At the end of the LA marathon, I was a healthy 165, but my foot was busted. There’s a stress fracture on my 4th metatarsal on my left foot and I’ve got to keep it flat in a wooden boot until it heals. I can’t even swim, since the water would flex my foot.
At SxSW, I went to Tim Ferriss’ talk on his new book, The Four Hour Body. I didn’t feel I really needed the book, but when I ballooned to 172 in less than a week, that gave me pause.
Weight on 3/28: 172
Weight on 4/08: 165
I didn’t work out except for doing some squats. On cheat days, which is Saturday for me, you can eat whatever and as much as you want: chocolate croissants, pringles, ABB Carboforce, protein drinks, steaks, ice cream. I love Saturdays.
Here’s the diet I followed and each meal except for the sardines and carrots made me full. I spent about $50 on groceries and $50 on lunch per week. $100 / week isn’t bad on a mostly protein diet.
3/28 - Monday Breakfast: steak, 3 eggs, spinach Lunch: chipotle bowl - no frills Dinner: Chicken, Mixed veggies, Black Beans, Yogurt (nono) 3/29 - Tuesday Breakfast: steak, 3 eggs, spinach, glass of milk (nono) Lunch: chipotle bowl - sour cream and cheese (nono) Dinner: swordfish steak, mixed veggies, black beans, yogurt (nono) 3/30 - Wednesday Breakfast: 3 eggs, spinach, swordfish steak Lunch: chipotle bowl with salsa and avocado Dinner: chicken, mixed veggies, black beeans 3/31 - Thursday Breakfast: 3 eggs, beef steak, spinach Lunch: tofu, asparagus, veggie chili, brocoli 2nd lunch: carrots, sardines Dinner: red wine (free), swordfish, mixed veggies 4/1 - Friday Breakfast: spinach, swordfish Lunch: chipotle bowl with salsa and avocado 2nd lunch: carrots, sardines Dinner: red wine, steak, mixed veggies 4/2 - Saturday Went nuts and ate all day 4/3 - Sunday Breakfast: 3 eggs, chicken breast Lunch: steak chipotle bowl - salsa, lettuce & guac Dinner: lentils, chicken breast 4/4 - Monday Breakfast: 3 eggs, chicken breast Lunch: steak chipotle bowl - salsa, lettuce & guac Dinner: lentils, chicken breast 4/5 - Tuesday Breakfast: 3 eggs, lentils, chicken Lunch: steak chipotle bowl - salsa, lettuce & guac Dinner: salmon, asparagus, beans , redwine 4/6 - Wednesday Breakfast: lentils, spinach, chicken Lunch: barbacoa chipotle bowl - salsa, lettuce & guac Dinner: blackbeans, mixed veggies, steak 4/7 - Thursday Breakfast: spinach, lentils, steak Lunch: steak chipotle bowl - salsa, lettuce & guac Dinner: steak, blackbeans, mixed veggies 4/8 - Friday Breakfast: steak Lunch: salmon, asparagus, beans , redwine Dinner: steak, blackbeans, mixed veggies
I lost a surprising 4 lbs. the first week, but only lost 3 lbs. the second week. I’m pretty sure the 3 lbs. was due to not having the 2nd lunch as recommended. I also measured my body fat with calipers: 24% – 20% body fat.
The first week was pretty difficult but the 2nd week it’s been no problem at all. I can also tell when I’m in ketosis because there’s a slight metallic taste to my mouth and my breathe seems sweeter to the nose.
One reply on “I lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks with the 4 Hour Body Slow Carb Diet”
Good work Barce! If you ever pop over to my place I have a scale that measures body fat percentage and hydration too. 🙂 Might be nice to get a benchmark from a digital reader.
I’ve been thinking about reading the book but I’ve actually gotten caught up on Ultramarathon man by Dean Karnazes (HIIIIIGHLY recommended) and a few other running books I’ve picked up for the nook.
Keep it up! 🙂