Slow-Carb Cut

[brayjohn22]

After reading Tim Ferriss' book 'The Four Hour Body', I decided to try the slow carb diet, and per his recommendation I decided to track it publicly. I'm really nervous about it, I don't ever actually post on any forums.

A little bit of backstory, I've been overweight most of my life, and finally had major success losing weight with calorie counting and cardio going into my freshman year of College (Ended up going from 260 with no muscle to 180 end of freshman year and lifting occasionally). I ended up joining the Navy, going through the nuclear training pipeline, and getting put on a ship. I put on a bit of weight (15-20lbs) during my time at training, but when I got to the ship,my weight jumped up. I ended up getting 'The Four Hour Body' as one of the books I decided I'd read on deployment.

Now that I'm getting back on my feet, I'm really hopeful that this journey goes well and maybe I can help someone else out before they end up in the same spot I did.


Day One - April 14 2019

Weight - 234lbs
L. Bi - 13 R. Bi - 13
Waist - 40
Hips - 44
L. Thigh - 26.5| R. Thigh 26.75
TI: 163.25

Day One Meals:
Breakfast: Whole Egg (2) Egg White (2) Black Beans (130g) Salsa (70 g) Athletic Greens - 2 tbsp
Lunch: Chipotle Bowl: Black Beans, Steak x 2, Pico, Salsa Verde
Snacks: Sugar Free Monster, Coffee, 2 squares 100% Dark Chocolate
Dinner: Ground Beef (120g) Black Beans (130g)

[brayjohn22]

Day 2:
Breakfast - 1 Scoop Isopure, 2tbsp Athletic Greens, 16oz Sugarfree Monster (Woke up late)
Snack - Chef's Cut Buffalo Chicken flavored Chicken Stick
Lunch - Pinto Beans (120g) , Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (170g), Macadamia Nut Oil (1 tbsp), Black Coffee
Dinner - Pinto Beans (120g), Ground Beef (150g), Macadamia Nut Oil (1tbsp)
Snack: 1.5 tbsp Almond Butter, Mixed Spinach and Romaine, 1 tbsp Macadamia Nut Oil, Vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste, 5 oz dry red wine

Exercise - Chest & Abs:
Incline Barbell Press (20 deg) - 3x5
Incline Dumbbell Press (20 deg) - 3x5
Flat Bench - 3x5
Rear Delt Row - 3x5
Superset: Hanging Leg Raise -> Flat Bench Laying Leg Raise -> Air Bicycles - all to exhaustion

3 Min rest period between all exercises.

I'm following the plan from 'Bigger, Leaner, Stronger', slightly modified for what I have available. If anyone had any insight for my workout I'd be interested to hear - I feel like it's lacking, and I've had misgivings about the workout plan from 'The 4 Hour Body' since I read it.

[brayjohn22]

Day 3:
Breakfast - 2 Eggs, Garlic Salt + Pepper
Snack - 10 Walnuts (halves)
Lunch - Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (283g), Black beans (120g), Mixed green salad w/ spinach, 1tbsp Macadamia nut oil, ~10 Olives, 3 Pickle Slices
Snack - Xyince Mango Guav (16oz)
Dinner - Black Beans (120g), Ground Beef (180g)

Ground beef is 73/27 mix that was drained after browned

[brayjohn22]

Days 4 & 5:
Breakfast - Black Beans and Chicken, Orange monster
Lunch - brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, salad
dinner - qdoba

Breakfast - balck beans & ground beef
snack - white monster
lunch - black beans, chicken and salad
dinner - black beans, ground beef, gforce energy drink

[BasedKitty]

Nice dude. Just like with your cardio, you didn’t stick with this thread. Rejoin the Navy.