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Hi, everyone!
I'm on my 8th week of the Fast-5 lifestyle. I've lost 15 lbs., so far, and I feel great! I came from the old school of 5-6 small meals a day and I can't believe how much more energy I have with this way of eating. I follow a pretty strict paleo diet as well, with the exception of yogurt and cheese.
Over the past two months I've seen most of my allergy problems subside and my stomach issues have subsided. I'm very thankful to have found this fantastic resource.
Seb
Hi Seb,
Welcome to the community. I'm new to Fast-5 too; I'm just entering my second week. So far I've found the fasting much easier than I thought it would be, just the occasional hinger pang now and then.
You mention you follow a paleo diet. What's a typical evening's meal for you?
Ingrid
Hi, ingisim, and Welcome to you, too.
Like you, I can't believe how easy it has been to incorporate this style of eating into my diet. When I was eating 5x/day/all day long, my friend quit asking me if I was hungry and just started asking me where I wanted to eat. I was always hungry!
Typical evening meal for me includes a lean meat and usually a salad of field greens with a little honey mustard or brown mustard on it. If I am still hungry, or if my fiber intake has been really low for the day, I will follow up with an apple or blue berries with some soft cheese.
Because I have a goal weight/look/feel in mind, I track my macros pretty closely and have been coming in on average a couple hundred calories below my BMR daily. I never really feel deprived, and I am always satisfied with the amount of food I am getting in my diet. I hope that once my goal is reached I will be able to monitor my macros a little less and just enjoy the process. But, I tend to be a little analytical, so I don't know if I can completely let go of that! .
Seb
Just joined the forum, although I've been using Fast-5 since March. You're right, who would have guessed that you can eat this way and have more energy! I never have had stomach issues, but I don't snore anymore. Yea! It's awesome to see others as excited about this as me.
:-) -b