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Hey everyone! I just started on the slow-carb diet this week and so far so good! I have been sticking to the plan and feeling really great. I also exercise quite a bit-- going back and forth between hot yoga and cardio/weights. This diet seems very similar to the Adkins diet just from what I have read about it because I ...

Are women finding success with 4 Hour Body? Over at 4-HBTalk we are discussing this and the women are not seeing very good results. Any feedback you can offer? I read about Laura Cox on this site - way to go. She changed things up - no beans at main meals no snacks. Look forward to your replies.

I've had very mixed results recovering from Cheat Day based on what I eat. What are some of the foods that other people have found led to unexpectedly high weight gain water weight retention etc.? Pizza seems particularly bad.

This is more of a Before/During than Before/After cuz I'm nowhere near finished! Starting Weight 12/15/10 - 429 Todays Weight 07/10/11 - 328.8 I have 4HB to thank for it. Lots of kettlebells walking and intermittent fasting. I feel fantastic and can't wait to see where I end up by the end of the year. Update 8/19/2...

Hello In the first Chapter under "Rapid Fat Loss" Tim doesn't tell you to read the "Damage Control" chapter. So I thought that there was no need to follow them on my weekly cheat day. Is it really necessary?

Hey Everyone Checking in after my first month on SCD. I am really shocked at the difference in 4 short weeks. Starting StatsAug 9 2011 Weight 143Lbs L Upper Arm 12 1/4" R Upper Arm 12 1/2" Waist at belly button 34 1/4" Hips 39 3/4" L Thigh 24 1/4" R Thigh 24" TI 147" Current Stats Sept 9 2011 Weight 134Lb...

im feeling pretty frustrated on the 4hb right now. im sticking to my no cheat days and enjoying my saturday with whatever i want. this is a somewhat typical i may change lunch or dinner around day during the non cheat days breakfast pretty much stays the same every day give or take the bacon 4 eggs and tbsp or 2 ...

So it's the end of week 6 on Slow Carb Diet and I FINALLY got the thing kicked into high gear. The first few weeks I may or may not have lost around 5 pounds I don't know what was fluid and what wasn't. I once lost 70 pounds dieting the traditional way and exercising my ass off and kept most of it off and lessons from...

I go to them when I need a "filler" food... ya know something to plump up a meal and make it more hearty while still being "paleo/slow carb". But I have a sneaking suspicion that if I was to cut beans out i.e my beloved kidney and black beans etc I would be losing fat faster. Could they be the tipping point to me losing...

I've been carrying around the book and I've been reading it here and there. However I haven't started anything. I don't need to loose weight but I need to get the belly fat down. How did you start? What Motivated you all to begin? It seem very overwhelming. I have told other's about the book and its a good read.

Hi! This isn't a question but I figured it might help someone out there so I am going to share honestly about why I was having such a difficult time seeing results. I assure you that this has been a very humbling experience for me and the whole body hacking concept has me COMPLETELY and utterly hooked. I am a workout junkie...

Is it better to burn fat before building muscle or should I just focus on building muscle and burn the fat after. I'm relatively fit already just a little excess around the edges. What's the best approach as I know you can't really do both at the same time.

I arrived at day 30 today and I feel amazing. I have lost 8 lbs. 5 being the past week finally and 6.75 inches 1 off both thighs 1/4 off both arms 2.75 off waist and 1.5 off hips. I have adjusted the diet to fit me a little better over the past 30 days. I cut way back on the beans and I only eat them at one mea...

So...after experimenting on the SCD with and without Occam's Protocol i've found that is most effective if you follow all of Tim's guidelines and one simple rule. That rule being "however much water you are currently drinking is NOT enough" i amplified my water intake to around 2 gallons a day and the fat literally started f...

I workout first thing in the AM or it doesn't happen. Can I wait until my workout usually 30-45 min is over to eat or should I eat first? It would litterally be eat put dishes in dishwasher workout so I don't know if that's too soon. I expect most days I'll be eating 2 scrambelled eggs w/ veggies.

Here's my final results of my 4-week adventures in Geek to Freak-Land. It's been a crazy month of pill-popping milk guzzling protein overdosing and iron-pumping and loved every moment of it all. Last night just in time for my 1-month anniversary I finally was able to my goal to complete 1 pull-up from a dead hang wit...

