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Ask HN: Who's getting healthier in quarantine and why?

5 points by akeck 7y ago

kapilkaisare 7y ago
I've been losing weight. Before the quarantine began, I used to gorge on food and soda at work (the food courts are priced pretty low, considering the quality). Working from home served as a change in environment that I leveraged to start building a healthier eating habit (keto + intermittent fasting) that has in the last three weeks, helped me lose an encouraging number of pounds.
photawe 7y ago
Me. But I started consciously losing weight since Dec 2019. I have an indoor bike and I do 40 mins/day, 4 days/week, quite intensive. I've been monitoring my food, and even more so, now with covid. Before covid, I used to be a workaholic, and sleep 5-6 hours/day, sometimes even less. Now, I'm more like sleeping 8-9/day, to boost my immune system. On the "why" part: I want to be as healthy as possible if the virus hits. I'm on the 40+ age group, so yeah - I do worry a little. I highly recommend: a) sleep 8+ h/day; b) conscious eating (less); c) sports (indoors if possible)
coffeeeater 7y ago
Intermittent Fasting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjcHf1C5zEo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjcHf1C5zEo
mattbgates 7y ago
Can't say I've been eating much healthier, but... other than the first week, I am making sure only to eat about once per day. No sense in eating as I'm not burning anymore energy than usual... and less probably. So when I find myself hungry... I usually get a drink of water beforehand and then wait 10 minutes or so and if the hunger is still there, I'll grab a snack.
Ghjklov 7y ago
I've been training at home since before the quarantine and simply continued what I was doing, so I'm not sure if I can say I'm getting healthier in quarantine when I would've had the same results regardless. I'll say though, before the quarantine, I used to go out to do grocery shopping or to cafes a lot more, so now I'm getting less sunlight and cardio than usual. Soon I'll even forget how to talk to people.

5 points by akeck 7y ago

I've been losing weight. Before the quarantine began, I used to gorge on food and soda at work (the food courts are priced pretty low, considering the quality). Working from home served as a change in environment that I leveraged to start building a healthier eating habit (keto + intermittent fasting) that has in the last three weeks, helped me lose an encouraging number of pounds.

photawe 7y ago

Me. But I started consciously losing weight since Dec 2019. I have an indoor bike and I do 40 mins/day, 4 days/week, quite intensive. I've been monitoring my food, and even more so, now with covid. Before covid, I used to be a workaholic, and sleep 5-6 hours/day, sometimes even less. Now, I'm more like sleeping 8-9/day, to boost my immune system. On the "why" part: I want to be as healthy as possible if the virus hits. I'm on the 40+ age group, so yeah - I do worry a little. I highly recommend: a) sleep 8+ h/day; b) conscious eating (less); c) sports (indoors if possible)

coffeeeater 7y ago

Intermittent Fasting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjcHf1C5zEo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjcHf1C5zEo

mattbgates 7y ago

Can't say I've been eating much healthier, but... other than the first week, I am making sure only to eat about once per day. No sense in eating as I'm not burning anymore energy than usual... and less probably. So when I find myself hungry... I usually get a drink of water beforehand and then wait 10 minutes or so and if the hunger is still there, I'll grab a snack.

Ghjklov 7y ago

I've been training at home since before the quarantine and simply continued what I was doing, so I'm not sure if I can say I'm getting healthier in quarantine when I would've had the same results regardless. I'll say though, before the quarantine, I used to go out to do grocery shopping or to cafes a lot more, so now I'm getting less sunlight and cardio than usual. Soon I'll even forget how to talk to people.