Fat Loss via Better Science and Simplicity
It is possible to lose 20 lbs. of bodyfat in 30 days by optimizing any of three factors: exercise, diet, or drug/supplement regimen. I’ve seen the elite implementation of all three in working with professional athletes. In this post, we’ll explore what I refer to as the “slow-carb diet”.
In the last six weeks, I have cut from about 180 lbs. to 165 lbs., while adding about 10 lbs. of muscle, which means I’ve lost about 25 lbs. of fat. This is the only diet besides the rather extreme Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) that has produced veins across my abdomen, which is the last place I lose fat (damn you, Scandinavian genetics). Here are the four simple rules I followed…
Rule #1: Avoid “white” carbohydrates
Avoid any carbohydrate that is — or can be — white. The following foods are thus prohibited, except for within 1.5 hours of finishing a resistance-training workout of at least 20 minutes in length: bread, rice, cereal, potatoes, pasta, and fried food with breading. If you avoid eating anything white, you’ll be safe.
Rule #2: Eat the same few meals over and over again
The most successful dieters, regardless of whether their goal is muscle gain or fat loss, eat the same few meals over and over again. Mix and match, constructing each meal with one from each of the three following groups:
Proteins:
Egg whites with one whole egg for flavor
Chicken breast or thigh
Grass-fed organic beef
Pork
Legumes:
Lentils
Black beans
Pinto beans
Vegetables:
Spinach
Asparagus
Peas
Mixed vegetables
Eat as much as you like of the above food items. Just remember: keep it simple. Pick three or four meals and repeat them. Almost all restaurants can give you a salad or vegetables in place of french fries or potatoes. Surprisingly, I have found Mexican food, swapping out rice for vegetables, to be one of the cuisines most conducive to the “slow carb” diet.
Most people who go on “low” carbohydrate diets complain of low energy and quit, not because such diets can’t work, but because they consume insufficient calories. A 1/2 cup of rice is 300 calories, whereas a 1/2 cup of spinach is 15 calories! Vegetables are not calorically dense, so it is critical that you add legumes for caloric load.
Some athletes eat 6-8x per day to break up caloric load and avoid fat gain. I think this is ridiculously inconvenient. I eat 4x per day:
10am – breakfast
1pm – lunch
5pm – smaller second lunch
7:30-9pm – sports training
10pm – dinner
12am – glass of wine and Discovery Channel before bed
Here are some of my meals that recur again and again:
Scrambled Eggology pourable egg whites with one whole egg, black beans, and microwaved mixed vegetables
Grass-fed organic beef, pinto beans, mixed vegetables, and extra guacamole (Mexican restaurant)
Grass-fed organic beef (from Trader Joe’s), lentils, and mixed vegetables
Rule #3: Don’t drink calories
Drink massive quantities of water and as much unsweetened iced tea, tea, diet sodas, coffee (without white cream), or other no-calorie/low-calorie beverages as you like. Do not drink milk, normal soft drinks, or fruit juice. I’m a wine fanatic and have at least one glass of wine each evening, which I believe actually aids sports recovery and fat-loss. Recent research into resveratrol supports this.
Rule #4: Take one day off per week
I recommend Saturdays as your “Dieters Gone Wild” day. I am allowed to eat whatever I want on Saturdays, and I go out of my way to eat ice cream, Snickers, Take 5, and all of my other vices in excess. I make myself a little sick and don’t want to look at any of it for the rest of the week. Paradoxically, dramatically spiking caloric intake in this way once per week increases fat loss by ensuring that your metabolic rate (thyroid function, etc.) doesn’t downregulate from extended caloric restriction. That’s right: eating pure crap can help you lose fat. Welcome to Utopia.
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I’ve been doing this plan since May 19th. Trust me use the cheat days. Anyway I’m down 46lbs and 4 pants sizes. The only exercise I get is taking care of my horses(I own a horse farm) and I take the 4 flights of stairs at work 2 to 3 times a day. I have lost more body fat then weight. It’s a great plan but have patience and follow it to a T. Tim explains it all up front.
Good Luck everyone!!!!!
Donna
i have done the no carb, no sugar diet with mainly just proteins and it will work. i lost 35 pounds in 35 days. my diet doctor gace me a list of foods to eat and sugar-free jello was a treat! no salad dressings either, but you can mix a sugar sweetener, yellow mustard and vinegar for a sweet mustard dressing and that was allowed. no dairy. he also recommended pottasium supplements b/c you will late them and metamucil(u will need it) its a hard diet to do, but i’m gonna try again. i did gain it back, but i’m determined not to again
Hej Tim and all,
Can an of you please answer these 2 questions…
I am 103 kilos now:) after 3 days on this diet, how many calories do you guys suggest i eat per day to lose weight and keep my metabolism burning high?? I am 5-11 in height.
ANd if someone can help me here, i love guacamole, how many times per week can i add, 2-3 tblspoons to my lunch or dinner?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you all for the support.
Will in Sweden.
Your blog is very helpful and intersting and I thank you for all of the great tips and support. However, I would like to ad that eating fruits is vital as well as eating vegetables. Perhaps the most easy and delicious change that one can make to their eating habits to lose weight without following a strict diet program is to eat more fruits and vegetables. Consider this the first step to achieving the beautiful body we all desire.
An easy rule to follow is to eat as much color as possible. Natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables are vital to any nutritional diet because of the essential vitamins and minerals they contain. The more color you eat, the wider array of vitamins your body consumes. Some important nutrients associated with colorful fruits and vegetables are Fiber, Folate, Potassium and Vitamins A and C. A few excellent examples are spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, asparagus, broccoli, red and yellow peppers, artichokes, carrots, cantaloupe, kiwi, and mangos.
The key is to substitute fruits and vegetables instead of highly caloric, less natural foods. The high water and fiber content of fruits and vegetables add volume, not calories to your diet plan which in turn fill you up more quickly. Fruits and vegetables are high energy density foods meaning that it only takes a small volume of food to make you feel full and satisfied for a long period of time. Therefore, you can eat the same amount of food than if you weren’t eating fruits or vegetables but consume fewer calories resulting in a more thin, healthy and beautiful body.
A few tips to remember are to try and consume whole fresh foods over dried fruits or fruit drinks. For example, a glass of OJ contains 85 calories while an actual orange only contains 65 calories. Also, a small box of raisins is 100 calories while a whole cup of fresh grapes contains the same caloric intake: hence by eating fresh fruit over dried fruit you can consume more food for the same amount of calories.
