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A guarantee that, after 6 months of this service (or whatever), I won't be fat anymore.

johnnyfaehell 10y ago
Hire a personal trainer, spend that on the personal trainer and just do what the personal trainer tells you. Even a bad personal trainer will get results if you're spending that sort of money.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  Will they, even if the person hiring that trainer is actually undisciplined and unwilling to put in the work? (Or potentially has a medical condition of some sort?)
  - johnnyfaehell 10y ago
    I would say yes, if you start spending that amount of money on a trainer, you're generally going to do what they say. If they were truly unwilling they wouldn't start paying a bunch of money for the top level service of a PT.
- impostervt 10y ago
  How do I find a good personal trainer? I've met some and don't know how to distinguish the good from the meh. I guess for 1k a month I'd want something more than that. I know HOW to workout and eat right...I just don't. I need a willpower pill. :\
  - dustingetz 10y ago
    willpower pill is literally what a personal trainer is
  - Bartweiss 10y ago
    Honestly, find someone fit, ideally someone who does some kind of competitive athletic, who uses the trainer and recommends them. Personal trainers can be excellent, but the low end is "dangerously incompetent". The only requirement for starting a service, or getting hired at many gyms, is being buff and knowing how to look competent on some machines. As a result, there are plenty of PTs peddling junk-science nutrition, or giving out plausible-but-harmful workout routines that undervalue stretching or produce dangerous imbalances and overextensions. Assuming you don't need someone teaching you how to be healthy, though, things get easier. Some trainers focus on education and drop unmotivated clients, but some offer "willpower pill" as a decent chunk of what you're paying for. Knowing that someone expects you at the gym at 7PM, and will pump you up to not bail early, can do a lot of good.
  - johnnyfaehell 10y ago
    Honestly I think one of the easiest ways is to search https://www.precisionnutrition.com/fitness-pros-directory https://www.precisionnutrition.com/fitness-pros-directory. You need to pass their nutrition course, which is very good on nutrition. It also costs quite a pretty penny, so if they're willing to spend that on training themselves and have passed it, there is probably a pretty good bet that they're good.
- dsp1234 10y ago
  For a more concrete example, just a random 24 hour Fitness in SF[0]. $1k for 3-4 personalized sessions per week is completely doable. 12 sessions for $828 20 sessions for $1280 [0] - https://www.24hourfitness.com/training/trainer_finder/clubs/index.html?clubid=547 https://www.24hourfitness.com/training/trainer_finder/clubs/... click on Check Prices
forgotmyacc 10y ago
olympic lifting classes = $150 nutritionist = $300
pbh101 10y ago
I found Retrofit [1] here on HN and with their help I went from 258lb to 224lb from March to June this year. The next 20lbs are proving to be more difficult, but I've been pleased with their approach and the results. [1] http://www.retrofitme.com http://www.retrofitme.com
tmaly 10y ago
I would second this, but it would have to include someone to watch a toddler while I work out with a trainer.
radley 10y ago
The most successful solution I found was Carb Nite. I dropped 30 lbs in 3 months and kept 20 off permanently. Ferris' 4-Hour Body Slow Carb diet seems to be v2.0 of that diet. I still want to lose another 20 and that's been tough. I just hired a nutritionist and the key seems to be a balanced diet - eating (almost) all food groups with each meal. My body has been in shock because of how different my food is from meal to meal.
ericingram 10y ago
You just need to eat less. A lot less than you expect and a lot less than you hear about from traditional diet advice.
gmarx 10y ago
I self funded a startup and worked by myself for a few years. I lost a tremendous amount of money. SOmehow the isolation enabled me to get a handle on the weight problem. I was down about 70 pounds by the end. Best $100K I ever spent :)

Hire a personal trainer, spend that on the personal trainer and just do what the personal trainer tells you. Even a bad personal trainer will get results if you're spending that sort of money.

pavel_lishin 10y ago
Will they, even if the person hiring that trainer is actually undisciplined and unwilling to put in the work? (Or potentially has a medical condition of some sort?)
- johnnyfaehell 10y ago
  I would say yes, if you start spending that amount of money on a trainer, you're generally going to do what they say. If they were truly unwilling they wouldn't start paying a bunch of money for the top level service of a PT.
impostervt 10y ago
How do I find a good personal trainer? I've met some and don't know how to distinguish the good from the meh. I guess for 1k a month I'd want something more than that. I know HOW to workout and eat right...I just don't. I need a willpower pill. :\
- dustingetz 10y ago
  willpower pill is literally what a personal trainer is
- Bartweiss 10y ago
  Honestly, find someone fit, ideally someone who does some kind of competitive athletic, who uses the trainer and recommends them. Personal trainers can be excellent, but the low end is "dangerously incompetent". The only requirement for starting a service, or getting hired at many gyms, is being buff and knowing how to look competent on some machines. As a result, there are plenty of PTs peddling junk-science nutrition, or giving out plausible-but-harmful workout routines that undervalue stretching or produce dangerous imbalances and overextensions. Assuming you don't need someone teaching you how to be healthy, though, things get easier. Some trainers focus on education and drop unmotivated clients, but some offer "willpower pill" as a decent chunk of what you're paying for. Knowing that someone expects you at the gym at 7PM, and will pump you up to not bail early, can do a lot of good.
- johnnyfaehell 10y ago
  Honestly I think one of the easiest ways is to search https://www.precisionnutrition.com/fitness-pros-directory https://www.precisionnutrition.com/fitness-pros-directory. You need to pass their nutrition course, which is very good on nutrition. It also costs quite a pretty penny, so if they're willing to spend that on training themselves and have passed it, there is probably a pretty good bet that they're good.
dsp1234 10y ago
For a more concrete example, just a random 24 hour Fitness in SF[0]. $1k for 3-4 personalized sessions per week is completely doable. 12 sessions for $828 20 sessions for $1280 [0] - https://www.24hourfitness.com/training/trainer_finder/clubs/index.html?clubid=547 https://www.24hourfitness.com/training/trainer_finder/clubs/... click on Check Prices

forgotmyacc 10y ago

olympic lifting classes = $150 nutritionist = $300

pbh101 10y ago

I found Retrofit [1] here on HN and with their help I went from 258lb to 224lb from March to June this year. The next 20lbs are proving to be more difficult, but I've been pleased with their approach and the results. [1] http://www.retrofitme.com http://www.retrofitme.com

tmaly 10y ago

I would second this, but it would have to include someone to watch a toddler while I work out with a trainer.

radley 10y ago

The most successful solution I found was Carb Nite. I dropped 30 lbs in 3 months and kept 20 off permanently. Ferris' 4-Hour Body Slow Carb diet seems to be v2.0 of that diet. I still want to lose another 20 and that's been tough. I just hired a nutritionist and the key seems to be a balanced diet - eating (almost) all food groups with each meal. My body has been in shock because of how different my food is from meal to meal.

ericingram 10y ago

You just need to eat less. A lot less than you expect and a lot less than you hear about from traditional diet advice.

gmarx 10y ago

I self funded a startup and worked by myself for a few years. I lost a tremendous amount of money. SOmehow the isolation enabled me to get a handle on the weight problem. I was down about 70 pounds by the end. Best $100K I ever spent :)