both to the mood issues and also to your weight issues (some people with
> gluten intolerance tend to gain massive amounts of weight, for reasons that
> are not clear).
>
> As for weight loss, there have been some great success stories in this
> group. I think some of the people who have had great success only check in
> now and then (they are off doing other things now?) ... so you might want to
> check the archives.
>
> Welcome back!
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:47 PM, issej86 <jcpearl86@...> wrote:
>
> > warning: This is kinda long
> >
> > Its been a long time. Around this time last year I was hyped up about fast
> > 5 and logged my progress about every 10 days, I actually lost weight, it was
> > great, and the best part of it was that my severe acid reflux just went away
> > on its own. I used to carry around a baggie of tums with me everywhere I go,
> > especially to work because it was so bad that I'd choke on the acid (it was
> > so embarrassing in front of customers).
> >
> > I really liked it, I really don't have a reason for stopping. I just got
> > really depressed last fall, and I fell into bad junkie eating habits. I
> > tried other diets again (recommendations from 2 close friends) mostly
> > consisting of mini meals or alot of snacking, I figured they were both a
> > healthy size so they probably know whats best for getting and staying
> > healthy. The acid reflux came back many times. I kept naturally falling into
> > eating habits of twice a day to counteract the acid reflux.
> >
> > I'm very pleased that I'm in the same 5 pound range I was this time last
> > year (after losing some weight on fast 5) I wear the same size clothes. I'm
> > just really happy that I didn't gain any weight. I need to lose alot of
> > weight, my goal is to be under 200 pounds. I don't really care about the
> > number on the scale or the size of clothing, I just want to be able to fit
> > everywhere in every seat and not exceed the weight capacity of items
> > designed for adults. I'm not sure how accurate my scale is, its a dial scale
> > and it says 'capacity 330 lbs' <-- its slighty above that mark around where
> > 335 lbs would be.
> >
> > My goal is to just be comfortable doing things in life. Things like
> > hammocks, beach chairs, office chairs, airplane seats... I just want to be
> > normal and fit. I used to weigh around 170-175 lbs about 7 years ago, the
> > memories are still so fresh in my mind of how it felt to be a normal person
> > and fit everywhere. I had lost 130+ lbs to get to that normal when I was a
> > teen. I was tormented endlessly at a small private school for being so big
> > so it became too embarrassing to ever eat, I even stopped eating in front of
> > my family and the weight came off. Thats kind of similiar to fast 5, im not
> > sure if I did that in a healthy way but the principal of weight loss was
> > similar.
> >
> > I met an amazing guy in April of this year, we are currently dating and
> > life is great, the only thing out of order in my life is my eating habits. I
> > noticed something recently, I noticed how my moods change with my eating
> > habits, it felt kinda silly to think about it because its just food.. theres
> > so much more to life, food is just here to fuel life, why is it so addicting
> > sometimes? Its just food... it just seems so unimportant to obsess over
> > it... but I know I have in the past. It feels like a fasting lifestyle frees
> > me from the thoughts, the desires, the obsession with food. Fasting gives me
> > so much more time for life thats not related to food or eating, it feels so
> > good to think of my day and think of all the fun things and people... and
> > not the food. I've fasted the past two days and I feel great! It made me
> > think of this forum.
> >
> > I've noticed with my boyfriend how calm and happy and mellow he is most of
> > the time, he is a really great and loving guy, also I noticed over time that
> > he only eats once a day most days naturally, he just doesn't want to eat any
> > other time, he is lean and a healthy size. I started falling into his eating
> > habits just from spending so much time with him and I felt increasingly more
> > calm and easy going myself. I would try to diet occasionally and noticed
> > after awhile that I would be more stressed easily, more tense, and was
> > thinking so much about food, I felt like my brain was in a fog and I had to
> > start eating tums again.
> >
> > I starting noticing that the most calm/happy/carefree people I'm around in
> > life don't eat often, and I also noticed (one of my closest friends eats
> > mini meals and snacks all day) seems always to be in a rush and stresses
> > more quickly when things don't go as planned. Has anyone encountered
> > anything like this? I've noticed with my family members too.
> >
> > When I stopped trying to diet, I was also low on money recently so I've
> > eaten less, and really noticed the change in attitude towards food. I feel
> > really great, I love not needing tums, I love not caring about when I eat
> > next. I just eat when I get around to it, I wait til after 3 pm, it feels
> > like eating is more of a chore now LOL and I love that. I can focus so much
> > more on my boyfriend, my job, my family, and friends. I've recently (in the
> > past few weeks) have started taking my parents dog to the park to walk with
> > me, its such an enjoyable activity and I'm just loving the outdoors so much.
> >
> > I have a trip planned in 5 months where I will absolutely have to take a
> > plane. I need to lose as many inches as I can. I don't mind still being big,
> > thats expected, but I really want to try as hard as I can, even losing 1 or
> > 2 dress sizes is a huge improvement. I'm going to give this another try and
> > be really serious about it.
> >
> > Thanks for listening, thanks to all of you that make this forum what it
> > is. I'm really curious, how many pounds or sizes has anyone lost using a
> > fasting lifestyle? I'll try to update regularly.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Thanks for your reply, I found it so interesting what you mentioned about gluten intolerance. Gluten is something I've never even had a thought about, I'm not even quite sure what it is exactly or what foods contain it, but I'm guessing breads? pastas? I work in a grocery store and I have encountered customers asking for products that are gluten free, I feel so puzzled when faced with a request that I'm not even sure of the definition of so I usually get help from the department manager, but honestly I've never thought much about gluten until now. I'm very curious to do some research.
I had an interesting experience today. It came time to eat. I just didn't want it really. I wasn't very hungry, I think my mind was more hungry than my stomach. I got a salad and a sandwich, I ate the salad and when I started eating the sandwich I just had this weird overwhelming sensation to sleep, LOL. I could barely chew, it was like bam! bedtime!! right now!! LOL. I didn't finish it and i went to sleep, it was so weird, and it was mid day, I felt fine before I ate, then I napped and my boyfriend woke me up and I was kinda... weirdly emotional LOL.. I feel fine now as if nothing strange took place, but my stomach is also back to empty. I love that feeling of emptiness, it feels better than eating.
It feels great to put on a pair of jeans that were tight last week and gave me a 'muffin top' (lol) and anticipating them being tight... and them feeling .... amazing and fitting with no 'muffin top', this feels great!
I'll definantly look into gluten information, thanks for the insight on gluten/moods, i would never think of it. It was just so weird today to fall asleep in my sandwich when I previously was not tired at all.
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