Overall, by eating more fruits and vegetables you will not only achieve a more beautiful body, but you will have a healthier one too.
I totally agree with all of your tips. However, I have a bit of info that I find very helpful and would like to ad. I agree that eating vegetables is very important, however to be totally healthy one must eat more fruit as well. Perhaps the most easy and delicious change that one can make to their eating habits to lose weight without following a strict diet program is to eat more fruits and vegetables. Consider this the first step to achieving the beautiful body we all desire.
An easy rule to follow is to eat as much color as possible. Natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables are vital to any nutritional diet because of the essential vitamins and minerals they contain. The more color you eat, the wider array of vitamins your body consumes. Some important nutrients associated with colorful fruits and vegetables are Fiber, Folate, Potassium and Vitamins A and C. A few excellent examples are spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, asparagus, broccoli, red and yellow peppers, artichokes, carrots, cantaloupe, kiwi, and mangos.
The key is to substitute fruits and vegetables instead of highly caloric, less natural foods. The high water and fiber content of fruits and vegetables add volume, not calories to your diet plan which in turn fill you up more quickly. Fruits and vegetables are high energy density foods meaning that it only takes a small volume of food to make you feel full and satisfied for a long period of time. Therefore, you can eat the same amount of food than if you weren’t eating fruits or vegetables but consume fewer calories resulting in a more thin, healthy and beautiful body.
A few tips to remember are to try and consume whole fresh foods over dried fruits or fruit drinks. For example, a glass of OJ contains 85 calories while an actual orange only contains 65 calories. Also, a small box of raisins is 100 calories while a whole cup of fresh grapes contains the same caloric intake: hence by eating fresh fruit over dried fruit you can consume more food for the same amount of calories.
Overall, by eating more fruits and vegetables you will not only achieve a more beautiful body, but you will have a healthier one too.
hey tim
first of all thanks allot for getting back to me ….you are our diet angel
ok what you are saying eat 3 meals till am satisfied will do that …
is there any snacks in the middle and if yes what would be your recommendations
do i have to eat from all three groups ,or i can live on lentil and veggie or egg and beans without veggie ,
should i postpone my cheat day till i loose a bit since its my first week , or just enjoy it ,just worried it takes me a step back , by the way my weight is 69 kilos which is around 150 pounds or so
thanks
its me again …….just saying it felt great when Tim answered coz i thought that there is no actual tim and there for there is no actual diet but boy what was i thinking, to cut it short since its all real ……PEOPLE its a blessing that we are all together in this , and we will make it work YEEEHUUU
Hey Tim, fascinating article
Ok. I’ve practically read every comment concerning this diet and have observed that for some people it has worked brillianly, for others it hasn’t. I understand everyone is different which would explain this. However, the positive feedback that it has been given has made me enthusiastic about giving it a a go.
I am currently on day 5 of my own diet which is basically ingesting healthy ammounts of water, cutting out sweets, fizzy drinks and alcohol, for 91 days (holiday coming up) when around day 3 I stumbled upon this blog.
Screw the scales, they are deceptive blighters, I am going off pure aestetics when it comes to this diet. I’m asking everyone to describe how much weight you lost as well as the physical changes you noticed. It is very well saying you lost ’12lbs in 2 weeks’, and good on you if this is fat, but it could be numerous things e.g water weight. The number itself is deceptive. If you lost 12lbs there would be noticable change. Describe the changes: physically, psychologically etc
I would also like to know something else. I have a rather muscular build, there’s definately fat there, and I know a weigh alot, but again, to give a simple number is deceptive. I want to know, does already having this muscularity induce more fat loss, what with muscles being metabolically active.
Thank you.
If I see changes I owe you a very delicious and unhealthy meal some saturday, Tim 😀
pls tell me how to loose weight……my bf always make fun of me in front his frens n i get angry….i have tried many ways but can’t still…..
Are protein shakes OK for substituting meals or can it be a post workout meal?
Tim, great site. What are you doing with a hurl in your hand? I thought it was only us Irish who played that sport, although I know there is a North American GAA board as well.
Apologies to all those who have no idea what I am talking about.
@Celtic Hurler,
I actually hurled in Galway for a few weeks back in 2004; it was a blast. Tough sport!
All the best,
Tim
I was wondering what the one day of splurging should look like as far as caloric intake (and should I still avoid other things on this day carbs, fat, etc). Right now i’m doing well splitting my day into about 4-5 small meals and consuming between 1300-1600 calories. I know you say to “go crazy” with ice cream, candy bars etc. on one day a week, but is there a range I should aim for to keep my metabolism in high gear and yet not go too far and ruin a week of discipline??
hello everyone. i started this diet saturday the 28 feb 2009 and have just weghed myself today 6 march 2009 and i have lost 2.2kg (4.8lbs). This was honesty one of the hardest thing i have had to do. Breakfast is usually mixed vegetable and chopped tomatoes souce. lunch is pinto beans and dinner is a big bowl of salad (ie letuce, tomatoes and egg white). In addition, i work out everyday burning on average 500cals per day. I am a woman and i knew that to achieve 0.66lb a day, you cannot just rely on the food alone. i also eat lots of peanut. I eat on average 30x3bags of KP peanuts. The whole point of this diet is to limit your carb intake. My overall carbs in a day comes to around 30grams. Good luck ladies remeber to persivere as mother nature is not by our side. Our body is built to carry fat
This is a great example of a low carb diet. I’ve gone on a diet very similar to this in the past and noticed fantastic results. I also used to eat a lot of tuna and salmon as well as chicken.
Hi all,
I am starting this diet tomorrow morning and I am so excited for it. I have tried a ton of other things and none seem to work. I will for sure keep you guys updated on how I am doing.
Just one question,
I love sugar snap peas (peapods) and celery and carrots, can I eat those unlimited too?
@Melissa, yes, snap peas, celery and carrots are fine unlimited, though too many carrots can cause quite a nasty stomach upset.
Good luck!
Tim
Tim – this is a great diet. What I’ve noticed is that it takes 2-3 days to rid yourself of the “sugar addiction”. it’s almost like your body needs to remove the craving by depriving yourself of the carbs. good stuff…
hey Tim,
is it really possible that i can lose 20 lbs of fat in 30 days? by following that four simple rules?
