Hope!

I want to be this chick! She posted at http://www.fast-5.com/content/first-blog-entry#comment-168. I'm surprised that a loss of only 17 pounds would take her from a size 10-12 to a size 4. She was quite thin to begin with; she went from BMI 23.2 to 20.5. (I'm at BMI 23.7 now.)

Thought I would through my 2 cents in here based on my longevity with Fast-5. I am now 159 days almost 6 months and have to say one word....consistency. The key to success is consistency (and dont move your 5 hour window). I started on this program (hate to call it diet because it really isn’t a diet) to improve my over all health and to lose weight. I started at a weight of 148lbs (at 5'7) size 10-12 clothing size and I am now 131 and a size 4. 17lbs in 6months. The goal was to become a size 6 but the inches continue to fall off. That’s the wonderful thing about this way of life (Fast-5) is you lose inches before you see the pounds decrease. Literally after 3 months the inches just started to melt away and I am not joking!! Again the key to this success is no cheating, you really have to be disciplined and listen to your body. Once you start to recognize what your body is doing, it becomes easy. Socially the 19 hour fast window really is the only challenge, people eating all around you and wonder why you’re not……. I just tell them “I am not hungry”. The temptation is there but then you start to think “am I really hungry or just “think” I am hungry because I see food and smell food”. I am now at the maintenance point and looking for suggestions. I have tried the 1 day a week where I don’t fast but my body doesn’t like it. I don’t feel good when I eat before the “window” so I am now trying to figuring out how best to maintain this weight without losing more….any suggestions?