If you are an email subscriber, you probably got this “How I Will Lose 20 lbs. in 30 Days: An Experiment” earlier this morning. However, if you then went back to the article to leave a comment or re-read it or pass it on to others, you would have not found it. (Photo credit: estacey)
Like the puppy in the photo, I didn’t understand what was happening.
It wasn’t before long when I heard from Top Hosting Center (THC) that there was a corruption problem in the SQL database, which unfortunately meant that the original post had disappeared. POOF. They said I would have to rewrite it AGAIN.
By the way, THC absolutely rocks in the customer service department. I got my answer about the disappearance within 15 minutes of sending them a top priority ticket. They’ve consistently outperformed every hosting company I’ve ever had in the customer service area. They are simply awesome.
Fortunately, Sharmaine Hobbs and Corinne Edwards came to the rescue by forwarding a copy of their emails with the original post. I was then able to copy and re-post it with minimal fuss. If you left a comment or wanted to, feel free to give it another go if you would like.
Needless to say, I’ve learned a lesson. I am going to backup my posts so that I’m not at loss the next time something like this happens. Because of this situation, my interview with Sharmaine Hobbs (originally to be posted late tonight for tomorrow morning’s delivery) will now be delayed a day or two. I want to give everyone a chance to read and comment on this potentially life changing post.
A few months ago, Ron McDaniel of Buzzoodle invited me to a local networking event. Up to that point, I hadn’t seen him in several months, maybe even a year, but the moment I saw him, I couldn’t believe how much weight he had lost. Of course, I couldn’t help myself but comment on how great he was looking and asked how he did it. He told me he would send me a link later that night.
That’s when I first heard of Tim Ferris’ popular article, “How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days Without Exercising.“ Although I read the entire post plus a couple hundred comments (as of this writing, he has over 1100 comments on that article alone!), I didn’t feel “compelled” to give it a try.
Probably because it would have required drastic - and I mean DRASTIC - changes to my daily eating habits. For example, no more cereal! No more milk! No more bread! No more junk food! (Except once a week - more on that later).
Not only that, but I’d be eating beans for breakfast. Yes, BEANS! I mean, I’ve NEVHA had anything like that in the morning! Then try adding raw carrots, broccoli or other veggies to that plate. . . .
Whoa, too much.
At the time I read that article, I was in the process of slowly transitioning to vegetarian food. For someone my height (5′ 7″), having the scales tip at almost 180 lbs. was a bit over the line, not to mention my pants were getting tighter and tighter.
Not a good feeling.
What happens when you don’t feel good about your body?
That’s right, your self confidence takes a hit.
What else?
Right again, you don’t feel attractive.
Has that ever happened to you?
People who care enough about themselves usually go through something along those lines a few times in their life.
Well, friends, I was not exempt.
So earlier this summer, I began to increase the presence of green veggies and other kinds of raw vegetables, hoping to shed those unwanted pounds.
Although I did become more conscious of my eating habits, unfortunately, I didn’t cut back as much as I should have on certain things like…………cheese.
Gosh, I LOVE cheese. I could eat a whole package if I allowed myself to! (Photo credit: reba627)
Three months after “going veggie,” my trusty scale tried to cheer me up this past weekend by telling me I lost 9 lbs in 3 months.
WHAT?!?!
Only a net weight loss of 9 lbs in 3 months?!?
Something wasn’t quite right. I knew I could do better. Last year I lost 20 lbs. in the same time period! What went wrong?
That’s when I received a Ron’s email yesterday morning (Sunday), telling me just how much Tim Ferris’ diet radically changed his life in 30 days and beyond. My mind did an immediate flashback to the networking event - I had completely forgotten about the diet and how it changed his life so drastically.
Ron’s email was like a divine message: the timing is right for me to give this a try. I had never done a 30 day experiment before, especially in a public way. But others like Steve Pavlina had done several of them with very interesting results. So I thought why not?
Before embarking on this little 30-day journey, I first had to make up some rules:
- Hold myself accountable by announcing to everyone on this blog what I was doing. That way I’m less likely to fall off the wagon since I have so many people who are “expecting” to see results (so to speak). That means posting a picture of my embarrassingly fat hairy belly for all to see. ACK! ACK! ACK!
- Stick to Tim’s diet plan as closely as possible (I had to substitute chicken yesterday and will probably use lean turkey, both of which will take place of the grass-fed beef, unless I find one for sale around here). The objective here is PROTEIN, which both turkey and chicken provide in abundance.
