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I Wish I Knew How to LOSE You--The Weight Loss Thread (check first post)
Luvlylittlewing:
I've been on "The Fast Diet" for the last few months and I've lost 30 pounds. It was hard going during the holidays but I still managed to lose. On The Fast Diet I fast - sort of -- I eat only 500 calories 2 days a week. Consuming only 500 calories is hard, but I space my fast days out and know that I can eat normally 5 days a week. I didn't think it would work, but the weight is coming off.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Luvlylittlewing on January 08, 2014, 01:06:48 pm ---I've been on "The Fast Diet" for the last few months and I've lost 30 pounds. It was hard going during the holidays but I still managed to lose. On The Fast Diet I fast - sort of -- I eat only 500 calories 2 days a week. Consuming only 500 calories is hard, but I space my fast days out and know that I can eat normally 5 days a week. I didn't think it would work, but the weight is coming off.
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So, what sort of stuff and how much of it do you eat on your fast days that amounts to 500 calories? ???
Luvlylittlewing:
Jeff, I know this sounds crazy, but on Mondays (a fast day) I'll wait until I'm off work when I'll eat my only meal of the day. I take advantage of the "sale" at KFC: 2 pieces (leg and thigh) with a cobbette and small mashed potatoes. If I get the grilled chicken (I always do) the chicken, corn and mashed potatoes (and gravy) total 460 calories or so. I'll add a small green beans to put the total up to 500 and fill me up more. Tuesday and Wednesday I eat normally but try to watch what I eat. Tomorrow I'll probably have oatmeal for breakfast and at dinner I'll have a tiny salad and 2 small baked salmon fillets. I also like to limit diet soft drinks on fast days, while I fill up on water and sugarless green tea. The fast diet is supposed to lower cholesterol levels, cut cancer and diabetes risk, and there are other benefits beyond weight loss.
Jeff Wrangler:
Thanks! I don't think the KFC sounds crazy--gives you something to look forward to during the day.
And you answered my next question--about drinking water during the day on fast days. :)
This morning I had an egg and two turkey sausage patties, with coffee, for breakfast. And then, at the last minute, because I was feeling particularly hungry, I had a slice of whole-wheat toast.
I wonder what would happen if I turned my daily eating habits upside down--had the entree that I usually have for dinner at breakfast time instead, and then had breakfast--plus a salad--at dinner time? Would it affect my tiredness/energy level at all? What affect would it have on the timing of my daily schedule? ???
Jeff Wrangler:
Doesn't that just figure? On the day I supplement my breakfast of an egg and sausages with a slice of toast, somebody brings a huge box of soft pretzels into work! :laugh:
I'm going to eat one at lunch.
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