The 4 Hour Body

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

http://www.fourhourbody.com/

Has anyone read this book yet? I purchased the book for a friend of mine since I thought it would be fun to read. I now have purchased a version for myself and I am actually enjoying the read. At first I thought it would be a gimmick book and full of non-sense but as I am reading it - it is pretty funny, easy to read, and so far proving it is worth the buy. 

I am reading a chapter about his SlowCarb diet. It is really how all bandsters should be eat - no carbs, no liquid calories etc... as I am reading more into this book - I am contemplating on doing the SlowCarb diet for a few weeks. The people who I have spoken to about this book have tried this no carb diet and have lost weight in all cases. Maybe worth a try.

Here is its summary:

Is it possible to....

• Reach your genetic potential in 6 months?
• Sleep 2 hours per day and perform better than on 8 hours?
• Lose more fat than a marathoner by bingeing?

Indeed, and much more. This is not just another diet and fitness book.

The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation. From Olympic training centers to black-market laboratories, from Silicon Valley to South Africa, Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, fixated on one life-changing question:

For all things physical, what are the tiniest changes that produce the biggest results? Thousands of tests later, this book contains the answers for both men and women. From the gym to the bedroom, it's all here, and it all works.

How to prevent fat gain while bingeing (X-mas, holidays, weekends)

How to increase fat-loss 300% with a few bags of ice

How Tim gained 34 pounds of muscle in 28 days, without steroids, and in four hours of total gym time

How to sleep 2 hours per day and feel fully rested

How to produce 15-minute female orgasms

How to triple testosterone and double sperm count

How to go from running 5 kilometers to 50 kilometers in 12 weeks

How to reverse "permanent" injuries

How to add 150+ pounds to your lifts in 6 months

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 50 topics covered, all with real-world experiments, many including more than 200 test subjects. You don't need better genetics or more discipline. You need immediate results that compel you to continue. That's exactly what The 4-Hour Body delivers.

More Weight Loss

This year has started out horrible on the health front. I was sick for one week with a serious cold. Got over it then one week later I got a stomach flu for 2 days. It has allowed me two great things... 1) to have a mental break from work since I have been feeling overwhelmed and 2) I lost another 5 pounds since last weigh in.  How crazy is that!?!

Now, I can't really count this as my actual weight since I was sick and my body is reacting. But in a way I am excited for just a quick moment. I am planning on getting a flu shot when I go see my general doctor this coming month. I never want to get the flu again. What a mess and toll it takes on your body. Yucky! My jeans are a little looser today.

I hope I have got out all sickness for the year... only healthy months ahead. I have to kick my butt into gear and really step it up at work. I can't be lazy or let the ball drop on certain projects coming up. It is amazing how much work can reflect on your life. I haven't been so stressed with work and yet so sick. Are they linked in some way....mmmm....

I have a family wedding at the end of February that I would like to be at 190 for. That would be 10 pound weight loss since I had set this mini goal for myself. Granted, I wans't planning on getting sick in between. If it can stay off that would be great and it can help me meet my goal quicker. I will take my next Monday weight in as my actual weight and go from there. I think this mini goal is helping me be accountable. Really accountable this time.

Goal for this week: Get back to normal day to day

Weight for today: 193.6 lbs.

Fiber Suggestion

This post is mainly for Amy because she is always stating pooping isn't the same after banding. Here is a suggestion to her and all.... BENEFIBER! Three spoon fulls in a drink or food once a day. Really helps. You can add more as needed. I mix mine into juice or soy milk.

Happy Pooping

Premier Protein Bar

I recently came across these from the same company that makes the protein shakes I drink. They carry protein bars that have 30 grams of Protein. I buy them in bulk at Costco. I have it on days I am on the go. But I try not to eat them daily or days I have my protein shake.

Premier Protein Bar
With 30 grams of high quality protein, the Premier Protein Bar has what it takes to be the most convenient meal replacement on the shelves. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how smooth and delicious a high-packed protein bar can be.




Available in Chocolate Peanut Butter, Double Chocolate Crunch, and Yogurt Peanut Butter Crunch.


http://www.premiernutrition.com

1 YEAR 3 MONTHS

Today isn't an official weigh in day but I am so excited to see the scale moving again. I am at my all time low so far 197.2! Wow! I know it is only a few pounds but from gaining 4 pounds over the holidays and then losing it plus a few extra is sweet! Now I am REALLY into Onederland! Plus Four now minus Seven.

I am very excited that the scale is moving plus I get to put a different and lower number at my progress ticker today. The past few months have been a mental struggle. I fell into some old patterns and habits. Blogging just wasn't fun and I became negative. Weight loss is hard and whom ever said getting gastric banding was easy or a cheating ... No way in hell is it!

January 19th marked my One Year, Three Months. It is a mark of a new start and new 2011 year. I must have a different approach to my goals. What I was doing wasn't working. This day I also had my rescheduled appointment to get a fill. Remember last week I was sick so my Doctor didn't want to do the fill. Well he was very aggressive with his fill and gave me a full 1 cc. And I do fell it this time, I am loving it. Wednesday and Thursday I never got hungry once. It was a great feeling. I felt powerful and in charge again.

As a follow up to my post at the beginning of the week.... Thank you for your comments. This person has been very supportive since I had posted. I have made a few comments about 'helping me' but I am going to have another in-depth conversation this weekend. I need the most support from this person and it is only my fault if I don't speak up.

Weight for today: 197.2

Negative Support

I really hate it when someone knows you are trying to loose weight and they comment on what you eat, ate or will be eating.... then ask you to dinner to junk food or asks you if you want to go for ice cream.

