Had a thought...

Read this from Tim Ferriss on Twitter the other day:


The path of least resistance is only paved for the first 200 yards


Makes complete sense. Don't expect things to come easy, put in the hard work and reap the rewards.


Get your mind right and go for your goals!

Goals

It's all well and good setting off on a new year, new start, new eating plan....but I haven't sat down and set out my final destination yet. When you get in the car and drive, you know or at least have some idea where you're planning on going - this should be no different.



Goal setting is a hugely powerful process for motivating yourself. Achieving them gives you that buzz and feels majorly rewarding. Working towards them - well that is motivation in itself. 


Some people go for easy goals so they can be confident of reaching them. I personally like to set myself a challenge. 


On this slow carb plan I could aim to:

• Lose 10lb of fat in 5 months or 
• I could aim to lose 30lb of fat, gain 15lb of muscle, and 3 inches off my waist in 5 months and take 6 minutes off of my 10k run time. 

(Yeah most people would set a 6 month goal but I have a 10k run in 5 months, on 30 May 2011 to be exact so it seems a good milestone to aim for.)

I can probably do the first one pretty comfortably by the end of February, think I have achieved something great and slack off for another 3 months. Or do the second one. 22 weeks to the end of May, meaning I need to lose more than 1lb of fat a week and gain about 0.7lb of muscle. 

You see that torso in the site banner? That is my real aim, to look like that!

What is yours?

So What Exactly Is The Plan?

The plan is to follow the nutritional and supplement guidelines set out by Tim Ferriss in his book, The 4 Hour Body:

The basic principle is to follow a "slow carb diet", with the following 5 basic rules:

1. No white carbohydrates - bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, sugar, and so on. They cause insulin spikes and fat gains/retention.
2. The same meals over and over again, broadly rotating the same 5 or 6 meals over and over again over the course of say, a week. Each meal should consist of