Every so often I stumble across something that reminds me why I love Eat stop Eat.
Typically I find this type of stuff on the internet..usually in the form of the ever-conflicting diet advice you can find being passed around on-line.
The type of advice that makes you worry about specific macronutrients or macronutrient ratios in a way that is overly simplified and overly confusing at the exact same time.
But today…Today was different.
I found today’s Diet Confusion in a research paper.
Here’s the weird part..I wasn’t looking for Diet Advice, I was reading on the topic of Alcohol.
Specifically on the topic “Is Alcohol Consumption a Risk Factor For Weight Gain and Obesity?”
(Writing up a follow up piece for yesterdays post on Diet Hacks)
So…what stopped me dead in my tracks?
I’m going to share it with you.
Now remember…this isn’t my diet advice. And, it’s not ‘Paleo Friendly’ so remember…I didn’t write this.
But the basic idea is that we need to be concerned with “Fat Balance” (along with calorie balance) and that a positive fat balance is a much easier way to induce weight gain than a positive carbohydrate balance.
Anyway here it is (All the proof you will ever need that the simple answer of Eat Stop Eat is all you need…)
(CLICK TO SEE FULL SIZE)
I warn you, it’s a tough read, but it perfectly emphasis my point.
Just find an easy way to eat less.
BP
PS- In defense of this particular paper, the rest of the information was of higher quality then this particular excerpt.
Nice find. Sorry for the short non-contributing comment. Just wanted to let you know your research is appreciated.
Hey brad this is out of topic, but how long can you sustain a very low calorie diet combined with resistance training for a quick loss in a few pounds?
Also say you remain on a net calorie intake of 1000 a day and you are losing approx 1-2lbs per week, does this change the closer you get to being ripped?
Let me try to answer this myself. Losing weight is about having a calorie deficit so your body takes the remaining calories from your fat. Now using cardio or HIIT while your body is in a fasted state will accomplish this much more. Also having resistance training in your weekly workouts to insure your body only gets fuel from the fat and not muscle.
Its as simple as your body has excess fat in it and you constantly require it to access that fat for fuel. So i think the only time that this will be harmful is if you have a very very low body fat %, say for example below 5%. Your body has an uncanny ability to adapt given a repeated action done over a long period of time. So wouldn’t then your body sense that it has little fat to deal with, so then in this case it will be harmful.
So in conclusion about the 2nd question is that continuing to do a net calorie intake of 1000/day (whether it be through IF or not), ultimately leads to a visible 6-pack and there isn’t a need to change your diet/workout if you are losing 1-2lbs a week doing this.
P.S. Seeing as how a pound of fat 3500, my RMR is 1900, my weekly required intake to have no change is 13,300, and my weekly intake is 7000, i should be losing 1.8lbs per week. Now does this amount of weight loss per week change the closer i get to a visible 6-pack?
Of course this is all hypothetical and i love following the eat stop eat method for weight loss because it makes life so much easier, but im curious about the math behind it and your bodys reaction.
I’m really not sure what the question is?
Hey Brad.
I was just wondering,when you lift in a fasted state do you have any kind of post meal after or do you just ride out the fast until the next day?
1. How long can you sustain a 500 calorie diet?
2. And read the 2nd paragraph from the bottom. the p.s. one.
Thanks brad
Your caloric deficit doesn’t end until you get to the body that you want. If you are “almost” at a six pack but not quite, you don’t change what you’re doing until you get there. Then you can resume maintenance mode.
Don’t try and over think whether or not the body will sense danger. You’ll know if you’re going to extreme.
People eat in a deficit all the time and get shredded. Just check out the latest Adonis transformation contest (If you’re not doing the adonis index, you need to. It’ll changed your whole view on working out.)
The meal after the fast would be my post-workout meal..it’s just delayed that’s all.
1. 500 per day? I have no clue…
2. This is the one that is confusing, you are making the assumption that of the 3,500 it would be all fat? Either way this is really difficult to answer because your water fluctuations come into play.