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Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by tdicola »

I do daily 16:8 fasting (only eat from noon-8pm) and keep things paleo/low carb when eating. Recently I've tried some extended 72-hour fasts and really like them too. The big thing for me is that I love exercising in a fasted state--I'll do 30 mins. of cardio and about 10 mins of bodyweight strength training each day in the most fasted state (right before noon when I break the fast). The combo of eating low carb, intermittent fasting, and fasted exercise is pretty incredible--I'm in the best shape of my life and still getting better. Two years ago I was 300+ lbs and now I'm a lean 155 lbs. and running half marathons--it's wild.

Just a multivitamin and magnesium supplement are all I take.

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by Raed667 »

I don't over-think about it but here is the "usual":

- Breakfast : Either black coffee, or I add cereal (+ milk) when I have time. I do scrambled eggs if I really have lots of time to sit and eat.

-Lunch: Whatever is the "dish of the day" in the nearby restaurant. Usually steak, or some form of meat. Sometimes I order salad to feel a bit more "healthy".

-Dinner: Pasta or rice, whatever is easier to cook after getting home.

I have to say that this is not working very well for me, and I'm gaining weight.

I'm thinking about doing Soylent (or a variant of it) that would save me the 2 hours lunch so I can get out of the office sooner.

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by masmullin »

Avocado for Breakfast

Large Kale Salad for Lunch

Medium Kale Salad + meat for dinner

High Fiber small tortilla (8net carb) + peanut butter for desert.

Coffee liberally spread out over the morning to mid-afternoon (cream+splenda)

I take diabetes medication (Janumet XR- Slow release Metformin based medication).

I consume approx 40 net carbohydrates a day, and 2000 total calories a day. My fitbit says I get 500-700 calories of exercise a day.

I've lowered my HbA1C from 9.3 in december to 5.0 in March. I've lost 37lbs since december.

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by vowelless »

mikeytown2 wrote: post #13

Ketogenic diet for 2.5 years now. High fat, moderate protein, very low carb. Weight loss was not the goal, not snoring at night was the goal. Still weight the same as I have for the last 15 years but I've put on more muscle.

How did keto fix your snoring? Fixing my snoring will really help my SO, haha.

Also, what do you do about fiber?

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by vowelless »

tdicola wrote: post #11

I do daily 16:8 fasting (only eat from noon-8pm) and keep things paleo/low carb when eating. Recently I've tried some extended 72-hour fasts and really like them too. The big thing for me is that I love exercising in a fasted state--I'll do 30 mins. of cardio and about 10 mins of bodyweight strength training each day in the most fasted state (right before noon when I break the fast). The combo of eating low carb, int…

I did a 72 hour water fast and it was so refreshing !

And wow! You more than halved your size. That is absolutely incredible.

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by vowelless »

tdicola wrote: post #11

I do daily 16:8 fasting (only eat from noon-8pm) and keep things paleo/low carb when eating. Recently I've tried some extended 72-hour fasts and really like them too. The big thing for me is that I love exercising in a fasted state--I'll do 30 mins. of cardio and about 10 mins of bodyweight strength training each day in the most fasted state (right before noon when I break the fast). The combo of eating low carb, int…

I did a 72 hour water fast and it was so refreshing !

And wow! You more than halved your size. That is absolutely incredible.

Re: Ask HN: What does your diet look like?

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Post by mcjiggerlog »

Whatever I want to eat that day. I don't overthink it. I wouldn't bat an eyelid at eating a pizza but I do try to avoid obviously unhealthy food in general. Generally the more colours in the food the better.

No supplements, completely healthy BMI. The key is to just not eat too much of whatever you do eat - portion control is everything.

Disclaimer - I do live in Spain, obviously food generally available in supermarkets and restaurants is probably quite different to what you'd find in the US.

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