Thanks for the tips. I just drank like a liter of water and am starting to feel a little better. I'm going to try to tough it out, no cheating or halfway steps. I figure that way I'll get through the worst of it quicker instead of prolonging the struggle. Kind of like diving right into the cold water instead of inching your way in.
I'm wondering what others did? Did you start gradually or just go cold turkey?
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
>
> If worst comes to worst, try eating a celery stick or other raw vegie. A lot
> of us came to this through the "Warrior Diet", which allows raw fruits and
> vegies during the day ... but eventually you don't want them during the day.
> It's a decent "halfway step", kind of like moving your breakfast back and
> hour each day. Meat broth can help too, or hot lemon tea.
>
> It's pretty common for day 5 to be the worst, then it gets better. Maybe
> your worst day just came early!
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 8:44 AM, poopsie2223 <ellen@...>wrote:
>
> >
> > This is my third day on Fast 5. I started out pretty much cold turkey,
> > went right to fasting until 5pm. I was fine the first day, only a few
> > hunger pangs that lasted a short time and then abated. Better than fine
> > second day, barely hungry at all. But today I am starving! My tummy is
> > boinging and pinging and I'm starting to fantasize about food. The ebook
> > says the 3rd, 4th or 5th day would be the hardest, I am hoping that the 4th
> > and 5th aren't worse than this or I may not make it. Anyone have any
> > suggestions? I am drinking water until I am drowning. I also don't think
> > going back and starting over with a more gradual approach would help me, I
> > doubt I would stick to it long enough to get my window down to only 5 hours.
> > I feel like my only shot at this is going to tough out today (and maybe
> > tomorrow and the next day, too) and then it should start to get better.
> > Shouldn't it?????
> >
> > Ellen
> >
> >
> >
>
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