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I. The 4-Hour Body Slow Carb Diet 5
The Four Hour Slow Carb Diet : 100 Recipes
by Sarah Smith
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Copyright 2010 Sarah Smith
The Slow Carb Diet was presented in Timothy Ferris book, "The 4-Hour Body." Timothy Ferris does not endorse, promote, review, or warrant the accuracy of the products or services.
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I. The 4-Hour Body Slow Carb Diet
What to Eat
What Not to Eat
Slow Carb Diet Overview
The 4 Hour Body isn't a low-carb diet, but instead promotes the use of slow-carbs. These are carbohydrates that release energy slowly to the body otherwise known as very low glycemic index carbs like those found in legumes, green vegetables, and beans.
There are five main components to the slow carb diet found in The 4 Hour Body.
Dieters should avoid white foods. These are carbohydrates that are white in color such as sugar, flour, potatoes, and rice etc. However, up to 30 minutes after a strength training workout, dieters may consume some white foods.
Tim Ferriss recommends dieters choose several meals that they like and that work. These meals should be eaten over and over again. The 4 Hour Body recognizes this as the most common habit of the most successful dieters and body builders.
Avoid Calories in Beverages. The slow carb diet promotes just drinking water and allows no alcohol with the exception of a glass of red wine.
Eliminate most fruit from the diet. Because most fruit is high in sugar it should be greatly reduced in the slow carb diet. Tim Ferriss believes humans don't need fruit six days a week as our ancestors did just fine without it.
The 4 Hour Body allows one cheat day a week. Dieters are encouraged to eat whatever they want. This prevents deprivation and metabolic slowdown because of the constant calorie restriction.
Ferriss also says no to whole grains and steel-cut oats -- which are often promoted as healthy carbs due to their high fiber content. His rapid weight loss plan outlaws all fruit and dairy (except cottage cheese) and involves one “all-you-can-eat day” each week. Cottage cheese speeds fat loss, unlike other dairy products, which slow it, Ferriss writes.
eat within 30-60 minutes of waking
get at least 20g of protein per meal, especially at breakfast
drink sufficient water, especially on your “cheat” day
avoid artificial sweeteners
don’t overdo with exercise
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