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)