8 Big Eating Mistakes You Are Still Making
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8 Big Eating Mistakes You Are Still Making
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#2Ugh. Article is bunk, and I really wish nutritionists and dieticians and their ilk would stop trying to convince people that they only need to eat something else to feel 100% better.
The most important thing you can do for your health -- and I'll tie this in to entrepeneurism in a moment -- is get some regular exercise. It doesn't have to be at the gym, for 6 hours a week, either.
I used to hang with a bunch of rock climbers. Some of them prided themselves on their dirtbag scavenging habits, and they ate some pretty gnarly gruel. But, they were fit. In many cases, they could have been models for anatomy lessons. Their health had almost nothing to do with what they were eating, and much more to do with the regular exercise they got.
So, if I'm having trouble getting focused, I'll go for a walk. I walk down to the local gas station for a soda, or the store for some groceries -- both about a half mile out is all -- and it gives me plenty of time to get away from the work and the computer and refocus a little. I get back to the desk, I feel a lot better, and I'm ready to roll on the next project.
Forget this diet crap. Go find an excuse to walk somewhere regularly.
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#3This information is too important to get second-hand on the web. Go straight to the source. Cosmopolitan magazine can be purchased at the checkout counter of your local supermarket.
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#4Ugh. Article is bunk, and I really wish nutritionists and dieticians and their ilk would stop trying to convince people that they only need to eat something else to feel 100% better. The most important thing you can do for your health -- and I'll tie this in to entrepeneurism in a moment -- is get some regular exercise. It doesn't have to be at the gym, for 6 hours a week, either. I used to hang with a bunch of rock…
Could not agree more. Although you will find, as you take exercise slightly more seriously, you tend to want to eat the right balance of foods (on the upside, you can also eat more of the good stuff - eg a nice big bowl of pasta after some training).
I have worked at home for quite a few years, daily exercise is now routine (I actually look forward to it). Difference to energy level, and general appearance is amazing.
The bottom line is our bodies are built for really hard physical work. They need it, at least a bit every few days.
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#5Ugh. Article is bunk, and I really wish nutritionists and dieticians and their ilk would stop trying to convince people that they only need to eat something else to feel 100% better. The most important thing you can do for your health -- and I'll tie this in to entrepeneurism in a moment -- is get some regular exercise. It doesn't have to be at the gym, for 6 hours a week, either. I used to hang with a bunch of rock…
"Their health had almost nothing to do with what they were eating" -- It's good to be young, isn't it? As you get older, the effects of what you put into your body become more immediate, even when you exercise.
Still, most diet advice is useless. Here's the only advice you need: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Quoted from a NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t....
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#6Ugh. Article is bunk, and I really wish nutritionists and dieticians and their ilk would stop trying to convince people that they only need to eat something else to feel 100% better. The most important thing you can do for your health -- and I'll tie this in to entrepeneurism in a moment -- is get some regular exercise. It doesn't have to be at the gym, for 6 hours a week, either. I used to hang with a bunch of rock…
"Their health had almost nothing to do with what they were eating" -- It's good to be young, isn't it? As you get older, the effects of what you put into your body become more immediate, even when you exercise. Still, most diet advice is useless. Here's the only advice you need: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Quoted from a NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t....
He's expanded that article into a book: http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Eaters-Manifesto/dp/15942...
In it, there's a great heuristic for walking out of your local supermarket carrying food (as opposed to processed "edible foodlike substances"): shop near the edges.
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#7Only advice I have is tying to cut sugar out of your diet as much as possible. I never eat cookies, donuts, cake, sugared soda (only diet rarely), candy bars, sweet coffee, etc. I have a bit of a sweet tooth and even I can do it (it gets easy after a while). You can't get really fit without exercise, but at least without eating significant amounts of sugar you can prevent yourself from getting too chunky.
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#8Another oldie but goodie:
The Hacker's Diet - How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition - by John Walker.
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#9Another oldie but goodie: The Hacker's Diet - How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition - by John Walker. http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet
Amen. A great book that's been good motivation for me, if nothing else.
Someone's also helpfully put the tools that the book describes online at http://infohost.nmt.edu/~carmiac/whdt/whdt.cgi
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#10Ugh. Article is bunk, and I really wish nutritionists and dieticians and their ilk would stop trying to convince people that they only need to eat something else to feel 100% better. The most important thing you can do for your health -- and I'll tie this in to entrepeneurism in a moment -- is get some regular exercise. It doesn't have to be at the gym, for 6 hours a week, either. I used to hang with a bunch of rock…
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