Fast-5 Diet Day 2

So, day 1 was pretty easy. I didn't have any hunger pains. Any light headedness. I slept awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better first day.

I accomplished all of my workout too. I thought the legs were too easy (lifting) while I was doing them, but today told a totally different story. Sooorrreee! Defimately sore. It's the curtsey's that did me in. But, you know what they say..."If you're not sore after lifting, then you must not have done it right." Or something like that.

When I woke up today, around 6:30am, I still had 30 mimutes until I could eat. I wasn't starving to death. I went about getting ready for work and then around 5 til 7 I started making some eggs.
So, after eating sensible for 5 hrs, fasting for 19 hrs I can say I felt pretty good.

Now, on to today. Here is my list of food I ate and when.

7:00am
4 egg whites
1 slice 100% whole grain toast (no butter)
9:00am
6 oz greek yogurt with strawberries
1/2 Cup oatmeal with 1 tbsp real butter
11:00am
2 Cups whole wheat spaghetti with sauce (no meat)
1/4 Cup real parmesan cheese
6 oz lite and fit yogurt
11:55am
1/2 Cup black beans

No coffee today, but I drank at least 50 ozs of unsweetened tea and 60 ozs of water. I'll continue to drink water throughout the night.

No exercise today. I needed a break. Before begining the Fast 5 Diet, I had already exercised Mon, Tues, and Wed so I felt like I was due for a rest. I'll pick it up again tomorrow.

I did weigh myself and although I am not ready to share that number at this moment (quite embarrassed by it) I'll possibly share it after losing some decent amount of weight. By the way, I'd really like to lose around 60 total.

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)