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Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by Prcmaker »

If that's what you need to spend to stick with it, hire someone, full time. A lot of people would be happy to take that money to keep an eye on you, and hassle the hell out of you. I know I would.

Consider what would actually make you do something, then pay that person to do it.

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by jmpman »

Zepbound has a coupon. It’ll be about $550/month after coupon (if the coupon system weren’t recently cyber attacked). You can easily find some online physician to prescribe it for you. Studies show a 22% weight loss in around 18 months, iirc. Its changed my life. Never went to the gym once. Ate whatever I wanted. Simply didn’t want much to eat. When you discontinue, I believe the studies show a 60% regain. But for $100k, you could stay on it for a decade.

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by 2four2 »

jmpman wrote: post #22

Zepbound has a coupon. It’ll be about $550/month after coupon (if the coupon system weren’t recently cyber attacked). You can easily find some online physician to prescribe it for you. Studies show a 22% weight loss in around 18 months, iirc. Its changed my life. Never went to the gym once. Ate whatever I wanted. Simply didn’t want much to eat. When you discontinue, I believe the studies show a 60% regain. But for $1…

Something tells me this isn't really what OP is asking for.

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by dalyons »

Try a semaglutide/glp-1. Ignore the moralizing - they work, when statistically diets and exercise don’t. Diet and exercise obviously are great, but your odds of sticking to it and being successful are woefully low. Don’t beat yourself up about what is human nature - be analytical and realistic and maximize your chances of success by combining d&e changes with new medicine.

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by dieselgate »

Do you have a clinical “need” to eat meat or just a strong preference? I’d personally recommend eating less meat but that’s tangential: They say “6 packs (abs/shredded abdominals) are made in the kitchen” so if you’re looking to spend 100k get a personal chef and trainer or something similar.

I think your approach to “buying” health is all backwards but you can work with experienced professionals to help achieve your goal.

Best of luck cheers

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by nyokodo »

Find a good Obesity specialist near you who does medical weight loss without resorting to gastric bypass surgery, that also provide nutritionist support, and do the program. These days you’ll probably be prescribed medication like Ozempic/Wegovy/etc and be put on medical grade meal replacements for a while. Your Obesity specialist will help you with any comorbidities and help you avoid gallbladder attacks and other complications of weight loss. Get a personal trainer and do regular weight training although be careful not to overdo it! Ease into exercising. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by smileysteve »

I'm in my late 30s and evaluating my activity level; 150 minutes of moderate to intense (120bpm) exercise a week is what the gov recommends; probably what I got as a kid or in my 20s, and what I'm not getting now so

Not a money or technology problem, likely a social one

1. Go to a running store and do a group 5k 2x a week; develop friendships; eventually move to the 10k level

2. Join a sports ball league (tennis?) for 2 nights a week

3. Workout to get better at the above

Re: Ask HN: If you could spend $100k to get healthy and fit, how would you do it?

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Post by patrickhogan1 »

jmhammond wrote: post #20

If possible: sell your car, buy a nice bike and ride to work! ( move close to your work if possible?) As a teacher, I make far less than 100k a year (far less!), but my health hack is that I bike to work every day, so at the very least, I get 5+ miles of exercise. I have the luxury of having bought a house just over 2.5 miles from campus, but it's part of the lifestyle I chose years ago.

Bike to work is awesome. Totally agree. By default it gives you a set of miles.
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