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
14 days down on The 4-Hour Body Plan...am I in love? Not so much. First the results:
Starting Weight: 180 Week 1 Weight: 179 Week 2: 178
Starting Body Fat %: 33.3 Week 1 BF %: 32.3 Week 2: 32.2
Starting BMI: 29 Week 1: BMI 28.9 Week 2: 28.7
Measurements:
Arms(mid-bicep):
Right 12 3/4" Left 12 1/2" Week 1:same Week 2: same
Right 12 3/4" Left 12 1/2" Week 1:same Week 2: same
Waist(at belly button): 37 1/2" Week 1:37 1/4 Week 2: same
Hips: 44" Week 1:same Week 2: 43 1/2"
Legs(mid thigh): Right 22" Left 22" Week 1:same Week 2: same
Don't get me wrong, that is some slow and steady progress. Sensible even. BUT, there is nothing sensible about this plan. There is nothing slow in the claims this book makes. This eating plan is strict, and there is a lot to remember, not to mention the supplements I've shelled out for. For a pound a week? I could happily do that on some other plan and eat my fruit and Coach's Oats too! (can you tell what I've been craving? lol) Yes, I'm having my doubts about this.
Wanting to give this book a fair trial run I went back through the suggestions for common mistakes in the book and tweeted with some 4 hour bodiers on twitter. From there I have tweaked a few things I was doing 'wrong', mainly not getting protein within an hour of waking. I am also ditching the cream in my coffee, which *gasp* means ditching the coffee on all days except my higher calorie day. I am going to give this one more week. Then, if results are still snail's pace, I'm over it.
Good luck, Kerri! You're a stronger woman than I am. The cravings would win me over, I believe. LOL :)
ReplyDeleteSounds a bit complicated (for me), Kerri, but you can do it. I hear you on the 1 lb weight loss when you are following such a strict plan. Even if you end up not sticking with it, it will give your body the shake-up it needs. Looking foward to hearing more.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it Kerri! Hang in there! I'm having good results so far. 3.4 lbs in 3 days. Have you tried the 500ml ice water upon first waking? Also, I've done the evening ice packs on my neck twice this week. No real exercise yet.(Recovering from bronchitis) Good luck! Becky
ReplyDeleteGood luck this week! Sorry about the coffee...
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ReplyDeleteWe've talked on Twitter, and I think part of the problem is that you're over-complicating it with the expensive supplements and "tweaks" to the plan. What you're doing isn't really the slow-carb diet.
My advice would be to just do slow-carb: prepare as much of your meals in advance as you can (I only cook on Sundays and eat those meals all week), and eat only those for a solid six days. Breakfast is so crucial on this diet, it's crazy. Make sure you have 20-30g of protein in your breakfast, and that you're eating within 30 minutes of waking up. If you can't do that, choose another diet.
And I also believe the cream in your coffee is the killer. Tim says a small amount of cream in your coffee is OK, but I wouldn't start making that allowance until you're reliably doing the main diet tenets, and that means no dairy. It sucks (I know, because I -love- cheese!) but I've lost 8.2lbs in 12 days. If you can't do black coffee, consider tea. Caffeine will help with the weight loss.
Skip the supplements entirely at first. I think of them like a multiplier, and if you multiply anything by zero, you get zero. Start losing weight on the diet first, and then add the supplements to magnify the effect you're getting. But more than anything, you need to start ultra-simple so that you can establish a baseline. Tim advocates self-experimentation, and you can only do that when you have a baseline to track changes from.
Best of luck! I'd love to hear your success story, but truthfully, the diet isn't for everyone. I hope you'll be able to see it through!
No cream in the coffee, then it cannot be drank, drunk or drinked.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Kerri!
"What you're doing isn't really the slow-carb diet" What I am doing is the 4 hour body, and pretty straight from the book. The tweaks I am making are not my interpretations, but straight from the book. That is all I am trying to do. Test that book.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that the 4-hour body thing hasn't been working for you. I've been doing it for 2 weeks and have lost 10 pounds. Even if all the slow carb chemistry isn't kicking in, it's a little surprising that--just from a net negative calorie perspective--you aren't dropping more weight; it's hard to eat all those damn beans! A pleasant surprise to me has been how little I'm missing dairy, brown rice, or whole wheat.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying Tim's program but, since today is my binge day, it could be the donut talking! Good luck!
My hubby is doing it and I he says he has never worked so hard to eat ;). My complaint is how he smells like garlic 24/7 lol! I think it's great to try different plans to see what works for you. I sometimes like to do it just to mix it up ;).
ReplyDeleteI fell off the no sugar in coffee bandwagon this week....starting over again to see if I can like black coffee;)
Try stevia in your coffee...it's great. No weird chemicals and it is a wonderful substitute for sugar.
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