Welcome! What's this 4HB all about?

Hi All!

So I'm going to try Tim Ferriss' 'The 4-hour Body' diet. I'm an optimistic skeptic and for 30 days, starting on Monday, September 26th, I'll embark on this little adventure.

I'm and engineer and an MBA by trade and Tim has me very curious. I have been working hard at my weight and seem to have plateaued at about 208lb and about 18% body fat so its time to shake things up a bit.

I'm also a father of 2 year old twin girls, my wife Jess is coming along with me on this adventure and I'll update you on her progress as well. Tim is a swingin' bachelor from the sounds of it so consider me a real-life acid test on whether or not the more average folk can realistically fit this into their lives.

My goal is 195lb and about 12%BF which is well within the expectations set by Tim's program at 20lbs in 30 days.

I'll be talking about how I feel on the diet, how much it costs and what the results are, of course. I'll try to be as specific as possible and time/date all the things I do.

I'll put links and photos of everything I do and hopefully it will be as big a success as Tim advertises it to be!

Vote on what you think my end weight will be!

What will Nick's end weight be?

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Day 20 - Week 3 Results!

Weight - 200.2lb BF - 16.4%, Total inches - 153.5"
Mood - great! Feelin' good!

So the week rounded up with a couple of good milestones! I broke both the 200lb mark and the 17% BF mark. Very good news showing solid progress while on the 4HB diet.

I have an extra special challenge this weekend as my parents are in town. Today is my cheat day and we'll be partying it up at the UW Husky football game. Another really nice reason to have the cheat day is for occasions like having visitors. You can really pay attention to your visitors and go with the flow without having to be mindful of your diet.

Mmmmmmm PB&J


12pm - Lunch was a Reuben sandwich from specialties cafe

5pm - had dinner of pizza and beer with the family as well tonight after UWs big win

8pm - kicking it watching the ducks and devils game enjoying a diet coke

Walked a load today and hopefully that will slow the damage done by cheat day but I don't think it will. One thing I think I've discovered about weight loss is that it's about 85% diet and about 15% exercise. I can work like an animal in the gym and on the mat for 6 days a week and not lose a pound but I lost 5+lbs by changing my diet and not exercising at all. It seems that (at least for me) if you're going to invest your energy in losing weight, focus on the diet much more than the exercise.

Have a good evening!

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