As I suspected, the plateau is here at 219-220. Body Fat is reading 18% now but I am still very distrustful of body fat measuring methods. This last saturday we went much easier on our consumption of carbs. This should yield a better result at the end of this week. I did eat some cereal and dried fruit yesterday because I had a headache and was tired of using Excedrin to relieve the pain. The pain went away very fast. This is a very good thing as it keeps me very familiar with where my metabolic threshold is.

Weight 218. Bodyfat 18.2%. I think this monitor might be broken or just not very accurate. I can feel and see my mid section getting leaner. Diet seems to still be working fine, but I have a feeling a plateau is coming. Calories may have to be reduced further for continued results. Time will tell.

Todays weight is 219 lbs and 18.2% bodyfat. So far the weekly average is about 2-3 lbs. This is pretty good considering my actual bodyfat percentage is closer to an estimated 15%. When your body fat levels get down to these levels it gets much more difficult to shed it. The reason for this is because cutting additional calories puts you in danger of burning up valuable muscle mass. The body does not want to go lower because it’s not generally in it’s best interest. This is why bodybuilders put their health at risk when they diet down to 4% bodyfat. Some have even died doing this. I certainly don’t plan to go this low, but I do want to hit 10%. If you want to see a normal guy, not a bodybuilder, who actually decided to go the route of a bodybuilder as an experiment, check out the documentary film, “I Want to Look Like That Guy” by Stuart MacDonald. His journey will show anyone the kinds of real sacrifices it takes in order to look so amazing. I consider this film required viewing for anyone who lusts after the elusive washboard abs and chiseled physique.

This is early Saturday, the second binge day and my weight this morning was 221 and 18.2% bodyfat. Seems like some progress is being made, but I can’t lend a lot of credence to this diet until it’s played out for at least 4 weeks – preferably 6 weeks. I was dealing with quite a few headaches on week 1, but Tim says this is usually a result of not eating enough. Makes sense. I had the same reaction when I started the keto diet, so this was no surprise. After a few days and a bit more eating, the headaches subsided. Last Saturdays binge was a little crazy. I ate donuts, pizza, Doritos and ice cream. I remember how much I love the way this stuff tastes, but I certainly don’t miss eating it. I tried to really pound down as many calories as I could, but it wasn’t easy. I probably put away 8000 calories or so. Most of the day I felt like a tank that couldn’t move. Today I will eat more healthy carbs, in the way of home made pancakes, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, and a meal out of maybe some italian pasta.

Starting Tim Ferris’s diet today from his book “The Four Hour Body” referred to as a “Slow Carb Diet”. This means that your source of carbs will come from very slow release low glycemic index carbs like beans, lentils and vegetables. Basically this diet has the following guidelines:

1) Avoid “white” carbohydrates or starch based carbs.
2) Don’t drink calories.
3) Don’t eat fruit.
4) Take one day off per week and go nuts.

So the diet basically gives you 1 day per week to go crazy and eat anything you want. ANYTHING. In fact you actually have to eat quite a bit on this day to stimulate the hormones and get the reset your body needs to keep losing body fat. I’m daydreaming of all the things I plan to eat on this day. Oh my god it’s going to be a fiesta.

This diet certainly isn’t one I would ever stay on for extended periods of time, but I do want to try it out and see just how low I can take my body fat levels. Tim claims this is one of only 2 diets he has tried that has produced veins on his abdomen. There are other very similar diets that bodybuilders use to cut body fat down to sub 5% levels before a contest.

My weight today is 227 and my bodyfat level is reading 19% with the bio-impidence monitor.