The Newly Rich» 4-Hour Body http://thenewlyrich.com 4HWW, Family Style Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Birthday Gift To Self: 30 lbs for 30 yrs http://thenewlyrich.com/4-hour-body/birthday-gift-to-self-30-lbs-for-30-yrs/ http://thenewlyrich.com/4-hour-body/birthday-gift-to-self-30-lbs-for-30-yrs/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:31:32 +0000 Jed http://thenewlyrich.com/2007/09/27/birthday-gift-to-self-30-lbs-for-30-yrs/ Last time I checked in I was down 18 lbs. Today I’ve hit my milestone of turning 30 years old, and it turns out that I’m down 30 pounds. I had several pairs of pants sitting in a “to donate” box that are now back in my closet! I have this funny idea in my head that it’s important for me to hit my thirties on the right trajectory– as if being overweight as I cross out of my twenties would leave me stuck there forever. Fortunately I won’t have to find out.

My next physical goal is to get into better cardiovascular condition. I’m getting stronger and obviously losing some fat, but when I went mountain biking with my 66-year-old father this summer, he set a pace that had me sucking wind like I had emphysema. I’ll attribute at least part of it to the altitude difference, but that still shouldn’t happen to a 29-year-old. :)

]]> http://thenewlyrich.com/4-hour-body/birthday-gift-to-self-30-lbs-for-30-yrs/feed/ 2 4-Hour Body: 1 Month Report http://thenewlyrich.com/4-hour-body/4-hour-body-1-month-report/ http://thenewlyrich.com/4-hour-body/4-hour-body-1-month-report/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:59:39 +0000 Jed http://thenewlyrich.com/2007/08/14/4-hour-body-1-month-report/ It’s been just over a month since I started the diet and exercise plan Tim outlines on the 4HWW site. Unfortunately I didn’t get my body fat percentage tested before hand, so I can’t give as detailed a reports as I’d like. However, I have lost 18 pounds and I lift more weight than when I started, so I think I can safely assume that I’ve gained a wee bit o’ muscle and lost at least some fat.

In addition to the foods Tim mentions, here are some of my favorites:

  • Turkey chili from Trader Joe’s
  • Garlic & lime chicken burgers, also from Trader Joe’s
  • Baked fish of all varieties
  • Tasty Bite Madras Lentils
  • Dannon “Light n’ Fit” yogurt mixed w/ fat free cottage cheese

That last one might technically be a bit of a cheat- I dunno. But it is low-calorie, very filling, and super tasty.

For supplements, I have been taking Policosinal, ChromeMate, and Slo-Niacin at night, and a simple multi-vitamin in the morning.

My plan is to keep the diet strict until my 30th birthday next month. At that point I’ll probably start eating a few more carbs, such as oatmeal or cracked wheat for breakfast. Otherwise I plan on trying to stay with the basic idea indefinitely.

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