…what would be the joker?
Have you ever noticed how every famous super hero has an equally famous super-villain?
Batman has the Joker
He-man has Skeletor
Superman has Lex Luthor
Every hero has his or her villain, and in comics and make-believe land, the villain is always the exact antithesis of the hero.
So why the sudden hero/villain revelation? Well I finally had the pleasure of finally seeing the latest Batman movie. It was as good as everyone says it is, and Heath Ledger was an amazing Joker. In fact, I would say that he was one of the best villains ever in a
movie.
I’d put him right up there with Darth Vader.
But this post isn’t about villains, rather it’s about the idea of an antithesis – A direct opposite.
And in this example…Eat Stop Eat is the good guy. After all it is an incredibly easy way to lose weight, this we know. But, what would it’s antithesis be?
What would be the Joker to Eat Stop Eat’s Batman?
In Eat Stop Eat I recommend a form of flexible intermittent fasting where you eat normally on the days you are eating, and you include a 24 hour fast once or twice a week. This very simple style of eating has helped thousands of people lose weight.
Interestingly, it is the EXACT ANTITHESIS of Eat Stop Eat that probably made many of these people overweight to begin with.
Think about what the antithesis of flexible intermittent fasting would be ==> Eat normally for most of the week but then once or twice a week, over-eat by a fair amount.
As an example, a person would eat normally for almost the whole week, except on Monday during an unexpected lunch meeting there would be an additional 1,500 calories from a soup and sandwich combo maybe a glass of wine or a beer with the meal, and a cappuccino and a chocolate croissant for dessert.
This small overshoot doesn’t seem like much…and for the rest of the week this person would eat very well, but then on Saturday there would be an extra 2,500 Calories from 3 slices of pizza, 2 beers and some nachos.
But other than these two dietary indiscretions, eating would be normal.
This is the EXACT OPPOSITE of Eat Stop Eat, and it is how most people who are overweight eat.
Most people who are overweight actually eat very well MOST OF THE TIME. The only difference is a one or two minor slips ups per week.
Overeating once or twice per week can have absolutely devastating weight gain effects. Fasting once or twice per week can have absolutely remarkable weight loss effects.
Eat Stop Eat is the easiest way to make this dramatic transition from weight gain to weight loss, and oddly enough it is the EXACT OPPOSITE of how most people eat.
If you don’t like the way you look, perhaps it’s time you tried a completely opposite approach.
BP
