Day 4

I am already planning out my binge day. I haven't decided which day (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday) I want to choose but I know I want to go to this Turkish restaurant on 2nd Ave and 80th St which I walk past every day on my way to work. It is BYOB so I do not know if we would be breaking diet until I decide what I want to order. The reviews say that it is one of the most authentic Turkish restaurants in NYC so that is promising. I also have some really good coupons for BurgerFi.

My arguments for choosing the binge day is as follows:
Friday- I work 2-5:30 and then afterwards a bar tender friend of mine is training me (hopefully hiring me!) at American Trash (no link sorry). So I am sure I will be breaking the nothing-but-red-wine-and-less-than-two-glasses rule. I say this because I am not sure if she will actually pull through on the offer. Rachel also has a date. After reading more up on the diet I realized I should stick to it for 5 days at least before the binge day. So no Friday.
Saturday- I work 2-12 and have to pack my own meals (which their kids of course want to eat...) so it would be easy to just stick to the diet this day but I often go out drinking with friends after. 
Sunday- I have sunday off.

I don't think it would work if I did a 24 hr period instead of a "day" so even though it would be nice to say from midnight to midnight I can't do it because I want to see results.

Day 4
Breakfast
Lily- 1 c. cooked frozen spinach, 1/4 can of refried pinto beans (yum...) and ~2-3 eggs worth of scrambled egg whites w/ketchup. *I also drank a lemon-lime Airbourne because I woke up with bad congestion.
Rachel- 1 c. cooked frozen spinach, 1/4 can of refried pinto beans (yum...) and ~2-3 eggs worth of scrambled egg whites w/ketchup.

Lunch
Lily- 1/2 can of corn, 1/3 can of black beans, chicken breast, 3 carrots and a hard boiled egg. 4 pints of water.
Rachel- small spinach salad w/ raspberry pecan dressing, 2 hard boiled eggs, 1/4 large can of chickpeas.

2nd Smaller Lunch
Lily- 1/5 large can of chickpeas and a hard boiled egg.
Rachel- 1/4 can refried pinto beans, 1/2 can green beans, chicken breast, 5 carrots.

Dinner
Lily- 1/3 can of baked beans, 1/4 can of refried pinto beans, chicken breast, 1/2 can of green beans, and lots and lots of water.
Rachel- 2/3 can of baked beans, broccoli

Activites
Lily- Walk (3.4 miles), 75 min core based yoga
Rachel- Walk (1.6 miles), 55 min core based yoga
 


I also realized I should narrow down the variety in my meals so hopefully it is not too hard to stick to the same meals everyday!

Day 3

All food measurements are the general appearance of the cooked final product.

Day 3
Breakfast
Lily- 1/2 cup of black beans and a spinach soufflé.
Rachel- coffee, 1/2 cup of black beans and a spinach soufflé.

Lunch
Lily- Small spinach salad, hard boiled egg, italian dressing, 1 cup red lentils
Rachel- Large spinach salad, hard boiled egg, 1/2 can of corn, 1/2 can of beans, and a kombucha.

2nd Smaller Lunch
Lily- 5 candy spice drops, 1/4 stalk of broccoli, and Green tea w/Lemon
Rachel- hard boiled egg, ? amount of butternut squash soup (Bad?), ~1 can of black beans, and a couple tsp of red lentils

Dinner
Lily- Grilled chicken caesar salad (no tomatoes, croutons, or excess dressing/parmesan), an avocado, and 3 pints of water

(2nd) Dinner

Lily- 1 cup red lentils, hard boiled egg and ? amount of spice drops (Did not feel hungry but was likely eating of boredom...BAD)

Rachel- pickle, 1 cup red lentils, hard boiled egg, 4 spice drops, and a tbsp of peanut butter

Activites
Lily- Walk (5.53 miles), 60 minute intuitive yoga flow, 
Rachel- Ran (? miles), Walk (1.6 miles), lifted weights 20 min

Measuring up for the start!

