I would start one, and as soon as I cheated or ate incompliant foods, I would give up. I had been open to the idea of dieting for some time but found diets too hard to follow. Whenever I managed to lose weight, I’d gain it all back. Looking back, I can easy understand how I got to 410 pounds. Not a day would go by without having dessert, consisting of either a pint of rich ice cream or bag of cookies. My previous “meal plan” consisted of eating junk food three times a day and constant snacking. Being able to plan all of my meals ahead of time removes not only stress, but also the guilt associated with eating unhealthy foods. I truly took Tim’s mantra of keeping it simple to heart. This is the best answer I can conjure when asked about my success on the SCD. How far I went then was entirely up to me. Tim provided that little push that got me going. He not only provided you with a plan, but was right there with you when you had any doubts. During my first few days, I was pleasantly surprised to find content and support readily available online, and how much personal feedback Tim would give via his blog. I was at the grocery store that day with my shopping list and began the SCD the very next morning. Not knowing who Tim Ferriss was, I did some research and found a Gizmodo article. I recall reading headlines in August that Amazon had just signed its first author for a new publishing arm. You can acquire strength with discipline and will power, but guidance, well, that’s where Tim comes in. The third moment, which happened just days before I began the SCD, was when a good friend told me that in order to effectuate positive change in your life, you need strength and guidance. Instead of it prominently featuring my face, my whole midsection was featured, slumping over the chair. The second moment was the day I got my gym membership card. It was when I realized that overweight people on TV, told they would die because of their weight, weighed less than I did. The first was months before I started the SCD in August of 2011. Unlike some, who can pinpoint one moment in time which defined the start of their journey, I have three “moments” that immediately come to mind. People always ask me what moment led me to lose over 150 pounds in 9 months on the Slow Carb Diet (SCD). I have followed your instructions to the letter…”īelow, in Ricardo’s own words, is what happens when you follow SCD to the letter. Not just my weight, but my outlook on life. “…intended to be effective, not fun.” As soon as I read those words, I knew I had to give the slow carb diet a try. I cannot put into words the great gift you have given me. Ricardo first reached out to me via email. The SCD is also effective for going from “normal” to very, very fit, as MP shows: Last we spoke, she had dropped from 247 pounds to 122 pounds, for a loss thus far of 125 pounds. As she put it to me, she’d always been “the heavy mom.” Now she’s seen differently: “I haven’t seen this weight since my college years! I just wish you’d written the book 20 years ago!”

Maria Rider (pictured below) is over 40 years of age and a mother. I choose and recommend Saturday.Ĭomprehensive step-by-step details, including Q&As and troubleshooting, can be found in The 4-Hour Body, but the above outline is often enough to lose 20 pounds in a month, drop two clothing sizes, or more. Rule #5: Take one day off per week and go nuts. (Fructose –> glycerol phosphate –> more bodyfat, more or less.) Avocado and tomatoes are excepted. Exception: 1-2 glasses of dry red wine per night is allowed. You already do this you’re just picking new default meals. Rule #2: Eat the same few meals over and over again, especially for breakfast and lunch. This means all bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, and grains. Rule #1: Avoid “white” starchy carbohydrates (or those that can be white). The Slow-Carb Diet (SCD) works almost beyond belief, and it affects much more than appearance. This means that I get to have her around for a long time.”Īnyone can lose hope, and many people do when trying to lose weight. My mom, in her late 60’s, lost 45 lbs and got off her high blood pressure meds that she had been on for 20+ years.

“I just wanted to sincerely thank Tim for taking the time to research and write The 4-Hour Body. It was sparked by an email I received a few weeks ago: This post will detail how readers have lost well over 100 pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet®. It makes the entire rollercoaster worth it. In my darkest hours, I re-read reader success stories that have been sent to me. While on book deadline (right now, for instance), I suffer dramatic ups and downs. Patrick lost more than 100 pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet.

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