Posted by Coach Ransy on Saturday Feb 26, 2011
Filed under :Eat Stop Eat, Health
Your metabolism, involves a complex network of hormones and enzymes that not only convert food into fuel but also affect how efficiently you burn that fuel.
Metabolism is influenced by your age, sex and proportion of lean body mass (the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate tends to be).
And here’s a fact that may surprise you: the more weight you carry, the faster your metabolism is likely running.
The theory of Starvation Mode is something that fuels Obsessive Compulsive Eating in North America and throughout the world.
To use a very basic definition, Starvation mode is when your metabolism supposedly slows down when you don’t eat enough calories. More often than not this definition is used to support very complex diet programs.
The truth is a large body of scientific research shows you can eat very low calories for extended periods of time with no change in your metabolism and, no decrease in muscle mass, as long as you do some form of resistance training
This is one of the major reasons why so many people are afraid that eating too much food or too little food will have a negative effect on their metabolism.
Fasting can be a useful tool to aid in a total health plan. Done correctly there are virtually none of the popular “side effects” such as light-headedness or weakness. Make sure to not be derailed by fears and myths and you’ll find that fasting can in fact be a great help!
Remember health should always be your highest priority
Posted by Coach Ransy on Thursday Jul 15, 2010
Filed under :Eat Stop Eat, Health
By Brad
Have you ever stopped to take an inventory of all the things you currently do for weight loss, fitness, nutrition and your health in general?
If you do you’ll quickly find out what you’re doing for your body that is working and what you’re doing that might not be working so well.
You might be following a regular workout routine, and have some nutrition guidelines like ‘never drink calories’ or ‘always choose the low fat version’.
But if you honestly take a really good look at everything you’re doing, can you honestly say which things are working and which things aren’t?
And specifically what is working for weight loss?
Weight loss seems to be more of a mental battle than a physical one. Sure there are some hunger cravings to deal with every now and then, but 90% of the battle is in your mind. If you can win the battle in your mind you can also win the battle around your waist or butt (or wherever you store your fat).
The most important thing you can ever do to lose weight is to re-program the way you think to believe that not only is weight loss possible, but that it’s possible for YOU.
Whatever thoughts you hold in your mind will become reality regardless if they are positive or negative.
I can best explain what I am talking about by a rather Profound Statement:
Our Brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts that we hold in our minds. And, by means which no man is familiar, these magnets attract us to the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts*
This is a quote from Napoleon Hill, and believe it or not it explains EXACTLY what I’m talking about.
Because if you bend and twist this quote, you get this:
It is up to YOU to choose to believe that you DESERVE to lose weight.
(And you can’t wait, not even another day. You need to choose to believe RIGHT NOW!)
Every day that goes by that you don’t take action, is a day that you learn to accept that you DO NOT DESERVE to lose weight.
And if you don’t believe you deserve it, it’s never going to happen.
Positive thoughts alone will NOT create weight loss… (You can’t ‘wish yourself thin’)
Eat Stop Eat is a PERFECT map that lays out EVERYTHING you need to do to lose weight while maintaining your muscle mass.
And it’s much simpler than you probably think.
It is not complex nor is it confusing.
Everything that you need to do (and everything you don’t) is clearly laid out for you.
But it’s up to YOU.
Everything you need is RIGHT HERE in Eat Stop Eat.
It’s completely up to you to take action, TODAY.
So Eat Stop Eat is a belief that you deserve to lose weight, AND it’s the plan to help you get there, but if it were just a plan, it would be an average book at best.
It will open your eyes to just how simple weight loss can be, and how you can lose weight without totally complicating your life. There is nothing preventing you from losing weight besides your own mind…
Posted by Coach Ransy on Monday Nov 2, 2009
Filed under :Eat Stop Eat
You may not even have heard yet about intermittent fasting and the benefits thereof. In fairness it is a relatively new way of looking at fasting and it’s possible uses, so let’s take a few moments and examine why intermittent fasting is quickly becoming a valuable element in your weight loss/fat loss arsenal.
Many of us know fasting as something that has religious and/or spiritual applications, or perhaps as a political statement or tool. (Almost always a bad idea!) However you’ve thought of fasting in the past, it may be time to look at it in a new way. Intermittent fasting has evolved into a useful way to cut your caloric intake and still maintain energy and strength enough to workout and get stronger, and in general become more fit.
An intermittent fast can be defined as one in which the person fasting abstains from everything but water for a period of 24 hours, one to two times per week. This definition serves those who would use this as a tool in their weight loss routine, and still be able to workout. Think of the benefits of exercising a full two days worth of calories from your diet, and still be burning them up at a high rate simultaneously. Sounds attractive, eh?
Now, employing a fast once or twice a week and then using the remaining days to practice for eating contests won’t cut it. You need to practice restraint and employ a sensible eating plan for those days, but all in all, most people report that the urge to pig out isn’t as strong as they thought it would be.
One of the biggest benefits of doing intermittent fasting as a part of your workout program is that studies have shown that not only is your energy NOT diminished, but it actually seems to be enhanced, and your metabolism isn’t reduced but clearly further stoked up. This is the primary complaint among people who would use a traditional fast. They would no longer have the gas left in their tank to work out, and while they’d lose weight, often it would be muscle mass, which sort of defeats the purpose.
When starting out with intermittent fasting, make sure you start out easy, getting your body used to skipping a day once a week, then perhaps two. Also take it slow when working out during this transition time, until you start to feel as though you’re able to take a full load in your workout program. This won’t take long, and in fact will leave you hungering for more, and I don’t mean food!
If you’re seeking a way to accelerate your fat loss and still keep working out, then you need to take a good look at intermittent fasting. You may be pleased at just how effective it can be at painlessly reducing your caloric intake while at the same time allowing you sufficient energy to complete your workouts!
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Brad Pilon is a nutrition professional with over eight years experience working in the nutritional supplement industry specializing in clinical research management and new product development. Brad has completed graduate studies in nutritional sciences specializing in the use of short term fasting for weight loss.
His trademarked book Eat Stop Eat has been featured on national television and helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat without sacrificing the foods they love.
For more information on Eat Stop Eat, visit www.eatstopeat.com
Your metabolism, involves a complex network of hormones and enzymes that not only convert food into fuel but also affect how efficiently you burn that fuel.
