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Newbie Numpty having a go at SLD lost 70.6 pounds
numpty01:
Hi All,
I'm a 6'5" male from Scotland, aged 40, and my weight has been pretty steady for the last year at around 322lbs. I like gadgets and have a pedometer that uploads stats by USB to my computer, and my scales also take a USB stick that will upload to my PC too. During the recent festive season holidays I walked 10,000 steps a day but my weight did not change.
I found out about Tim Ferris new book called 4 Hr Body, and one of the (missed) chapters was by Seth Roberts. After three weeks of taking supplements and going to the gym I hadn't seen any change to my weight, so I thought I would look for Flaxseed Oil. I couldn't find any in the large Asda store close to my work but on further reading found the post by Stephen M on starting. Asda had own-brand extra light olive oil, and also stocked one brand of cold pressed rapeseed oil. So I went shopping and bought a 250ml bottle of each, a bag of my favourite Golden Granulated Sugar, and a set of measuring spoons. I also ordered a second hand version of the book on amazon.co.uk so I could read the whole story. (Now I understand that I am on a variant of Rule 1 from the book).
I went with Seth's timing of before bed so I take my dose each evening after 22:30, an hour after brushing my teeth. I started on Tuesday 18th and take a half tablespoon of Extra Light Olive Oil, a half tablespoon of Rapeseed Oil (Canola) and put this into half a cup of lukewarm water that has a tablespoon of golden granulated sugar in it.
I have a nose clip from when I used to swim more a few years ago, so I went the whole hog and used this too although it can be a bit tough to swallow and drink without being able to breathe through my nose! I then wash my mouth out with a couple of large swigs of water.
Results in the next post
Regards
N.
numpty01:
Results time, I measure my weight each morning after my shower. My scales measure various stats so I will include these too:
DateWeight(Lb)Body Fat (%)BMR(Kcal)Muscle Mass(%)Body Water(%)Jan 18 2011321.035.4279934.647.3Jan 25 2011316.234.9276934.847.7Jan 26 2011314.635.1274534.747.5Jan 27 2011314.035.1274134.847.5Jan 28 2011313.034.7273634.847.8Jan 29 2011312.834.7273434.747.8Jan 30 2011313.234.8273734.847.7Jan 31 2011312.234.7273034.847.8
numpty01:
Hi,
So my verdict - quite surprised. I have been cutting down calories over the last few weeks, taking the "Four Horseman" stack from 4Hr Body and trying to eat more protein than carbs - I bought some discounted protein powder from Argos and added this in.
But until I started SLD my weight was pretty static, even averaging 5000 steps a day or more and weight training twice a week. I expected to have to take more oil but I've seen immediate results and until I see any change will stay with the starting amounts, i.e. sugar water with half a tablespoon each of oil, taken once a day before bed.
I can't believe I've already lost 4.8 lbs, of late I actually thought my scales were malfunctioning because my weight didn't vary. I've not even completed a week, so each day I expect it all to reverse.
Cheers
N.
VeganKitten:
Welcome to the boards! I see you are a self-experimenter and record-keeper after (many of) our own hearts. :lol:
numpty01:
--- Quote from: VeganKitten on January 22, 2011, 05:11:53 pm ---Welcome to the boards! I see you are a self-experimenter and record-keeper after (many of) our own hearts. :lol:
--- End quote ---
Hey, thanks for the welcome. A big record keeper but even better to see something changing.
Today's result is the first that has not seen my overall weight go down so a bit of a disappointment. But on the other side:
* Weighing every day can show blips like this
* Now that I'm reading the book I see that non-white sucrose is too tasty
* I was at the gym yesterday
* It is the weekend so habits and routine are different
I will switch sugar to white (cheap enough anyway) and run for another week to see how the stats shape up.
Cheers
N.
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