Wow – 2 years on and still so many questions – I just want to say that having taken the time to read all the posts, answers and everything else I am ready to start the diet (after my Chinese meal tonight!!). I am 155.6lbs and want to get to 140lbs – I also want to increase muscle for dance purposes. I am going to do a short workout at gym 3 x week for max of 45 mins which will include stretches, one Iyengar Yoga session x 1.5hrs and one 2 hour high impact African Dance session.
Since nearly having a nervous breakdown before Christmas and having to dramatically change my outlook (not situation yet!) to stop it happening I have been putting on weight slowly and steadily and I am convinced carbs are the culprit.
Anyway will let you know how it goes – thanks for listening
cheers
Jane
Hi Tim! Thanks so much for sharing this diet. I have a couple of questions to ask as I plan on starting this diet tomorrow (and I would so appreciate your help):
1. Can I add honey to my coffee/tea two or three times a day? For some reason, I can’t have any sweeteners.
2. Can I have cottage cheese for dinner?
3. How many times do you exercise per week and for how long? I exercise 4 times a week or so for like 1-1.5 hour and I still see nothing 🙁
Any things I should be aware of on my “cheat day”?
Thanks again. 🙂 Any tips from you would be wonderful to hear. I want to lose 15 pounds of fat in 20 days or so (hopefully).
hello im very skeptical about this diet, for i have tried so many before that do not work! is there anyway that we can add before and after photos on this site is just hard to believe all this people!! another thing i searched for the answer but did not find it, if you do the diet without the supplement will it work as efectively? and too any suggestions on what to eat if none of things are available? where i work i dont have a microwave so i need something i can eat that does not require to heat it up. i need a meal to eat for lunch, bring my own lunch!!! Im gonna try it i hope it dont turn out like the 3 day diet! 🙁 ok wish me luck.
hi Tim , is fava beans ok i heard its GI is the heighest in beans
hi everybody
i have same question as Ryan……..how crazy should we go on our cheat day , coz i really over did it by eating 2 twixes and 2 kitkats one big bag of doritos ,we can say i ate anything that passed me …..plz help us with this info so as Ryan said we wont ruin a week of discipline??
Hi Tim,
I was wondering how we would transfer off the diet? Like how much fruit/carbs to add after dieting like this for a month? thanks
Yeah, this is completely right. By eating uncontrolled just one day in a week you increased the metabolic level to help burn more fat. But the other 6 days you reduced calories intake and doing aerobic workout like HIIT to burn fat. This will allow your body to not switching to starvation mode where metabolic activity decreased and you burn less calorie and you eventually hit plateau.
Really, it’s the best method. It’s double action !!
Tim,
First of all, Kudos on keeping up with these comments for 2 years!! Amazing! So anyways I can see how this diet works, I myself 2 years ago lost 50lbs. doing a similar diet. Now I have put all my weight back on. I was just curious about the fact of how long i am supposed to eat like this? For the rest of my life? I know that this type of food is good for losing fat and gaining muscle but it’s not really heart healthy and I would hate to have an unhealthy heart just to be fit body wise. Please advise.
Thanks alot!! 😀
I’m interested in trying this. I have been reading lately about “negative calorie foods”…..such as bananas, apples and asparagus.What is your outlook on this? Do you think it would compliment your diet plan? Thanx
Hi Tim,
I read your article & found it really easy to do, unlike all other diets this one the most easy & fabulous way to lose excess fat. i would surely try it & i am sure i wont quit it in between.
Thanks
Ritzy
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hi i will try this diet it sounds very easy to do but can i incorporate fish in the diet since its not very fat?
Hello all,
My husband is making me do this with him. He has had great results so I’m looking forward to sharing this experience too!
Wish me luck!
Joy
What do you think about soymilk? Is that “allowed?” Thanks!!
Wow. I stumbled across this blog and starting reading and could not stop.
I am about to embark this diet.
I will def keep up with this blog and report back.
Thanks Tim
Hi from Tokyo Tim,
I wanted to thank you on behalf of my girlfriend and I. We were looking for a diet plan around the start of the new year to start things off right. Since January, We’ve both lost close to 10 pounds. I feel really healthy and have used the diet as an excuse to learn tons of new recipes. I’m convinced that it works, especially because we’ve had very little exercise this winter.
When we work in a good exercise routine I’m sure our results will multiply.
We are doing cheat days as well, on Saturdays. It hasn’t hindered us one bit, and we really enjoy pastries from Isetan at Shinjuku san-chome.
Thanks,
Kyle
hi guys ..
plz if anyone has info weather or not FAVA beans are fine to eat or not since it has very heigh Gl let me know coz am only eating FAVA
thanks
Tim,
what about fruit, particularly apples? raw fruit seems to be missing–that feels strange. Won’t fruit help with digestion, vitamins, etc.?
i have been on this diet roughly three weeks. i had to adjust it to my work sched some since i dont have a set lunch time. the first two weeks were really up and down, i’d drop 5 lbs and gain five lbs. this week however i have lost 9! lbs. and on top of that i have grown to REALLY love beans haha. thanks man for the help… just 40 more lbs to go!
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Hey, i just read this and i’m going to try it starting tomorrow. I’m a vegiterrian so i can’t have all of the meat in my meals. Is it okay to have fake meat, like a Boca burger type thing instead? Or would that make it worse? also what sort of things can i have with celery or cucumbers? those are my favorite foods.
thanks,
Lariah
im 11 almost 12 will this work for me?
“Whole grain is not recommended on this diet, due to high caloric content and generally high glycemic index. I challenge you to find one that is not “enriched” (it is bleached, then vitamins, etc. are added back in) or that doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup in its first five ingredients (the ingredients of the “ingredients” listing on all food products are listed in descending order of quantity). It is tempting but not good for fat loss. True whole-grain bread is better than white bread and actually tastes pretty rough, but if you’re serious about fat-loss”
Hardly a challenge …I can go to my nearest regular grocery store and pick from a lot with those “requirements”.
Do you recommend drinking a lot of water?
Also, your diet seems effective, but does it have all the required nutrients? I could take multi-vitamins, but I think that induces hunger. And what do you think of plain yogurt or low-fat milk?
My doctor has verified that I lost 5 kg the first week on this regime. Cheers for that, Tim.