- Avoid anything white or starchy [i.e. any kind of bread (even "whole wheat"), cereal, potatoes, rice, fried food, etc.]
- Drink copious amounts of water - as much as possible - avoid all forms of carbonated drinks
- Even though Tim says you can lose 20 lbs. in 30 days without exercising, I will still go to the gym at least 3 times a week (after all, I’m paying almost $40 a month for a gym membership - might as well make it worth the money I pay, right?!?!?!)
After I made a mental note of these little rules, I then prayed for the strength to carry out this life-changing program for the next 30 days. And here we are. It’s the end of the first day of the so-called “Tim Ferris Diet Program.”
Here’s what happened:
When I woke up this morning, I first responded to mother nature (imperative) and then weighed myself (171.5 lbs), took a measurement of my belly (beginning and ending at the belly button - 38 inches) and as well as my waist (just below the belly button - 34 inches - commonly known as “pant size.”). This is something I will do at least once or twice a week (no need to get obsessed with the bathroom scale, right?).
My goal in 30 days?
- Weight: 145 lbs (that’s about “normal” for my height)
- “Belly Measurement”: 33 inches (belly button to belly button)
- Pants size: 31 inches (just below the belly button - I’d fit in all my old pants again!)
Breakfast (6:30 am)
Eggology pourable whites with one whole egg, black beans, mixed vegetables (asparagus and snow peas) and two cups of coffee with soy milk (goodbye cereal!)
I added two extra items not on Tim’s list:
1. One teaspoon of Forti-Flax to the scrambled egg mixture (a source of Omega-3, fiber, amino acids, etc). This was used instead of adding Flax Oil, a considerably more expensive alternative. Both provide basically the same thing. I have NO idea if this little addition will help me or not.
2. One Allergy Multicap from TwinLabs (a multi-vitamin capsule)
Mid-Morning (9:30 am)
- Handful of Planter’s Lightly Salted Peanuts and a cup of hot green tea
Gym (10:00 am)
- 30 minutes on the treadmill (speed ranged from 6.0 to 7.0 mph, with gradual increases in speed)
- 25 minutes of weight training (today I focused on chest and biceps)
Lunch (1:00 pm)
1. Chicken Strips
2. Pinto Beans
3. Mixed Vegetables (asparagus, snow peas)
4. Copious amount of water
Mid-afternoon (3:00 pm)
Berry Smoothie (frozen blueberries, one scoop of whey protein powder, and 8 oz. water) NOTE: This was not on Tim’s list either but since this is an experiment, I wanted to see how I felt overall when adding this in the mix.
Dinner (6:00 pm)
1. Lentil Beans
2. Spinach leaves with chicken strips, assorted vegetables and a smidgen of flavored vinegar (goodbye cheese! ACK!)
Mid-Evening Snack (9:00 pm)
So-called experts caution people not to eat beyond a certain hour before going to bed. There are a lot of reasons for this, which i won’t go into here, but if you look at Tim Ferris’s schedule, he eats dinner very late at night and has a late workout. I prefer to visit the gym in the mornings (or at the very latest, afternoons). Obviously he and I have very different schedules. I’m an early morning riser while he’s not.
For the mid-evening snack tonight, I had probiotic yogurt and a handful of nuts along with a barry-less protein drink (just one scoop of whey protein powder mixed with 8 oz of water).
How did I feel throughout the day on my first try?
Well, I have to admit it was a bit interesting because, on the one hand, I experienced way more energy at the gym this morning. Was it my imagination? Or was it real? Too early to tell.
While I was on the treadmill, I felt a “fat-burning” sensation in my belly that I normally don’t feel until I’m either running very fast or towards the end of the 30 minute run. However, this morning, I felt that sensation at the very beginning, which tells me I was burning a lot of fuel. It actually felt very good to run, which surprised me because I am not fond of running.
I have no idea which portion of my breakfast might have attributed to this “feel good run” but if I were to take a guess, it would have been the egg white mixture plus the black beans (both great sources of low fat protein).
There were two minor annoyances I experienced today.
The first was a dull, pounding on the right side of my head. That usually means a headache is coming on. But it went away while I was working out, probably because I was circulating blood and oxygen throughout the brain. But just after I was finished at the gym, the pounding came back. It was no better or worst.
