Get a Wahoo Kickr and only allow yourself to doom scroll while on the Kickr (roughly doing zone 2 - 120bpm heart rate - 45 mins 3-4x per week). You’ll soon lose weight. Also strength training, I recommend 5x5 strong lifts plus add in Lat pull down/banded pull ups and build up to pull ups. Push breakfast back by 1h per day by drinking coffee until you’re eating lunch at 2pm. If you’re addicted to sugar buy a load of fruit (not bananas, easy peelers and berries are best) eat them when you get cravings for the first month. Believe that change is possible, if you don’t believe none of this will work. Weigh yourself daily and religiously after peeing in the morning. When you fail and you will fail winning is about how quickly you can return to the plan.
Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
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#122Increase your lean body mass (muscles). This may appear counterintuitive to somebody, but your basal metabolic rate increases with your lean body mass. In turn a higher metabolic rate will support your weight loss during the recovery days. Which is to say that exercising is of essence – As well as creating a caloric deficit, while insuring a sufficient protein intake. Be sure to define a personal plan with your nutri…
I tried this years back, but found that the metabolic rate increase alone won't do the trick. The difference in calories burned is so small that it can be offset by eating a few bites more. And one will be more hungry.
The most effective way to lose weight is to reduce caloric intake. You don't need to burn calories that you don't consume. It is really easy to reduce daily caloric intake by, say, 500 kcal. But it is much harder to burn 500kcal extra each day.
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#123Please don’t try the oxygen tank idea. It’s counterintuitive but 100% O2 isn’t good for you (unless you need it to get enough saturation, and the alternative is hypoxemia).
You asked for weird tips, so here’s mine. Caffeine pills instead of coffee. Gives you more room for water which is good for you, good for weight loss, and fills you up a bit. Plus replaces coffee which typically includes sugar (or replaces energy drinks which can have way more sugar). Double plus, you’ll get more consistent doses of caffeine which is even an appetite suppressant. All that, and you’ll still have the energy for whatever workout you want to do. Just make sure you keep some calories in and lots of water. And be careful, start slow like 100-200mg unless you know what you’re doing.
Good luck!
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#124IANAD. I would point out the amount of CO2 that you breath out is far lower than any O2 concentration. Hence, O2 content in your exhale is not much affected. Being in a well ventilated space may have a larger effect. I know people (with ALS) that nevertheless liked the higher oxygen, might be personal. Or because you need to breath less, effectively reducing your passive energy need. Anyways, your body needs a reason to burn those extra calories. Better consult a doctor though, oxygen poisoning is real.
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#125Want a weird advice?
Go to the nutritionist. I've been there, got myself the eating plan tailored for me (my preferences, I don't have things I don't like in this plan), I've lost 14 kilograms by simply following it. I didn't even excersise much.
Don't listen to 95% of the comments from here. People often don't know what they're writing about.
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
any unhealthy side effects of only eating one meal a day? what if that meal is 1800+ calories?
Apart from taking forever for your body to get used to it.. Not really. Also once you're an appropriate weight and decide to start changing your diet back to "normal".. You're very likely to fuck it up and end up fat again. To be honest dieting is only good if you're trying to get to a "goal weight" and you're capable of maintaining a weight. If you're not and that's what got you fat to begin with.. You need a holist…
Yes this. It's cliche and corny to say "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change", but it's the truth. Dieting fails because diet typically implies a goal. Meaning an end.
Said another way, you should adjust intake until weight starts coming off slowly. You'll reach a point where you either lost too much, or stopped losing, and adjust slightly accordingly. Then stay at that intake forever(assuming it's healthy).
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#127Walk. Not even run. Just walk for hours. It is easy to pickup and reduces anxiety. With time your body will ask you to eat healthier after exercise.
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#128Weird tips like that? No, no definitely not. Just eat less man. It's pretty straight forward. Just eat one meal a day (lunch) and you'll see the weight fly off. It's what I did for a bit and lost the weight quickly. You'll lose 5lbs/month easily even for people who have a relatively lean body mass already. (Easier to lose a lot of weight when you're heavier because your BMR is high to begin with) I've done it as some…
any unhealthy side effects of only eating one meal a day? what if that meal is 1800+ calories?
Instead of reducing the number of meals, you can just cut your portions in half.
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#129If you're also not happy with your teeth then you could get invisalign, which are clear aligners (retainers) that slide over your teeth and that you have to remove in order to eat or drink anything other than water. You have to wear the aligners for 22 hours each day so you can't snack throughout the day as many people do. I lost 25 pounds in my first three months on invisalign. It's possible to gain the weight back as you learn to adapt :) but it's a useful lesson in how to eat less.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#130Weird tips like that? No, no definitely not. Just eat less man. It's pretty straight forward. Just eat one meal a day (lunch) and you'll see the weight fly off. It's what I did for a bit and lost the weight quickly. You'll lose 5lbs/month easily even for people who have a relatively lean body mass already. (Easier to lose a lot of weight when you're heavier because your BMR is high to begin with) I've done it as some…
I've done this before switching from bulking season, to leaning season. I found the hardest part being stomach growling. I'd be talking to people and my stomach would start complaining to everyone. I've been told to drink a glass of water when the happens but I didn't find it helped a bunch.
I usually went for a light plain peanut butter sandwich once a day at very "tactical" times to cut the growling. Yes peanut butter is calorie heavy but just keep it light. The fat/protein/carbs in peanut butter is pretty hard to beat, in moderation it's really good for you.
This does go away after a while, but this was an issue for the first while.