How about oatmeal in the morning, is that off the list? The regular 10 min kind, not instant.. .
i’ve been doing a half a cup of oatmeal and a half cup of low fat cottage cheese..
portion size is not mentioned.
are the foods listed allowed in unlimited quantities?
Portion size is mentioned.
“Eat as much as you like of the above food items. Just remember: keep it simple. Pick three or four meals and repeat them”
😉
Hi, I just wanted to know if sesame chicken is considered high carb? I love it! And can you do this diet if youre not looking to build muscles — just to lose weight?
Hey!
I am very interested in this diet and I am planning on starting it this week. However, I have a few questions:
1) I generally am not home for lunch, so what would you reccommend I pack for a bagged lunch?
2) Is low-fat yogurt allowed on this diet? and because I am a vegetarian would the diet still work if i substituted in a veggie burger instead of beef?
OMG so many questions and posts! tim must be feeling good 🙂 any ways imma try this out too
Very inspired by all the loss of weight and gain in inspiration! Am starting today, so Week 1 198 pounds. Am aiming for 20 pounds off to start. Will update weekly and dazzle you all with my awesome success!!! Then off to the beach!
I have lost weight in just 2 hours, through maths miscalculation!!! Actually my start weight is 194! Just thought I’d share that…..
Wow! This actually looks like a diet I could follow, especially with the cheat day (it’s like planning to fail…only it’s OK…I really like that).
You mentioned no white carbs…I’m guessing crackers fall under that category? (I’m daring to hope that they don’t, because I love me some Annie’s Wheat Bunnie crackers).
Thanks, and thanks for posting the diet,
Diana
Hi Tim,
great post btw
i come from an indian family and my typical meals at home involve a lot of rice/ chappattis etc.
i was wondering, what can i have instead to reduce my carbohydrate craving?
is brown rice/wholemeal bread alright? vegetables and meat just dont seem to be enough
any help you could provide would be great thanks
Saleem
p.s i am aiming first and foremost for fatloss, then muscle growth
thanks again
I am going to try this diet. I started the new year by reading The Abs Diet book , highly recommended. It’s not a fad diet, easy to follow and you feel fool all day. I am going to give Tim’s diet a try. It is very practical and easy to follow.
what about salt? is it ok to flavor your food with salt or seasoning?
Hi, is eating a twix bar ok? It has a low GI?!
Also I ate 2 cornbread squares for lunch today after my workout! I was soo scared of gaining weight because I bloated after eating it. Will this affect my weight? Can I also eat 4 large chocolate chip pancakes after a workout – cuz I plan to eat this this saturday!!
What about adding fats to the meals, e.g. olive oil?
Have The BEST Day Ever!
Lance
Nice,Ive always kept the ‘naughty’ carbs at bay and have always kept lean and muscular.However,the addition of legumes is something I’m going to incorporate now.More fiber,more healthy non-insulin-spiking carbs and some protein.Thanks Tim,lookin jacked these days btw.
Love this article. Found one small typo…”costructing” should be “constructing”
Thanks, Bdub! Typo fixed.
All the best,
Tim
Tim, I just recently read some information on protein and would like your take on it. Complicated, but I will be as brief as possible: what do you think about the school of thought that proteins do not necessarily beget proteins… that muscle (meat) must first be digested and split into its component amino acids and then these amino acids are constructed into the protein the body needs. There are over 20 amino acids – the majority of which the body can make itself. the remaining 8-9 amino acids that the body can NOT produce (essential amino acids) must come from outside sources (food. like meat, eggs and more). BUT, that cooking food can alter those amino acids to the point they are unusable in the body. (so eating cooked meat and eggs may not be as beneficial as we previously thought). To continue, the best idea is that you should eat *uncooked* foods that provide those essential amino acids, examples being carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, unroasted nuts, seeds, etc etc. In addition, the body has an “amino acid pool” in the liver and red blood cells that can store amino acids and when (or if) you are running low on a particular one, the body can use the ones in storage. all that to mean that it is not necessary to eat a complete protein at every meal, as long as you are eating a varied diet. I just recently read all of this and am doing research to see how much is true, and I wanted to see what you knew. thanks!
Update on my previous post: I weighed myself this morning, and I have lost almost 3 kg more this week being on this diet. Last night it was 2. All told, I have lost almost 8 kg since last Monday (12 days) – 5 kg between last Monday and last Friday morning (just over 4 days). I have already dropped a belt loop out of necessity. Today I did my first workout – amazingly just because I felt like it. This brings up a question: How rigid is that 90 minute window? I did weights for more than 20 minutes but then swam a bit afterward (thus eating into my 90 minute allotment). After changing and getting the “requisite” pizza (that tasted oh so good!), I ran five minutes over in the eating. Is 90 ideal or absolute?
Also, I could use some help on grokking the principles implicit in the foods involved. Thus far, I have been sticking to the chicken, beef, and egg routine (donnae like pork) with lentils, black beans, or pinto beans – accompanied with a low-carb veg like broccoli, peas, or spinach. Nonetheless, I am starting to suffer the POW syndrome and need to change this Sunday. I plan to incorporate turkey, probably instead of chicken. But I am unclear on the beans and the veg. Sites I have looked at for GI contradict each other. If you could clarify the underlying principles, Tim, I would really appreciate it.
Ta!
Hi Tim ,
I am 54 yrs old, weight 270 pounds with a uric acid problem that I control by minimizing my intake of red meat and illiminating legumes from my diet (no medication)
Please advise is there a subsitute for legumes , or your diet is like atkin’s , it reduces uric acid , cholesterol and hight blood pressure . Also is it ok to add 2 -3 spoons of olive oil daily to the diet.
Thanks a lot.
Liliane
i want to lose 45 pounds in order to be 100 pounds.
i want to lose it in about 2 months
is this even possible
and what would i have to do?
you know how the person said dont eat turkey substitute turkey for chicken? well chicken and turkey are my favorite food and i never went on a diet before. so i do not think it i going to work for me. My whole family wants to go on a diet and so do i………….i had to write all this down to follow the rules so i can become skinner and not fatter. To day ia m starting i am so happy. now i think i can look better stay healthy and also feel like i am a princess. I love all the coments and qustions also that pizza i am willing to try! i hope the diet works for all of you people and also me. I am scared but i am willing to try.This has inspired me in so many ways. Thank you people who typed and the person who made up this site.
hi,
i’m interested in this plan. just two questions for tim, or anyone who knows anything about nutrition really:
1. what ratio for the three main groups would be best? i would instinctively lean toward 50% veg, and 25% each of legumes and protein, but would this be best?
