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Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by rarrrrrr »

patio11 wrote: post #50

Relatedly: I hate, hate, hate going to the gym. However, it is the most productive use of one hour a day I can think of. I have more energy and get more done when I go, and the benefits appear to compound in those months when I'm very consistent about going. (Can one of you guys invent a way for this to suck less? I'll pay you money. At the moment I just give myself EpicWin points for going, trying to trigger the WoW…

I recommend finding a personal trainer who's company and conversation you enjoy and look forward to. They're hard to find, but they do exist. The last time I had to move, out of everything, I was the most reluctant about leaving my gym/trainer.

For anyone near Springfield, MO, look up this guy: http://czechusout.org/meet_pavel.php

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by acgourley »

patio11 wrote: post #50

Relatedly: I hate, hate, hate going to the gym. However, it is the most productive use of one hour a day I can think of. I have more energy and get more done when I go, and the benefits appear to compound in those months when I'm very consistent about going. (Can one of you guys invent a way for this to suck less? I'll pay you money. At the moment I just give myself EpicWin points for going, trying to trigger the WoW…

working on it... (for cardio, anyway) www.activetheoryinc.com

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by Dylanlacey »

Dylanlacey wrote: post #71
patio11 wrote: post #50

Relatedly: I hate, hate, hate going to the gym. However, it is the most productive use of one hour a day I can think of. I have more energy and get more done when I go, and the benefits appear to compound in those months when I'm very consistent about going. (Can one of you guys invent a way for this to suck less? I'll pay you money. At the moment I just give myself EpicWin points for going, trying to trigger the WoW…

In all seriousness? Why not enter into a social contract with me. I will repay you a percentage of a lump sum for every time you go to the gym. When you don't go, I'll donate it to the RSPCA instead. Deal?

BTW I lost 20kg and loved it, I'm serious about helping. I'll enter into a formal contract, give you clean and clear account details et al.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by nowarninglabel »

cletus wrote: post #53

This is a tough one but I have several thoughts: 1. Fact is, in your teens and early 20s your body can digest pretty much anything. Eat a bowl of cereal in the morning (and I mean something like oatmeal or raisin bran rather than some sugary crap) and it barely matters what else you eat (other than calorific content); 2. Eating the same thing every day gets real old real fast; 3. There is an investment required in co…

Come to think about it, this is what I remember most about visiting the Youtube campus, the lunch was spectacular, and crowded to the point of forced socialization.

I work at a university, so have a number of options, but it still doesn't compare to what Google had available.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by timr »

stellar678 wrote: post #40
ojbyrne wrote: post #7

I totally agree with the argument. I totally disagree with the cost estimates. Unless you're actually going to the grocery store every day (and you need to incorporate that into the amount of time involved), vegetables go bad. For example, the amount of cilantro they sell at the grocery store is for a dozen servings of this meal. I just finished throwing out pretty well every ingredient (except the chicken) given in…

Chop the ends off your cilantro and keep in the fridge in some water like a bouquet of flowers. Will last much longer! Also, look at CSA ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community-supported_agriculture ) deliveries. In many places (certainly the Bay Area) you can get a small weekly box delivered right to you door for a totally reasonable price!

I find this works best with cilantro and parsley from places like Whole Foods. I can get a week out of their cilantro, easy. If I buy from Safeway, it's gone after a couple of days.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by kondro »

awolf wrote: post #52
code_duck wrote: post #30

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Beans have higher protein content by weight than beef.

Most plant-derrived protein sources have an incomplete profile of amino acids. Humans have eight essential amino acids (amino acids that we must get from the diet as we cannot synthesize them) that are plentiful in animal sources and lacking to various degrees in plant sources. Plant sources of protein, even when combined to provide all the essential amino acids, are too heavy in carbohydrate, irritate the gut, and s…

Hence why the only semi-healthy vegans I know are those that cheat.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by jerf »

jules wrote: post #42
tjpick wrote: post #27

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get some better recipes.

Like? I've never eaten a tasty microwaved meal.

Freezer foods purchased in the store are not representative of what is possible (see for instance the article and discussion at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2067764 ).

There are books dedicated to creating freezer meals. I'm not sure if I have enough experience with them to recommend one, I doubt there's all that much variance to them. There are some tricks to the process, but not all that many. I still recommend at least starting with their recipes though of course we branched out once we were comfortable with the idea in general.

The primary effect of working for freezer foods is simply the loss of range; obviously you can not, for instance, freeze a lettuce-based salad. I say that's the primary effect precisely because losing flavor and quality is not the primary effect. Freezer food probably has the single largest quality gap between commercial food and home-prepared food there is. Some meals take a slight hit, many you can not tell, a small number actually have their texture slightly improved by freezing them. If this sounds interesting I strongly recommend trying it, a bit of Googling will probably scare up enough resources to try a couple recipes without even investing in a book.

Re: Pizza And Ramen Are Hurting Your Startup

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Post by [deleted] »

shadowpwner wrote: post #73
matwood wrote: post #49

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I agree. Frozen veggies are great. The only thing I have read is to not heat them up in the microwave (supposedly it saps out some of the nutrients). Just get a cheap steamer and toss them in there. The best thing about frozen veggies is the various mixes you can get. I usually buy a giant bag of brocoli and then a giant bag of whatever mix I'm feeling.

Unless you have a credible source for your "microwaves destroy nutrients more than other cooking methods", I'd disagree strongly with you. Stopping psuedosciencific rumors in their tracks. :)

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