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The Low Down

Eat Stop Eat is the work of Canadian nutritionist Brad Pilon. Brad has been working in nutrition since 2000 and in that time has become concerned with what is being given as diet advice.

Through his own and others research Brad has rediscovered the benefits of fasting. Not only in giving your body a break from digesting food, but also other benefits like increased hormone release.

You can read more about it on the Eat Stop Eat website.

My Experience

When I first stumbled across Eat Stop Eat on the Fitness Black Book site I was pretty skeptical. At the time I was just realising that the 6 meals a day diet was rubbish and was starting to eat larger servings but in less meals.

I had already come across fasting style diets when I read about the Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler. I had considered trying it out but was a little too scared because

it was so different from my then bodybuilding diet.

However, being that this was the second book on the matter of fasting I had come across I began to think that maybe there was something to it. So I went ahead and bought it, after all what’s $40 for a book right?

As I read through the book I was surprised that I was not finding any sort of diet plan or meal guide. That was when I realised just how easy following Eat Stop Eat is. There is no diet plan or meal guide!

After 2 weeks on Eat Stop Eat I noticed that I had more energy, I also noticed that in the mirror I looked a lot better. My abs and arms became a lot more defined..My quality of sleep was even better. I don’t know if this has anything to do with Eat Stop Eat, these are just the benifits I noticed.

Now I didn’t lose much weight, but that wasn’t my goal. My goal was to still be able to have a couple beers with friends or get a burger and fries for lunch. I was able to introduce these food items, which previously I would have called ‘holiday food’ or ‘cheat meals’, much more often and still look and feel good.

If I had wanted to lose weight I could have done so easily just by reducing the number of these h

igher calorie meals.

Pros

• No need to follow any complicated diet.
• No need to spend hours pre-preparing food.
• No need to count calories or measure food.
• You can do it any place, any time, anywhere.
• You are eating less food, so you save money!

Cons

• No guidance as to what to eat on the other days.
• Could be dangerous if you are not eating reasonably healthy already. Although this is highlighted in the book.
• First few fasting days do result in a real lack of energy. You need to be able to sacrifice these few days at the start or really enjoy drinking black coffee. After you adjust though you will find yourself full of beans as your body is not weighed down with processing food.

Is this book right for you?

I do not recommend Eat Stop Eat to you if:

• You currently do not have healthy eating habits.
• You are pregnant or lactating.
• You have no interest in sticking with it for at least 30 days.

Conclusions

I’m surprised Eat Stop Eat isn’t a bigger deal because it’s so effective. I guess it’s because the health and fitness market is so flooded with products that only the ones with the biggest marketing budgets get heard.

I really enjoy following Eat Stop Eat. It’s convenient, easy and makes me feel great.

If you want to take a step in the healthy direction, take the time to check out Brad Pilon’s Eat Stop Eat site.

Eat Stop Eat is so easy and effective that I have to give it a 4.5 out of 5. It loses 0.5 because, well, nothing is perfect is it?