2. is there a maximum number of eggs to eat a week? i would be eating them with the yolks. i know some people are concerrned about cholesterol but i’m really not, so should i be restricting the number of eggs? i. e. every day for breakfast, but is it ok to eat them for dinner or tea too?
Thanks for any answers you can give!
I’m going to give this a try..all through highschool i was maintaining a weight of about 215-220 after i graduated i spent 2 years working construction.. i lost about 10 lbs and i weighed about 205. i decided to go back to trade school.. since being back in school and havin little time to do anything i gained 30lbs over the last 7 months.. i’m goin to commit to this plan.. One question, i’m also gonna do some cardio on treadmill how long should i run for??
I love this diet. It really does work. The first week I lost 9lbs. I was skeptical about “going for broke” on Saturday because I didn’t want to gain the weight back.
At any rate, I went to ColdStone and got an “Extreme Oreo” Love It sized ice cream. Today, I feel great and though my weight “spiked” by this afternoon my weight is settleing back down to what it was before I “cheated”.
I’m feeling this!
How about veggie burgers like Morning Star Farms burgers. Can I eat them? I am a vegetarian.
Thanks!
I have been on the diet for about 1 week. I am eating less and feel full most of the time but I noticed I am not going to the bathroom as often.
Can you tell me if beans can cause constipation.
I know always have the full feeling. I am losing weight but bathroom trips are alot less often. I thought with all that fiber I would be going more often.
Anybody thanks for feedback.
Hi All,
I’ve just started this diet. After 3 years writing up a PhD/snacking! I’m 131lbs and I’m trying to get back to my pre-PhD weight= 110lbs. I’m only 5 2″.
I’m also training to run a marathon in the fall so I’m running 4-5X per week…No pressure!!!
Shall keep you posted with my progress.
Dr Sarah
p.s. Can vegetarians use tofu or mushroom/soy protein on this diet? I eat tuna and eggs already but a bit of variety would be nice.
Gonzalo:
You might consider drinking more water. Until this week, I did not really take to heart Tim’s comment about drinking a lot of water. Last Sunday, my right kidney was a bit sore, and I recalled that I observed my day of indulgence in style the day before – complete with a couple of beers and a triple of brandy (thanks to watching “Rear Window”). This past weekend, I stayed away from the alcohol but my kidney is still acting up a bit. So I am drinking several pints a day (NB: pint where I live is 20 ounces, not 16). Since doing that, my kidney pain has subsided for the most part.
HTH
:] loved the article. its got a sense of humor to.
1st week on this diet and happy to report 2.9 pounds lost! Look and feel so much better, just with that amount – and my jeans fit better! Yay!!!
I followed Tim’s advice and I counted my calories through a free online program called fitDay. I started mid Feburary 08 went until mid May. I followed the instructions and did not cheat. Results I went from 194 to 164. I’m currently at 172. I would not call this program a diet…it’s a way of life…and a very good way to live. I lost the most weight during the first week (5lbs) the weight dropped off slowly after that point….but I did not really care because I enjoyed my meals…I really really love steak. Anyways, it works and according to Fitday I maintained a perfectly balanced diet.
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I started the plan today 3/24/09!! I am very excited. I like vegetables… I like beans… I like meat… I think this is a winner. Anyone with advise or recipes PLEASE post them for me. The more foods I can prepare in advance the better… that way I am always ready and never have to waver over whether to eat the right thing or eat something really bad for me. It is bad enough giving up my coffee creamer. Can I switch to Soy Milk?? Someone Please Advise.
I have tried everything under the sun… from extreme diets to personal trainers to plastic surgery… I could have bought a luxury vehicle for all the money I’ve spent on my body!! Anyhoo… I’m over it… and am finally trying to do it the good old fashioned way instead of the quick fix way. That is a hard pill to swallow for an instant gratification girl like myself!
Anyhoo… I have about 30-35lbs to get rid of and I am giving myself until my birthday in August to reach the goal… Slow and steady wins the race!!! So if I can manage to lose 7-10 pounds a month from now until then I will be Perfect!! Of course if I lose it faster than that… Yay Me!!!
Update..
Since Feb 4th started at 204 lbs. Down to 190
But I cheat….. I notice several things.
1. Go shopping and plan your meals. Hard to come up with protein dinners when you have no ingredients.
2. Make chili so you have it for days
3 Crock pot meals are great, without sugar
4 Buy eggs or egg beaters in bulk
The past 3 weeks I’ve been really consistant.
Drop 1 lb a day M-F. Friday night thru Saturday afternoon is my off day (Back on it for Saturday night dinner).
Usually gain 1.5 lbs on day off, then stay even for the Sunday.
If I follow the plan, I drop 1lb. If I cheat, (too many sweets at my work), I stay even.
Last summer – January, I hovered around 210. So at 190 I’m pretty happy even losing 14lbs in 6 weeks.
Goal weight is 180.
BTW, my Body Fat % went from 27-21. At 180 my goal will be to get my bf% down to 10%.
Pre-cook as much as possible for the week. That way, dinners are quick and easy and repeatable. The more you pre-cook, the easier it is to come home and make dinner for the family without breaking your plan.
Defrosting meat, then cooking it, and preparing dinner is a whole lot harder than just heating up and throwing some veggies and a salad together.
I’ve really struggled with this diet. Initially, it went amazingly well, shifting 9 lbs in 18 days. However, over the next 28 days, I lost just 3 lbs. It also seems to have screwed up my metabolism to the point where if I eat anything, weight quickly piles on and weight has gone back on at a steady rate of 1 lb per week since I stopped. While initially, the weight loss was amazing, it slowed down to quite unremarkable and it is a hell of a lot of sacrifice for what is only a short term gain.
Hello, here’s an update. Day three and so far I have lost 2lbs in 2 days. I am feeling tired most of the time and my blood sugar levels are quite low. I assume this will improve though as I adapt from my previous self (pseudo-diabetic serial candy muncher) to a healthy eater/white carb avoider.
