subject: Intermittent Fasting As a Way to Reduce Calorie Intake For Weight Loss [print this page] There is a growing trend in the world in which more and more people believe that if they consume only a certain amount of calories per day, they will lose weight. This plan, called counting calories, might not be as proven to work as we once thought it did. Did you know that even in a highly controlled clinical situation, it is very difficult to accurately count calories? This is true. If someone says that they have eaten 3,125 calories that day, odds are good that they could have consumed anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 calories! This is because the margin of error with this type of diet is very high, and it is nearly impossible for someone to accurately count calories well enough to make a difference in their diet. What is also happening in our current diet culture is a sort of fast-food approach to dieting. People believe, and think, that eating less in one day will impact their health or body weight. Actually, this is a very erroneous thought process. In reality, the only way to lose weight in a way that will produce effective, long term results is to eat less over a longer period of time... such as a week, or even for a month. You see, most people think to themselves that they will just forgo the burger and eat only a muffin instead. But if they give in and eat the burger, then they feel guilty because they have ruined their entire diet plan. This is because the plan was focused on that day, and because they have already consumed all the calories that they were not supposed to for the day, they lose hope, give up, and eat another burger! You see, the key is to eat less over a longer period of time. For example, if you eat three square meals a day most of the time, then what if you only ate two small meals and one square meal a day instead for the period of a month? You would be consuming less, and would probably lose weight. Or, what if you have a bad habit of snacking and eating meals? So, for two months, you only eat meals and completely forgo snacking? You will consume less in the long run, meaning that weight loss will occur. But you can even go a step further, making weight loss something that happens much faster. This next step is called intermittent fasting, and it is a brand new way to think of dieting and weight loss. Brad Pilon, who is the author of the book titled "Eat Stop Eat", is a nutrition expert who believes that cutting calories in the long run is the only way to shed pounds. He has traveled the world, met famous athletes, and has been involved in sports, nutrition, and fitness his entire life. In his book Eat Stop Eat, Brad Pilon basically calls for people who want to lose weight to fast for two days a week (which means don't eat anything, just drink liquids). On the other days, they are to eat square, balanced meals, work out, and keep active. Some have seen this intermittent fasting idea as sort of controversial and extreme. In fact, some have gone as far as to say that this type of diet would promote muscle loss. However, Brad has specially designed this diet with a purpose in mind. To lose weight over the course of a month instead of in the course of a day, and to promote a healthy weight loss program that really works with long-term effectiveness. If you are tired of weight loss programs that don't work, and if you are tired of feeling guilty for eating anything that is tasty, then you need to look into this diet. While the Eat Stop Eat diet might be more extreme than other diets you have attempted, there are two things to think about. First, has any other diet really worked for you? If not, then you obviously need to step it up to a more extreme program. Second, look at yourself in the mirror. Are you tired of not being in the shape you want to be in? Then it is time to do something about it, and that "something" just might be intermittent fasting for weight loss. It is really not all that hard actually, and you will feel so much better about yourself knowing that you are doing something good for your body.
Intermittent Fasting As a Way to Reduce Calorie Intake For Weight Loss
By: Josh Smith
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