This is my second time around the first time seemed like cake compared to this time. I have tried over and over and can't seem to stick to it for very long. It's very discouraging I know it's ultimately up to ME to make the change....but for people who have struggled then eventually stuck to it what made the difference?? ...

i discovered that I feel 100 better the day after binge day if I eat 100-200gr prunes depending on body size as my last snack on binge day. Tim suggest using caffeine as a mild laxative but that doesn't work for me. I hate feeling bloated and sluggish post binge day and prunes have seemed to fix that problem. They elimi...

I'm nervous and feeling a little bamboozled. Just finished a cheat day that I honestly looked forward to all week but then I woke up this morning feeling like I didn't really need it and was enjoying the diet so far...but I felt like it was part of the plan so I should stick with it. I'm not doing supplements and only got...

It seems to me that much of what Tim suggests goes against the accepted thinking on exercise and nutrition for example - less exercise - no fruit - less carbs I guess I have had these topics drummed into me by medical folk personal trainers media and so on for years and have come to believe that the non-Tim ways must ...

I'm 7 weeks in and have lost 2 inches on my waist 7 lbs on the scale and the results are noticeable. They're not drastic changes but noticeable. So why am I doubting that this SCD along with the Building the Perfect Posterior is working? I look at my 'before picture and it's not that different' but clothes fit better peopl...

I just want you all to know that this forum has been SO critical in me sticking with this plan for the last 3 weeks. I check in here first every time I have a concern question or just want to feel like I'm hanging out with others going through the same stuff. Lots of love to all of you and thanks for your great questio...

Hi all I have decided to stop SCD.... It just not for me. In 3 months on and off I have only managed to lose and gain 5 pounds and I realise I may not reach my goal in time for my birthday in July 2012 at this rate. I know the scale isnt the best barometer but my pants are still tight so nothing is happening. Even thoug...

I've been avoiding looking at the before photos but I'm at the point where I want to to avoid backsliding during the new year. I'm not doing the scary underwear photos in case people I know stumble across them and I don't have the full dramatic changes of some of you but I'm happy with the changes I've seen since I started...

Laura I think that it's great that you've seen some great results. It's also apparent that you're really into helping people get on the right path after stressing the importance of taking pictures along the way after the blip with the metadata on your "before" picture. However I'm a fan of full transparency and disclosure...

Hi All. I've been on SCD since about mid-April. I haven't been keeping track of inches or lbs rather I've just been going by how stuff fits. As long as my pants are getting bigger I'm happy! In the past month I have started Kettlebell Swings and Jogging. So far I am down three sizes and I think around 22 lbs. The photo o...

I was on the 4 hour body quest but I suppose I wasnt too consistent or committed. I saw the weight loss but but I plateau after cheat day. This time around I'm heading for a weekend trip with a couple of my boyfriend's friends. I want to feel good about myself around them cos I don't want them to think that my boyfriend is a...

I did a post on my blog last week of my 100 days progress. I started with the slow carb diet but did a bunch of research did some experimentation and made modifications as I went. Getting close to my goal of 10BF.

Dear everyone but especially LauraCox PLEASE help! I did this for 90 days April-June but only lost about 8 lbs some body fat but I need to lost more weight. I've had 3 kids and have been doing boot camp/weight training for 1 hour 3 x per week for a year plus some jogging maybe 30 min 3 times a week also. I really n...

okay...eggs for breakfast are too much for me! it's also VERY hard for me to get 30g protein right when i wake up. can i use protein shakes in the morning for breakfast? if so what ones can i use? thanks guys!

Ever since reading Martin's blog post last week here fkarounditis I've had to restrain myself quite a bit from answering some questions---out of fear of being---'too harsh'. Even in every day life unrelated to health I know a few of my answers in the past may have been harsh so I apologize. But more so I apologize fo...

I've been on SCD for a few of weeks now. I was feeling rather tired and drained at the beginning - so tried a couple of days on 4 meals per day instead of 3 - this just pushed my weight up so I went back to 3 - but I did manage to go from 88kg to 85kg in the first 11 days! However I have stayed at that weight for over a wee...

So this is kind of a stupid question but id figure I would ask since everyone on this site is probably a lot smarter than me when it comes to the science of the body. Any ways to make a long story short My girlfriend of quite some time and I have recently broken up because she is moving to california and she sees no point i...