I caved this morning and had a plain yogurt with peanuts added which I’m really angry about so I’ll try to remedy that later today:
breakfast- beans, mushrooms, egg white omlette
Run for 60mins
lunch- 2 hard boiled eggs, lettuce, celery, beans
dinner- 1.5oz of canned tuna, green beans/sugar snap peas with artichokes, lentils
Good luck everyone 🙂
Its interesting to read the initial excitement of all, and then the uh-oh! I had a great 1st week, lost 2.9pds, and then woke up at 5am this morning DESPERATE for carbs!!! so ate 2 fruit buns my daughter brought home from school!
I realised I am probably not eating enough, and need to make myself some little no-carb treats when I feel I’m slipping. tonight I whipped up this little treat:
1/4 cabbage chopped rough
1/4 onion chopped fine
1 egg plus 1 egg white beaten
1 sundried tomato chopped fine
1/4 tspn paprika
1/4 tspn mixed herbs
tiny pinch salt
Mix all together in a bowl. Heat a non-stick pan well, then drop a tablespoon of mixture, press down. Cook on one side, flip and press down again until mixture cooked through. Eat at will! Mixture makes about 4 pancakes!
Fabulous, ate them tonight with a glass of wine, and re-found my resolve! Next time I might add a small piece of low-fat fetta cheese, also chopped finely.
Onwards and downwards (weight-wise, that is!
Here’s an update. I have now lost a total of 10 kg (22 lb) in 16 days. The first two weeks were 5 kg then 3 kg. The last 2 kg came since Monday. I am feeling great. If it helps others, the point of the beans and lentils is so you don’t go hungry. If I feel hungry too soon, then I know that I did not eat enough legumes in the previous meal.
My weight balloons on the cheat day and then settles down the day after. Because of this, I am a bit concerned about Mike Farrow’s report. Is this the diet of no return? I recognise that it is not a short-term lose it proposition. I also recognise that one cannot get out of a bad situation with the same thinking that got you there. But if one cannot shift off the diet without turning into a refrigerator – or worse, a washing machine – then that bit about the POW syndrome starts to take on a whole new meaning.
Finally, Tim, I note that your pics from Viet Nam show prawns and the like. How does that fit into the scheme of the diet? I recognise that you didn’t cook it, but I am having difficulty in seeing how I can work the diet to be a bit more flexible on-the-fly.
Cheers in advance for any counsel you can give on these points. Any and all light would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Hi Al and all,
Congratulations to you and everyone testing this, adapting it, and making progress! Prawns/shrimp are fine in moderation (1-2 nights per week), but their cholesterol content is off the charts, so be forewarned if you’re on statins or similar medications. I also ate escargo/snails and all manner of other proteins. Nearly all lean protein is fine — I just tend to avoid too much tuna and large oceanic fish due to mercury and other heavy metals.
Good luck!
Tim
Since starting this diet on February 9th, 2009, I’ve lost a total of 21 pounds.
I followed the regiment to the tee, 4 meals a day:
Breakfast: 6 egg whites, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of black beans.
Lunch 1: 1 Chicken Breast, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of black beans.
Lunch 2: 1 Chicken Breast, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of black beans.
Dinner: 1 Chicken Breast, 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of black beans.
*Post workout nutrition would replace one of the meals – Whey Protein Shake.
Total Caloric Intake: About 1320 CALORIES/day (6 days a week)
I have lots of energy, however, I was thinking 1300 calories may be insufficient for a person of my size: 6’1, 188lbs, at least in the long run. I have structured this regiment to mirror yours and I can only assume with good reason that your caloric intake is the same, give or take.
I guess I need some kind of assurance that you too have been living day after day on a 1300 a day regiment. If you can please take some time out of your busy schedule and just provide a simple yes or no, I’d greatly appreciate it! THANKS TIME! 21 POUNDS AND COUNTING!!!
hey, im sofia and im 5 feet and i weight around 105-107 max? i really want to lose my belly fat and like tone down for prom but i cant seem to do it. i dont know what to do and what diet plans i should follow. i work a lot so i dont even have time to go to the gym often. help! i want to lose like 5 lbs of body fat and get back to waist 24 with abs.
Cheers for that, Tim. I really appreciate your clarifying the mental principles behind the protein. I recognise that most any veg that is so-called low-GI is okay. One further point of clarification that would be very helpful, though, is on the legumes. It has been too long since I’ve been in the US, so I don’t remember all of what you can get there. Here in the UK, we can get all manner of legumes – beyond black turtle beans and pinto beans, there is aduki, cannellini, black-eyed, kidney, and about a score more. What criteria do you use to evaluate a legume for the diet? Are there any that are particularly bad, from which one should stay away?
Thinking further about Mike Farrow’s comments, I suspect the best way to change from this diet without gaining huge amounts of weight is to slowly add food items – perhaps once a week – and to slowly reduce the size of the fourth meal until one brings one’s metabolism to a point that it can cope reasonably well with a more varied diet. One probably then would have to calorie-count, however. I suspect the massive weight loss at first is due to the upset in diet toward such a healthful regime (comparatively); massive weight gain would be a result of the opposite. The moderate approach (via media/???? ??? ??????????) seems therefore to be slowly migrating from one to the other in order to regulate one’s weight loss/gain. Of course, this does not address the regulation of insulin and the cravings that arise therefrom.
Nonetheless, I have lost 10 kg/22 lb/14st 8 in 16 days and am quite pleased. The rate of loss is slowing, but I have no intention of changing the diet. After all, I actually increased my caloric intake initially and have lost massive amounts of weight as a consequence. My wife has been noting it repeatedly and with great pleasure; so life is good.
Vielen Dank!
All,
After noticing a lot of discussion about rapid weight loss in the 1st week, then slowing, and about gaining weight on your splurge day (remember it isn’t cheating if it is planned).
Be aware that most of the weight fluctuations you are experiencing are due to water weight. It takes approximately 3 grams of water to store 1 gram of carbohydrate. So, in the standard American diet, with its abundance of simple and processed carbs there is a lot of water stored in the body.
This plan that Tim has outlined is considered a low/slow carb plan. Even though you have carbs in the form of beans/legumes these do not raise the blood sugar rapidly and thus lowers the chance of an insulin spike to push the carbs from the blood to storage in the tissues. Essentially, you are using the carbs in the diet for immediate fuel, and because these are slow, meaning slower to digest thus released into the blood more slowly, you are storing these for the long term (but isn’t that the point).