Thinking lunch would make it go away, I ate first but when that didn’t seem to resolve the problem, I took a couple of Excedrin. Poof - it was gone in minutes! Very strange.
In retrospect, I didn’t feel any of the sluggishness that I normally feel in the afternoons. I had no desire for a power nap and that really surprised me. I almost always need one around 3 pm.
The only other thing that bothered me was the slightly uncomfortable irritation in my stomach. It remained persistent throughout most of the day. It was more of an annoyance than pain but after eating dinner, that also went away.
It should be interesting to see how the rest of the week goes. For the most part, I will repeat the meals I had today for the next 29 days. The only variation will be when I run out of something like asparagus (it was wilting fast in the fridge so I had to eat that up first) and replace it with other vegetables.
Saturday will be “eat anything you want” day, giving me something “exciting” to look forward to. Experts say that when you load up on junk (or food you never eat), it somehow spikes up your metabolism, causing you to lose even more pounds. Don’t ask - I don’t understand either!
I’m sure you have many questions, comments and thoughts, so I’ll stop here for now. OH WAIT! Aren’t I forgetting something?
Yes, yes, yes, you’ve been waiting to see that fat hairy belly I promised, huh?
Alright, don’t say I didn’t warn you!
The next post about this new adventure will come a week from today (unless I have startling news beforehand).
Go ahead, scroll down! You can look now…..
Photo Taken: Monday August 11, 2008
Weight: 171.5
Belly to Belly Measurement: 38 inches
Waist Measurement (Pants Size): 34 inches
See Follow Up: Week #1, Week #2, Week #3, Week #4
Food for thought: If you were to do a 30-day experiment on potentially life changing habit, would this be something you’d do?
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2:14 pm on August 12th, 2008 1
Hello Stephen!
Glad you were able to get a “copy” from one of your subscribers! What a luck.
The Tim-Ferris diet reminds me somewhat of this book called, “SouthBeach Diet”. Can’t remember the exact title but something like that. No-Carb diet.
Btw, do you steam your vegetables? How do you make your beans? From cans? (I guess not)
It is easy to follow that diet if you are an early-riser or have a business at home. With others who work full-time and have a long distance commute, this type of diet can be hard to stick to.
I am also aware that if this diet works for someone, it may not work for some others due to various factors including different physical conditions and health.
Anyway, why don’t you post your new photo of yourself that you just took above, on the Facebook profile?
Just kidding! (Scared you yet?)
2:34 pm on August 12th, 2008 2
@ Nita:
Yes, I got lucky and was able to repost this article without much of a problem. But I was just as confused as that puppy photo you see on here. I couldn’t understand why this happened. First time for everything, I guess.
Yes, I steam my vegetables for the most part - makes it a bit easier to chew on them.
The beans come from cans until I find bags of beans that are reasonably priced. So far buying by the can is easier and cheaper. I read one of the comments posted by Tim and he said buying cans of vegetables and/or beans was fine. I don’t see any adverse affect on me so far.
Yes, you are right about how much easier it is for those who work at home. I actually thought of that and I plan to write a post for those folks who are on the go all the time. Interestingly enough, Tim travels all over the world these days and is almost never home (from what I gather) yet he still manages to follow this diet pretty well. Most restaurants can accommodate you. In addition, there are “quickie” recipes plus other ways of making a fast meal on the go.
As for posting that photo with the fat belly on FB? I’ll pass. Just be satisfied I did it here for all to see! LOL.
3:56 pm on August 12th, 2008 3
Glad your post survived. I came by to wish you success, but alas, post VANISHED!
So, here’s to success!
4:00 pm on August 12th, 2008 4
Dear Stephen -
First of all, you are welcome. Thanks to cut and paste you are whole again.
Second - HEY -
I never saw you without your clothes on before!
You sure look good to me.
If I was your sweetie, I would not want to lose 10% of my investment.
But, whatever you want - we’ll be rooting for you.
But most women do not like skinny men. Just so you know.
4:19 pm on August 12th, 2008 5
@ Corinne Edwards:
LOL - well I actually hestiated to put up that photo because I knew I would really be baring my soul. But then I wouldn’t be walking the talk and taking risks, right?
So I said, “to the heck with it.” It’ll be worth it.
Besides, I did that to put extra pressure on me to get down to where I want to be.
