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noteveo

First time on Loseit!

I have been wanting to lose weight for... basically my entire life. I recently got the 4 Hour Body book by Tim Ferriss and I started the Slow-Carb diet a bit over 30 days ago.

My starting weight was: 248 lbs on JAN 3 http://i.imgur.com/0nywX.jpg As of today my weight is: 227 lbs on FEB 4 http://i.imgur.com/MgzXp.jpg

sorry... hard to tell the difference at all, it's only been a month so I really haven't had time to take the right photos... but i like to think you can see a little bit of weight loss in my face.

anyway, i'm wondering if anyone else is doing the 4HB? just looking for some other people doing the same thing!

Posted Feb 3, 2011, 11:20 PM UTC

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BarrelAss•

Shucks, you sure are pretty.

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noteveoOP•

thanks!! :D

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Sir_Meowsalot•

That's pretty good bit of weight to lose so quickly! Good job! :)

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noteveoOP•

Thanks! Hopefully it will keep coming off... I haven't even added in much exercise yet. This week I'll start to go with a friend of mine.

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kresnick•

That's a lot of weight for a month, great job! I'm not doing that program, just watching my calories really carefully and trying to get to the gym more, but I just wanted to wish you good luck!

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noteveoOP•

Thanks!! You too!

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googiebump•

You look great. Good luck with 4HB, I've never heard of it. Wow that's a lot of weight to lose in such a short time.

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noteveoOP•

It's a book that basically has a bunch of different chapters that are geared towards different goals (fat loss, muscle gain, good sex, better sleeping ect) and it gives you tools to be able to experiment with yourself and achieve the goal you want. so far, it's working for me, but there is a lot of criticism.

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jwiddle•

welcome, did you eat that whole bowl of pasta?

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noteveoOP•

haha nope, but it was so tasty!! we went to an italian cooking class.

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insolent•

I incorporated a lot from his slow carb plan. I usually eat beans and eggs every other day, I am not strictly following it but it definitely curbs the hunger pangs.

Great job so far!

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noteveoOP•

Yeah, I've found the same thing. I hardly snack anymore... I'm just never hungry after these meals! How do you feel? More energy?

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insolent•

I'm not hungry for hours either. I used to eat cereals and a fruit and think that I ate healthy and it'd last. An hour or two later, super hungry. I do have more energy now, especially after losing weight in addition. I get antsy about not exercising and I used to absolutely hate exercise.

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noteveoOP•

That's so funny about the exercise, I've always been pretty active, but going to exercise because I have to lose weight is basically impossible for me. After a month, now I'm itching to go to the gym! It's so funny!

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jerschneid•

I think your problem may be that portion is way too big for one person in the first picture! That looks like the fast carb diet!

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noteveoOP•

haha! It was right before the diet, and we went to an Italian cooking class, so that portion was for the whole class!! It was realllllly tastey though.

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igotfiveonit•

You're not in DC by any chance are you? I'm trying to find an Italian Cooking class...

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noteveoOP•

Ah, I'm not. I live in Bilbao, but the cooking class was in Boston. It was fantastic, so if you're ever in Boston, I'd definitely recommend them.

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exfel•

I've been doing it since the 4th, but only the diet, and none of the exercise, supplements, or "damage control" stuff. So far it's been both tolerable and effective (down 17lbs.).

As I've written elsewhere, I have significant doubts about whether the effectiveness is biochemical (as he claims) and suspect it's mostly behavioral (e.g., you just don't binge on broccoli like you do on chips). Likewise, I border on contempt for Ferriss himself as a person/author/businessman. Nonetheless, I feel a lot better, and you look great.

Are you planning on making this a way of life, or just using it to get to a target range and then reevaluating from there?

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noteveoOP•

I definitely love the way I feel on the 'diet' and I would really like to just make this more or less a way of life. I think it will change when I go from the fat-loss phase to maintaining... but I really can't believe how much better I feel throughout the day!

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zombiegirl2010•

Cutting those carbs will do it! I've lost 25lbs already, and started the last week of December. Congrats!!

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noteveoOP•

Wow!! Good for you, that's really awesome! Are you doing a specific 'diet' or just trying to figure out what works best for you?

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zombiegirl2010•

Thanks! I'm doing Paleo, and restricting (purposely) my carbs between 10-45 a day. So, I usually just say I'm doing a combo of Paleo & Keto. :)

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noteveoOP•

That's really awesome!! Do you have a day where you get a break, or is it just 7 days a week, full on diet?

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zombiegirl2010•

No, no break because I'm not viewing this as a "diet", I've made a lifestyle change. I've cut grains, and processed foods out for life. :)

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