My sister, Rachel, and I, Lily, are planning on following the Four-Hour Body diet for the next few weeks and seeing if we can get visible results. We are both in healthy BMI ranges and are not visibly over-weight to most Americans. Looking at other peoples results I am estimating a 5-10 pound fat loss at most- but due to also exercising we may not see the loss because of muscle build up. Starting day 4 I will be adding in a morning starting weight and doing a final graft for the 4 week mark. Rachel and I are also not currently doing the supplement and cold shower regiment... and I do not see that happening in the near future either.

A little about our current activity levels; Rachel prefers to run and just started a gym membership this week, I on the other hand, like Yoga and lifting, but have been pretty sedentary the last few weeks. I also walk a couple of miles a day with my job and have recently been gifted with an UP by Jawbone, so I can track my steps and sleep cycles with ease. The only problem is my phone is not high-tech enough to run the App and I have to wait for my sister to get home (and use her phone) to update/look at my results. We also live in a 4th floor walk up but I will not include the stairs in our activity log.

Last week, Rachel and I took our initial measurements. I re-checked mine this morning and none have changed. Maybe my weight has increased but I had a 17 hour drinking binge last Sunday where I gained 4 pounds and I am still recovering. I also decided to measure the neck circumfrence so I could use a BMI/Body fat calculator on the web. We will be re doing our measurements each saturday morning before our weekly binge day and reporting the weight fluctuations.

Lily:

Weight: 127.5 lbs
Height: 65 inches

Total inches- 130.5 (not including neck measurement)
          Waist- 28.0
           Hips- 38.0
     Biceps (flexed)
           Left- 11.5
         Right- 11.5
     Mid-thigh
           Left- 21.0
         Right- 20.5

Neck- 13.0

BMI: 21-23
BF%: 25.93 (~30 lbs)

Rachel: 

Weight: 128.0 lbs 

Height: 65 inches 

Total inches- 127.0 (not including neck measurement)

          Waist- 26.0

           Hips- 39.0

     Biceps (flexed)

           Left- 11.0

         Right- 11.0

     Mid-thigh

           Left- 20.0

         Right- 20.0

Neck- 12.5

BMI: 21-23

BF%: 25.25 (~29 lbs)

Day 1
Breakfast
Lily- too hungover to eat breakfast (Actually I got in at 6 a.m. which was when Rachel woke up to go to the gym...)
Rachel- Trailmix, coffee, and a kombucha. (We aren't sure if we can be eating nuts but it is protein so we decided to allow it this week)

Lunch
Lily- 1/2 a greek salad and roast beef wrap. (Yes I ate a tortilla- BAD LILY), 3 pints of water.
Rachel- ???

2nd Smaller Lunch
Lily- 2 Cheese sticks (Dairy BAD), second 1/2 of earlier wrap, 2 pints of water.
Rachel- ???

Dinner
Lily- Sleeping
Rachel- ???

Activites
Lily- Walk to work (1.3 miles), walk to train/subway late night return trip (1.2 miles);
Rachel- Ran (? miles), Walk to the subway, work, and back (1.6 miles)

Day 2

Breakfast

Lily- ~14 small stalks steamed asparagus, and tbsp of peanut butter 

Rachel- coffee and a kombucha. 

Lunch

Lily- 1 cup green lentils w/ hot sauce, 6 carrots, and a couple handfuls of salted almonds.

Rachel- 5 carrots, 1 cup green lentils, ~14 small stalks steamed asparagus

2nd Smaller Lunch

Lily- 1.5 cups of green lentils with hot sauce and a small handful of cheddar cheese (BAD LILY), water.

Rachel- ???

Dinner

Lily- Pickle, tbsp of peanut butter, 3 small pieces of dark chocolate, small chicken breast, and 4 tsp of black beans. Couple pints of water.

Rachel- 1.5 cups of green lentils w/hot sauce, 1 cup of cooked spinach, 1 chicken breast, 3 small pieces of dark chocolate, pickle, and a tbsp of peanut butter. Couple pints of water.

Activites

Lily- Walk to work and back (1.8 miles), 30 minute core focused yoga practice.

Rachel- Walk to the subway, work, and back (1.6 miles)