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How To Not Get Fat At A Web Startup

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Post by shanedanger »

Working on the web all day long is a recipe for fatness. Not metaphorically, I mean literally. You’re sitting on your butt all day. And especially when you’re working at a startup and putting in 16 hour days, it’s hard to find time to take care of yourself...

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Re: How To Not Get Fat At A Web Startup

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Post by asnyder »

Interesting, working has the opposite effect on me. This past week I barely ate. I usually get so caught up working that I'll only stop to grab a bite to eat when my stomach won't allow me to continue. I'm curious to see what the distribution is for HNers.

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Post by pyre »

asnyder wrote: post #3

Interesting, working has the opposite effect on me. This past week I barely ate. I usually get so caught up working that I'll only stop to grab a bite to eat when my stomach won't allow me to continue. I'm curious to see what the distribution is for HNers.

Isn't that bad for your metabolism though? I thought that that best way to eat was to constantly be eating small amounts of food because that keeps your metabolism up. [Note: snacking on an entire bag of chips over the course of two hours doesn't really qualify because I'm sure the content of the chips out-weighs the benefits of higher metabolism.]

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Post by jkincaid »

asnyder wrote: post #3

Interesting, working has the opposite effect on me. This past week I barely ate. I usually get so caught up working that I'll only stop to grab a bite to eat when my stomach won't allow me to continue. I'm curious to see what the distribution is for HNers.

I'm the same way; if I am busy I put off eating for hours longer than I should. Unfortunately I find that if I don't eat anything for a long time, I get progressively dumber. I read something that said there's a strong correlation between blood sugar and brain activity, but have no idea if it was scientifically sound. In any case, it seems true for me.

Sidenote: my best pick-me-up when I haven't eaten for too long are Triscuits, with a few glasses of water.

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Post by jac_no_k »

asnyder wrote: post #3

Interesting, working has the opposite effect on me. This past week I barely ate. I usually get so caught up working that I'll only stop to grab a bite to eat when my stomach won't allow me to continue. I'm curious to see what the distribution is for HNers.

I used to be really skinny because I too would not eat for extended periods because of the distractions that the computer offered. Then when I hit 25 years old, I started to gain a lot of belly fat. Eventually your metabolism adapts to being in starvation mode and then it becomes very difficult to convince your body that this is not the case. Eat normal, do something aerobic. I think that this will let one not get "fat".

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Post by wyclif »

Another thing that helps is a stand-up desk (this has been discussed on HN a few times). It won't reduce calorie intake, and by itself will not prevent you from gaining weight. But I believe it does encourage movement and improve posture.

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Post by Evgeny »

pyre wrote: post #4
asnyder wrote: post #3

Interesting, working has the opposite effect on me. This past week I barely ate. I usually get so caught up working that I'll only stop to grab a bite to eat when my stomach won't allow me to continue. I'm curious to see what the distribution is for HNers.

Isn't that bad for your metabolism though? I thought that that best way to eat was to constantly be eating small amounts of food because that keeps your metabolism up. [Note: snacking on an entire bag of chips over the course of two hours doesn't really qualify because I'm sure the content of the chips out-weighs the benefits of higher metabolism.]

Isn't that bad for your metabolism though? I thought that that best way to eat was to constantly be eating small amounts of food because that keeps your metabolism up.

There are also 'non-conventional' views on the aspect:

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/grazing-is-for-cat...

Also, a decent article on the subject here: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/meal-freque...

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