I had great results following the slow carb diet and a lot of people wanted to know exactly what I ate and how I exercised. So I'm going to post my detailed meal plan here and encourage you to do the same. I certainly did NOT follow all of the rules! My diet was more protein heavy because I really hate beans Tim said to jus...

Today I officially made the 30 day mark on the plan. As I am finishing up my fifth week I wanted to reply and add some encouragement because the last two weeks I have been discouraged but now am excited again. I understand that Tim says the program kicks in for women between week 4 and 5. I am a 52 year old women 5'1"....

when i started the SCD 5 days ago I weighed 129 pounds know I weigh 126.4 pounds which is 2.6 pounds of weight loss per 5 days. I'm female 5"3 inches. is this normal or should i be pulling bigger numbers?

Nothing as dramatic as the lovely Akane but I finally got my butt into my skivvies and figure out how to work the timer in my camera. Tomorrow is my Week 9 Cheat Day! Week 6 was my last progress blog. I decided to start having cheat days every week and half instead of weekly. So far I've done 2 cycles. The first 10 day c...

Believe it or not until I had pictures taken I could NOT see any change in myself. The scales and the tape measure said I was changing but I just couldn't "see" it. I really recommend taking pictures like these to confirm. Start Date December 29th 2010 - weight 93.3 kg 205.6lbs - body fat 45.3 horrifying! Pictures ta...

What has everyone found to be the most effective way of holding yourself accountable to you goals?

So i started at 200lbs before starting the four hour body. I didn't measure my body fat just because for one I totally believed that this diet would work and also I could tell i was losing body fat just by the way my clothes started to fit. My first mistake i made on this diet was doing steak for lunch and beef for dinner ...

Hello my fellow SCD teammates Long story short I started at 215lbs and I am now 183lbs. I followed the diet pretty strictly and went nuts on my cheat day. 700am wake up 710 am- protein shake in the shower standard process SP complete diary free shake and morning vitamins 1200pm 2 chicken breasts 2 cups of...

Added 120 Day Update 120 Days Later Here is my pic at day 75. I weighed in at 180 lbs when I took the photo. That is down from 220 lbs. So roughly 40 lbs lost. I seem to have settled into a groove as far as the diet and exercise go. I am now doing 80-100 kb swings three times a week. Still working on my left/right imba...

Hey guys! I am Doug from Finland! First of all let me tell you that I love this forum! I have been on the SCD for a month and it has been awesome! Let me also tell you a bit about my journey to being fit for the first time in my life I started getting back in shape around march! I had no idea about the SCD back then. I h...

Hey everyone This is my first post -- I have seen Tim talk about Ice Baths in 4HB and he said he had two bags of ice from the gas station and was in it for 10-20 mins. So what exactly does the ice bath accomplish and what would be the best method of going about doing one? Just jump in? Has anyone tried it before? Just c...

I just started the slow carb diet this week...and I am really confused about supplements...I am taking a daily vitamin! What else do I need to do? HELP PLEASE!

The one thing that really confused me about the Glut-4 Exercises is why Tim recommends wall pushups as opposed to real pushup -- he doesn't explain why! I imagine if possible real pushups would be best. Though I could see why he'd recommend wall ones if you're on the - like in a bathroom - and it wouldn't necessarily be...

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Ive been on the Last Mile for the couple of weeks to see if I could get from 16.4 to 15BF. I gave myself a deadline of 3 weeks to do it because I know from past experience that Im not very good on low carb diets. Luckily it took half the time I expected when I reached 15.2 BF. Im calling it a success!!! To celeb...

I am at the end of week 2 and I just did pre weigh in before my cheat day. I'm so sad! I have plateaued after losing 1.9kg in my first week I would be ok if I saw inch loss instead but absolutely nothing. I'm really disappointed not because the diet is hard actually it is not far from what I was already eating but simpl...

So... I missed week 11 weigh in due to travel. I was going to take my scale with me but my wife thought that was a bit too neurotic... Summary and update start 263.4 pounds day 8 258.4 5 pound week 5 overall day 15 253.4 5 pound week 10 overall day 22 250.0 3.4 pound week 13.4 overall day 29 248.4 1.6 pound week ...