Day One

Consider this my journey on the 4 Hour Body bandwagon. Why? Because I've done it before and lost 10 lbs. Then I kind of burnt out on it and life happened. So, welcome to the restart folks.

I am 5'4" and 1/2. (Yes, that 1/2 is important to us short people!) I'm 161.7 lbs and I absolutely hate it. Thus, this blog.

I was 135 when I graduated from high school and when I left to serve a mission for my church in Brazil. When I came back I was 175. O_O I lost most of it and was down to 143lbs when I got married. Then we had two kiddos and I haven't seen those numbers on the scale since.

You're asking, well, what the heck is the 4 Hour Body and what's so special about it? Well, it's a book written by Tim Ferris and the diet works. Yes, you have to fiddle with it a bit because everyone's body is different but for the record, it works. I lost 10lbs back in May and my husband lost 20lbs.

So now that you've Googled 4 Hour Body and Tim Ferris, your eyes have probably popped out of your head. Yes, the book is large, but thorough. If you have no interest in reading a second Bible, this website gives you the basics and a breakdown of how the diet works.

In a nutshell it's this:

• No white carbs
• No sugar (including fruit)
• No dairy
• Yes to veggies
• Yes to protein
• Don't drink your calories
• Do drink plenty of water
• Be stellar for 6 days and then have a "cheat" day
• Oh and consume 30g of protein within 30 minutes of waking up. ;)

This diet is about losing fat. Exercise isn't necessary but it certainly wouldn't hurt!

Personally, I will be working out as I follow the diet. Hoping that as I build muscle and eat better, my body will thank me by looking and feeling better.

Today is day one. I ate 30g of protein for breakfast within 30 min of waking up. Went for a bike ride with my kiddos and had a Turkey Burger Salad for lunch. So far so good, I have Garlic Salmon planned for dinner. :D