Thanks

Susana

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.”

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!

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).

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.

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?

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.

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!