This is probably one of the more interesting diets I've ever looked it. It has most of my favorite components laid out in a simple plan. As with all diets I question it's sustainability. That point aside, a friend of mine from work is trying it out and has rapidly lost 10lbs of baby weight in about 3 weeks. She both breastfeeding daily (that burns about 500 cals/daily) and is exercising twice a week using high-intensity techniques also from Tim Ferris (author of this eating plan).
Things I like
(1) real food
(2) organic, grass-fed beef
(3) unlimited vegetables
(4) slow carbohydrates in the forms of legumes*
(5) simple rules
(6) lean proteins
(7) cheat day!
(8) easy meal prep - due to simple meals
Things I don't like
(1) kinda boring - sustainable?
(2) low fat (this can be good or bad) fat tastes good!
(3) egg whites (almost) exclusively - my gripe here - egg whites are good for you YES, but 1/2 the protein in the egg is in the yolk and ALL the vitamins.
*this legume point is an interesting note here: though my other favorite diet (the paleo diet) does not permit legumes they are a part of the diet in the societies on earth who love the longest - they can't be all that bad. So notwithstanding the research for the paleo diet, my personal "jury" is still out on them. Tim includes them b/c carbs ARE energy. Fast carbs are basically fat unless you're eating them after a workout (which he also includes here).
RULES for the 4 hour body.
Yeah, my pet peeve is any diet that is heavy on egg whites. I want the whole egg. And of course, any diet that eliminates fruit isn't high up there either.
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