Howdy again all. I has been a month since my last post. A few things have changed and others have not. I've decided to end this cycle early and post results for reference.
I made it good the first few weeks and then started to let things creep into the diet that were not strictly on the diet. Instead of raw I would eat some cooked veggie dish. Then something else with maybe some pasta or bacon bit in a salad. Anyway after 3 weeks I broke. Pounds started coming back on and I had no discipline except bad discipline.
I couple weeks ago I read through Tim Ferriss' 4-Hour Body book which advocates the Slow-Carb Diet. I can do low carb and I especially like that he gives you a cheat day where you can have whatever you want. So I am now going to start a new cycle using a modified lower carb version of the diet while taking his recommended PAGG stack of supplements. (Policosanol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Green Tea Extract and Garlic) What do they do? Here is one explanation: What Is The PAGG Stack?
Today I also weighed in and got some measurements. This will be my baseline for the 2nd cycle but I will also compare it to my 1st round...
Weight: 305.4
Bicep R: 14.75 L: 14
Waist: 50.5
Hips: 50.25
Mid-thigh R: 25 L: 24.5
(other measurements)
Neck: 19.5
Chest: 50.5
Calf R: 18.5 L: 18
So from cycle 1 with 7 weeks from 9/11 to 10/30 I lost-gained...
7.6lbs lost
1/2" lost off neck
1 1/4" gained on bicep
1/2" lost off chest
1 1/2" lost off waist
1" lost off R thigh
1/2" lost off R calf
Not bad, not great but not bad. I can definitely tell some of my range of motion has improved. This is with zero exercise.
My cycle two 4HB Total Inches starting point is 179
