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Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by coffee »

tyng wrote: post #39
coffee wrote: post #36

This week wasn't great for me, but here's what I had: Monday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Apple (fugi), Subway Turkey Sandwich (no mayo, no oil, no cheese), 24oz Beer, Cliff Bar [1,497 calories] Tuesday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Cookie (1), Large Chicken Breast, Brussel Sprouts, Cucumber & Tomato salad [1,052 calories] Wednesday: Coffee, Cookie (1), Whole Wheat Bagel, Subway Turkey (no oil, no mayo, w/cheese), Glass…

Wow, you keep track of calories for every meal? how do you manage to do that? any tools or resources?

No, just pen & paper.

I've been on a mission since the beginning of the year to get my weight and health under control. I track the calories of everything I eat/drink plus the amount of exercise I get everyday. Then at the end of the week I add it all up and measure my progress (fat%, muscle%, etc...)

I've been able to drop 12 pounds of body fat and increase my muscle percentage over this last year, for the first time in my life, by tracking all this stuff...

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by bigohms »

A mix of everything, with an overall emphasis on eating more and more green. I've recently declined my consumption of processed meats (subway cold cuts, ham, hot dog, bacon, etc) on reading more and more about sodium nitrite use and its effects.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by tyng »

bigohms wrote: post #42

A mix of everything, with an overall emphasis on eating more and more green. I've recently declined my consumption of processed meats (subway cold cuts, ham, hot dog, bacon, etc) on reading more and more about sodium nitrite use and its effects.

sodium nitrite? please enlighten us :)

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by cixa »

I like to cook and spend a fair amount of time in my kitchen. I eat a lot of yogurt: full-fat and no flavorings. Lots of beans: garbanzo, fava, kidney beans etc. Rice, eggs, lentils, vegetables and couscous.

I also bake a fair bit. Here is a dead simple cake recipe: http://cixa.org/about.php.

I have a pretty high metabolism so I snack during the day on fruit: pears, bananas, apples. Dried fruit: cashew-nut, almonds, walnuts, prunes.

I have increasingly become become vegetarian over the last year after having eaten fish and meat for the last decade. In a previous life I was vegan for sixteen years.

This has less to do with calorie-counting or religious dogma than the gradual awareness of things; mindfulness, if you will.

The manner in which meat and fish are raised, butchered, transported and sold in the west is disgusting. This has led me to eat a mostly vegetarian diet.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by Travis »

tyng wrote: post #39
coffee wrote: post #36

This week wasn't great for me, but here's what I had: Monday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Apple (fugi), Subway Turkey Sandwich (no mayo, no oil, no cheese), 24oz Beer, Cliff Bar [1,497 calories] Tuesday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Cookie (1), Large Chicken Breast, Brussel Sprouts, Cucumber & Tomato salad [1,052 calories] Wednesday: Coffee, Cookie (1), Whole Wheat Bagel, Subway Turkey (no oil, no mayo, w/cheese), Glass…

Wow, you keep track of calories for every meal? how do you manage to do that? any tools or resources?

dailyburn.com is excellent for tracking fitness and nutrition.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by golgo13 »

tyng wrote: post #39
coffee wrote: post #36

This week wasn't great for me, but here's what I had: Monday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Apple (fugi), Subway Turkey Sandwich (no mayo, no oil, no cheese), 24oz Beer, Cliff Bar [1,497 calories] Tuesday: Coffee, Whole Wheat Bagel, Cookie (1), Large Chicken Breast, Brussel Sprouts, Cucumber & Tomato salad [1,052 calories] Wednesday: Coffee, Cookie (1), Whole Wheat Bagel, Subway Turkey (no oil, no mayo, w/cheese), Glass…

Wow, you keep track of calories for every meal? how do you manage to do that? any tools or resources?

My wife uses the Lose It app on her ipad. Seems to be working for her as she has lost around 10 lbs!

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by bobf »

tyng wrote: post #14
makecheck wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can find ground bison at the grocery store just like regular ground beef (in Austin). Also, you could get either of them in a burger at a Fuddruckers.

Well, I'm in Australia, and the nearest thing I could find in our supermarkets is kangaroo meat, sliced and packed

Have you had kangaroo meat? How is it? (Hopefully you won't say "tastes like chicken".) There is a great butcher I visit who often has frozen kangaroo meat, and I've considered trying it.

Re: Ask HN: What do you eat, hackers?

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Post by tyng »

kaitnieks wrote: post #23
tyng wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How often do you switch restaurants? Same place almost everyday or must always be different everyday?

Always the same place with some exceptions. I like familiar environment that makes me feel comfortable. I'll add one more thing - the dining place is not the closest to my house and I'm walking to it every day. I make sure to walk instead of driving, no matter what the weather is outside. Now my body is addicted to these daily walks and demands them. I recommend this to everyone who can't or won't work out - at least…

I hope you aren't walking near peak hour traffic - exercising near traffic will make you inhale more polluted gas (from cars) than usual, which will actually damage your health
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