This is the Day

I was at work one morning when the idea hit me to start a research project, where I would read and attempt to follow all of the diet books in the store so I could write one book as a guide for consumers. After I had written down the first 23 titles that came my direction, I was introduced to The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss.

Turns out he's already done that research project.

Thank you Hannah Dale for recommending it, and thank you Borders Rewards +; I bought the book at 40% off the list price.

This man is brilliant.

As an Exercise Physiologist myself, the book was both intellectually stimulating and motivating. It reminded me that not only do I know shit, I know a lot of shit. And it's time that I apply it.

Two of my friends joined me in my efforts to make a solid difference in our bodies, and this morning we gathered at 8 am to take 'before' pictures and measure 5 areas of our bodies to get our 'total inches'.

Every week we'll re-measure, and every month we'll take photos to track our changes. And in the meantime, we'll be working hard to follow Tim's advice to lose fat and gain muscle.

He's got a website: www.fourhourbody.com. And he's also on Facebook. But I'm using my blog to make my efforts conscious. I am taking the bold action of posting this very unflattering photo of myself on my blog for everyone to see. This is the first time I've ever wished for no readers.

Here goes!

Wish me luck. The official diet starts Monday because I'm not prepared to start till then. Have you ever done something you weren't prepared for, knowing that you weren't prepared? It's hard to succeed - and I am determined to succeed.

Starting Monday, I will be eating nothing white (no sugars, nothing with flour, no potatoes, nothing 'enriched').
Starting Monday, I will eat no fruit. (Read the book for the explanation).
Starting Monday, I will eat lots of protein and lots of legumes and LOTS of veggies.
And starting Monday, I will get one day off each week to eat whatever and however much I want (including fruit, sushi, pasta, Nutella, donuts, etc).

I will keep updating my blog and I will update my photo every month. I will update my measurements every week.

Today, my total inches were 148.25 and my weight was 155 lbs. This is the heaviest I've ever been and I feel disgusting. This is part of the process: make it conscious. Here it is!!! Everyone read it and weep! I know I did!

Please post comments to the blog. And stay tuned.....

Thanks for reading and also for not judging.. This was much harder than I thought it would be.