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Ask HN: Any good weight loss plans not too demanding for a typical dev?
I have gained some weight over the months and a beer belly is coming up. I need to remove it and lose some weight as well. I don't want these extreme diets or workout plans etc. I mean, if they are the most effective, then ok. But if there is something more realistic and manageable on a developer schedule, what have you tried or have see to work?
- wtbob 10y agoI have been a long-standing fan of the Hacker's Diet[1]. It makes sense, and it's easy to put into practice. [1] https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/ https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/
- wizzerking 10y agoI lost weight following these rules 1: eliminate sugar and high fructose corn syrup 2: eliminate white flour, potatoes, white rice 3: embrace honey, local is possible to eliminate allergies 4: eat as much raw vegetables and fruit as you can stand 5: eat raw unsalted nuts as much as you can stomach 6: protein if you want chicken, beef, fish whatever I really like plain Greek Yogurt with honey, cinnamon and nutmeg 7: read labels there are yogurts that are labeled Greek Honey yogurt. When you read the labels, cane sugar and HFC are second and third and honey is 6th
- coreyp_1 10y agoI read that as "not too demeaning for a typical dev". As a fat guy, exercise is demeaning. My bicycle broke today. I looked in the manual, and it has a weight limit of 200 lbs. I'm 60 over that, and often carry ~15 lbs in a backpack. :( "demeaning" is definitely the word.
- bikamonki 10y agoVery simple math + a couple of new habits: 3500-4000 cal equals about a pound of weight. If you lose about 500 cal/day you will lose about 4 lbs/mo. To lose them you can either burn them or stop taking them in, or both. First goal is to STOP gaining weight, second goal is to START losing it, third goal is to KEEP an average weight. Count calories. How many did you eat during the last 7 days? How many do you need per day? Do the math and find out where you are. Don't stress too much about healthy eating. Use common sense when picking your meals/snacks. Sodas are poison but once a week it won't kill you. (rule of thumb: eat what your grandparents ate) Smart habits: - Plan your meals. Just have a mental list of options so you avoid picking an unhealthy one. - Move your ass thrice a week. Make it fun. Anything counts: 20min bike to work. 40min walk to work. One hour jog.
- venomsnake 10y agoEat less, move more. Count calories and stay below your daily limit. Find the highest satiety per "calorie ingested" foods for you and stick to them.
- DrRhondaBernard 10y agoIt is scary what some weight loss systems entail. You don't want to be messing with odd weight loss systems. Please try natural remedies! A lot of my patients have had success with a new natural weight loss system online. Here is an article about that system: http://www.successunbound.us/weight-loss-secret.html http://www.successunbound.us/weight-loss-secret.html If you're looking to lose weight, please try something like this!
- DrRhondaBernard 10y agoIt is scary what some weight loss systems entail. You don't want to be messing with odd weight loss systems. Please try natural remedies! A lot of my patients have had success with a new natural weight loss system online. Here is an article about that system: http://www.successunbound.us/weight-loss-secret.html http://www.successunbound.us/weight-loss-secret.html If you're looking to lose weight, please try something like this!
- HoopleHead 10y agoEat less food, fatty! [Simples!]
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