I appreciate all the input, and so quickly!
I'll try to address what everyone has brought up so far.
Fast 5 has worked wonders for him. He used to snore loudly, now not at all. He is convinced of the ant-inflammatory benefits and wants to stick with it.
He had a complete physical recently, thyroid, all blood work and everything else normal. He is 46, so doctors find this very surprising. Only issue is his weight.
He will not eat veggies. Period. Has always been this way. Fruit very rarely. The man lives on meat, beans, fat from meat and dairy, potatoes and grains. We are gluten free at home, but he does all his weekday eating at the office. He does not eat dessert. Does not have a sweet tooth at all. Likes to snack on potato chips, but has done so very rarely since starting fast 5.
Basically he eats restaurant and cafeteria food during the week. Probably lots of vegetable oils. He loves soup, and chooses it often, will not touch a salad. His window is often, not always fairly short. He eats one meal, then coffee until his window is up, or until he's had enough, so at times his eating window is short. I suggested he try low-carb, he thought that was a great idea, but he could't get enough to satisfy him. He would walk away from the table still hungry, but the cafeteria guys thought he was nuts, ordering basically meats, gravy, sauces, and soups. People stared.
Last Saturday at home we cooked a big brunch together, lots of food for our family of 6. I ate huge quantities of food (I do fast 5 as well, and am normal weight). He ate 4 pieces of bacon between two pieces of gf bread with mayo. And coffee with half and half. That's it. He was full, couldn't eat any more. I warned him 5 hours later that his window was almost up and he hadn't eaten good food, he grabbed some crackers and cheese. Later that night, he complained he didn't feel satisfied. There's no way he even got enough protein, right? This is what I mean when I say he doesn't eat well. I'm not convinced it's the calories, i'm positive I ate more calories in my one big meal than he did in 5 hours.
He will not count calories. He will not eat veggies. Exercise? I don't know. Maybe if we could think of a way for him to eat better restaurant food?
Beth
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Beth" <beth@...> wrote:
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> My husband has been doing fast 5 for about a year now, primarily to lose weight (he is in good health otherwise). Weight loss has stopped completely. He lost 30 pounds over the first 6 months, then nothing. Now he has actually gained back 5 pounds. he needs to lose another 50 pounds.
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> He has eaten outside his window maybe 3 to 5 times the entire year, that's it. His window is early in the day, he has tried to change it but been unsuccessful due to business lunches etc, and whereas it used to be easy, he now finds himself hungry in the evenings, although he doesn't give in and eat. He doesn't eat particularly healthy, but one of the things that attracted him to this lifestyle was that he could eat whatever he wants. He gets very little exercise also, but I can guarantee you that would be the most diffcult thing for him to change.
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> He is so frustrated with hunger and lack of weight loss, I told him I would ask you guys for any ideas.
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> Thanks,
> Beth
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