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Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by ArrayList »

mmgutz wrote: post #16

Forget all the fad diets. Eat sensible. Eat low glycemic foods. Eat smaller amounts, more frequently. You will feel full all day. AND, give yourself a cheat meal once a week to reward yourself! The trick to weight loss is doing a variety of exercises that make you breathe heavy but not pushing your body too hard. You don't have to train like a pro athlete or do cross fit crap. Take your time. If you lose it slower th…

> Eat smaller amounts, more frequently.

Wrong. That spikes insulin unnecessarily. See The Obesity Code (Fung).

> The trick to weight loss is doing a variety of exercises that make you breathe heavy but not pushing your body too hard

What in the world? Got any scientific reference for that one?

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by ArrayList »

myrandomcomment wrote: post #108
unstyledcontent wrote: post #19

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No evidence to support Whole30. In fact, it excludes beans and legumes which are an excellent source of protein and fiber.

What are you comparing it to as a foundation for you comment? It includes lots of meat which is also a great source or protein. My wife and I both dropped a ton of weight and changed our eating habits for life. Like all diets your milage might vary.

> It includes lots of meat which is also a great source or protein.

It's also a great source of causing cancer, per the World Health Organization. [0]

0. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization...

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by tugberkk »

1. Without exercise, you are going to lose muscle mass. There are many more exercise routines then weightlifting. Please check "High Intensity Training" (not HIIT). Drew Baye is a good example. He also has a website: http://baye.com

2. Sustainable diet is the one which you can do, obviously :) I also will suggest a book, easy to read and will help you achieve your goals. The Lean Muscle Diet. Here is the Amazon link; https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Muscle-Diet-Customized-Nutrition...

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by JSeymourATL »

> I tried some of those but found that nothing restrictive like that would work for me long term.

Any ideas on WHY that is?

All of us are subject to social pressures and internal weakness when it comes to staying on a nutrition plan.

OMAD has worked best for me long-term. Even after extended holiday with family, it's the easiest to get back on routine.

Black Coffee for breakfast. Skip Lunch, then a normal Man-sized dinner.

> https://blog.bulletproof.com/omad-one-meal-a-day-diet/

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by stevekemp »

pizza234 wrote: post #40
ValentineC wrote: post #26

Intermittent fasting is, for the most part, just skipping breakfast. I do that in combination with a mostly low carb/high fat thing, but I'm not too strict with anything. I also don't track my calorie intake. More importantly, I believe that cutting sugar is the key to weight loss and maintenance. I mostly drink water, black tea, and black coffee. You should make sustainable changes that fit your lifestyle, not follo…

Skipping breakfast is wrong, in any context. The result of not eating anything for breakfast is that the body reduces consumption ("metabolism"); this is exactly what one wants to avoid in diets. This can be tested very simply. Compare the time of the morning when you start feeling hunger between when you have a breakfast (even a relatively light one, which is what one would do in a weight-loss diet), and when you do…

I'm 43, and I eat breakfast about once every three months. Sure I might eat lunch earlier than most, but since I was 14 I stopped eating breakfast and it largely haven't been missed.

What most people call breakfast is cereal of some kind, loaded with sugar. That's not even a proper meal in my humble opinion. (Sure some people might have fruit, toast, rice, or something more interesting. I guess this is very location-specific. In the UK my parents insisted I ate frosties, or corn-flakes, up until I was about 14 when I just said "no".)

Breakfast for me is coffee. Black. Strong.

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by qnsi »

kevas wrote: post #94
ZeroFries wrote: post #77

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To add to this: meal habits are important. Try eating 20% slower and more mindfully. Note how full you feel at any given moment, and stop when you're 80% full.

This is still my biggest problem. I'll still scarf down a 2LB steak and then regrets it. ---- Can you please elaborate on different methods you've used in the past (current) to help slow down your eating habits, please.

You can also try reading the book Joy of Half Cookie. It gives some practices in section two on how to eat more mindfuly

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by qnsi »

kevas wrote: post #91
codesternews wrote: post #61

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how to replace sugar in coffee? I can not live without it.

First: you can unless there's some medical reason you can't. However, I highly doubt that. Second: I'm sure you're smart & I'm going to presume you know how to use google. Last: I'm not a nutritionist, so I can and won't recommend foods to eat.

Why would you leave a comment as unhelpful as this one

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by lukaszkups »

I'm now writing a blog post about my journey - 13kg less in less than 12 months.

The only 'diet hack' I used was replacing regular Coca Cola with Cola Zero (yeah, I know what it contains but 'this one little hack' made me stop gaining weight).

The other hack was to start jogging - for first couple weeks 3km, then 5km, now my regular route is ~7km (I've also ran 10km one time and made it under 1hour! :D ).

I tend to run at least 1 time per week, or as many as possible (due to family responsibilities 3 times is max).

While switching cola stopped me gaining weight, running made me loose it.

I've also started eating less fast-foods/sweets and more proteins (nothing fancy! e.g. homemade fried-egg burgers FTW! :) )

But the key I think to not be so strict about it - reminding yourself that you're "on diet" is the biggest pain I think.

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by ZeroFries »

kevas wrote: post #94
ZeroFries wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To add to this: meal habits are important. Try eating 20% slower and more mindfully. Note how full you feel at any given moment, and stop when you're 80% full.

This is still my biggest problem. I'll still scarf down a 2LB steak and then regrets it. ---- Can you please elaborate on different methods you've used in the past (current) to help slow down your eating habits, please.

One tip is to not wait until you're ravenous to start eating. Another is to try and savour each bite, noting the flavours, letting the fat melt in your mouth, etc. And finally, counting the number of times you chew each bite is supposed to be effective, if not tedious.

Re: Ask HN: Most sustainable diet long term?

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Post by ZeroFries »

bitwize wrote: post #82
codesternews wrote: post #61

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how to replace sugar in coffee? I can not live without it.

1/3 sugar and 2/3 stevia or Splenda. Artificial sweeteners (including stevia) have a tasteable "bite" to them which I don't like. Using a bit of sugar helps smooth out the bite while the bulk of the sweetness is provided by the sweetener.

You should try replacing some of the artificial sweetener with glycine, a sweet amino acid, which also happens to be pretty healthy.
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