I actually eat very few hackers, but thanks for asking.
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Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wow, you keep track of calories for every meal? how do you manage to do that? any tools or resources?
My wife uses the Lose It app on her ipad. Seems to be working for her as she has lost around 10 lbs!
I've tried Lose It, it's a great app but it doesn't do what I need (like most weight lose app's).
It's very focused on weight. If you're not on the extreme end of being "overweight" - tracking how many pounds you weigh is not the correct approach to staying fit and trim. Instead, you need to track body fat % and muscle %.
Most people go on diets, weigh themselves, find they have lost many pounds and proclaim victory. Only later do they find that they have gained that weight back, and them some. This cycle typically continues and that person never finds success.
Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?
#53A mix of everything, with an overall emphasis on eating more and more green. I've recently declined my consumption of processed meats (subway cold cuts, ham, hot dog, bacon, etc) on reading more and more about sodium nitrite use and its effects.
sodium nitrite? please enlighten us :)
Nitrosamines (a known carcinogen) found and consumed in regular and high quantities of processed meats (as sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite) can increase risk of stomach and pancreatic cancers by 67%. Specific carcinogenic qualities of nitrosamines are increases when exposed to carbonization by application to heat sources (direct and indirect such as frying, toasting or baking).
http://chemicallypure.com/nitrosamines
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16550597 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16865769