Having said that, when you shift to this type of program and your body is storing far less carbs than before, there is no need to keep the same amount of water in the body. Your body begins to flush the water out and the initial weight loss is 80+% water. Almost counter intuitively you should drink plenty of water. This is essential for proper body function and signal the body that you aren’t dehydrating and need to store water like a camel.
Then on to splurge day. We have our little party, which almost inevitably is primarily made up of our former carb favorites. Mine is chocolate, pizza, biscuits and gravy, etc. The body reacts by spiking insulin to stabilize the blood sugar and pushes these carbs into the tissues. And the body stores water to accomodate. Have you ever felt dehydrated on splurge day even when drinking normal amounts of water?
Thus the weight gain after splurge day, which can be dramatic, is primarily water. You simply can’t gain 3-5 lbs of fat in a 24 hour period without killing yourself trying. This splurge process is doing many positive things in your body. Raising serotonin levels, and other hormones that, when depleted, actually create irresistable carb cravings. So, understand that 1) the weight gain is water and temporary, and 2) you are resetting vital hormones and brain chemicals that aid you in fat loss.
I hope this helps.
Have The BEST Day Ever!
Lance
Sounds like a great plan to me but 20 lbs in thirty days is too steep of a goal for me. I am shooting for 8 lbs in 30 days. I think about 2 lbs per week with diet and exercise and I should reach my goal.
Hello Everyone,
Ive literally spent so many days trying to read all the entries and the no-no’s to get really into this diet. I am cuurrectly 140 5’1 but have muscle, I am in the military and currently in Iraq so Im having alittle trouble knowig what I can and can not eat.
This is what I have been doing so far, can anyone please tell me what i should change…
Breakfast – 2 boiled eggs (no yolk) or an omelet with green peppers, muchrooms, onions and tomatoe topped with salsa, with either turkey sausage (2 links) or ham and water.
Mid-Morning – Protein shake with water
Lunch – whatever meat they are serving as long as it is not fried with either corn or green beans, (that is usually all they have) and carrots with very little ranch dressing.
Dinner – same as lunch
I snack on mixed nuts, mainly almonds or pumkin seeds.
I drink about 2-3 liter of water a day and lift for 30 min a day and cardio for 30 min.
Question – are the carrots bad? I had pork and beans since that is usually the only beans the Chow hall has but taste tthe sugar and read that it is a no no, so i will stop.
Can anyone tell me what I may be doing wrong? I want to lose 20 lbs. I am going on vacation in July and want to wear a bikini, but have alot of fat in my midsection.
PLEASE HELP.
All suggestions are greatly appreciated.
PS- I trya nd consume beans as much as I can but sometimes they are mixed with something like a sauce, is that ok?
I appreciate all ur help..
😉 Eva
Hi everyone,
I have tried this diet for a few days, but I realized that beans in the morning actually made me sick (stomach cramps for at least 3 hours after eating + nausea) I tried it a few times to be sure it was because of the beans. So I was wondering if I could eat what I normally eat for breakfast (usually whole wheat bread, often home-made, with butter and a capuccino) and eat beans and veggies + protein for lunch and dinner.
Is this plan ok or will it not work because of the bread in the morning?
Are Garbanzo beans considered a legume? They are my favorite and wondered if I could supplement for the others.
I LOVE SATURDAYS!!!
Hi Tim and Everyone,
I am a mother of two ages 4 and 2. I want to go back to my weight before prognancy which was 120lbs. I started this diet 2 weeks ago when I was 137lbs and today in the morning I was 129.My height is 5-04.
I am not doing any exercises because I lose all my energy chasing my little ones!! and I consider it exercise! I eat some wheat bread sometimes and skim milk.
Already I feel much better about myself and I hope I go back to 120lbs very quickly.
It is not easy to be on a diet when you have to prepare all kinds of food for your family esp kids but it is worth it.Today is my first ‘Dieters gone Wild’ Saturday and I am enjoying it.(I skipped it last week.)
Thank you Tim and Good Luck everybody.
For the people who are freaking out about day to day losses and gains- if you are sticking to the plan the majority of the time- don’t worry so much if you wake up tomorrow and are up 2 pounds. You’ll probably lose it after a trip to the crapper. Stay calm and think long term. you’re not going to lose 20 lbs of fat in 1 day. Pace yourself- it’s an endurance thing, not a hollywood fad diet!
How would you recommend this diet for someone who works the grave yard shift. I need to loose 20-30pounds per my doctor’s request and its been 3 months and i haven’t lost anything, even with diet and exercise. how would you recommend this for someone who’s working the night shift. i’m going to give this a shot, and hope for the best. thanks so much
10 am for breakfast is SO NOT HEALTHY!!! you’re supposed to eat it between 7-9
Hey, that looks fine and all, but what about fruits, they are an important part of our daily diet too, they contain all sorts of nutrients, and antioxidants and vitamins, how can you exclude that? And what about fish? They say it is good for your health to have fish 2 times a week. Ok, please reply, because I am curious of this..
Hi Tim,
Can you please tell me if chickpeas are okay to eat?
Hi J and All,
Chickpeas are very dense in calories and easy to overconsume. I’d hold off if you can.
Best,
Tim
Hi Everyone. Happy Monday! Be encouraged and make today a great day!
If folks come in to this diet with a mindset that it won’t won’t….then chances are that it won’t. Of course, I believe the opposite to be true as well. This site has been a powerful motivator for me. Reading your stories has been a great source of motivation. I am not a blogger….but I am becoming one because of this diet and because of this site!
I have been on this diet for two weeks and have lost 13lbs. So for me, following Tim’s advice to keep the meals simple and to repeat them has been priceless.
Other suggestions from my fellow “Ferrisite’s” about how to create variation without comprosing the “don’t eat anything white” rule have also been very helpful.too.
My advice is to keep it simple, look for recipes to avoid the POW syndrome (we should share recipes and even have a contest) and read the blog for encouragement.
You can do it….and you can feel great about yourself as you do. I have done them all, Atkins, South Beach, “Weight Watch…it come back in a few months-ers. This by far is the most effective and the most…dare I say it…FUN!!!!
I live for Saturday’s! Actually, I live for 11:59pm on Friday’s when I march straight to the local 7-11 Convenience Store and pick up my 4 donuts, chips, iced tea and Resse’s Cup…Can you say “Heaven”!!!!!!!