The interesting thing is that I’m not doing this for anyone in particular except for myself. I’m “taking care” of myself and treating the temple of my spirit better.
Yes, thanks to the “cut and paste” exercise, I’m whole again. And I know who to call upon for a quick response if something like this should ever happen again.
Bless you!
4:20 pm on August 12th, 2008 6
@ Tom Stine | Life Coach for Spiritual People:
Yes Tom I know. Imagine the state of the befuddled mind when I learned it had disappeared.
I have to credit Nita for first alerting me to this mysterious disappearance act.
Yes, here’s to success my friend. Thanks for the support. It’s almost 4 pm and I’m still running on energy from the food I’ve been eating all day! Normally around this time I get “sleepy” but I’m on fire!
What the heck is happening to me? Gotta have something to do with the food choices I’m eating.
6:15 pm on August 12th, 2008 7
Stephen, I think you look great no matter what! But since you are doing this for YOURSELF, I think you should just do what makes you feel at your best.
My husband is slowly but surely losing weight. Maybe this could help jump start us both. I will have to see what I can do…
7:30 pm on August 12th, 2008 8
Stephen,
I am inspired by this post and picture to step up my own game. I agree with Corine…you look good to me! Much success with this undertaking and thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Glad to help out today.
Sharmaine
8:26 pm on August 12th, 2008 9
@ Cari:
Thanks Cari - I’m actually pretty excited about this new journey I’ve embarked on. I can already see some results in only my 2nd day but it’s still too early to tell what’s happening.
What I do notice is the amount of energy I seem to have throughout the day, especially when at the gym and late afternoons when I sometimes feel sleepy. I used to have a bowl of cereal every morning but have stopped having that. I do plan to have cereal on my day off (once a week-Saturdays).
While I realize I look “presentable” to a lot of you looking in from the outside, I know I could be feeling a lot better about my body and energy, which is why I’m giving this a try. I’ve been watching the continously growing comment thread over at Tim’s website and have seen some atonishing reports of success, mostly from the guys whose bodies seem to respond well to the 30 day challenge.
I’m totally stoked because I’ve committed myself 100 percent to this challenge. Every time I do that, I always end up achieving very close, if not beyond, what I initially set out to do. So it’ll be interesting to see what happens.
Thanks for your support. And yes, I would recommend you look into it–to keep you motivated, you should get a support partner to “hold you accountable.” That’s why I decided to blog about it.
8:28 pm on August 12th, 2008 10
@ sharmaine:
I’m glad I “look” good to you -
But as I mentioned to Cari and others, I’m doing this not to impress anyone but for my own personal purposes. I know that if I get myself down to where I want to be, I’ll be walking at a snappier pace, with my head up higher than usual because I’ll be feeling good physically. There’s nothing more powerful than feeling good instead of tired or sluggish.
You were a great help in getting this post restored to its original condition - thanks!
10:23 pm on August 12th, 2008 11
Well, your looking good here. But it’s nice when the outside picture matches the inside picture. I might be feeling some motivation coming on. Dare I commit. Beans, veggies, meat. Could be portable. Grill a bunch of chicken, steam a bunch of veggies; freeze. Might not be awful. Might be worth it for 30 days. Hmmmm, lets see how you do. Show us how easy it is.
7:21 am on August 13th, 2008 12
@ Debbie:
Thanks Debbie - you’re right, it’s ideal when the outside matches the inside. I’m glad to see this post inspired you to give this life-changing diet a chance. I’m on my 3rd day now and I continue to see the following changes:
1. more energy throughout the day, especially around 3 - 5 which is when I usually get “sleepy” and a power nap is in order
2. more energy at my morning workouts - I seem to want to run more, which is odd because running (treadmill) is not my favorite thing
3. the meals are easy to prepare, even on the days I’m in a “hurry” (prep, prep, prep)
If you decide to do it, be sure to keep us posted here!
9:49 am on August 13th, 2008 13
Actually, I was just thinking about how much the body has to do with success in every other area of life. Your experiment does make me consider doing something similar. I like the fact that you added exercise. Personally, I don’t want to just lose weigh. I’d like to have a muscular, fit body for once. I’ve seen glimpses of it in the mirror, but that’s about it.
It interests me to see how you deal with the sudden change like that. For me, making a sudden change has had some negative results. I find progressive change to be more effective, but I’d like to see you prove me wrong. Obviously, a sudden change would be a lot faster.
Good luck and God bless.
