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?

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Day 25 - The Nitty Gritty

Weight - 197.4lb BF - 16.8%


Mood - feeling quite good in the morning


Crazy talk, rolling 5-day weight is under 200lb, CRAZY TALK! It's at 199.9lb and thats 8.5lbs lost (off the rolling average) in 25 days, that ain't bad. If you want to talk about high/low, the weight lost is 13.6lbs. I think the actual weight lost is somewhere between that but I choose to go the conservative route when it comes to reporting, it give you (dear reader) a better estimate of what you might expect from 4HB and sets reasonable expectations for you.


So, it was a hectic morning for me, I had an early conference call and had to scamper out of the house quickly so I could be to the office in time and have my puter all booted up and ready to go for the call. A couple of hard boiled eggs really comes in handy if you need to get something on the fly and you dont have a few minutes to cook breakfast.


Cooking breakfast is a pain but it really doesnt take too long if you have the ingredients and have everything ready to go the night before. I set all my pans and bowls and find what I want to cook for breakfast in the fridge the night before then all I have to do in the morning when I'm zombie-fied is turn on the oven range, grab the fixins out of the fridge and go. You really have to treat 4HB like a hobby and be more diligent and prepare more than just day to day. So far, for me, the results have been worth the prep and effort.


Meals


8am - breakfast - 2HB Eggs


130pm - lunch - Qdoba burrito bowl with extra chicken and guacamole

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