I've been at just around 170lbs for the last year or so and Fast-five definitely lets me maintain well. But I've been twiddling my thumbs, hoping that the last 5-10 pounds would come off. I've been eating very low carb, loading up on meats and eggs, organs, green vegetables, all that sort of thing. But my body just likes 170. I was reading something by Dr Ron Rosedale about manipulating the endocrine system to reduce your hunger by concentrating on eating "good fats" like the ones in avacados, fatty fish, omega-3 eggs, tree nuts, olive oil, etc, and eating only the protein absolutely necessary- usually between 50-85 grams per day. So I've been doing Rosedale's diet along with Fast-5. I basically eat no more than 15-20 grams of protein per hour of my window, unlimited "good fat", and the few carbs are made up of only low carb high fiber vegetables like leafy greens, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and the like. I like him because he stresses that carbs are not essential nutrients and the only thing good about vegetables is that they're not actually BAD for you. ;)
Since I started tempering the amount of protein eaten at a sitting and increased the amount of omega-3, ALA, MUFA, PUFA, etc, my abs have become noticeably more defined and it feels like I'm finally breaking through that plateau!!
So how this breaks down for me is the following:
5:00pm
Big salad with two hard boiled eggs, handful of walnuts, some salsa and a big scoop of guacamole on top. I used to have wine or beer with my meal but since I've been eating like this, I hardly drink anymore!! So usually water or black tea with dinner.
6:00pm
A handful of almonds and a few blackberries or blueberries.
7:00pm
A handful of macadamia nuts. Hot tea.
8:00pm
A can of mustard or olive oil sardines. Water.
9:00
Maybe a hard boiled egg or two and a sheet of nori. More tea or water.
10:00
Not hungry at all. If I feel the need to snack I'll grab a little bag of Trader Joe's wasabi or Thai almonds.
This isn't hard and fast and generally shifts around every night, but it gives you a general idea of what I'm doing that seems to be working for me. Oddly, I would have eaten half of the Halloween candy that my wife buys for Halloween by now. Haven't touched it. Haven't even thought about it!
Cheers!
-Rick
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