10:06 am on August 13th, 2008 14
By the way, THC absolutely rocks in the customer service department.
When I saw that, I thought you were talking about the compound in marijuana. LOL I thought to myself, “That doesn’t seem like it’d help you lose weight …”
Anyways, wow! An extreme experiment but I wanna see what comes out of it.
I was fascinated by Steve Pavlina’s Raw Food experiment and the energy and health explosions he gained from the diet. Good luck with it! 
10:42 am on August 13th, 2008 15
Congratulations on the goal and immediate action. I’m a little confused on how it will actually work given the physics and math. Last year I dropped almost 20 pounds over several months dieting (atkins) and running three days a week. Given that a pound of fat contains around 3,500 calories you’ll need to cut 70,000 calories out of your month (or 2,333 a day). If your basal metabolic rate is around 1700 AND you run 6 days a week it looks like you’ll need almost 3,000 calories a day to maintain. To drop that weight, you’ll have to keep your energy up and limit yourself to a sub-700 calories per day diet. Please be safe (I enjoy your blog too much). [I used http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ to get the numbers (no affiliation to me)].
11:15 am on August 13th, 2008 16
Stephen, Great start to a new you! I am encourage to get going on something myself but “beans” ain’t my thing. SO - I might try the exercise program that I have been staring at for the past month combined with meal portion control and see where this takes me. I like the idea of a committed 30 day program. I think that I will do my thing and if it works - release it to you and others for review. I am not so sure that I could bare my soul with my current photo in a swimsuit - I applaud your courage and committment to your program! Now for me to start - Gee I should now commit to a start date. This will be the next step to my challenge.
11:56 am on August 13th, 2008 17
@ Ned:
You nailed it on the nose when you said “I was thinking how much the body has to do with success in every other area in life.”
Exactly!
That’s another reason I’m doing this because I feel when I’m taking care of my “temple,” everything else falls into place like: increased confidence (by default), more energy, increased optimism (because your body feels good). Your face also gives off that natural glow that gives off positive vibes. You start to walk a little taller (back straight) - your steps are a bit more snappy (click-clack, click-clack across the shiny marble floors).
Sudden change, when done with sufficient focus, willpower and faith can be done. In a strange sort of way, this diet was planted long before I actually started. Back in May I had begun the slow transition to eating more veggies so in a way, this isn’t as sudden as it appears. But I do know what you mean.
For instance, the kind of breakfast and lunch are drastically different from what I’m used to eating. That part would definitely fall under the category “drastic change.”
Thanks for your good wishes. I plan to post an update once a week, probably on Mondays to give everyone an idea how it’s going (as opposed to a daily report, unless the majority of the community wants it).
BTW, welcome to the Adversity University community!!
12:00 pm on August 13th, 2008 18
@ Havana:
Haha, that’s FUNNY! I guess I better be careful when I abbreviate next time. Oh, Lord, that was funny.
Yes, Havana it’s definitely an “extreme” experiment but I’m ready for it. I’m intensely curious to see if it’d work for me as well as it did for Ron “Buzzoodle” McDaniel. He lost an incredible amount of weight and because I saw the results with my own eyes, it inspired me to look into it again and finally commit.
The reason I’m stoked about this is because every time I set a FIRM commitment to achieve a goal or vision, based on past experience, I’ve everntually achieved it in one way or the other.
Thanks a lot for stopping by - and hey, welcome to Adversity University!
12:10 pm on August 13th, 2008 19
@ Dennis:
Thanks Dennis. It felt good to make that commitment. Like I’ve written about before, a magical shift takes place inside you when you do that. There’s no “on the fence” about this thing. It’s a solid, firm commitment.
When you do that, the universe conspires to help you in ways you’d never before imagined. That’s been my experience with becoming the world’s first deaf instrument rated pilot and a successful Wall Street stockbroker (early 90’s).
At any rate, the math you presented is definitely confounding. I’m not a nutrionist expert but based on research I’ve done, when you increase the amount of protein in your body, eat 4 to 5 times a day AND exercise, you’re helping your metabolosim work at a higher level. That means more fat will be burning. There’s also other research that I recall but cannot be specific about which is the reason it doesn’t work to starve yourself is because the body, in that situation, goes into survival mode and stores the fat. But when you eat small meals throughout the day, it doesn’t go into the “survival mode” and somehow burns the right kind of fat in your body.
