I've done 4HB before and loved it. Went off it a bit during the summer but I'm trying to start up again. Started on Sunday.

Yes. I have been doing it for a month or so now. Its working very well, losing fat noticably as well as gaining some muscle.

I'm not quite following it totally strictly as I didn't enjoy it when I did at first (I have a small bit of milk in tea, little bit of fast carbs rice in otherwise very healthy slow carb ready made lunch). With those small changes I can keep it up quite well and it is working.

I started on the Slow Carb diet back in August and made modifications over time. Now I am mainly doing low-carb Sun-Fri and cheat day on Saturday as in the 4HB. I had a hard time cutting out cheese from my diet and I knew without it, I wouldn't stick to the plan. However, now it's second nature to eliminate the food groups that he suggests in his book. I'm down 19 pounds and most of that was before I started exercising (as I just started working out a few weeks ago now that the eating part is a habit)

Good Luck and feel free to add me as a friend!

My husband found that he can't do a cheat day. He does a cheat meal/evening. I lost 5 pounds in the first couple weeks on slow/low carb. Are you tracking your sugar intake on here? I found that to be the most eye opening part of this is how sugar is in everything and very sneaky. Now my sugar intake is less than 15gm most days.

Im on the slow carb diet too. In decemeber I tied it on and off but never stuck to it longer than a couple days with the holidays. So I restarted on Monday with Saturday being my cheat day. Yay cant wait for tomorrow! Im very interested to see my first two weeks. I weighed myself on Thursday morning and I had already lost 3 pounds so I want to see just how much the cheat day affects me. I definitely see that alot of my sugars are hiding in the vegetables which I try not to get too worked up over since vegetables are kind of the only thing we can eat besides meat. Hope we can all help each other on here!

Anyone have any good recipes for eggplant that is slow carb friendly?

lol well I live in Orlando Florida so we dont really have the 'keep the padding' natural instincts. I have more of the 'omg that cookie looks delicious' instincts. With the slow carb diet I love to make mashed garlic cauliflower and would love to find some kind of side that I can use eggplant. Just roasting them like your husband does sounds good but I wonder if someone has any good Mediterranean dishes that use it

Hmm going to post in the food forum and see what ideas they have!

Yep still here and yes it works but really goes back to calories. 4HB calories are just more satisfying so you aren't left hungry all the time.

I was on the 4HB but fell WAAAAY off the wagon right around the holidays and finally found my way back today. This diet does work if you stick to it. And it's not hard to stick to it unless, of course, you're like me and find excuse after excuse to sabotage yourself. I'm really not my best friend when it comes to dieting.

I took my measurements today and when I compare them to the progress I made last time, I just feel sick and disgusted. I've got lots of lost ground to make up for and then it's on to my original goal. I'd like to be able to say I gained weight when I quit smoking but that wouldn't be true. I switched to vaping so there was no weight gain. Last time I was on this eating plan, I smoked about 1/2 pack a day more or less. Now I vape even less than that. It takes me 2 weeks to go through 5ml of 12mg nic juice. I mix my own juice and I think eventually I'll experiment with mixing the dessert flavored juices so I have even less reason to find another way to sabotage myself. Right now, I'm vaping unflavored. Please don't think I'm advocating vaping as an alternative to cheating, it's an alternative to smoking and one that got me off the cigarettes without any problems whatsoever. If you are a smoker and are looking to make a change, by all means, message me and I'll be happy to share all the e-cig info I have.

I also take 1 ounce of bentonite clay for toxin detoxing, probiotics and vitamin supplements.

Might be a good idea and a fun way to be supportive if we started a recipe idea exchange. What say you?

I started 2,5 Weeks ago and lost already 8 punds. Works great!

My lean mass improved from 29.6 to 23.??? in three weeks. Is this possible? I am wondering if the test was flawed. My rough calculation has this as a 25% improvement, Still no weight loss. I am going to check my measurments on Sunday. I am also able to gradually add back all the food that I was tested sensitive for which was quite extensive. I had eliminated 8 food categories and will add one or two per week. Some of this will be my cheat meal. I am hoping eggs will work, I need more protein options.

How are others doing?

tq

I used to eat cereal or toast for brekkie once upon a time.... was always hungry within the next 1 to 2 hours. Now I have my 2 eggs almost every single morning. It sets me up for the day and I manage dairy related cravings a lot better with this habit. Dairy is my downfall. I must've been a mouse in another life, lol. I'm pretty good with starchy carbs. I never have them at night - they don't sit right with me. Getting off bread is my one other challenge. It comes down to habit, I think. Will keep persevering though.