Comments on: Eat Stop Eat – How to Lose Fat and Preserve Your Muscles Without Traditional Dieting

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 07:47:20 +0000

Mike, don’t let things to chance. Just hoping won’t help. It’s MATH: caloreis in vs. calories out. As a young guy I guess you must have more free time, so I suggest in addition to the diet, you engage in more exercise: circuit traning, soccer, basketball, jumping rope, running stairs, etc…

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:28:07 +0000

Thanks Yavor for responding to my previous question. I have one last question. I understand DIET is the most important factor to getting six pack abs, which is my one and only goal. What’s frustrating me is all the different information, “eat this,eat that.” “Advoid surgar and grain.” And i understand for HEALTH you should wanna eat greens and fruit, but right NOW its very hard to eat clean all the time(parents working late ect),even though i’m trying to make better choices when i can. My question is as long as your in a CALORIE defcit, does it matter what you eat,and will you still lose weight along with BODY FAT to reveal your six pack abs? This week i tried to eat as RESPONSIBLE as i could.

Monday – Greens and Ham (ESE day)
Tuesadya – 1 banana,1 apple, 1 orange (breakfast)
Peas,Ham, and Turkey (Dinner)
Wednesday – Protein Shake(530 calories)(ESE day)
Thursday- Cheese eggs & 2 sasuage(breakfast)
2 cheeseburgers & a Salad(dinner)
Friday – 1 orange, 2 bananas,Pineapples(Breakfast)
Chicken Sandwhich & Fries (Dinner)

How am i doing so far? I’m trying to add more FRUIT to my diet(substituting ceral for fruit). I’m hoping by just cutting out CERAL, that will help me in my six pack quest.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:29:01 +0000

Mike, basketball is fantastic for burning calories. I still play basketball when I get a chance (played varsity in highschool). Anyway – pushups will work, but you need to have a plan in order to get results from them. Here are two suggestions:

1. Do the same workout (for example 6 sets of 20 pushups) and increase the number of pushups each month (for example next month 6 sets of 25 pushups).

2. Increase number of pushups each week (for example week 1 – 4 sets of 20 pushups, five days per week; week 2 – 5 sets of 20 pushups five days per week)

Not sure how long it will take you to get to 6% BF – the main thing is to find a level of calories that lets you lose fat. With ESE it will be easier. So just watch your weight and when you start losing fat, note how much you are eating and exercising.

For example – you may find that doing ESE twice per week plus 3 basketball workouts plus normal eating lets you lose fat. Stick to this schedule (both with your eating and with your workouts)

Then, this is the important part, STICK TO THIS LEVEL OF CALORIES until you are as lean as you desire.

Yavor

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:04:59 +0000

Hey yavor,

i just bought eat stop eat and i just finished my first fast today. I fasted from 7 pm(finished my dinner around 6:20 pm) to 7 pm today. I felt really good, i purposley slept in and didnt get up to 12 pm to shorten the time i was ACTUALLY awake and up and about doing my fast. My question is you mentioned that its EASIER to go from overweight to normal,than from normal to ripped. With that being said i’m probably 11- 13(i’m guessing, i’m pretty lean as it is) % bodyfat(141 lbs) and i want to get to 6 % so my abs will show. How long with that take? Also i’ve never done resistance training before so i’m substituting that for pushups and baskestball.Is that okay? I’ve never lifted weights in my life, so that’s why im doing that.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:22:51 +0000

Callie, no research is done for fasting on teenagers or children. You should not fast. This is the advice found in Brad Pilon’s book.

That being said, you can cut weekly calories by eating very small dinners.

Yavor

By: callie

callie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:19:44 +0000

I Am very young, but my weight is alittle over average, im not huge but im not a toothpick , i love your plan but i was wondering, say you start at 6pm and go to 6pm can you eat at 5 before you start?
and should your days be continuously, like back to back or separated ?

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:56:42 +0000

Lu,

I wouldn’t do ESE if I were you. The program is about making your life easier, not harder. That being said, for weight loss I would try to apply the principles of the pogram. Maybe in your case instead of fasting consume salads and fluids (if that is not counter indicative in case of acid refluxes). Hope that helps – I really have no experience with hew symptoms of the acis reflux.

All, the best,

Yavor

By: Lu

Lu — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:54:56 +0000

Hi,
I have stumbled upon this program and it has sparked some interest in me and a few concerns. I haven’t started the program yet because I am worried about acid reflux problems and possible ulcers way down the line. I say this because I have acid reflux problems from time to time. It has happened several times “usually when I don’t eat for a prolonged period of time, like 10 + hours.” but not always. Is the Eat, Stop Eat plan for me? I want to give it a shot but I am worried about the acid and possible ulcers. I was told an ulcer can come about with these type of condition. Thanks for the help.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:15:53 +0000

Thanks man. I’ll see if that works to keep me lean with basketball and other activities. That philosophy wold be so much easier than eating more throughout the day. I do love to eat…but we’ll see. once again thanks a million

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:46:58 +0000

Yup. Only three meals. And just to clarify – Eat Like a King comes from the popular saying: “Eat breakfast like a king (i.e. generous), lunch like a prince (smaller) and dinner like a pauper (i.e. very modest or even none at all.)

Cheers man,

Yavor

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:41:14 +0000

Wow! thanks a bunch! Thats some great information right there! So with the eat like a king approach, I would only eat 3 meals a day, not 5 – 6?

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:10:56 +0000

Jordan,

1. to a teen i’d suggeest a diet of fruits, vegatable, meats, eggs, etc. – unprocessed foods as much as possible.

2. regarding conflicting information, remember that the ONLY common thing between diets is CALORIC RESTRICTION. So any plan that makes you eat less is effective.

3. To stay lean and gain muscle, you can follow the “eat like a king” approach. Basically eat a nice breakfast, a moderate lunch and a small/modest dinner (for example a salad.

4. Fasting isn’t necessary because teens are typically very active. I do hope you play some kind of sport. Life in highschool is just more fun in a team

That being said, there’s no harm in doing a fast after a weekend of heavy meals.

p.s. to see what I’m talking about when i say that all diets have caloric restriction in common, you can read this free report:

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:48:57 +0000

What kind of diet would you suggest for a teen? I have tried different things but it is confusing. There is so much conflicting information on the net. I have found that it is easier for me to stay lean if i eat 5 – 6 meals a day. But it is alot of hassle with school and everything. Would three healthy meals a day be enough to stay lean and gain muscle? And why isnt fasting necessarry for teens? Thank you . alot of questions! haha

By: Yavor

Yavor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:56:48 +0000

Jordan, first off – I’m not a doctor so don’t take this as medical advice Brad wrote this in the book, because everything he writes is based on research. As there’s no research, he can’t comment.

That being said, millions of Muslim teens fast during Ramadan. In my opinion it’s not really necessary for teens. But it is WAY healthier than being overweight.

Yavor

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:17:40 +0000

Quick question. Can a teenager follow the eat stop eat diet plan? It says in the book that Brad Pilon does not recommend it but just becuase it was not tested. Would it be unhealthy for a developing teen to fast? Thank you