Does that make sense?
Thanks for your complements and yes, I will be very safe. I have not denied myself any food and have actually increased the amount of food I am eating and it’s nothing but protein, “good” carbs, legumes and vegetables. I also eat a lot of green leaves like baby spinach leaves (salad).
So, it’s all good. On top of that, so far, I’ve worked out every day but I won’t feel guilty if I only workout 3 times a week.
Thanks for your concern - I appreciate it much. Like I’ve told the others, I will update everyone once a week, probably on Mondays with a snippet of what’s happened.
By the way, today (Wednesday) was the first day I felt a little more tired than usual but I think that’s because I had a cigar last night (I love cigars!). But I’m not 100 percent sure that was the culprit because I’ve felt great other times even when I had a cigar the day before. It’s all a mystery to me.
12:19 pm on August 13th, 2008 20
@ Bob:
Well, I thought “beans” were not my thing either but much to my delightful surprise, I actually like all three of them (black, lentil and pinto). I’ll bet my mother’s proud of me on this!
Even though this particular diet was meant to be “exact,” I don’t see any reason why you can’t substitute beans with something else.
Go ahead and do your thing and report back here for others to learn from you. It’ll be awesome to get a lively discussion going on here with people helping each other and reporting their findings.
Yeah, it was not easy to stand in front of a mirror in my bathing suit the way I did but once I made the choice, it was just a matter of taking action and just doing it. I figured it would serve two reasons: 1) motivate me to produce some results for the next photo and 2) inspire everyone else, showing them all it takes is a little bit of guts to take your life to the next level.
Yes, commit to a date. I chose a Monday (August 11, 2008) simply because it was the beginning of the week - more symbolic than anything - besides I had to run around and do some food shopping on Sunday (prep, prep, prep).
Let me and everyone else know if you plan to do this and if so, let us know how you’re doing. My goal is to make Adversity University’s largest comment post ever. I figure if Tim Ferris can line up 1,100 comments for one article in a year’s time, why can’t we?
7:51 am on August 14th, 2008 21
Ow, ow, ow– you hurt my eyes with that photo! Just joshing!!
Since I like black beans, I always have them in a few things here and there. My favorite is in veggie soup. I’m going to read more on this.
8:00 am on August 14th, 2008 22
@ Karen Putz / DeafMom:
Haha, you funny girl! Yeah, I know. Ow, ow, ow, ow. LOL.
Well, what’s interesting is that I never thought I’d care for beans of any kind but I actually like them all (black, lima and pinto). They’re all very good. I’ve been buying them in a can.
One thing I’m learning is that the weight loss is slow for some while it’s quick for others. I haven’t been able to keep myself off the scale in the mornings (I’m like an eager beaver who can’t wait to see what the King of Bathroom Scales has to report in the mornings) and because of that, one could easily be discouraged during the early stages.
My weight has remained the same since Monday, fluctuating slightly. I believe that’s because my body is undergoing adjustments. I remember last year when I lost 20 lbs, I had not seen any drop in weight for a long time and then suddenly the weight began to slide off incredibly fast. Maybe that’s how my body operates?
We’ll see. But I definitely see some improvement in energy and even notice my face thinning a bit (your belly area is the LAST part that loses the fat - ARRRRR).
5:33 pm on August 14th, 2008 23
Thanks for the helpful ideas. I\’m definitely book marking this site.
9:13 pm on August 17th, 2008 24
Very inspiring….
I used to go on tour with my band every 4 to 5 months,
losing a bunch of weight because of all the work,
and sweating like crazy every night.
But now I’m on hiatus for awhile, and I’m getting big.
I’m also addicted to chocolate.
So Tonight is the night.
I’m going to do this,
because at the very least, I’ll kick chocolate
and regain more health from healthier eating.
I’ve been feeling crappy lately, and getting fat, so the time is right.
I’ll be keeping tabs on your progress. Good luck!
12:41 am on August 18th, 2008 25
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7:01 am on August 18th, 2008 26
@ JBOT:
Cool! They say timing is everything, don’t they? They also say when you are ready, the teacher, article, documentary or whatever will appear to guide you towards the next step. I’m thrilled my 30 day experiment became that “nudge” for you to curb the chocolate “addiction.”
Please do check back and let all of us know what you did, how you did it and what happened. I’m about to post an update after my first week on this so-called “Tim Ferriss Diet.”