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?

Monday, October 17, 2011

Day 22 - Last Full Week of the 1st 30 days

Weight - 202.4lb BF 17.2%
Mood - slow start but picking up

I expected a some damage from a visit from my folks on my BF and weight this week as they like to have a lot of fun and celebrate when they are in town. 202.4lb is a good starting point for me this week. Its about 2lbs less than where I was last Monday, the week I broke through 200lb and 17% BF. I do expect my weight loss to slow down and I'm interested to see what the last full week of 4HB will yield. My 5-day rolling average is down to 200.7lb and my rolling BF is 16.9%.

As the week moves on, I'm going to have to decide where I choose to go from here. I'd love to end up at 195lb and really get my BF down into the low teens, like twelveteen, haha! Also, I might loosen up, week by week on some of the day to day stuff to make 4HB the perfect lifestyle change for me. Might try a little more diet coke, some whole grain bread in the morning or some stevia and cream with the coffee as well or eating breakfast a bit later.

That said, I plan on only implementing one of these changes at a time as I don't want to stall weight loss out or reverse progress. I think by isolating the changes and tracking them, I'll have a good idea of what changes I can make and which ones hinder progress. The weight loss while doing 4HB has been very fast so I am willing (in month 2) to sacrifice some of the speed for a little more comfort during the week as long as I'm continuing to progress toward my goals.

Meals

730am - Huevos Rancheros with refried beans

12pm - veggies and hard boiled eggs - not much of an appetite so I just got a load of veggies from our salad bar and snacked on them with some hb eggs for lunch.

7pm - had baked cod with sun dried tomatoes and olives on top. Also had a nice salad with fresh tomatoes and oil and vinegar dressing.

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