The subject of this new experiment is to test the Eat Stop Eat (ESE) diet created by Brad Pilon.
From my understanding, ESE is quit simple. All I have to do are mini fasts (24 hrs each), once or twice per week and make sure I also do resistance training (to preserve lean mass). For training, Brad suggests 2-3 times per week.
My goals for this experiment are:
- How ESE compares with a “classic” constant calorie deficit diet (my Quebec experiment #2)?
- Will I preserve all my hard-earned muscle, as Brad says in the book?
- And a more subjective goal, can I convert the diet into a lifestyle?
I’m really curious about goal #2. Last time I did a fast, it was a disaster: almost half of my loss was lean mass! I must tell that the fast was a week long (which is crazy, I know).
The duration of this experiment is again 3 month. And yes, it will conflict with Christmas vacations… My rational for doing this anyway is there are conflicts all the time. I cannot wait for the perfect time to start doing things.
My current schedule looks like this:
- Monday and Thursday: Fast.
- Tuesday and Friday: strength training.
- Wednesday: cardio.
I plan to take my BKI (body weight, fat%, fat and lean mass) on Fridays and will start this Friday, Nov. 19.
Until then, Lift Consciously 
Let me know how it goes!
B