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Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
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#292This will sound pretty lame, but it was the biggest help for me when I felt hunger during intermittent fasting: a big glass of water every time I get hungry outside the window of time I set aside for food.
I think there are other places on the internet that give the same advice, as sometimes our bodies don't make the distinction between being thirsty and being hungry.
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#293I lost 45kg over 2 years(100 lb), here is how you can do it without being overly disciplined.
1. Don't overdo it, if you cant imagine living forever with a change in diet then it wont work. Your perspective on that change will maybe change later on, take it easy.
2. Nutrition > Exercise, but exercising (or movement in general) made me crave healthier food.
3. First step - stop drinking anything but water, plain tea and black coffee. Becoming a tea or coffee snob helps as you still have something with flavour (even better than before to be honest). This alone accounted for 15kg loss.
4. Reduce candy and sweets, potentially cutting them out completely. Do this only after you don't crave soda and other sweet drinks or it wont stick. Another 10kg.
5. Move, more than before. No specific goal. Walking is better than nothing. Ideally you start with strength exercises. I started with 2 water bottles that i would lift. Muscles burn calories.
6. Protein > Fat > Carbs really helped me. Mileage may vary, but after you get used to it you get hungry less frequently. BE CAREFUL WITH BIG DIETARY CHANGES. Best is to do it incrementally.
7. Better to lose continously and slowly than to force big weight losses in a short amount of time. Flabby skin etc.
8. Skipping breakfast / intermittend fasting helped me to reduce calories without having to count etc. Just a natural limit. Also my lunch is quite small now, but i eat a lot for dinner - not the healthiest but it works for me.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#294I am not very disciplined but I recently started trying intermittent fasting, the 16/8 kind (fast 16 hours, eat 8 hours). I stop eating at 20:00 and resume at 12:00 on the next day. Main outcomes
- Lost 6 kg since January 10 (that’s 2 months), possibly because I am not allowed to snack in the evenings and I also have to skip breakfast
- I sleep better, because I don’t eat very close to sleep time
- I go to bed earlier so I’m less tempted
- I feel more energized in the morning, possibly because I didn’t spend all night professing food
I don’t use any app, I think that they’re just not needed, you just need to keep track of the last time you ate. I also don’t always stick to 20:00 because social life etc. and I can adjust the time I break the fast on the next day. I don’t fast week-ends because I don’t want to miss out on meeting with friends and drinking or eating together.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#295What worked for me was a LOT of tiny things. There was a post on HN where someone kept a journal of what they ate, how they slept and their weight. Turns out sleep was the most important factor in weight loss by far. This seems to be the case for me too. So, the most important things in my experience, not in order of importance because theyre all necessary:
* enough sleep, if you don't sleep enough you get extreme hunger pangs and all the other tricks will be useless.
* strength training every other day. it reduces your hunger by a lot and doesn't have to take long or very be intense at all, 2-3 sets of 5 pullups is enough for me and can be done in 10m or less.
* skip breakfast. this doesnt work for some people, so if it doesn't, just go to 4.
* eat small meals, you can feel satiated from 250-300kcal so have that every time you eat, max 550 kcal for dinner.
* count calories and make sure you eat around 500 kcal under your TDEE, calculate yours at tdeecalculator.net
* your weight fluctuates 2 kg in either direction constantly, only when it moves beyond that there's been a significant gain or loss.
* eat more protein, you feel full quicker
* drink as much of your 0 kcal soft drink as you want, it's 0 kcal and can get you through tough moments.
* have one or two cheat days every week and just eat whatever you want, i did this and kept losing weight throughout.
* have go-to instant or low effort meals with the right amount of kcal and preferably high protein ready at all times, you want to conserve as much will power as possible.
* be kind to yourself.
that is all.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#296If you're looking for something to drink nearly 0 calories try lemon water. Just buy a bunch of lemons, and cut and squeeze them into some cool water when you want a drink. Simple, cheap and refreshing. I drink gallons of the stuff. It helped me to cut down my soda consumption and it's way better for quenching your thirst
My dentist told me to stop doing that, bad for teeth...
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#298Drink kava. It's a good appetite suppressant.
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#299Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Just eat less man. It's pretty straight forward. Just eat one meal a day (lunch) and you'll see the weight fly off. You're suggesting a diet that requires a discipline that, empirically, is obviously beyond the reach of most people. Here's much, much simpler advice, that is also more enjoyable to do: Just eat better. Or just somewhat better, and do some exercise. You'd be surprised how easy it is to purchase or coo…
> do some exercise Don't underestimate walking! And stairs!
This I've noticed that since I have a car and don't walk as much anymore I have put on a lot of weight. Because I just didn't get my 10.000 Steps a day in anymore, because I didn't have to walk to the train station and to the grocery store any more.
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#300Weird ha? Get stressed: - Get a full on 80 hr/week job - Swim in cold water - Do HIIT - e.g. run like a lion is chasing you for a minute every day - Watch horror films - Drink coffee - Have sex
> Swim in cold water This makes your body easier to gain fat. (I did cold water swimming. They warned about this effect.)
I have read countless counter points to that (and some supporting it). Doesn't look that clear cut.