Fast 5 is a way of eating in a specified period of time during the day. This diet was endorsed by Bert Herring. The diet is about eating within five consecutive hours. This does not mean that one should eat continuously without thinking. Eat means eat as much as one is hungry and as much as one can. In this article, we shall know the procedure, effects and side effects of fast 5 diet.
The Procedure: How to Start Fast 5 Diet
Let us know what is ‘Eating Window’. Eating window is the period of 5 consecutive hours of eating. There are two ways of starting fast 5 diet namely: Cold Turkey and Gradual Adjustment Approach.
Cold Turkey: In this way one needs to simply choose that he will not eat anything until the eating window opens. This way is effective but requires patience before finally reaching the target time. During this period the third, fourth or fifth day may be the hardest to get through. Little after it gets easier.
Adjustment Approach: In this there are 2 ways. This is also called adaptation approach. Here the time one first eats is gradually pushed back by the same interval. For example, half an hour or one hour everyday till the day the person is committed to fast on the window opening time.
Another adjustment time is rachet approach where the time is postponed till it reaches the window opening time. It may be an half an hour or hour later.
Effects of Fast 5 Diet
- By following this diet one may not expect weight loss in the first three weeks. In some cases it is seen that people who fast may also see slight overweight due to compensatory overeating. After 3 weeks one can see an average of a pound of weightloss per week.
- This weightloss may not be consistence. There can be ups and downs from week to week. Some people have rapid weightloss while some have some have slow. Some lose more pounds of weight while some less.
- Fast fivers who have diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis and congestive heart failure report decrease in the symptoms. But it is better to consult a medical practitioner before taking up the process.
Side Effects of Fast 5 Diet:
- Lose of inches before pounds is one peculiar thing that a fast-fiver observes. He observes that his belts are loosening but the weight seems to be the same. The change of weighing number is seen little later.
- Cold occurs during the fasting phase. This is due to absence of heat generated during digestion.
