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

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Post by vrc »

convexfunction wrote: post #917
milkytron wrote: post #906

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> gum is great but stains your teeth I thought gum was supposed to clean your teeth and remove leftover food particles, is nicotine gum somehow different?

Nicotine gum surely does have the same teeth-cleaning function as regular gum. And, now that I look it up, it seems there's basically nothing online that claims nicotine gum itself causes staining (results are mostly just a study or two that establish that nicotine gum helps remove staining from prior smoking, which yeah that's probably true). I, or someone else talking to me, might've gotten confused about a claim o…

Nicotine gum isn’t “chewed” like regular gum (unless you have a huge tolerance for nicotine or want a tummy ache) —- usually you just chew it intermittently to release more nicotine and then keep it in your mouth. So while it won’t cause damage to the mouth, I can’t imagine it will have the same effect as chewing Orbitz

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Post by difu_disciple »

jasonhansel wrote: post #796

Remember that calorie counts on nutrition labels are often inaccurate (by as much as 20-30%). In particular, they are systematically biased against unprocessed food, meaning that highly processed foods look better by comparison. Some sources for this: - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160201-why-the-calorie-... - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-reveals-w... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/pos…

If you avoid saturated fats, the remaining unprocessed foods tend to have significantly less calories - making this something of a non-issue for most people seeking to lose weight.

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

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Post by rrrrrrrrrrrryan »

For a weird tip, just eat more fiber. The average American gets less than 50% of the recommended amount of fiber through their normal diet.

There was a study done a few years ago, and they put one group of people on a traditional diet, and told the other group of people to do nothing different except take some fiber supplements. The group eating fiber supplements lost almost as much weight as the group on the diet. [1]

> After 12 months, researchers found many of the adult participants in the high-fiber group lost around 4.5 pounds. Meanwhile, participants in the AHA diet group lost nearly 6 pounds. The researchers concluded that while the "more complex" AHA diet resulted in more weight loss, they determined "emphasizing only increased fiber intake may be a reasonable alternative for persons with difficulty adhering to more complicated diet regimens."

The idea is that fiber both keeps things moving through your gut instead of staying put until every last calorie is absorbed by your body, and the bulk of it also keeps you feeling more full for longer so you eat less overall.

You do have to ease into it though over the course of a few weeks, because it can be rough of the digestive tract at first if you're not used to it.

[1] https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M14-0611?articleid=2...

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

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Post by idorosen »

cookiesboxcar wrote: post #865
idorosen wrote: post #106

Intermittent fasting and writing down what you eat religiously worked for me. Use an app to keep track on your phone: Fastic, Noom, LoseIt, etc. Some people go with other diets like ketogenic diets, those work too. Another option is to ask your doctor about semaglutide (e.g., Wegovy). Here is a study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 (Health insurance usually covers it. They have a coupon to bring…

Wegovy is a miracle drug IMO. Sadly, I changed my employer and insurance no longer covers it... so its 1650/month and doesn't count toward my deductible Working with a company called "Calibrate" who guarantees that they can get you the meds through their relationships... we will see. But the effect of Wegovy (for me) was very meaningful and I am/was seriously considering just paying out of pocket to continue it.

Semaglutide is available as other, cheaper brand names. For example, Ozempic has similar dosages (I think 1.5mg and 3.0mg), and compounding pharmacies might be able to make you semaglutide doses that get even closer to Wegovy's. There's also Rybelsus, the oral semaglutide pill. (I'm not a doctor or in the medical/pharmaceutical industry, so please consult your doctor and pharmacist, they often know crafty ways to get insurance to cover things. Also, don't be afraid to work with your employer's HR, they can often administratively include things as an exception.)

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Post by jitendrac »

I have been able to control my weight as I want. I generally don't do much of the diet planning of the things, but I have a fixed routine and fixed diet. for example, In the morning I take a cup of a tea with snacks, for lunch I take two flat-bread, indian sabji/vegetables, and curry with rice, For dinner I have a lentil curry with two-flat breads and fried rice. I have a fixed routine time for these meals except for sunday. Usually, I don't eat fast food, my whole diet is consist of milk and vegeterian food only.(you may check for Jain diet, but I do eat onion,potatoes and garlics)

When I feel like I am getting some extra weight and want to loose some, I will cut my carbs by cutting the portion of the food by 10-15% without affecting my energy level, it takes two-three days to adjust the feeling of hunger and then it is normal. The result mostly starts to be noticeable in 4 weeks.

