slow carb diet

Can someone please post a comprehensive list of exactly what foods are allowed and not allowed on the slow-carb diet? I keep hearing contradicting things and just want a list that I can print out once and for all.

Here is a list of frequently asked questions about the slow carb diet. Before you even think about posting a question related to SCD please read the book available here. Is Food X ok to eat on SCD? Website with invaluable information Self magazine nutritional data contains very detailed nutritional data on a very wide ar...

Hi everyone! Well I have FINALLY built up the courage to put together a before and IN-PROGRESS photo collage of myself. I HOPE this works!! Please be gentle. This isn't the MOST recent pic but I'm only truly 2 lbs lower than the pic I put up! My BEFORE and February 2012 In-Progress Pics I apologize for all those...

I've been browsing the forum and noticed a lot of the same questions being asked. I thought it'd be helpful if a lot of the information that was gathered from several members here on the site was centralized in one place. For simplicity's sake I will try to speak to a lot of the initial and continuing concerns of SCDers ali...

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 ...

What are some slow-carb desserts or treats that I'm allowed to have when I'm having a craving for sweets? I know sugar is not allowed but after eating breakfast lunch and dinner full of meat and vegetables at the end of the day I really need something to break up the monotony. Any suggestions?

Does this diet lifestyle change work if you're super overweight? For instance 303 lbs and 5'5" tall female? I see a lot of people who are 200-250 and the higher end tend to be tall men not short women posting in various forums & stuff but not many who are really really big and wanting to change their lives. Can any...

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...

A LOT of people following the slow carb diet to burn fat are getting lazy and using protein powders to meet the '30g of protein within 30 minutes of waking' requirement. Unfortunately this may derail your fat-loss efforts not solely because of the sucralose which is still bad for weight loss but also because whey prot...

I posted this on my website but wanted to share it here. On June 14 2011 I started the slow carb diet a weight loss plan prescribed by Tim Ferriss in his book the 4 Hour Body. In just a few months I went from 187 to 160 lbs going from a large to a medium in shirts and from 36-34 waist in jean size to 30. Its an ...

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?

I made these this morning for breakfast with a side of greens. They taste like potato pancakes and the onion gives them a nice bite. Ingredients 1 can of beans drained and rinsed I used pinto 1 small cooking onion diced 1 whole large egg beaten egg whites added as needed salt and pepper to taste oil to fry I used ...

Hey Been on SCD for a few weeks now i have other questions where i posted my "stats" weight loss and blood tests. I do have a question though this is the slow carb diet but still we eat a lots of carbs from vegetables and legumes they do have a lot of carbs in them. What is the math behind it? If we stay and count ca...

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...

Tomorrow I'm going to have my first 'cheat day' or 'carb loading' day which apparently are 2 different things. My leptin levels are probably so low that my metabolism has slowed. Plus I've gone god-knows-how-long without bread alcohol and caffeine and I think I've earned it. Everything I read does confirm the 'cheat day' ...

I've seen a lot of posts on here asking what the minimum amount of protein should be - and the max. And how much fat we should have. And the minimum and max for beans and the minimum amount of water. When people are asking about those ratios I almost never see questions about the minimum amount of vegetables we should ...

I read a question earlier this week I planned to answer but I can't find it now so I'll answer it here since I've seen a few similar questions. The question was a statement about after being on vacation or having a cheat day or two they were having trouble stopping the cheating. A big part of this is psychological. Here'...

Some little monkeys wanted to give you some Cheat day reminders Only applicable to full Dieters Gone Wild Day After you wake up... and brush your teeth take a cold shower Dry off and get dressed scramble some eggs with in 30 minutes of waking just a little bit later remember your grapefruit juice and if y...

I started slow carb in the beginning on the year and it has certainly put me through a journey. It has changed my views of food forever in some ways for the better and in others for the worse. I started out at about 132 pounds 5'3 woman and was able to get down to 120 something ive only dreamed of for years. I decided ...

I've been doing the slow-carb diet for 10 days now without a cheat day. I look and feel so good I just can't bring myself to ruin all my hard work because I know I will regret it. The book is very specific about NOT skipping the cheat day but I really don't have any cravings for fried food or donuts or whatever. I never th...

Easy and delicious! I used pesto on the crust and then loaded it up with vegies. I used a little cheese in the crust to make sure it came out crispy but I didn't put cheese on top. To make cauliflower rice boil cut up cauliflower drain put in food processor till it looks like rice! I use pesto with no nuts or use low ca...

