Experiment #1: Rapid Fat Loss – Day 1 « Experiments In Lifestyle Design

Experiment #1: Rapid Fat Loss – Day 1

29Mar11

I’m 29 years old. I’m 5’8″ tall and I currently weigh 205 lbs. This is too much. This makes me obese according to every physician (and mirror) on the planet. Time to do something about it. A good time to start experimenting then, no?

For this experiment I’ll be following the Slow Carb Diet, as popularised by Tim Ferriss in his book The Four Hour Body. So this is Day 1, and this is Experiment #1 – Rapid Fat Loss. The goal is to lose 14lbs (1 stone) of body fat before I head off to Tunisia on Easter Sunday. Tim suggests you can lose 20-30 lbs in 30 days, so my target shouldn’t be too difficult… time will tell though.

So, onto the food:

Breakfast

3 Jamie Oliver Italian Style Sausages
Half a green pepper
Half a white onion
6 cherry tomatoes
Seasoning

Grill the sausages. Chop up the rest of the ingredients as you see fit and fry them in a little oil / Fry Light with some salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar to taste. When the sausages are cooked, chop them up and toss them in the frying pan to flavour everything. Serve up and enjoy. Delicious.

Update: Lunch

1/2 a baked chicken breast, a handful of rocket, four chopped cherry tomatoes, 1/2 a green pepper, dressed with a little balsamic vinegar (you’ll end up realising I LOVE balsamic vinegar!). Again delicious and filling, and there’s still the rest of the chicken to snack on, should I get peckish!