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Back in March 2009 I was surfing the Internet looking for new ideas on how to loose weight and I stumbled upon Tim Ferris' blog. As they say the rest is history... Fall 2007 December 2008 at 348 Pounds December 2010 at 260 Pounds Here is a pic that I took last weekend Right now I am about 5 pounds or...

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...

Greetings 4 Hour Peeps I had a rough couple days this week. I ended up in a couple situations mostly at work I'm a barista at Starbucks. Yeah I get to stare at pastries 8hrs-a-day 5 days-a-week gnarly. where I found myself VERY hungry and with no slow carb food in sight I dare you to find ONE thing to eat at Starbuck...

So I went to a sushi restaurant today my favorite and was able to indulge in all the yummy goodness by only asking them to wrap my roll in cucumber instead of rice. That's right! Apparently it's called Kanisu and as long as they're willing to make it you are able to order ANY roll kanisu style. I'm so happy now that I h...

There is a lot being written now about the role of Leptin and Leptin Resistance in obesity and many other metabolic related conditions that is well worth knowing something about if you are into re-forming your body. It also has answered for me a lot of the questions about how come the 4HB approach works the way it does. W...

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...

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 ...

Check it out! Dr Davis author of Wheat Belly was asking for stories of healing from women over 50 so I sent mine and he has it featured on the Wheat Belly blog site today. Way cool!! http//www.wheatbellyblog.com/2011/12/gretchens-cheat-day/

120 Days Update 75 Days Update Hey All Just wanted to post my latest after pictures and most recent thoughts about SCD. I have been doing SCD for 180 days now. Wow where to begin? My most dramatic weight loss on the scale happened int he first ninety days. After I crunched the numbers I realized that was because I...

I found this awesome nutrition chart and thought I would share. This link will load the "Protein" meat page but there are also links at the top for Legumes Nuts & Seeds Veggies etc. Personally I was astonished by some of the protein amounts especially in veggies. Hope this link is helpful for others http//www.he...

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 ...

Here is an article I found that discusses the effects of combined black pepper & EGCG consumption in mice and rats. Although this does not directly correlate to humans mice are genetically similar to us hence all of our testing with them. Basically Piperine a component of black pepper inhibits the glucuronidation ...

I started this journey on January 3 2011. I was at 165 lbs and 24.7 body fat. My waist measured 35 inches. On Friday 4/22/2011 I was 152 lbs and 6.4 body fat as measured by DEXA Scan. My waist is now 28.5 inches. I just finished a 2 month round of PAGG and am currently on a break from that. I plan on changing m...

I've seen a lot of amazing stories and journeys as of late and they are very inspirational to not just me but to others here working toward their goals. I want to share my story. Just some background Until 5 years ago I was the stereotypical American kid. Since I was young I was made fun of because of my weight and ...

For those of you in the muscle building phase and following Geek-to-Freak or Occam's protocol I recommend taking before & after photos to track your results. I'm ecstatic about my results I started the Geek-to-Freak protocol only 12 days ago after successfully losing 15lbs in 3 weeks from the slow-carb diet and check me ...

Has anyone read the book Wheat Belly by William Davis? I read about it in the paper today and it sounds just like the 4HourBody but with more of the science explained. If you've read it can you let me know if it's worth the buy? Better or worse than 4HB? http//www.wheatbellyblog.com/

This question is for all the women who are on SCD. I know that women retain water before their period and feeling of being bloated is "normal" for most of us. Still it's really frustrating to see that all the work does not pay off due to the period weight. I think during this time we need most motivation to support ea...

I stumbled upon this recipe whilst paging through some slow carb recipes 1/4 C flax seed meal 1/2 C boiling water 2 T peanut butter 1/4 t cinnamon mix everything together and you got yourself some faux hot cereal! yes its calorie dense but for those of you who want to enjoy a little treat without cheating its perfect! fl...

For those of you that use twitter a lot I added little helper. You can now login with your twitter account. It is also good way to have fallback login method if you forget password or something else happens to your account. How to do it Go here http//4hourpeople.com/connect.twitter/ Twitter will ask you if it is ok ...

5 weeks 35 Days Down 9 lbs. and 4.75 inches. Elated So the first week kind of doesn't count as I was still pretty much addicted to white wine but I have honed in my mistakes thanks to the 4H folks on this forum. Here are a few of my adaptations that have lead to my success - 1 GAL of water daily no exceptions. My...

Hey guys here are my before and after pictures while on the SCD. It changed my life. Really. I've been off it for about 2 weeks now and am experimenting with occams but I just love the way I feel when on the SCD so I'm officially back on starting this week. I didn't keep much track of my inches because I was seeing obvio...

My husband and I started the SCD journey on April 10th. We are nearly at the end of our 7th week and things have been going well. The hubs is 6'1" and started out at 214 pounds. He is now down to 196 18 pound loss and wants to continue on until he reaches 190 or perhaps even 180 now that he has had so much success!!! I ...

I have never been able to stick to a diet for very long. I would start one and then quit and gain it all back. I have been on the 4HB for 6 weeks now and can honestly say that I have not cheated. I am full all day no more head fog and I have plenty of energy. I lost 10 pounds on the first month and at week 6 I have los...

I just wanted to post that after 2 1/2 months I hit my goal. I've lost about 5 1/2 lbs an 1 3/4 " from my waist 1" from my thighs and 1" from my hips. I about about 5' 4 3/4" and weigh about 11.5-112 lbs. Yeah!

Here I am wearing a pair of pants that fit last year and here I am demonstrating why you should never ever put ice packs directly on your skin. This photo is from today I was resting against the ice pack back on Thursday.

I was wondering if you have some habits you follow so you don't get off track so we can share them and learn from each others and make easier to achieve our goals I will begin posting mine I set the alarm in my phone to ring with a song that motivates me and that is loud enough to wake me up I change this every week so ...

This weekend I hit one of my major goals so of course I had to share... When I started in April 2011 I was in a size 24 and 253 lbs. As of this weekend I am in a size 14 and 180 lbs! I started to plateau in the late fall so I started doing Zumba in December that in addition to SCD has given some major results. Thanks to ...

Hello Everyone! I was recently referred to needing a 'harajuku moment' that special intense moment needed in order to decide for making a dramatic shift and getting things going. I'm not sure if I had that moment yet but I might have had a moment strong enough to get me going anyway. Now I thought I'd start this potentia...