Re: [fast5] newbie

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Re: [fast5] newbie

:-) Thanks!

Also, I really appreciate the feedback when something works for people (besides just me).

One interesting factoid: the nations that eat the most fish and eggs also have the

lowest rates of obesity. The Japanese are one of the skinniest and healthiest

nations, and they also have one of the highest egg-per-person consumption

rates of any country. Not to mention fish: they are great fish-eaters.

Body builders have sworn by egg-white for a long time, for building

muscle. Egg white is considered "the perfect protein" as having

all the correct amino acids. The yolk, though, is full of lecithin,

which is very good for you, and vitamins. And eggs are cheap, even

if you get the good free-range ones (my eggs are from our garbage

disposal unit, which consists of a set of 15 chickens outside my door).

I'm not sure what-all it is about fish that makes it work so well,

but it does work. The challenge is to learn how to cook it. Most of

the fish you get in restaurants or whatever is a culinary disaster ...

dry, overcooked, not very fresh. I'm still learning on that, but it's

getting so my family is really looking forward to having fish lately.

It helps to learn some of the Asian techniques: teriyaki, stir fry,

tempura (yum: tempura!). Although a good tuna fish salad

is always a quick fallback.

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Churyl Zeviar <churyl@gmail.com> wrote:

heather, i just want to thank you for all your contributions. you've helped me a lot over the years.

i've actually never been able to successfully do fast-five until your latest advice. i'd get too hungry in the middle of the night. i have such a small appetite that i'd get stuffed in my five hour window when eating only 700 calories or so.

then i saw your bit about how fish and eggs are most satiating for the longest period of time. so i started eating either fish or eggs at the close of my window, no matter how full i feel. and, lo and behold, i didn't wake up ravenous! in fact, i haven't even been that hungry at the start of my next day's window.

woohooo!!!!!

i have so much more energy, because eating most foods makes me tired.

super super grateful, heather. you're a gem.

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@gmail.com> wrote:

Congratulations!

I wouldn't worry too much about the number of calories. That is actually one of the
great things about fast-5.

However, in my own experience, I tended to just gorge too much at first,

and then my stomach resented it later. So it's a good idea to let your
stomach catch up to your brain.

One method that works really well in general is to eat your meal in "courses", as

if you were being waited on in a high-class restaurant.

First course: A nice salad, preferably with all your favorites stuff on it. Best idea
is to use a vinegar-based dressing ... it's been shown in many studies that vinegar

with a meal promotes weight loss (even without any dieting).

Second course: Cooked vegies and protein. Something like roasted chicken and
sweet potatoes, grilled fish, nice steak. Broccoli, green beans, carmelized onions,

whatever, lots of them! I count steamed rice and white potatoes as "vegies" ...
the way they digest is more like a vegetable, because of the water content
and fiber. Do make sure there is enough protein ... you can always add beans

or peas to add more. Fish and eggs, I think, are the proteins that are best
to keep people full more the next day.

Third course: Starches. This is where you'd do your bread and butter, cookies,

whatever. Personally I think wheat-based foods mess up your appestat and
you are better off eating less of them anyway ... but after eating the first
and second course you aren't likely to be all that hungry for them anyway.

The "dry starches" are generally the least nutritious and the ones people
gorge on too easily.

Fourth course: Dessert. This is a nice thought, but in reality I have not

had room for it, ever. Usually what I do is have something a few hours later,
at the end of the eating period. Sometimes it is berry cobbler or pumpkin
pie ... both of those are mainly fruits/vegies, with only a little dough (my

dough is rice-based too).

Anyway, the goal here is to use your hunger level to encourage you
to "gorge" on the foods your body needs anyway. If you aren't used to
cooking vegies, YouTube is a good help! Some of the cooking methods ...

like Chinese green beans ... are just extremely tasty. A good stir-fry
is both filling and delicious. Soups too.

When I started cooking like this ... vegetable-based cooking as I think

of it ... my family responded to it by calling it "Mom's new gourmet cooking".
It's a win-win ... they all slimmed down too, and they are really healthy. This
was time-consuming when I started, but it got quicker and quicker and

now I can toss a meal together like Iron Chef. Actually when you think
about it, restaurant chefs work really FAST ... a meal shouldn't take all
that long to put together. The meal itself can be very simple.

I figure a meal should have 1-3 cups of "vegetable stuff" per person, and
about 4-8 oz of "protein stuff". I use "enough" fat to make it taste good,
mainly coconut oil, olive oil, or bacon fat. I get good seasoning (Penzy's

is great!) and use a fair bit of spices and herbs, and probably 3-4 cloves
of garlic per meal.

The meals are extremely satiating, so you don't have people being
hungry all the time a bit after they've eaten and snacking all evening.

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 7:36 AM, dhgirl2006 <dhgirl2006@hotmail.com> wrote:
I just started yesterday. So far its been easier than I thought. Ive been trying to keep busy and am hungry but it is tolerable. My question is what should I eat? and should my window of eating stay under 1200 calories?
thanks, jess

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