
Starvation Mode Does Not Exist The theory of “starvation mode” is something that fuels obsessive compulsive eating in North America and throughout the world. To use a very basic definition, starvation mode is when your metabolism supposedly slows down when you don’t eat enough calories. More often than not this definition is used to support [...]

*Guest post by Eat Stop Eat Author, Brad Pilon. 3 Keys to Losing Fat and Maintaining Muscle at The Same Time There are three main keys to losing fat and gaining muscle. If you’re missing any of these you will most likely fail in your attempts to build a lean muscular body. So what are [...]

* Guest post by Eat Stop Eat Author, Brad Pilon. 7 Ways Fasting Can Rev Up Your Fat Burning Furnace Flexible intermittent fasting is becoming a very popular way to use your body’s natural ability to burn lots of fat in a short period of time. Here is a list of the ways that flexible [...]

Guest post by Brad Pilon, Author of Eat Stop Eat. How Much Cardio Do I Need To Lose Weight? I just read an article in a fitness magazine that was titled “How to walk away the pounds”. While this particular article had good intentions, I don’t think cardio (especially walking) is an effective tool for [...]

Wow, last week it was 95 degrees here in Upstate NY but felt like 104 degrees with the humidity. This week it is in the 60′s and damp. Not to mention the days are getting much shorter everyday making night time come sooner. Fall is fast approaching. I generally like this time of year – [...]

Guest Post by Brad Pilon, Nutrition Expert and Author of Eat Stop Eat: If you’ve been looking for a way to lose and keep weight off permanently, then you would do well to consider using intermittent fasting as a method of reducing your caloric intake to aid you in your weight loss quest. Intermittent fasting [...]

In keeping up with the “eating less” motto from this week’s nutrition challenge, I wanted to talk to you a little bit about intermittent fasting. So I asked Brad Pilon, Author of Eat Stop Eat to do a blog post for you today on why you should start fasting (in addition to doing your Home [...]

There are a lot of myths and controversy lately in the fitness industry regarding how to boost your metabolism, or even if you have any control over your metabolism whatsoever. There are literally dozens of theories about how you can boost your metabolism and these concepts have been perpetuated throughout the fitness magazine and nutrition [...]

Last Sunday night I had an early dinner with my Mom. I had a salad to start with a little ranch dressing, a big piece of scrod, mashed potatoes, some veggies, and a slice of bread with a little butter. We were done eating by about 6 pm and I headed home shortly after that. [...]