Fast-5 Diet day 1

So, after months of dieting and exercising just when I felt like it, I'm ready to hop on the wagon again. I gained a few pounds over the holidays and need to take those off as well as the other 60 or so I already wanted to lose. Obviously I have no expectation of losing it all super fast. Afterall, the old saying goes, "The pounds didn't pile on overnight, so they won't come off overnight." Or something like that. But boy wouldnthat be nice.

If anybody reads this, you will probably question my judgement on my next weight loss journey move. Here it is...I am going to try out the Fast-5 diet. If you haven't heard of this, it is pretty simple to explain. I will wake up and eat a very balanced but low in carb diet between the hours of 7 am and 12 pm. Then I will eat nothing from 12pm until the next morning at 7 am again. So eat for 5 hours, fast for 19 hours. Some may think this is a drastic move, but it is better than the first option I came across while doing some research. That option was the Alternate Day Fast. With the Alternate Day Diet I would eat a sensible diet one day, consisting of protein, low carbs and healthy fats and staying within 1200-1500 calories. The next day I would eat absolutely nothing. Nothing is hard to eat. This is why I chose to try the Fast-5 diet. Sounds better now, doesn't it?



Of course, I wouldn't attempt something without researching it. You know I AM the self proclaimed Queen of Google...hahaha! So, here is my info. Feel free to check it out and let me know if you have tried this before or are thinking about it yourself. I would love to hear thoughts on this from anyone.

http://www.fast-5.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977253406?
ie=USTF8&tag=httpwwwleanga20&linkCode=as2&camp1789&creative=390957&creTiveASIN=0977253406



http://www.livestrong.com/article/5115-need-fast/




If you want to read about the Alternate Day Diet, check out these articles/blogs:


http://musingforces.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-
max=2008-01-01T00:00-08:00&max-results=34

http://www.fatlossnutrition.com/blog/2010/alternate-day-fasting-a-viable-weight-loss-option/>
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=166583

This is the most current news on the alternate day diet.
http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/02/20/starving-yourself-on-alternate-days-could-help-you-lose-weight/

So, there you have it. The Fast-5 diet it is. Because studies show that some people can not start new diets on Monday, like most people like to, I decided to begin today.

Here is my day 1:
7:00am begin eating.
3 egg whites
8:30am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
Mocha cappuccuino-coffee blend 6oz
9:30am
Mocha cappuccino-coffee blend 6oz
8oz water
10:55am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
1 Cup black beans
1 medium apple
6oz greek yogurt with strawberries
11:55am
6oz Yoplait lite & fit yogurt
I also tried to eat a Cutie, but was too full.

The remainder of the day I will have unsweetened tea and water.

Exercise will consist of:
Plie with bicep curls (8-12 reps)
Forward lunge and raise the roof with weights (8-12 reps)
Squat with straight-arm pressback (8-12 reps)
Tip it over, basic dead lift w/ a little twist (8 reps per leg)
Curtsy lat raise (8-12 reps)
Power walk
0:00-5:00 warm- up (3.5mph)
5:00-25:00 power walk (4.0-4.5 mph)
25:00-30:00 cool down (3.0 mph)