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

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Post by torbTurret »

maury91 wrote: post #85
MuffinFlavored wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

any unhealthy side effects of only eating one meal a day? what if that meal is 1800+ calories?

Intermitted fasting works on the principle that if you eat 1800kcal in one sitting you are going to puke. I can easily eat even 3000-4000kcal in 1 day, but in one meal going over 1500kcal is very hard. Edit: Yes I'm wrong I should have said "if you eat 1800kcal of clean food", I forgot the existence of fast food because it is not something common in my country

Basically every fast food combo is over 1500k.

Meaning it’s very easy to eat that depending on what it consists of.

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

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Post by helsinkiandrew »

Just make it easier to eat less and exercise more. Make sure you have healthy food around so you choose it rather than the unhealthy choices, drink plenty of water (particularly when you feel a little hungry). An activity monitor/watch can help you understand how many calories you're using as you go about your day and how many if you walk or exercise a bit. Try doing exercise before a meal, start with any amount - using something like Strava/Runkeeper to track your progress (however slight) might help if your that kind of person.

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

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Post by zriha »

I am balancing my weight with training but, also it will help you try intermitted fasting, from Monday to Friday I only eat from 12:00 to 17:00, and that's it. In first it will be difficult, but then you adjust.

It's simple mathematics, figure it out how much do you need calories per day, then drop the intake of that amount of calories, and body will get the rest from your fat.

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

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Post by ram_rar »

Unless you have any underlying medical condition that prohibits you from fasting, just time restricting eating to 8 hr (or less) window helped me cut down a lot of weight. Nothing fancy, just remove sugar and flour from diet or at least keep it minimal and get good sleep. I occasionally go for a walk, no gym. thats it.

OTOH, I have friends who can afford to eat whatever the hell they want, but they work out like crazy in the gym to remain athletic. Everything has a price, you need to decide how you want to pay for it.

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

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Post by maury91 »

torbTurret wrote: post #91
maury91 wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Intermitted fasting works on the principle that if you eat 1800kcal in one sitting you are going to puke. I can easily eat even 3000-4000kcal in 1 day, but in one meal going over 1500kcal is very hard. Edit: Yes I'm wrong I should have said "if you eat 1800kcal of clean food", I forgot the existence of fast food because it is not something common in my country

Basically every fast food combo is over 1500k. Meaning it’s very easy to eat that depending on what it consists of.

I kind of forgot that, it is a decade that I don't enter a McDonalds, this could be one of the hacks: don't go to any fast food place

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

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Post by psiops »

Diet change is probably the most important for weight loss. But for getting into a routine of exercising my weird tip would be: Get yourself an Meta Quest 2 and install Thrill of the Fight, Pistol Whip, probably Beat Saber. If you're like me and you dislike the monotony of "normal" cardio exercise, this will make it easy to get your daily dose. Somehow the immersion and gamification allow me to push myself harder than I could ever do just by force of will.

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

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Post by 5e92cb50239222b »

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #78
bradlys wrote: post #64

Weird tips like that? No, no definitely not. Just eat less man. It's pretty straight forward. Just eat one meal a day (lunch) and you'll see the weight fly off. It's what I did for a bit and lost the weight quickly. You'll lose 5lbs/month easily even for people who have a relatively lean body mass already. (Easier to lose a lot of weight when you're heavier because your BMR is high to begin with) I've done it as some…

any unhealthy side effects of only eating one meal a day? what if that meal is 1800+ calories?

Anecdotally, I've been doing it for years (10 IIRC) without any noticeable side-effects. Lost about 30 kg. I feel fine.
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