Like judging eyes when you eat a small bit of bread while you wait for your meal to be served at a restaurant or if you ordered something that isn't as healthy. "You know you shouldn't be eating that if you want to loose weight."

OR....  Even worse when you get the up and down look, then they ask... "Have you lost any weight lately?"

What kind of support is that!?! 

In a way, I want to eat another piece of freaking bread slathered in butter just to piss them off. I hate being told what to do. I hate being judged for little things. Like I need to be regulated. That isn't how you support a loved one.

Someone so close to me should not judge, someone who should be supporting me with positivity, someone who should love me as I am, someone who has never dieted in their life never understands.

Sure I am a foodie, I love food, I love the way certain food tastes, I love cooking, I enjoy it, but that doesn't mean I obsess about it like I used to. I have control. Shit, I am 32 years old and I am being talked to like a child.

I don't get it. Sigh...



Goal for this week: Don't sweat the little stuff

Weight for today: 198.8

p.s. I think my goal form last week was to be positive. Sorry for my rant.

I Used To Be Fat > MTV Show

Okay, So last night in my Nyquil induced comma I had a dream I was being perused by one of the guys from Jersey Shore! I think his name is Ronnie. Maybe he will get in a fight for me? Oh reality TV - How it sucks us in!


It must of been because I saw him on an infomercial for a weight loss program in the wee hours of the night. Maybe he will help motivate me? Oh reality TV - How it shows Americans are crazy and uneducated!

It also oddly made me think of MTV's other show 'I Used To Be Fat'.

Has anyone seen this show? It is pretty crazy how much weight these kids loose within one summer. Umph, a little less bitching for me - I need some of their motivation...

Here is a summary from MTV's website:
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College is all about reinvention. It's a time in a teen's life where they can leave behind all of the preconceived notions people had about them in high school and start fresh. Unless they're massively overweight. 

'I Used To Be Fat' is a new documentary series profiling teenagers desperate to shed their unwanted pounds before heading off to school. We'll send a weight loss guru to work with each person and they'll go through rigorous fitness regimens and work with experts to learn how to change the habits that caused them to gain so much weight. 

Each one-hour episode will focus on a different student, following them from the last weeks of high school to the first crucial days of college, and giving viewers an inspirational and intimate account of their emotional and physical transformation, as they struggle to change their attitudes, eating habits, and ultimately their lives. 

But this summer is about more than just losing weight for these teens -- it's also about figuring out who they are and who they want to be. It's time for them to stop leaning on mom and dad and to learn to stand on their own two feet. It's a chance for them to realize that if they don't take charge of their lives now, they never will. 

Throughout each show, viewers will witness how each teen's life and view of the world starts to change as they start to lose weight, and they'll see them when they debut their new look -- and their new outlook -- on their first day of college.

At the end of each episode, we'll catch up after a few months of college to see where they are now. Have they kept the weight off or gained it back? Is college life what they'd dreamed it would be? And what will their families and friends say when they see them again? 

Some will lose the weight. Others will fail. But either way, this will be the most important summer of their lives.

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If you haven't watched it yet - Do it. It is an hour of TV you will want to watch and learn from or relate to - unlike Jersey Shore.

In The Right Direction

Blogging isn't much fun when you don't loose any weight - lets just get that out in the open. It sucks to read of others successes and see exciting progress photos. I feel like downer-debbie with the posts I have made recently. So I am going to be more positive in 2011.

That is my word for the year... P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E!

With that said my weight has finally started to move in the right direction. Hooray. But I owe it all to being SICK! Not fun. The last few days I have started to weight myself more often so I can be more accountable. It was 198.6, then 200.2 today. Being sick has kind of been a bit of a reality check. I haven't been taking care of myself the past few months. I have ate whatever I have wanted and just honestly didn't care so much. I have been anti-band. Being sick also has made me realize that I can get thru my day without eating as much as I have been. I have ate soup and drank more protein shakes. 

Since I have been sick, I didn't get my fill done yesterday. Not because I didn't go to my appointment... but because my doctor didn't want me to risk getting the virus to attack my band via my port entry. It is a foreign object and if he were to enter and there was bacteria within that area - it could enter my body. Causing the infection to reject my band. We don't want that happening so I rescheduled for next week. I have to be 100 percent better for him to do it then - if not i have to reschedule again. I wasn't as bummed as I thought I would of been.

Goal for this week: Vitamin C overload

Weight for today: 200.2

Re-Do Week 4

Wow, when I thought I was putting effort into something I would of expected some results. The only thing I got was a few pounds ADDED! Not Subtracted. Not because I followed my 4 week plan BUT because I didn't even do the plan that I set forth. What a horrible rule maker I am. You can call me...
THE COOKIE MONSTER
Paint me blue and toss me a sweet sugary cookie. 

I love the holidays but I let it get the best of me. So now I confessed I didn't do crap in regards to what I set forth.. I am going to make new 'rules' and see if I can make a fresh start for the new year. It is all about a clean slate.

I am going to try to be better about these things:
Keep up the full hour of Cardio
No Carbs
Eat small portions
Take my vitamins
Think Positive
Drink more Water

I have my fill appointment on Jan 12th. So I hope to of made some improvements within my self by then. I really hate that I haven't progressed at all these months that just passed. It is my own fault. I am not even in te Onederland like before. Sad. I keep saying I will but not 100 percent into it. I love that I am a size 14 but when I can tell from a few weeks ago that they are a bit snug... that is the part that makes me mad. I feel sluggish and my skin is a wreck. I feel like I added back my 30 pounds within 2 weeks. (I didn't really but that sure is how it feels)

Goal for this week: Do it!

Weight for today: 202.4 lbs.