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

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Post by bArray »

>What does your diet look like?

Previous:

Basically, whatever I felt like and a bit more. Usually high sugars, high fats, etc, etc.

Outcome: Obesity and decreased productivity.

Current:

Fruit, cereal bars, yogurts, vegetables, with the occasional high protein, lowish carbohydrates treat.

Outcome: Reduced weight, higher concentration and increased productivity.

>On top of that, do you take any supplements?

I do now, I was exceptionally anemic - so I take iron supplements to boost iron levels.

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

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Post by navjack27 »

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…

Intermittent fasting and high fat diet.

I don't exercise really at all but just changing how I eat and keeping my calories up during times when I eat I went from 215 to 170-180. I feel great when I keep my grains and sugars down. I've read tons of things and Jason Fung seems to be the best reminder I keep going back to when I forget.

Edit: might as well mention meds and supplements.

Magnesium glycate or another high bioavailability version

5k iu vit D

Amphetamine 30mg 2x a day for ADHD

Clonidine 0.5mg at night for sleep

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

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Post by dualogy »

sbmthakur wrote: post #45

In the morning I eat a banana just before hitting gym. After workout I consume a scoop of whey protein. Later in the breakfast I eat three egg whites, one whole egg, sweet potato/oatmeal and a glass of milk with biscuits. After two and half hours I eat two egg whites, one whole egg and some sweet potato. After another interval of two and half hours I go for my lunch which is usually two chappatis with some vegetable(…

Do you throw out the yolks?! Would find that sad, 3 yolks isn't a lot of fat but it's a huge packed load of very precious micro-nutrients, and (unlike most plant foods and supplements) readily absorbed at highest bio-availability.. just ponder it some time =)

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

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Post by mikeytown2 »

vowelless wrote: post #16
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?

I have no idea why it fixed it but it did. Not overweight, so that wasn't it. I heard that keto can do it, so I thought that this is a better option than surgery or a cpap machine. In this n=1 study it totally worked. It wasn't exercise ether as I've only been doing that on a regular basis for the last 1.5 years.

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

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Post by matdrewin »

Breakfast: Oatmeal with eggwhites, low fat milk and fruits (banana, apple or frozen berries)

Pre-workout snack: Pineapple chunks + apple or banana

Post-Workout Snack: Low fat chocolate milk

Lunch: leftovers from last nights supper

Afternoon snack: low fat greek yogurt with frozen berries

Supper: Usually a combination of carbs (quinoa, brown rice or whole wheat noodles), meat (chicken, pork loin, fish, beef) and some veggies (avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, zuchini, peppers, carrots, onions)

Mid night snack: Bowl of cereal with low fat milk and frozen berries or apple with almond butter

Late night snack (if required): Banana

I sometimes supplement with almonds or dark chocolate at various times during the day when I feel hungry and I drink a lot of coffee and water.

I play hockey once a week and workout 3-4 times a week @ 45 mins a pop. Went from 167 lbs and 18.5 body fat % to 155 lbs and 12.4 body fat % in 2 months. I have ~1 cheat meal a week and drink some wine on Fridays and Saturdays as well as 1-2 post hockey game beers.

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

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Post by galfarragem »

CM30 wrote: post #42

Not particularly good, though that's more because I have a sweet tooth than because of anything I eat in a meal. So I'd eat perfectly healthy for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but end up ruining it by eating a chocolate cake or muffin afterwards. Or going through half a pack of biscuits later. On another note, am I the only one somewhat surprised about how healthy the diets of people here seem to be? Is that typical o…

> Is that typical of Silicon Valley and the startup scene? Do people there just eat more healthily than the average person in the country?

I don't think so but the people willing to comment in this thread yes.

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

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Post by pvinis »

How do people handle work lunch? I find it very hard to enjoy and eat healthy. There are like 10 food places close to the office, and half of them don't have the nicest food. And I end up rotating between the rest 3-4 places every day. It gets boring. And it's not the healthiest food either, when it's fast food.

What are your thoughts on that?

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

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Post by vatotemking »

tdicola wrote: post #29
vowelless wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did a 72 hour water fast and it was so refreshing ! And wow! You more than halved your size. That is absolutely incredible.

Yeah it's wild, here's a before and after: http://imgur.com/hHtyMPF Training to climb Mt. Rainier later this summer--something I could never have imagined being possible 2 years ago.

You look good! Can you give a sample of your meal?
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