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Try to eat well. I had no 'dietary education' from my family (basically it was an "eat what you like, when you like") and at 44 I fiscally felt so bad that I we

by J_cst 6y ago

Try to eat well. I had no 'dietary education' from my family (basically it was an "eat what you like, when you like") and at 44 I fiscally felt so bad that I went to my doctor saying "I need to be checked as I think I have something really bad". I went through a number of checks and I was fine. This was also worsened as I am not obese, so I did not connect in a first instance my feeling bad with my eating habits. I decided to loose some weight and I put myself on a quite silly diet since few months now. I am eating mon-fri one time every 24 hours. Basically I have a meal a day (a dinner) and any junk food or sweet has been banned. I have lost weight (and I'm still loosing about 800/1000 grams per week) and I feel great now. My second advice is to pick a job which aligns with the things you enjoy doing. This will not necessarily lead to money, but still you will enjoy it. Consider we work the majority of our time.

redis_mlc 6y ago
> I am eating mon-fri one time every 24 hours. That is not a good idea. Eat at least twice per day to moderate insulin and other hormones. The best advice I've seen is, "Eat what your grandmother ate." Then avoid HFCS, and you're good.
voisin 6y ago
There is nothing silly about this “diet”. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad or silly for it. This is how humans evolved. There are dozens of health benefits to eating once per day (or less). We are chronically over fed and under nourished. Fasting or OMAD like you describe is about as close to a cheat code for life as I’ve found.
- J_cst 6y ago
  Thank you for your comment, appreciate it
achempion 6y ago
I would add that healthy diet is not something complicated. I wish I know about it much earlier. Here is the basic concept: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-.... Just split your plate (approximately of a hand size in diameter) on 4 parts: 2 parts vegetables, 1 is protein/meat, 1 is for carbs (should not be overcooked, just slightly undercooked to not transform it into fast digesting food). Spoon of healthy oils. Thats it, 3 times per day. Nothing more, nothing less. Here is my diet for the last couple of months and this is the most impactful thing to the quality of my life besides walking every day at least an hour.
- meiraleal 6y ago
  Do you get it that he said his diet is silly to avoid people trying to explain him how to diet, right? But nobody fasting really believes that eating 3, 4, 6x a day is the right choice. Even more with 3 servings of carbs (one fully digestible, 2 not).

by J_cst 6y ago

redis_mlc 6y ago

> I am eating mon-fri one time every 24 hours. That is not a good idea. Eat at least twice per day to moderate insulin and other hormones. The best advice I've seen is, "Eat what your grandmother ate." Then avoid HFCS, and you're good.

voisin 6y ago

There is nothing silly about this “diet”. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad or silly for it. This is how humans evolved. There are dozens of health benefits to eating once per day (or less). We are chronically over fed and under nourished. Fasting or OMAD like you describe is about as close to a cheat code for life as I’ve found.

J_cst 6y ago
Thank you for your comment, appreciate it

achempion 6y ago

I would add that healthy diet is not something complicated. I wish I know about it much earlier. Here is the basic concept: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-.... Just split your plate (approximately of a hand size in diameter) on 4 parts: 2 parts vegetables, 1 is protein/meat, 1 is for carbs (should not be overcooked, just slightly undercooked to not transform it into fast digesting food). Spoon of healthy oils. Thats it, 3 times per day. Nothing more, nothing less. Here is my diet for the last couple of months and this is the most impactful thing to the quality of my life besides walking every day at least an hour.

meiraleal 6y ago
Do you get it that he said his diet is silly to avoid people trying to explain him how to diet, right? But nobody fasting really believes that eating 3, 4, 6x a day is the right choice. Even more with 3 servings of carbs (one fully digestible, 2 not).