A Rant: Why We REALLY Overeat

Note: Fitness author Jon Benson sent this email to me today
and I felt I had to share it with you.

He really tells it like it is... enjoy!

Jorma Persson

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Fair warning ... this one is a rant. It's probably a bit long,
but take the time to read it.

I have some things to get off my chest ... and a lot of people
reading this will find it refreshing.

We have a problem in this country... hell, this world... with
people overeating.

Obviously overeating is one of the primary reasons people are
struggling with bellyfat and excess bodyweight in general.
The solution to this problem is not "don't eat so much", although
that is the end goal.

The solution is to really, REALLY understand how your body
uses fuel and how to create a dietplan that allows you to take
advantage of it.

First, my rant.

You want to know why 99% of the people who fail to see results
from my dietplans... or any dietplan for that matter... REALLY
fail?

They do not understand how smart and powerful their bodies
really are.

Look... no dietplan on earth will allow you to eat whatever you
want every day. That's fatloss suicide.

No pills will cure this. No surgery.

Only this will cure it:

Use your body's own internal appetite mechanisms to your
advantage.

I receive hundreds of emails every day from people who see
results from my Every Other Day Dietplan.

But I won't lie to you: I also get emails from people who do not.

Welcome to the real world, right? Some people succeed, others
do not. It's the same story no matter what your goals may be.

But in fatloss, the difference between success and failure, at least
in the case of my readers, is NOT the dietplan... it's the need to
fully appreciate how and why it works.

Let me explain...

Here is a picture of me (excuse the quality; this was snapped
with a mirror and a cellphone...)

http://www.jonbenson.com/img/jbtowel.jpg

Obviously I have abs... and I'm lean... and because I love to lift
weights I also carry a lot of muscle... but the real power behind
this picture is what you do NOT see:

--> You do not see what I ate the night before; half a pizza.

--> You do not see how obese I was ten years ago... yes, 70lbs
over-fat with a belly that looked like I swallowed a basketball.

--> You do not see how I set my body up to receive this pizza
and actually get leaner after eating it.

In case you think I'm on some magical dietplan or taking some
fatburning-stimulants... wrong.

I just woke up 5 years ago after studying nutrition for 15 years
and finally put 2 and 2 together.

So, here's the facts.

My EODD Plan is build around a simple concept: Eat your
favorite foods "frequently" and still drop the bodyweight you
want.

And it works... not because it's a gimmick, but because it uses
the science of metabolism, natural hormonal manipulation, and
psychology to prepare your body to eat more calories.

Now those calories could easily come from, say, three yams... but
I prefer pizza. ; )

If you've tried EODD with success, you know what I'm talking
about. If not... then read on.

First, EODD never promises you that you can eat however MUCH
you want every other day (or in my case, since I'm athlete, every
three days)... no, no, NO!

It's whatever you want... not however MUCH you want. That is
the sole reason a small fraction of my readers are not seeing the
results they want.

Now, here's the beauty of it all:

After about 3 weeks following my System of eating, you simply
cannot overeat... well, you can, but you'd have to force-feed
yourself in order to pull it off.

You've been feeding yourself frequently for the day or two
before your favorite food meals. The higher protein and very
low starch content of the nutrition plan (with plenty of veggies)
ensures that your body's metabolism stays elevated. BUT... and
this is crucial... the amount of food consumed on these days
before is not that much.

I'm never starving... I eat too frequently for that, plus the foods
on my Plan curb your appetite. But I am not eating anywhere near
my maintenance level of calories. I do not count calories (nor should
you)... I just follow the System, which does the calorie-counting
for me. Plus I know my body really well after all these years.

So, after days of eating enough to keep my metabolism relatively
high, and right BEFORE it starts to slow down (your metabolism
slows when you do not eat enough, bringing fatloss to a rapid halt)
I hit the body with a lot of calories.

BUT... at the right time, and never at certain times.

And, please read this: I do not eat "however much" I want on my
feed meals... I eat WHATEVER I want in reasonable portions.
I don't have to fight to not overeat, even when it's pizza or burgers
(my two favorite cheat meals.) Why? Because my body is set up to
want more food, but also trained not to eat too much food at one
sitting.

This is because I've been "grazing" -- eating small, frequent meals
the days before my feed day. And the body learns to
adapt... quickly.

The brain is actually re-trained to signal the stomach that you've
had enough food... yes, even when it's dessert, or pizza, or
whatever your favorite food may be.

So here's the deal: Yes, you can lose all the bellyfat and bodyfat
you want eating like this... but like anything else that works,
you have to follow a few simple rules.

The result is a dietplan where you never feel trapped. You always
know that tomorrow, or possibly the day after, you can have
whatever food you want. Just in reasonable amounts.

If you ask me, this is the perfect trade-off. No starvation,
super-healthy eating at least 4 days a week, and you get to eat
your cake as well (literally if you want.)

It's not magic -- it's science, and a bit of work on your part.
Yes, work.

Nothing happens with effort. But put some effort into this
System and boy... there's not a better dietplan on the face
of the earth.

Click the link below and watch my full presentation on how and
why this works...

Every Other Day Diet

Now, one more thing: I do take a few supplements to help the
process along. I have a video on the Member's Only page that
explains what I take and why.

The good news: Not one of these supplements are stimulants or
dangerous. In fact they're all very healthy nutrients the body
needs.

In conclusion, I like to think of The Every Other Day Dietplan as
"The Thinking Person's Dietplan." Anyone who considers every
angle of what it takes to shed bodyfat: Food you enjoy, freedom,
a plan that's easy to follow, and flexibility will recognize this right
away as the ideal approach.

But, like all ideal approaches, it requires you to re-think the
way you eat.

You eat for fuel... period. But you CAN (and should) eat for
pleasure too. As long as you keep FUEL as the main reason
you are eating in the forefront of your mind, your body (and
mind) will follow. Your body will adapt and begin to use both
healthy and "not-so-healthy" foods as fuel.

Fuel to power your workouts, help you burnoff that bellyfat
and bodyweight you don't want, and empower your sense of
control.

Especially now, "food as fuel first; food as pleasure second"
should be carved into your dinner table. Because, let's face
it: When all that holiday overeating is over with, you will be
left with a bigger belly, feeling sluggish, and just one more step
away from the body you desire.

My alternative offers the best of both worlds. You just have to
be willing to re-think some things and give your body a few weeks
to re-learn what it already knows --

When to signal you that you're full, and way before you overeat.
And, believe it or not, you can (and should) do this by eating your
favorite foods each and every week.

That's the only way to keep your MIND satisfied and happy.
And your mind is the key to your body's success.

Thanks for reading.