Wednesday, June 22, 2011
I'm BACK!
Ok so I took a little time off. Stayed about the same weight, but I am sure I lost some muscle. I am re-booting on Thursday as I am in a % loss competition from now until Christmas. Numbers to follow soon!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Starting Over with the Slow Carb Diet and Occam's Protocol
Today I am starting over. I had a 2 week hiatus for celebratory reasons, and now it's time to get back to work. I did not hit my goal of 205 by graduation - missed it by 1lbs - but I will take it as a victory since I was starting 230 in the face in January.
Here are my measurements that I will be starting from. Weighed in at 213.5 - a gain of 7 lbs from my last weigh in 2 weeks ago. Yes it's a lot to gain in a short period of time, but, I ate and drank about as terribly as I could and only worked out once. If I were to stop this diet all together, I wouldn't typically have the schedule I had.
AGG stack has started up again as well. I found a "Natures Made" garlic tab at Costco and am going to give it a shot. I took 2 a day during the last week of dieting and I did not stink up the place, so we shall see.
And what would a re-start be without the cold showers?! Yes, I will begin those as well. If you go back and look at my weight loss, I lost the most in February by far, and that's when I was doing the more aggressive approach to the cold therapy.
Here are my measurements that I will be starting from. Weighed in at 213.5 - a gain of 7 lbs from my last weigh in 2 weeks ago. Yes it's a lot to gain in a short period of time, but, I ate and drank about as terribly as I could and only worked out once. If I were to stop this diet all together, I wouldn't typically have the schedule I had.
AGG stack has started up again as well. I found a "Natures Made" garlic tab at Costco and am going to give it a shot. I took 2 a day during the last week of dieting and I did not stink up the place, so we shall see.
And what would a re-start be without the cold showers?! Yes, I will begin those as well. If you go back and look at my weight loss, I lost the most in February by far, and that's when I was doing the more aggressive approach to the cold therapy.
Monday, May 2, 2011
2 weeks off
I am taking 2 weeks off from the 4HB diet due to celebratory and familial events. I will resume my stacks, diet and cold showers on Monday May 9 2011. I will post my initial measurements for all to see.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Lucky or Smart
Just finished "Lucky or Smart" by Bo Peabody. It was ok. I liked his opening chapters message: Lucky things happen to entrepreneurs who start fundamentally innovative, morally compelling, and philosophically positive companies. He contends that lucky entrepreneurs are those that understand that often times things fall together not because of a strategy, but because the entrepreneur formed the right team and allowed them to lead. This I agree with. Many times entrepreneurs stand in the way of creative people because they cannot give up control of their baby.
I did not really agree with his selection process. He contends that great entrepreneurs are B students, and great managers are A students - the entrepreneurs are good at a lot of things and master of none and the managers are excellent at one or two things. Considering I have been an entrepreneur in the past and am an A student, I disagree with this completely. Additionally, I have been given advice that being a "jack of all trades" and "master of none" was a terrible position sell to potential employers. I would far prefer an A student over a B student - if I could afford them!
In all, its a very quick read and there are some interesting anecdotes, but it's probably not really worth your time if you are a well rounded business person.
I did not really agree with his selection process. He contends that great entrepreneurs are B students, and great managers are A students - the entrepreneurs are good at a lot of things and master of none and the managers are excellent at one or two things. Considering I have been an entrepreneur in the past and am an A student, I disagree with this completely. Additionally, I have been given advice that being a "jack of all trades" and "master of none" was a terrible position sell to potential employers. I would far prefer an A student over a B student - if I could afford them!
In all, its a very quick read and there are some interesting anecdotes, but it's probably not really worth your time if you are a well rounded business person.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
4 Hour Body Blood Test Results
I had a lipid panel done on 1/21/2011 just as I was starting to diet, and the results were scary. I hadnt started the 4HB stuff until 1/31/2011.
For those of you that are searching for PAGG results, the diet slow carb diet results or the cold shower results, stop looking and view my blood test results. They speak for themselves. I've stopped 2 medications I was on and have cut my risk of heart disease in half and now am considered normal and even below normal for most metrics. My doctor said he has NEVER had a patient turn around as fast as I have. And the truth is, it wasnt that hard. Just daily choices that began to compound.
Click the image below to see the results. I have the 4.21 on the left, the 1.21 results next, and the percentage change. Notice his comment too about my AG stack - I asked about these earlier in the year to make sure they were ok with my meds.
For those of you that are searching for PAGG results, the diet slow carb diet results or the cold shower results, stop looking and view my blood test results. They speak for themselves. I've stopped 2 medications I was on and have cut my risk of heart disease in half and now am considered normal and even below normal for most metrics. My doctor said he has NEVER had a patient turn around as fast as I have. And the truth is, it wasnt that hard. Just daily choices that began to compound.
Click the image below to see the results. I have the 4.21 on the left, the 1.21 results next, and the percentage change. Notice his comment too about my AG stack - I asked about these earlier in the year to make sure they were ok with my meds.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Week 9 tale of the tape using cold therapy and Occam's Protocol
Not as big of a change as last weeks, but that was crazy. This week I can definately notice the difference in my legs. And after my brutal leg workout, I really wasnt too sore. Not like in the beginning when I couldnt walk the next day.
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