When I feel like I got too skinny, I just increase my eating portion to adjust the weight in a month. I have successfully changed my weight from 65Kg to 75Kg and vice-a-versa multiple times. My height is around 178cms, currently weight is 63Kg and feeling to increase the diet ;)

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Post by bruce_one »

cephaslr wrote: post #663
JKCalhoun wrote: post #568

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I like everything you posted except the Black Huel part. I checked out the link but began to think: come on, isn't there something "natural" instead of adding some commercial powder to a meal/smoothie? My instinct is, substitute a raw egg for Black Huel but I am probably missing something since I am just dipping my toe into this whole thing. (Great topic, BTW, I was just getting concerned about my weight last week, t…

It's a fair point and the powder is indeed a compromise, its reliable, stores well, I don't have to cook it and is fast. Raw egg would be great, except you would have to separate the egg whites as 2-4 yolks a smoothie every day could be problematic due to all things in the yolk. I started with Soylent and that product really is a chemical mess. If I could just buy the brown rice/pea protein and flaxseed without all t…

In Australia you can buy pasteurised egg whites in the refrigerated section at the supermarket, could possibly be useful as an alternative :-)

(Not sure if it would be available where you are or not)

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Post by tomhoward »

Raidion wrote: post #862
cruano wrote: post #666

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> Regular barbell/dumbbell sets through out the day can help with this too, especially if you're not able to walk that much. Man, how have I never thought about this. Been working from home so long I could easily crank up a set every hour

I'm never going to say exercise is a bad thing, but a set of curls doesn't honestly burn that many calories. Running a mile is ~100 Calories, so moving a 20 pound weight up and down a few times is not a magic bullet.

> a set of curls doesn't honestly burn that many calories

No, I didn't say it did. But multiple sets of curls/presses at regular intervals throughout the day, along with limiting sugar/carb intake, is certainly beneficial.

Indeed, studies going back years have found resistance training to be effective at managing/preventing Type 2 diabetes:

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/29/8/1933/28728/Re...

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Post by tomhoward »

ianai wrote: post #541
tomhoward wrote: post #496

I've been exploring "weird" approaches to health improvement (including weight loss) for years. In response to your post: it's not necessarily the case that more oxygen will lead to positive outcomes. Respiratory illnesses like asthma and sleep apnea can be caused by overbreathing/hyperventilation. The lungs need to maintain a certain level of CO2 in order for oxygen to be properly absorbed into the blood, and where…

Any suggestion on how to obtain cilantro that’s trustworthy to be low in metals like lead? I’ve read recently a few blips about finding lead in herbs and greens. (OT wouldn’t it be nice if this were easier? Just this morning I’m realizing some foods I’ve been eating are a little higher in iron than I’d like.)

I just don't know I'm sorry. I've also heard it's an issue, but I don't know how to go about finding produce that's particularly good or bad in that regard.

I'd guess a concentrated product that's developed specifically for detoxification, such as those linked below, may be free from toxicity. But this is a suggestion, not advice; I always recommend seeing a professional before taking these kinds of supplements.

https://iherb.com/pr/bioray-ndf-plus-gentle-heavy-metal-deto...

https://iherb.com/pr/planetary-herbals-cilantro-heavy-metal-...

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

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Post by feffe »

Not weird but I can share what has worked for me so far.

I'm pretty skinny but like to eat junk food and candy. My target weight is 80-82 kg. When I hit 90 kg I don't feel good about myself. Pants too tight etc.

First time I hit 90 kg was 2013. I tried intermittent fasting 8/16. This worked really well for me at that time. I lost weight really quickly. I could even continue my bad eating habits within the 8 hour window where eating is allowed and still loose weight.

I've stuck with a 8/16 diet with cheating up till now. Beginning of this year I hit 90 kg again. My old intermittent fasting diet did not seem to have the same effect any more (granted I cheated quite a bit at the end). I tried mixing it with Keto, counting every kcal, grams of carbs and fat in a log book. In one month I lost 8 kg so I think it was successful. I'm off Keto for now but I may be a trick you want to try. My main takeaways from Keto is that it really does take away your cravings. I could also do longer periods of fasting (did 36 hours two times) which I think would have been very hard for me when on a carb rich diet.

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