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Re: Seitan for protein
Hemp protein is a great source of protein... seitan is made from wheat so its not ideal (better than other forms of wheat possibly but still not ideal)
Re: Awful and embarrassing question
Are you washing the gook off your beans to avoid farts from this? Someone else suggested Bean-o but I have always found ginger to help with this problem. G'luck!
Re: Proteins shakes in the morning
I think he states that he got his dad on the protein shakes to finally help him lose weight so I dont see any reason you can't sub in a protein shake to lose extra weight! I like whey protein b...
Re: Barbell Squat
Hate to break it to you but squats are the ultimate exercise. I think it pays to get a (even a cheap) squat rack... you can find one on amazon for ~300 bucks. trust me, dont skimp here, you'll...
Re: What are your favorite modifications to plan?
I read another book called metabolism miracle which had many similarities to the SCD plan listed in 4HB While I recommend the book because of the great explanations of how the body works (more in...
Re: Want to lose body fat, not weight..
Listen don't get too confused, weight is not a great indicator just something easier to track. I would say you should not focus on weight but rather focus on decreasing your body fat % (get it me...
Re: New to this looking to clarify info
Hey Jordan, Looks like an intense program... what exactly are your goals here? building lean muscle mass and cutting fat at the same time can be tough. Are you still find you're making strengt...
Re: To you mothers here on the forum
Happy Mother's Day to you too
Re: Help, please! I dont know why its not working!!
Hey Sly Girl, Relax Plateaus happen to all of us. One thing that I think would help would be if you had a food journal (do the flash diet for a day or two) and see if that makes a difference...
Re: Fell off the wagon...:(
Hey you know what? You could have lost weight but hopefully you didn't gain too much right? If you didn't gain or only gained a little I think there is nothing wrong with taking some time off, e...
Damn, 199.6, no new lows today... oh well gonna take my cheat day anyway and then diet till June!
Re: No grass fed beef at trader joes?
Which Trader Joe's? The one in the city has it.
Re: Trader Joes Refried "Salsa Style" beans
Should be fine The sugar is probably from the tomato paste but 2 grams is not too much... just keep an eye on the serving size and perhaps consider it a food to eat in moderation. Let me kn...
Re: Potassium Supplement
I usually get my supplements from Amazon, have you tried this: http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Made-Potassium-Gluconate-Tablets/dp/B0... Is there a specific reason you are looking for potassium?
Yea thats intense, how much did you lose over that 100 days? Did it fall back off quickly? I also took time away in April (22 days in Japan) but ...
Hit 199 on 5/19/2012 so slowly making progress... today I am at 199.6 again and hoping tomorrow to break even lower. Planning to take an early che...
Overdog - What body fat monitor did you get? Hyperzx - I will respond on your other post
Thanks your kind words gretchenlin - Remember to not skip the PAGG supplements. If you got down to an old weight you may have "squeezed the...
Life is good!
Hey guys just wanted to give a little encouragement to those out there who are just starting out or struggling to break through a plateau.... today, for the first time since 2010 I saw the scale s...
wahoo! I hit 199.6 today, the lowest I've seen since 2010!!! life is good!
FYI I am still on SCD I am just gonna look to this more when I am ready to come off
Re: Insulin index
Another thing to note is that beans and lentils are high in fiber. There is another book I have read, Metabolism Miracle (highly recommend it btw) and her diet (initially) is very close to SCD. ...
Hey guys, I hit a new low last week, 202 but I am at 204 today (still extra weight from cheat day?) Hopefully a new low this week... maybe I wi...
End result: Gained ~1 lb while building muscle (again not sure exactly how much) This month I am going back to straight SCD to lose weight and w...
Well what an adventure its been. Basically in March I did OP on top of SCD. I treated training days as cheat days and included carbs w/ either l...
Re: OP w/o fat gain... Is there a compromise?
Yes I think that will work well. Actually I had success treating my lifting days on OP as a cheat day (not binge but eat more freely including carbs) but I think what you are trying to do should ...
I am doing my best to do an SCD breakfast and I am keeping up with the work outs, hopefully thats enough to keep fat in check until i get home... t...
hello 4 hour people, havent been on this site for a while but figured I would update you all.... March went well with my experiment of OP + SCD, ke...
Re: Friend's Father tried 4 hour body says best results for him
Tim actually says 5 days is fine, he suggests using 6 days on and 1 day for a cheat day so you can align with the rest of humanity cuz lets face it, cheat days are more fun on the weekend! That ...
So did you try this ever? I did and it worked pretty well, check here: http://4hourpeople.com/question/8322/SCD-Occam-s-Protocol
shoulders above waist level
I did have a DEXA scan in mid Jan at the start and was at an embarrassing 35% body fat... a week ago I hopped on a tanita body fat scale (feet onl...
Well Time for my update! So I haven't been actively tracking my body fat because I dont have a good way to do so but my weight has stayed pretty ...
good news, managed to stay stable weight wise while building muscle in austin, very happy w/ the results
Well I have been in Austin for SXSW for the past week and change... I am still trying to workout down here but I haven't been perfect and trying to...
Re: Start of Day 2
Congrats and welcome to the SCD!!!! Yea I saw 3 or 4 lbs on my first day, and I hate to break the bad news but you can't expect that kind of progress everyday. I think a big part of it is the foo...
Thats an excellent point, I just need to make sure I don't end up eating MORE because I eat more frequently, smaller meals is a good idea for sure...
Re: What do you do with the cinnamon?
I don't think that would taste very good lol I put it in either coffee or in tea I have tried to cook with it but I haven't had much luck so far (haven't tried really lol) Also would be good ...