My buddy Rob stuck to his word. He tried the low carb diet for one month, and a short month (February) at that. After one month here is what he did and the results:

Rob reduced his carb intake to as close to zero as possible. This meant mostly meat,�fish and chicken very limited vegetables. He�insisted on low carb or no carb condiments�and snacks that were very low in Net Carbs.� He also would let the waitress know he was trying to avoid carbs, which often helped in getting suggestions for alternatives or his food specially prepared. At one time we even met a waitress at lunch who totally identified with the diet and went on to say she had lost 120 pounds on it-this woman was slim too!

Rob also tried the internal cleansing product that I and another friend were using. He had the most um…signifigant results on that.

The results? In 28 days, he lost 15 pounds! His clothes no longer fit, they are too loose. His neck size dropped by an inch and a half, and he lost 3 inches off his belly. He also noted that the sensation of being full or bloated right below the rib cage, is gone. That “lump” has smoothed out. Not bad for a 28 day test!

Rob is going to stay on the diet for now, as he wants to continue loosing weight. He has experienced more energy and enjoys rollerblading for miles at a time now. He also reports he sleeps better, thanks to the tea provided with the colonix product from Dr. Natura.

I will continue updating his progress over the month of March 2006.

Finally things are feeling like they are back on track. After gaining some weight last week I wondered if I had lost all I was going to see on the scale but this week things are looking better. My weight as of this morning: 161 pounds. That makes for a total of 15 pounds in 8 weeks. I would have liked quicker loss but am told slow loss is better in the long term as your body doesn’t regain weight as quick if it’s gradually lost.

I definitely had the symptoms of loosing inches this week, none of my clothes fit right. I had paper bag syndrome all around my belt regardless of what I wore. My shirts also look like they are hanging on me instead of fitting. Nice problem to have of course, but I’m just not used to seeing that so I may need some new clothes before long.

OK, now for the measurements:

Measurements for Week 9 Feb 26 2006

Height 5-8
Weight 161.00 down 4
Stomach 33 down .5
Thigh 20.5 down .5
Chest 40 down .5
Bicep 12.50 same
Waist 32.00 down .50 (I really thought this had gone down but maybe next week)
Wrist 6.75 down .25
Ankle 8 down .5
Neck 15.5 same
Body Fat: 15% down 1% Awesome!

I’m glad my body fat percentage continues to drop so I know I’m loosing fat instead of muscle. That is a nice safeguard. I definitely feel better and have more energy to work and do things around the house. I also don’t feel exhausted when I wake up in the morning which was the case back when I started the diet.

After 1 week using an internal cleansing product, I have noticed other changes as well. The product is made by Dr Natura and is called Colonix. I am trying it out as a first time user of anything like this, along with two friends. The details of that experience is better documented on Experiment Monkey under the category, Colon cleanse with friends. I haven’t had any bizarre discoveries yet just noticed I have to “go” more often, that’s about it. My friends have had varied results which arehilarious in the most disgusting way–but hey, everyone has to go eventually right?

I have noticed my skin looks better since starting the colonix stuff but I can’t tell if that’s from the cleansing (they say complexion is linked to your colon condition) or if I am just continuing to heal from the chemical peel stuff. Time will tell, as always!

My goal now is to get my waist down to a 31 or 30. Everything else feels about right now. After that I will start weight lifting to get more tone in my abs. By the way, I read that the secret to getting a flat stomach and reducing love handles is to rid your intestines of all the junk etc etc. I’m curios how true that is and will let you know what happens as I continue on the product for 3 more weeks. My stomach definitely is getting smaller, but then it has been since I started dieting…but flat?…hey that would be cool!