Re: [fast5] Is diet soda slowing me down?

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Re: [fast5] Is diet soda slowing me down?

From what I have read both caffeine and artificial sweeteners in excess can be appetite stimulants. I think if you are drinking a lot of diet soda it could be slowing down your weight loss. Try drinking a lot of water instead and taking walks also helps suppress the appetite naturally.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@gmail.com>
To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 4:24 pm
Subject: Re: [fast5] Is diet soda slowing me down?

Well, 2 lbs is just a little below one pound a week, which is generally a good rate.

Keep in mind that when you lose "weight", you ideally want most of the weight lost

to be fat. Fat doesn't actually weigh very much: it's like styrofoam for the

body. A lot of what you see on the scale during "weight loss" is the water

that is lost along with the fat.

It can take 5 weeks or so for the body to adjust to a new way of eating too,

at which point your appestat will change, and you'll start wanting to eat

differently probably. You may find you really don't want or need the diet

sodas even. I used to drink a LOT of diet sodas, but these days I can't

stand them, and neither can my family (we had to toss out like half

a case of them that had been in the cupboard for years).

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Rhonda <rbarrett1968@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi!

This is my 3rd week doing Fast 5 and not noticing a whole lot of weightloss.I have lost 2 lbs so far and that is good but is it supposed to be that slow? Could it be the diet soda I am drinking outside my window?

I don't follow any certain diet during my window,just eat whatever I want and make sure I stop when I am full but not stuffed.

Does it take a while before your body starts dropping weight?

Thanks!

Rhonda