Ahhh, my first day of fasting is done!.. broke the fast with a big veggie salad & some chicken meatballs... I wasn't anywhere near as ravenous as I thought I might be... in fact, I actually felt pretty stuffed, & it was the same amount of food I usually eat... did my stomach shrink?.. haha... even an hour later, I'm still feeling quite full, so I think I can conclude that the fast didn't affect my hunger... now I'll just have to see if it affects my waistline...

'Til next time... hugs :hug:

Yesterday was my second fasting day in this new adventure... it went by a lot easier than the first time... not as much habitually looking in the refrigerator or even thinking about food very much... I had a class yesterday evening at 6:30 & they always have snacks, so I thought that was how I'd break my fast, but just in case there wasn't anything healthy to eat, I had a protein shake right before I left the house... turned out that was a good idea, 'cause all they had were cookies, fruit, & cheese... the cheese was the only thing I could eat on my low-carb diet... when I got home, I had another protein shake & a salad... kinda late for me to eat, but it didn't hurt anything... I'll just have to plan better next Tuesday...

Haven't noticed any extra weight loss yet from following ESE, but then I just started it... I think the best thing so far is it's shown me that I'm not tied to the refrigerator & that I CAN show food who's boss!!!..

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I found this eatstopeat plan and didn't buy the book but from some reviews was able to follow the simple plan. The first time i did it was just before thanksgiving so I could eat kinda what i wanted for turkey day. It was hard the first fast. I didn't gain any wt. after thanksgiving eventhough I ate tons of carbs and cals and so I tried it again last week. With each fast it is much easier. I have no problem fasting now and I think this is about the easiest diet plan I've ever done. I've been doing P90X for many months. I did my first round and lost 10lbs and 4 inches from my waist but not alot of wt. loss. The 1st round actually took me 4 months b/c i skipped days here and there due to travel, etc. Anyway, I'm only 5'0 so I can only have 1200 cals per day to lose 1/2 lb per week. This is really depressing for me...lol. I always end up cheating at least one day and so I either stay flat or loose soooooo slowly it kills me. Finally, I'm seeing the scale move and I'm happy! Not counting that pre-thanksgiving fast, I've completed 3 fasts. After each fast, I loose 1 lb! I'm loving it! Here what I do to make it work even better: I work out in the last 2 hrs of my fasting period. This is b/c when I work out in the morning then I'm starving all day so I start my fast at 6pm and then I'm fine b/c I never eat after 7pm anyway so the next morning I have only water. At lunch I have black coffee(which seems like a treat after only water) and then water and maybe unsweet tea until I get off work @4pm. Then I come home and do a 45 - 55min. P90X tape. I find that I'm really sluggish in the first half of the workout but then get a burst of energy abou 1/2 thru and feel fantastic. I then wait at least 30 minutes or so depending on when I started and then have supper. It works perfect and I think it adds to the wt. loss. I find it's easier for me to do a cardio workout vs. wt.trainning on the fast days....not sure why, but this will be my plan from now own. Wt. trainning on non-fast days and cardio in the last 2 hrs on the fast days and of course I'll do more cardio during the week as well. I still keep my diet fairly low cal on non fast days but I don't stress if I want a hamburger one day. I'm loosing 2 lbs a week with this but lets see if it keeps going. So far, I'm extremely pleased and actually feel really good after fasting.

Don't do sugerfree gum or diet soda durning fasting. This will make you hungry. Diet soda with nutrasweet and other artificial sweetners do spike glucose levels. It's like your body gets ready for sugar and then is disappointed and it signals your brain to eat more. Dr. Oz confirms this on a segment he did about dangers of artificial sweetners. There is a new one he recommended instead stevia but I would just stick with water. It's very cleaning and you will get use to it. Gum gets your digestive juices flowing and again makes you hungry. Water is best. Then later in the day add coffee or unsweet tea as a sub for lunch. Works for me!

Thanks!.. So far on my fasting days, I haven't felt the need to chew gum, so I haven't messed up there yet!.. as for artificial sweetners, the only one I use is stevia... I mostly drink water, fasting or not, so not a problem there either... I do enjoy a cup of herbal tea in the evenings sometimes, but that's not even every day... guess I'm going about it the right way then... I didn't buy the book either, just picked up all my info from this thread & other research I've done online...

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I posted in this thread such a long time ago, I doubt I even went ahead and tried this!

I will be starting on Phentermine in a couple weeks, and I wonder if it would be ok to do ESE with the Phentermine, or should I wait until I'm no longer on it? (as it is a means for jumpstarting weight loss, not to be used for all of your weight loss)

Another question I have is about the weight training. Do you absolutely have to do weight training? I prefer to use my treadmill. Will this be counterproductive?

Any input would be great! Thanks!

From what I've read, I believe you can do any other eating plan/diet along with ESE... sorry, I can't comment on the cardio instead of weight training... hopefully, somebody more in the know will stop by this thread... good luck & let us know how it goes...

I haven't been doing ESE over the holidays, but will start again tomorrow...

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Hey! I am new and just found this thread! And I am starting the fast-5 today because my new years resolution is to become more healthier. My mini goal is to lose 10 pounds...

I haven't found this to be true at all but I'm sure it's an individual thing. I have gum all the time and it doesn't make me hungry at all. The book says it's trial and error and for me, it's a great distraction for hunger or social eating situations.

Just checking in... fasting today & hoping I'll do better than I did Tuesday... I made it through the day just fine, but that evening I wanted to eat everything in the house... I think it might've had something to do with my going grocery shopping that afternoon... so much food in the house, too many temptations... so I'm hoping for more self-control tonight...

Blinded Grace, best wishes as you do Fast-5... I tried that a few years ago & it worked well...

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Hi,
So I just came across the ESE plan and will be starting it tomorrow. It is great to see that there is actually a forum on it. This has really helped me decide to try it out and see how it works. I'll check back in a month to let you all know how it is working for me. I plan to fast twice a week and have one day out of the week where I will eat around 500 calories. Though seeing fasting as a religious thing, I will be trying to focus on God with my fasting and not just as a weight loss system. Best wishes to you all!

I have been doing Eatstopeat since the end of Nov. I have had problems losing weight and this is the first time in years that I have shifted any weight. I have lost 5kg (11pound) since Nov, which altho isnt alot its come off in all the right places, with fat stomach first, with exercise I was losing it from everywhere I didnt need to lose it from first. So I suspect I am burning fat. I really havent been very good on my eating days, typical for me, I start off the day thinking I am going to have a really healthy day and I dont always. The difference being I dont have the same guilt. I have done it every second day and havent seen anything negative at all. Altho I do feel a bit sluggish on the noneating days.
I do seem to have kicked my sugar addiction which I never thought would happen.
Food overall just tastes better, and fresher.

How is this working out for you? Any weight loss yet this month. My aunt told me about it today, and I am giving it a shot I am going to start the plan tomorrow, along with jogging daily... Please let me know if you have seen any results. I am new at this so I don't know how to see my answers though. Thanks

Hi,

I'm planning to start the Diet-5 for shedding the last 20 unwanted pounds from my frame. I have a question for all of you practicing the Diet-5, does the 5 hours window allow you to eat multiple times during those 5 hours or you can only eat once during those 5 hours.

I go for resistance training at 6 PM on alternate days and its important for me to eat little high carb food before the workouts, then the protein and then my proper meal after the work outs. Is this allowed during the 5 hours window or I can only have a single meal during the 5 hours window ?

You may eat any time during the window and you are not limited to once. How you checked out the fast 5 ebook?