Tag Archives: Slow-Carb Diet

Surviving the Conference

I spent the last five days at a work conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. At first, I was pretty committed to eating clean and following the Slow-Carb Diet. I avoided eating any junk during the 10-hour drive and even managed to … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Week 9

  It’s hard to believe I’ve been following the Slow-carb diet for nine weeks. To be honest, I followed it religiously for the first four weeks, and now I’d say I’m somewhere between 80-95% compliant. My biggest problem is on … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Week 6

I had to do my official weigh in early this week. I actually weighed in on Friday (three days ago). I lost about half a pound and my measurements were pretty much the same. According to both body fat measurements, … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Week 5

  I’m going to keep up with the weekly progress reports, but I’m going to include more than just the diet that I’m following, since I’m also working out often and occasionally experimenting in other ways.   After my official … Continue reading

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Review: The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss

It’s no secret that I’ve been reading The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss for the past month. I’ve discussed the benefits of cold showers and each week I’ve marked my progress on the Slow-Carb Diet (Week 1, Week 2, Week … Continue reading

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Progress Report: A month of the Slow-Carb Diet (week 4)

I have completed my first month on Tim Ferriss‘ Slow-Carb Diet. For the past month I’ve been eating nothing but beans, meat and veggies – with a cheat day once a week. I’ve done my best to adhere to the … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Slow Carb Week 3

Last week was rough. After a serious effort to eat everything in sight, I managed to gain about five pounds and wasn’t able to return to my lowest weight until the this week’s binge day. I’m told the weight comes … Continue reading

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Progress Report: Slow-carb Week 2

Today I ate: scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, lentils, an orange, a cookie, dried mango, a scone, cake, a breakfast burrito, sour cream, cheese, chips, more cake, chocolate beer, chocolate truffles, more chips, wine, pretzel rolls, red snapper, dirty rice, beer, … Continue reading

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Progress Report: 1 week of Slow Carbs

Today I finished the first week of the Slow Carb Diet from the 4-Hour Body. I’ve been eating meat, beans and veggies everyday for seven days. I’ve been doing my best to follow it to the letter, but my social … Continue reading

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Taking it Up a Notch

So I’ll be the first to admit I kind of eased into January. I outlined a new workout plan, ran three days a week and started trying to build back some of the strength I lost from not workout out … Continue reading

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