Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
Well, it's been an interesting week. I had tons of energy and felt great the whole time. My workouts were off and happened much less often for me, just life stuff, not really any other reason. I have them planned out now, and that always helps. I think I stuck to the eating plan as set out in the book pretty well. You can follow all of that over at Adventures in Tracking. All in all a good week I'd say.
I did start getting a few cravings on days 6 and 7. (Only having fruit and my Coach's Oats once a week is proving tougher than I thought!) Today will be my off, or higher calorie day, so I hope that'll solve that. I was reluctant to take an off day since my week one results weren't stellar, but it's a part of the plan, so I am.
It's a very interesting plan. Lets just say I'm not QUITE sick of beans yet, but after 30 days I just might be! (and I like beans)
I did start the supplements he discusses in the book, but only for the last two days of this week. I wanted to see how the diet plan was on its own first.
After all the hype and hoopla I'm a little disappointed in my week 1 results (although it is that time of the month so I can't say the weight is accurate), but I've committed to 30 days, and 30 days I shall do.
Without further yammering, my week 1 results:
Starting Weight: 180 pounds Week 1 Weight: 179
Starting Body Fat %: 33.3 Week 1 BF %: 32.3
Starting BMI: 29 Week 1: BMI 28.9
Measurements:
Arms (mid-bicep): Right 12 3/4" Left 12 1/2" Week 1: same
Waist (at belly button): 37 1/2" Week 1: 37 1/4
Hips: 44" Week 1: same
Legs (mid thigh): Right 22" Left 22" Week 1: same
Nothing life changing so far, except that I will say I am not hungry all the time like I'm used to. That has been wonderful. In fact, during the last week I had to remind myself to eat. NOT normal for me, but kind of nice.
Congratulations Kerri! Those numbers are going downward (and that's always a good thing)! I'm very proud of you!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the first week, you are making progress!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it actually is kind of life-changing. A new perspective's infinitely more valuable than shedding pounds quickly.
ReplyDeleteI know how frustrating it can be to show such discipline and then not see some huge results (despite telling ourselves we don't expect them). I always try & gauge how my body is feeling as well, do I feel less bloated, etc. I think your high calorie day will actually work well right now, maybe throw your body off track a bit so it starts working hard again when the beans come! This may all just be babble but bottom line is good work, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome girl keep it up!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! You guys rock, and all of this is just what I needed to hear right now.
ReplyDeletegreat work on the first week; I think your doing just great!
ReplyDeleteNot being hungry is a GOOD thing! I've been interested in this, I'll have to check it out. Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Kerri congrats on tackling the Four Hour Body eating regime! We've just finished our first week of it, and though there were some tricky changes to do, we're finding amazing results, with mood, energy, wakefulness, etc. I think you'll see some really great results after weeks 2 and 3. All the very best with it!
ReplyDeleteIf you get bored of your meals, we post photos of ours to inspire new ideas: http://www.fourhourbodycouple.com/meal-ideas-photos-2/
Luke
Good stuff, I wouldn't worry about the numbers yet, the main thing is that you are on a downward trend.
ReplyDeleteI just started it (yesterday) and I am on day two now, though I do daily weigh-ins to which I keep on an excel sheet along with a food diary so I can see if anything in particular upset the weight loss progression.
I don't remember seeing if you do the 5-10 min cold water showers in the morning and evening (before bed) and the glass of 500ml of iced water in the morning. That might be a small change worth trying.
I'll let you know what my first weeks results are once I get there. Keep at it and good luck!
Good work on getting the diet started! I just started 4HB myself, and am looking forward to getting some results!
ReplyDeleteI did this diet back in December and it wasn't until week 4 that BAM suddenly I dropped a whole size from nowhere. So maybe with all our bodies being so individual things happen slower than others...Don't give up. I think it works. I only did the food diet none of the supplements and it worked for me. The main benefit that I liked was a serious decreased appetite even after going off the diet!! No sudden weight gain back either...You may have found a winner with this one...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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