I still enjoy letting down my guard a bit during dinner, but I suspect that I have let it down a bit too much since my average weight for March went up compared to January and February.
Summary: I have let my guard down too much during my window to accomplish my goal of losing belly fat. Specifically, I imagine that I consumed too much of the wrong thing (e.g., carbs). I have given it a good try, and see some up sides as I have written. In the end, though I am not moving closer to accomplish my very goal of losing belly fat. I not sure anything will other than liposuction. But since I am now reading Why We Get Fat (And What To Do About It) by Gary Taubes, I am going to double down on reducing carbs for the next 30 days and see what happens. I will start with giving up bread based carbs which I never eat a ton but maybe more than I think? I'll still have a glass of wine at dinner, and a few bites of chocolate during the day w/coffee. We'll see.
In summary re: Fast 5, I am a fan. I like the plan for a lot of reasons as documented below.
Pros:
1. I look forward to dinner for a few reasons because it gives you a little more flexibility with what you can eat at dinner. As I've discovered, too much of what I want.
2. I like eating when I am really hungry.
3. I like that you only have to track what you eat once a day.
Cons:
1.
It is a little awkward not to eat when I eat lunch with folks.
2. The way I was executing this plan was not going to help me to have less belly fat.
2. The way I was executing this plan was not going to help me to have less belly fat.
Measurements
- Am I losing any weight? average up in March/April; still down 1.5 from 2011 average but average is up starting in Feb-March
- Is my waist shrinking? No
- Can I sustain this? Yes
- Does it suck the joy out of my life? No!
- Does it bring any joy to my life? Yes. One of my favorite things is making dinner, and it makes making dinner more fun! (too much fun I guess)
- Is it working for my family? Yes
- How do my my clothes fit? The same