Be encouraged!!!!!
Love the diet. works. in 6 days, lost 3 lbs. am 72. Love same foods and not having to think about what to eat. cook one day a week for the week. Two questions: touted to NO EXERCISE. I hate exercise and do not do it other than cleaning house and gardening. So, why is exercise always talked about?
Question 2: isn’t high protein hard on the liver and kidneys? (am on hbp med and high cholesterol med – and fish oil so don’t want to tax the organs anymore than is necessary.
Again, love the diet. works!
Hey friends. I am turning 33 today and have been out of shape for over a year now. I need to get back and I started this diet this moring. It is 10:40pm here in the Czech Republic. I am on it.
Signed up.
Much appretiation to Tim and everybody who has made progress. Thanks for the inspiration.
Tim Hello and Hello all:
I just came across your site, and I like it very much! I’m a personal trainer (currently, in idle mode), and exercise science major – and your knowledge base is right on. I like to hear, for once, someone who is not speaking to the masses [nutritional advice for every age, gender, etc… (where one says “ok…follow the food pyramid, da..da.[….]”).
Now, three years after graduating from school, and becoming a new momma (we now have a two yr old (Claire), and a 5 month old (Ford)) I think, I need to supplement; and further, (finding your site) lose 15 pounds that has lagged on since giving birth 5 months ago.
Yes, trainers need trainers; and even though, I have a knowledge base for fitness and nutrition [food choice], sometimes, I need to jar my memory with the fundamentals. Those fundamentals are; basically, as you mentioned “in a way” manipulating numbers to lose weight, and eating the right foods, since, nutrition/food choice consumption, is about 85% of what one needs to do to lose weight, the rest is exercise (or from your header…no exercise; though, I love exercise).
I hate all this fascination w/ carbohydrates being bad. Honestly, a lot of foods we [general term] eat are not good for us; unfortunately, most of these foods are carbohydrates (i.e. cookies, candies, refined stuff; foods, drinks, etc.[…]) which have been altered or over consumed entirely. I love your description of, “Slow Carb” vs. no carb. And the food selections you displayed look great, and doable. They remind me of something I use to tell my clients (i.e. people [only women] I personal trained) eat as if you were Laura Engels (may be spelled incorrect), on the show in the 70’s, Little House on the Prairie; hence, do not fore go to Nell’s general store for candies. Back then, (pioneer days) people did not eat processed, refined foods. For that matter, they did not eat sporadically as we do now (e.g. driving in your car, pass a Krispy Cream Do-nut shop, drive in the drive through for a cup of coffee (right!!! LOL …who can resist the King [Queen] of all do-nuts, and throw down (800-900 calories for three do-nuts) a few. Also, drinking is included, just because your not chewing food, doesn’t mean you cannot watch them. (i.e. reg soft drinks, alcohol, calorie loaded protein drinks*, smoothies* (though, there are some low calorie one’s out there).
Thanks for the insight, I’m going to follow your plan (for I’m going to the beach in May, and need to be in a bikini (the thought is scary right now).
Also, thanks for allowing me to chat.
Julie:)
p.s. What about chick peas? Yes or no?
Ok….I see where you mentioned chick peas. Sorry, I did not scroll around to see if they were mentioned.
I think someone mentioned beans that have sauces in them, if that is all you have, drain them and wash off sauce in colander.?
Eva- increase the cardio if you can. 🙂
Ok…I promise to shut up for a while, but I know I just said to Eva to do more cardio; hence, Tim said you can do it with diet w/ no exercise. Yes, he is correct, but you can attain results faster w/ exercise; also, I always say, if you don’t have anything to do, put on your ipod and go run or fast walk and imagine your in a club dancing, or better, dance around your house/dorm. Also, I don’t know what the living arrangements are like (if you have a kitchen, or soley cafateria), but I’m guessing from your post, its a cafeteria (can you order stuff (i.e. omelet, scrambled eggs (even though it isn’t breakfast, if so do that and some veggies (preferably not corn. Yes…they are veggies, but I don’t see the USA spending money on actual corn on the cob, that can be shucked off; its more likely canned, which has a significant amount of sugar (an old mentor of mine told me once, you might as well eat a bowl of sugar, than to eat canned corn, canned baked beans, rice cakes, etc…), anywho…your situation to your advantage. Don’t laugh….but act like the Army is your “school dorm” if you want to eat, you have go to the cafeteria to all your meals. No snacks, unless fruit (if Tim found that eating fruit (e.g. apples) worked, this is his site). To be honest, I doubt a side of beans is going to hurt you even if they have sauce (I take it that they probably put one ladle full, on the plate or that dived spmlate )(aka: those divided plate/tray combo thing). Also, that “spmlate”, use that to your advantage, only eat what fits into those slotted out areas (fill entire area) no more, no less. That will force a tallied portion control.
Eva, your in the military, it takes a pretty disaplined person to adhere to that lifestyle and demands it entails, you have the motivation, you just have to call upon it…and use it! YOu can do it! Just think how awesome you will look in your bikini. You could walk around in your bikini or naked (that is your sure no one will peep on you or you care, or sice your in the military, you can even do that. I’ve done it, cleaning, as I pass by mirrors, I’m like no f—–y, “that is not my butt, back there”. It does suck, it works, I pick up the pace, I focus on corners, baseboards; when I’m finished, I would eat off my floors they are so clean, and I’ve burned a lot of calories in the process. My husband came home (this was when we were still in school; hence, my body had not been stretched, pulled, or prodded from having babies)he was like “you are so weird”. I’m like at least I’m not weird with a big, fat, caboose.” LOL!!!
To add,I just got introduced to Nip/Tuck tv show. Its awesome! The music is awesome. There is a remake of a Morrissey song, Stop me! by someone ____ Ronson, check it out.
Good Luck to all,
Julie
P.S. I’ve just realized, is it ok I’m here (I’m heterosexual)? Honestly, I’ve found that us “heto’s” are not as disciplined and body/health conscience as the blogger s here. I’ll leave if a problem.
🙂
@Julie with the homophobic comment,
What on earth are you talking about? First of all, I’m not gay. Second of all, this blog has no place for conversations about others’ sexual orientation, even if other commenters were. Please stick to the topic of the post.
Cheers,
Tim