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Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by petercooper »

I've lost 30 lbs since October without significant effort or exercise.

I count all the calories I consume and keep my daily intake to 1400-1800, except for 1 day a week where I am allowed up to 3000 (but I haven't gone over 2500 yet). This yields a roughly 5000 calorie deficit per week which is good for 6lbs of consistent weight loss per month so far. I also don't eat anything after 7pm which automatically eradicates high calorie snacking opportunities for me. I have no emotional connection to food which may help - I am not bothered by going 6 hours without food in the evening. I used to just eat random crap for the taste/fun of it but I didn't really need to.

It's not really "weird" but doesn't seem commonly recommended by all the folks obsessed with diet and exercise.

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by deskamess »

marban wrote: post #436

30 mins weights + 60 mins cardio 7 days a week, take walks after lunch. Eat until 90% full with enough time in-between. Don't cut carbs, favour protein and add fat to every meal. Get enough sleep to keep Cortisol and Ghrelin at bay. Drink water when you feel like it, don't follow any specific measure. Skip supplements other than Magnesium (Bisglycinate). Go crazy with junk food every other week.

How about walks before lunch? Are there not some residual effects?

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by prepend »

rootlocus wrote: post #366
roomey wrote: post #264

Anyone saying just eat less is full of shit. Sorry man. I went from 18st to 12st (and back up to 15st). I found a few key things. 1. Decide you want to loose weight. 2. Up your plain flat water intake... Like a ton. Your body will get used to it after a day or two and you'll start feeling naturally thirsty. You notice all these skinny fit people are always drinking? That's plain water they are drinking. Seriously if…

As someone who lost 20kg in 5 months by eating less, I don't appreciate being called full of shit. First, too much water can cause hyponatremia. Drinking 2 to 3 litters of water / day is fine, but reach 5L and it's getting dangerous. And one of the main advantages of drinking water is it keeps your stomach full, meaning you don't feel hunger, and thus eat less. Second, what's the purpose of your 3rd point if not to r…

> but reach 5L and it's getting dangerous

Maybe if you drink it all at once. 5L/day is perfectly fine for everyone in the world. If you’re drinking more than 2L/hour, that’s a problem. So space it out and drink a liter an hour or two and you’ll be fine. In the US, that’s two gallons and is a ton of water.

It’s pretty common to see friends carrying a gallon jug around to make sure they drink their gallon a day.

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by discordianfish »

bradlys wrote: post #64

Weird 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…

> Just eat less man. It's pretty straight forward

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> You don't have to worry about eating another meal or two.

You do realize for many overweight people eating isn't something to worry about but to look forward to? It's not that we don't understand thermodynamics. It's just a big part of enjoying being alive.

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by vgchh »

It's all about digestion:

1. Eat your dinner at-least 2 hours before you go to bed

2. Don't drink water for 2 hours after the meal. Let the food digest

3. Eat more of easy to digest foods - fruits and veggies

4. Try to have a gap of 14 hours between your night meal and morning/noon meal

5. Don't snack all the time, even on nuts

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by bin_bash »

bjoli wrote: post #137
Deganta wrote: post #102

It's not that weird, but I stopped eating meat during lent a few years ago. I'm not religious, but here in Austria, many non-religious people abstain from something during lent (sweets, alcohol, cigarettes...), so I tried it for myself. I actually didn't expect much to happen, but it completely changed my diet. It was the first time I actually had to think about what to eat, and it turned out, that I ate a ton of mea…

A colleague of mine decided to do an orthodox fast like his Romanian mother. In whatever how many weeks it was, he ended up losing 6kg and dropping his total cholesterol by something like 100 points. He now eats mostly pescetarian.

Reminds me of Loma Linda in California. The healthiest community in the country is made up of highly religious Christian, vegetarian teetotalers.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/health/longevity-blue-zone-we...

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by bloqs »

Stop eating carbs and sugar. Its almost impossible, so you will fail but the effort alone will work wonders

Ensure your body fasts for as long as possible. This means, always have a protein and fat based breakfast, consistently as soon as you get up, but try and make the last time you eat in a day as early as possible

Ensure you are properly hydrated throughout the day. You shouldnt be drinking less than half a litre of water every day, and preferably more.

Ensure to accompany your meal routine ending sooner, that you get as much sleep as possible. This is made easier by waking at exactly the same time every day, bedtimes can be less consistent as life demands it sometimes, but you no longer sleep in.

Daily exercise, no matter how small. Start with a daily walk around the block. This is absolutely essential. The consistency is more important than the amount. If you feel you can comfortably improve the amount without making it suck, this will massively help.

Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?

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Post by nvarsj »

cephaslr wrote: post #450

1. Intermittent fasting - I eat breakfast at 10am and last meal at 6pm. Its healthier and gives you 16 hours a day that you don't eat. Much easier to stay on budget. 2. 2 vegetable smoothies + Huel Black powder a day - I have a 400 calorie Black Huel powder smoothie at 10am and another at 1pm. This smoothie has > 40 grams of protein and I also blend it with frozen spinach (other vegetables as well on occasion) and th…

This is my current approach as well. Took me a good 3 weeks for my digestion to adjust though to liquid meals 2x a day so be prepared for that. I've managed to lose around 5lbs the last month so seems to be working. I tried fasting but it was too hard to stick with, so the huel shakes for breakfast/lunch seem like a much more sustainable approach. And you still get a nice meal every day. Only drawback I find is with being in the office again - I am sorely tempted to get a hot meal with coworkers.
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