A million years ago in my 20s I did Atkins with great success. It was my first dieting experience and maybe because of that I found it easy and sustainable - for awhile. After losing 60 lbs in about 8 months although I had more to go I felt comfortable and once I got over an initial "fear" of eating carbs again I let ...

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 ...

I could be missing something but it seems like there's a contradiction between the slow carb diet and the Chipotle diet. All the mentions of the Chipotle diet have cheese and sour cream - supposed no-no's on slow carb. Can anyone offer some insights? thanks.

Why can I eat cottage cheese? How about Greek Yogurt plain which also has high protein concentrate?

Any ideas for breakfast that are quick? I can cook 3 eggs but hard to eat in the car when Im driving It hard enough to get up shower dry hair make up etc and feed myself I usually always drank my breakfast or ate a bar of some sort

...the food that drops off your fork discovers a previously non-existent gap to fall BETWEEN your boobs and further down inside your top!!! It's a silly milestone I know but I feel like it's a major triumph. I no longer have a 'shelf' on my chest to catch everything!!!! Anyone else got a personal milestone story?

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...

I was just wondering if eating too much beans can halt your weight loss because it makes me feel sooo heavy after eating them. I eat them because they do help make me feel full but how much is too much and how many times a day should i eat them??

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...

In the book for slow carb diet 1 it says no white bread at all is wheat bread ok?? I LOVE bread! NO bread is very tough!

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...

TIP/Challenge Prepare ALL your meals in advance! Here is a tip could maybe be a challenge for anyone on SCD but especially for those who struggle to find the time to prepare their meals. In particular for those who struggle to get their 30g within 30min of waking or for those doing the last mile where I think advanc...

A couple of the people in my support group who are doing slow carb or low carb have told me that when they do have something very sugary or carby as on cheat days that they get some pretty icky things going on. They've reported feeling shaky or anxious after eating something sugary. One told me that her heart would race ...

Yesterday was my cheat day and the only cheat foods that I had was a smoked baked potato cantelope and some popcorn in the evening. I decided to have a rather tame cheat day because my wife isn't feel well and we really couldn't enjoy it anyway. I also wanted to see if a tame cheat day will help me break thru a stall. ...

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.

Have you ever had a Rosemary/Olive Oil Triscuit? . I have a friend Jill who brought a box of those to my place to share with a group of us girls during a class. Jill said "Once I open the box it is hard to stop eating these they taste soooo GOOD!!!!" Her eyes glaxed over in a semi-food orgasm stare which personally...

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.

Well I am one week into following this diet exactly and exercising burning 500-750 calories a day and I have only lost a measly 4 pounds. Really bummed out as I read about men dropping 10 pounds in one week. I have 25 pounds to lose. Is this diet not for women? I lost more weight on Atkins....

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...

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.

What is the final consensus on Slow-Carbers having Whey Protein Shakes for breakfast? I mean the kind with that you buy in the barrel and mix with water not the pre-made kind that are loaded with carbs I have heard - only if you are working out yes they are fine avoid them altogether... So which is it? I know they hav...

I've been thinking of writing a little article for awhile about this but I'm lazy so here are the first 15 tips of about 30 I have to ramp up your fat loss from your protein choices. Protein Tips 1 Grass-Fed Beef is Magical. I only eat this about 3 times a week. the tougher the better. but I always have significantly h...

Looks like I've reached my weigh loss goal and some! My goal was to go from 125lbs at 22 to 105 and 18... I've fallen off track a few times jumped back on and 2 months later I'm at 103 lbs and I'm guessing I'm going to finish off this week and take an average of the body fat that I'm at 15 body fat now. I'll po...

I started the SCD just over 3 months ago and have reached my goal. I have had amazing success - I have lost 7kg and 4BF. I now weigh a healthy 60kg bodyfat down from 14 to 10 - caliper 4 point method. I look and feel fantastic. I am never hungry and have more energy than ever. I am in the best shape of my life. And i...

I like my cinnammon in my coffee. But without sugar and milk it taste horrid. Anyone knows how to make a good cinnamon coffee the 4h body way?

I came across this recipe for bacon wrapped eggs. Easy and awesome!

I don't know if you guys already know this but I figure I'd share anyways since there seems to be a wealth of misinformation making people waste their money. I'm a weird hippy so constantly have a weird variety of weird bubbly jars of stuff fermenting on my kitchen counter so I have good sources of the stuff. However if y...