Category Archives: Health

Body Recomposition – Phase 3

Today I weighed in at 160.2 lbs.  The starting point of Phase 3: Muscle Gain Phase 1 lasted from May 2nd to September 3rd, 2011.  It was a fat loss phase based on eating a slow carb diet outlined in … Continue reading

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Bod Pod body composition review

11% Eleven per-freakin’-cent!!! I needed to get that out of the way first.  I’ll come back to it in a minute. My appointment was made for 9:30am.  Upon booking, I was given a few guidelines.  No eat or drink 2 … Continue reading

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Four Hour Body – Week 12 Results

It’s been 12 weeks on the Slow Carb Diet outlined in Tim Ferriss’ New York Times bestseller The 4-Hour Body. I lost 1.6 lbs this week!  I weighed in at 157.2lbs. I’ve lost 20.8 lbs in 12 weeks since starting 4HB. … Continue reading

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Run Stats

Run Stats I ran to work again today.  I managed to shave another 300m off the distance by using an alternate route.  However, there’s way too much traffic and no sidewalks, so I will revert back to the old route.  I … Continue reading

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Second dry run pack

This morning I did my second dry run pack for our one month trip to South America. For fun, I jumped on the scale with loaded pack and hiking boots.  181.2lbs.  This trip has been a key motivator for me … Continue reading

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Four Hour Body – Week 11 Results

It’s been 11 weeks on the Slow Carb Diet outlined in Tim Ferriss’ New York Times bestseller The 4-Hour Body. I lost 0.4 lbs this week!  I weighed in at 158.8lbs. I’ve lost 19.2 lbs in 11 weeks since starting 4HB. … Continue reading

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Marathon

I’ve been thinking about setting a 2012 goal to run a marathon lately.  A marathoner at work just registered for the Calgary Marathon slated for late May of 2012.  In The 4-Hour Body, Tim Ferriss outlines how to hack a marathon in … Continue reading

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Carb-ageddon

Damage Control As part of my meal plan, I take 1 day a week to eat whatever I want, whatever I’m craving, whatever I miss.  I use saturdays.  On monday morning I weight myself again, on average I gain 2.54lbs … Continue reading

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Spartan Sprint Calgary – Trip Report

The day started off with a protein shake and a breakfast of veggie sausages, beans and vegetables.  My wife (the photographer) and I headed out about 10am for my 11:30 start time.  We parked at the football stadium and were … Continue reading

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Week 10 Results

It’s been 10 weeks on the Slow Carb Diet outlined in Tim Ferriss’ New York Times bestseller The 4-Hour Body. I lost 0.8 lbs this week!  I weighed in at 159.2lbs. I’ve lost 18.8 lbs in 10 weeks since starting 4HB. I … Continue reading

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