Get out of jail free

OK then.  Its the end of day 2 and I've survived.  Just.  No moments of weakness, no cheating, no nasty nasty evil white carbs.  Oh well, no one said it was going to be easy. 

However, this post is a perhaps a bit of a downer on Tim.  I have looking a little deeper into this "regime" and frankly I'm a little concerned.

Firstly, I don't think I've done enough research.  MB has been a convert and I have basically copied his diet and followed his moves.  Not usually my way - I usually resarch, research some more, then do a bit of resarch before deciding I'll make the decision after some more research.  This time has been different.  I suppose this is in part because my heart's not in it and I am probably doing it for the wrong reasons, and such am not really enthused about reading in.  Also, MB keeps telling me he is not making me do it - he has not asked me to and he doesn't expect me to.  Yes, yes, I know that.  He has never, ever asked me to do it, but as he has made it plain that his diet is his business (which I suppose I can't argue with) then in my mind I have to try.  Otherwise we are on the slippery slope to separate meals, separate bedtimes, separate lives.  Before you know it he'll be sharing a three bean mixed salad with some boyfriend stealing witch and I'll be sobbing into my BigMac and fries and double portion McFlurry.   Over reaction?  Possibly.  Probably.  But I've never pretended to be rational.  I was brought up that a family eats together and for me that means the same food.

But I digress.  I am confused by Tim's preachings.  I read a post today on an old blog of Tim's that says no carbs except within a set time of a work out.  Read it here - its rule No 1.

Tim's blog

Whaaaaaaaat?  So carbs are allowed if you are working out?  Surely not!  Unfortunately, despite this wonderful, delicious, heartwarming and yet ultimately misleading revelation having me on the treadmill dreaming of a cinnamon swirl, it's all a pile of bollocks.  The rule is no naughty carbs, workout or not, unless cheat day.  But you can see my confusion.  The lying, cheating tease.  Say it with me people - I HATE YOU TIM FERRISS!

So, it seems that despite my thinking I had found a Get Out of Jail Free card, I hadn't.  I had only found Tim changing his mind.  Or getting it wrong.  Or not being clear.  Perhaps, if I am being mighty generous, I misunderstood.  Whatever - I still didn't get my cinnamon swirl.  Instead, I got this:

Now, it doesnt look much, I grant you, but it was lovely.  Fresh prawns, butterbeans with lemon and parsley, santini tomatoes.  Fresh, light, yet filling.  Oh yes, and AGG supplements.

And nuts - oh God the nuts.  Too many nuts.

The other bit of news today is that I did a body fat test today - online so perhaps not the most reliable, scientifically, but the reading came out at 26%.  My optimum, apparently, is 20% (ie optimum "normal", "healthy" etc, I dont want to  be "athletic" or "lean") and further apparently (nice grammar, EB) I therefore only need to lose 9LB to get there.  Now that all sounds a bit suspect to me, but hey, I can do that with my eyes shut.  Lose 9lbs?  Watch it and weep Ferris...

Weight in tomorrow - woohoo!