Here’s a great question that’s applicable to a lot of the personal trainers / diet coaches, (and oddly enough) naturopaths that I speak with…
Hi Brad,
I am a trainer and have for all my years endorsed the 5-6 meals a day to speed up the metabolism to all of my clients and people who ask me how to trim down.
Now that I am suggesting your approach they seem to be a bit apprehensive about it and ask why I have changed my opinion.
I advise them that this is only one approach and they should do what best suits their needs, lifestyle and mentality to food.
You obviously would have encountered many of these same questions. Did you ever train or advise people using the 5-6 meals per day and how did you overcome (persuade) them to give Eat Stop eat a go?
Keep up the great work!
Here is my answer:
Hi N,
I used to eat 5 or 6 meals per day. In fact, I used this system with success to get in shape for a body building show.
It is important to let your clients know that using this style of eating is not wrong per se. It is possible to get lean eating this way.
However, I believe it is far too strict for some people, I also think it’s important for people to realize that they don’t HAVE to eat this way to get lean (It’s not the ONLY way).
So eating 5 or 6 meals per day is not wrong, it’s just that for many people Eat Stop Eat is a much easier way to get the same results.
When I explain this to people they seem much more open to the concept.
B
The bottom line is that there are many ways of eating that will help your clients lose weight – You just need to find the easiest way that will allow them to spend more time under-eating vs over-eating.
BP
Tags: clients, doctors, Eat Stop Eat, Naturopaths, trainers, Weight loss
Every person’s weight loss is an individual hero’s journey. I tried the 6 meals myself – sometimes I was comfortable with that, sometimes not. The toughest thing for me to learn about getting healthy was as my journey continued, my habits changed. Nothing was ever cast in concrete stone.
@Barbara Ling
Excellent point.
B
After seeing Oprah today and hearing Dr. Oz discuss the power of Calorie Restrictive eating I am prepared to step towards the EST lifestyle. He had a 60 yr old on there who looked really good and had crazy energy…who had been eating low calorie for years. These people are expected to live longer.
I’ve fasted for 5 days a few times and it felt great. Its amazing how the body works. I’ve worked out for 27 days in a row as of today and I feel strong mentally as well as physically. I have a ways to go and have only stepped on a scale once. I kinda of don’t care… there seems to be a “knowing” this time around…that I will end up where I should be. Something very deep helped me take “action” and set a goal of 40 straight days at the gym. No breaks, no excuses. Just Do It and then regroup at that point. I am eating low carb/ Type O style but really feel I can do ESE 1 day a week and feel stronger.
Look forward to forums or discussion groups around the ESE Lifestyle.