4HB 30-day challenge

I get sick of saying this almost as much as everyone else that I know.  But here it goes: I need to lose weight.

I have been trying something that hasn’t been working.  I have been doing a shake diet that consists of spinach and fruit.  I have been working out 4-5 times a week and my calorie intake has been about 1800-2000 calories a day.  But I haven’t lost any weight.

My Sister and Mother had found a book that they both loved.  It is called the four-hour body.  I got it and have been reading it the last couple of days.  I am super intrigued by it and I am going to try the diet. 

It is basically a low-carb or at least slow-carb diet with a cheat day.  I like the idea of the cheat day!  I am going to keep a journal of the foods that I crave during the week and then eat them all on my cheat day.

I went and got a body composition test today.  And then I am going to go back after a month of the diet and see how I am doing.  The author claims that I can lose 20 lbs in 30 days.  Well, not necessarily lose twenty pounds, but at least have a 20 pounds change.  So maybe lose 15 pounds of fat and put on 5 pounds of muscle.  Which is why I got the body comp test.  I am also going to tape myself around the arms, legs, waist, and hips.  Then I am going to weigh and do the body comp.  I will post my results every week.

I am going to start on Monday with my cheat day being Saturday.  I already can’t wait for the cheat day!