[fast5] Re:New to fast 5

Thursday, February 12, 2009

[fast5] Re:New to fast 5

This is good info. Thanks. I have seen the book online but I didn't
know anyone who was using this method. Thanks Again.

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Stewart Rick" <rstewart@...> wrote:
>
> Reamsjohnson-
>
> In order to get enough fruits and vegetables I suggest making green
> smoothies. You can throw together apples, pears, canteloupe,
berries,
> lettuce, lemon juice, spinach, kale, collards... whatever you're in
the
> mood for. Throw it in the blender until it's smooth and drink it to
> break your fast. It's low cal, relatively low GCI, and you get in
tons
> of nutrition. Do a Google search for "green smoothies" and you
should
> come up with some pretty delicious recipes. I like using one
apple, one
> or two green leaves, juice from one lemon, and a handful of
> strawberries. Another really good one is canteloupe, pineaple,
kale,
> and juice from one lemon. Keep in mind though that even though it's
> mostly fructose, it can still affect insulin levels in large
quantities
> - especially if you use watermelon, pineapple, or grapes. So only
drink
> a cup or two every hour or two during your window.
>
> In order to keep track of your progress, I recommend that you go to
> www.fitday.com and sign up for a free account. This software
allows you
> to keep track of the foods you eat and how many calories you use in
a
> day. It graphs everything for you so you get a visual. It also
allows
> you to set a goal and it charts your progress.
>
> Lastly, I recommend you pick up a book called "Maximum Muscle,
Minimum
> Fat" by Ori Hofmekler. This book explains the chemical processes
that
> go on in our body when fasting and exercising. The author promotes
a 20
> hour fast with a 4 hour window and teaches you how to exercise and
do
> intermittent fasting. If you want the nuts and bolts of why this
works,
> you need to pick up this book. Basically when we fast, your body
goes
> into survival mode... you get stronger, faster, more energy, more
aware.
> Nature designed this into us so that we could catch our prey. If we
> went for several hours or days without food, hormones would kick in
that
> would give us a predatory edge to help us catch our food. Now, we
can
> use it to our advantage to manipulate homone levels that make us
use fat
> for fuel and build muscle at the same time! In the mean time, until
> this book shows up at your house I suggest
> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/ and
> http://lifespotlight.com/health/2008/5/21/why-you-shouldnt-eat-
breakfast
> again/ . I don't recommend doing hours on the treadmill in a fasted
> state. But if you go in fasted, lift weights for 30 minutes or so,
then
> do another 20-30 of your favorite cardio, you'll have plenty of
energy.
> At that point after you work out you should eat a piece fruit and
maybe
> a small amount of whey protein or a hard boiled egg. At any rate
it's
> all in the Hofmekler book. God's speed...
>
> -Rick Stewart
> IF geek
>