More than 500mBar of oxygen are toxic.
So at sea level, you can't go over 50% oxygen.
This toxicity affects things like your retina, btw.
Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
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Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#932eat well (cut out sugar, soda, eat fruit, veggies, and complex carbs everyday).
Barring medical condition, it’s really as simple as eat less and move more … consistently.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#933Eat clean (cut out sugars and starches), eat less, expend calories (through exercise). There are no shortcuts besides getting surgery. The more you embrace the pain of doing the above, the more successful you will become. That applies to all facets of life.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#934Track your weight every single day.
You wanted weird? Here’s weird. Just track your weight. That’s all I’m asking you to do. Every morning, just stand on the scale for 5 seconds, log your weight in an app or whatever, and go about your day. The hard part is not skipping days. Sometimes you won’t want to face the scale. You’ll make excuses. But whatever, it’s just standing on a scale and tracking the weight, that’s the whole thing, so how hard can it be? Track your weight every single day.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#935If you are mathematically inclined like a lot of people in HN, the best way might be getting an app like MyFitnessPal to figure out the maximum amount of calories you need to each every day to lose X kg in Y days, and commit to logging every single food you eat.
This helps really well for having an intuition in how many calories something has (a chicken sandwhich with mayo might have more calories in the mayo than in the rest of the sandwhich), and for stopping cravings (if I eat this cupcake now I'll have 200 fewer calories for dinner and I cannot afford it).
This is stressful, difficult, and kinda ridiculous, but for me it's the only diet that actually works. It helps if you cook at home and can choose ingredients easily.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#936Intermittant fasting works well; just be prepared for the stomach pangs for the first week or two when you're on a fasting day. Drink water to help alleviate the problem. Weight loss will be diminishing returns, so you'll lose more at the start. Best of luck, OP.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#937Earlier quoted context omitted.
exercise is one way to lose weight. Those tribes might move more than most of us, but that does not mean they burn a lot of calories. I you have a few hours and do an efficient excercise like cycling or rowing, you can burn about 700 kCal once you get in shape. If you can do that 5 times a week you will loose weight (assuming that you have body fat to loose).
You cannot entirely ignore diet and still lose weight, even with hours of exercise. Two American donuts are 700kCal.
An hour exercising is an hour you can't eat in addition to likely sleeping better and longer. You can see this people who hike the Appalachian Trail as well as athletes who train at least 4 hours a day.
I have been experimenting with walking 10+ miles a day (at least 3 hours) and seem to lose weight no matter how hungry I get.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#938Earlier quoted context omitted.
exercise is one way to lose weight. Those tribes might move more than most of us, but that does not mean they burn a lot of calories. I you have a few hours and do an efficient excercise like cycling or rowing, you can burn about 700 kCal once you get in shape. If you can do that 5 times a week you will loose weight (assuming that you have body fat to loose).
You cannot entirely ignore diet and still lose weight, even with hours of exercise. Two American donuts are 700kCal.
> You cannot entirely ignore diet and still lose weight, even with hours of exercise. Two American donuts are 700kCal.
100% correct, the only time I've out exercised a bad diet was when I was I was bicycle touring and doing 6+ hour rides each day.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#939Do not breathe pure oxygen unless it's administered by a medical professional for legitimate reasons: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_toxicity
There's a story that's relevant to this thread, and I wish I could remember the original author. It goes something like this: It's easy to dismiss naive writing when it's on a subject you understand. But when reading subjects outside your expertise, that naivety is difficult to detect, so much more seems plausible.
HN often seems extremely naive regarding pop-science topics like nutrition, weight loss, and exercise.
Re: Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss?
#940Actually yes, but consult with a physician before following this especially if you have blood pressure issues.
Salt intake is partially linked to hunger and satiety. Increasing salt (and potassium) intake while lowering total calories is a way to control hunger while dieting. Combine it with time restricted feeding (the whole skip breakfast deal) and you've got yourself an easy winning combo.
Going to the gym regularly helps as well, increased muscle protein synthesis leads to increased calorie expenditure