Faster Fat Loss With Fasting?

Recently, I came across an interesting book from nutritional expert Brad Pilon. He discusses short term fasting as a way to lose fat effectively, without spending a lot of money on expensive foods or supplements. Turns out there is some good research to back it up.

Pilon graduated with a degree in nutrition and worked as a research analyst for a leading supplement company, so he knows the fat loss industry from an insider's viewpoint. After searching through the myths and lies that are common, he decided to do his own research.

That is when he decided to write his own book Eat Stop Eat. He brings up an interesting point - the food and supplement companies make money when you buy their products, so the "research" behind their products, which is often funded by these companies, may be inaccurate or biased.

After going back through years of research, he could come up with only two facts that are undeniable - one, that prolonged caloric restriction is the only proven nutritional method of weight loss, and two, that human beings are in either one of two nutritional states....

....fed or fasted.

These are the only two facts that are undeniable. It turns out that short term fasting can be a very effective weight loss tool, as determined by research.

You have probably been told that you have to eat small, frequent meals to keep your metabolism elevated or that you need this or that supplement to burn fat. According to Pilon in his book, being in a fasted state for short periods of time does not decrease your metabolism.

Look at participants on the show Survivor - they are in remote locations where they are very active and have limited supplies of food and NO processed food. By the end of the show they are all leaner and those who were a little heavy, have usually lost significant amounts of fat.

Now, that doesn't mean you have to go to some island in the middle of nowhere to lose weight, but it brings up some of the information in brad's book. To burn fat, you need some type of calorie restriction. Doing strength training, where you lift weights or do bodyweight exercises, such as in Turbulence Training, is also important.

This program is something that I am definitely going to recommend to my clients and if you are interested in weight loss, I can recommend the Eat Stop Eat program.