Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Tuesday, May 3rd, I started the Four Hour Body diet.  It is mainly a low carb diet, so I have been eating lots and LOTS of beans and veggies.

Goals:
  • thermodynamics: class of ice water right when wake up
  • 8 glasses of water
  • 30g of protein within 30 of waking up
  • kettlebell workout 3 times a week plus abs

  • Food List: 
The Only Things Your Food Cabinets Should Contain
Nuts
Nut butters
Seeds
Spices
Olive oil
Vinegar
Coconut oil
Green tea
Legumes- beans

The Only Thing Your Refrigerator Should Contain
Avocados, Tomatoes
Vegetables
Grass fed beef
Free range, organic chicken
Wild caught fish
Organic, free roaming eggs

Splurge one day a week

Another list:

Not allowed:
Milk
Milk products including cheese (except cottage cheese)
Refined soy products (Soy milk, Tofu, tempeh, soy protein shake)
Fruit
Potatoes (sweet potatoes, yams, yucca, any starchy vegetable)
Bread, rice, grains, oatmeal, tortillas, quinoa
Ketchup
Creamy dressings and dressings with sugar
Sugar, honey, corn syrup, maple syrup, fructose
Deep-fried breaded food (corrected, good catch!)
Corn, popcorn (updated, per Tim's comment)
Kombucha
Allowed:
Eggs
All meat (Beef, pork and poultry NOT treated w/hormones or antibiotics)
Turkey bacon, organic bacon, organic sausages
All fish, seafood (canned is fine)
All beans (chickpeas in moderation)
All vegetables (except potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams)
Hot sauce
Salsa w/o sugar
Any oil (Olive oil, macadamia nut oil, grapeseed oil preferred)
Butter
Spices & herbs
Mustard
Non-creamy low-sugar dressings
Brown rice protein, hemp protein, pea protein
Unflavored whey protein isolate
Unsweetened cocoa
Vanilla extract
Allowed in moderation:
Mayonnaise
Peas
Tomatoes
Avocado (1 cup/day max)
Peanut butter/ almond, and other nut butter (1 TB/day)
Nuts (5-10 per meal)
Hummus, chickpeas/garbanzo beans
Coffee (w/up to 2 TB cream)
Aspartame / Equal (Diet soda 16oz/day, Sugar-free JELL-O)
Unsweetened almond milk

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