Most of us probably have mentally demanding or stressful jobs. How do you approach weight loss without becoming too lethargic or irritable?
Alternatively, what's your strategy to maintaining a healthy weight?
Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#2Just started the Keto diet and its working wonderfully so far. (Lot) more info at http://reddit.com/r/keto/
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#3Simple diet hack of cutting out carbs has had a huge personal impact. Tim Ferriss expands on this subject > http://tim.blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-d...
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#4Just adding support to the two other posts. Cutting carbs. My personal experience is that losing weight is 2/3 achieved by how you eat.
Another personally effective method is intermittent fasting. I don't normally eat breakfast, so for me that means skipping lunch two or three times a week.
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#5Just adding support to the two other posts. Cutting carbs. My personal experience is that losing weight is 2/3 achieved by how you eat. Another personally effective method is intermittent fasting. I don't normally eat breakfast, so for me that means skipping lunch two or three times a week.
Sounds interesting. Is the fasting something you do every week or just when trying to lose weight?
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#6Just adding support to the two other posts. Cutting carbs. My personal experience is that losing weight is 2/3 achieved by how you eat. Another personally effective method is intermittent fasting. I don't normally eat breakfast, so for me that means skipping lunch two or three times a week.
Sounds interesting. Is the fasting something you do every week or just when trying to lose weight?
When I'm trying to lose weight. I'll be honest, it's very hard to do without pigging out in the evening. It takes a lot of will power.
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#7Just started the Keto diet and its working wonderfully so far. (Lot) more info at http://reddit.com/r/keto/
Keto is interesting though it seems like it could be hard with social activities. Have you had any difficulty?
Best of luck!
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#8Simple diet hack of cutting out carbs has had a huge personal impact. Tim Ferriss expands on this subject > http://tim.blog/2007/04/06/how-to-lose-20-lbs-of-fat-in-30-d...
He really sells it with that cheat day. Thanks for the link!
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#9Just started the Keto diet and its working wonderfully so far. (Lot) more info at http://reddit.com/r/keto/
Keto is interesting though it seems like it could be hard with social activities. Have you had any difficulty? Best of luck!
I don't do keto but I do a similarly "limits social activities" sort of dieting.
I just don't follow a diet "strictly at all times". If you're (truly) following your diet 95% of the time and go out every-other Friday (or hell, even if it is every Friday) for a social dinner, 1 meal of 21 or 42 meals isn't going to completely ruin your dieting any more than forgetting to brush and floss after lunch on Thursdays is going to completely ruin your teeth.
If you go out for social dinners every single day it might be a problem - but that is pretty atypical.
I feel most people could benefit from "following a strict diet 95% of the time" over "not dieting at all because I like pizza during my weekly Saturday D&D nights".
Re: Ask HN: How do you lose weight?
#10I lose weight with a low-carb diet and intermittent fasting. I eat only between the hours of 11 AM - 7 PM.
I have lost 32 pounds, so far. I hope to lose at least 17 more.