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I applied lean methodology to my weight loss problem. I gave about 3 months to everything I tried, ditched the one's that didn't work, kept the one's that did.
by hcho 15y ago
I applied lean methodology to my weight loss problem. I gave about 3 months to everything I tried, ditched the one's that didn't work, kept the one's that did.
Calorie restriction didn't work, low carb did. Eating 6 small meals a day didn't work, fasting did. A lot of cardio didn't work, a mixture of lifting and cardio did. I guess you get the idea.
- bgraves 15y agoAwesome! Sounds like you had a very systematic approach to figuring out what works and what didn't. I would be interested in reading more about what you tried and the results you got. Did you capture any interesting data with your experiments?
- hcho 15y agoI regret not having kept that data. But my goal was to add 1kg per month(about 2.8 lbs) to my weight loss. So if something I tried didn't come close to increasing 3kgs after 3 months I ditched it. Of course I left room for decreasing effectiveness of methods I applied earlier. The sequence of things I tries was something like this: * get active, i.e start using stairs instead of lifts, walk more, sit less (worked) * cut sugar altogether(worked) * start going to gym with a program mixing cardio and lifts(worked) * limit calories(didn't work, couldn't control hunger) * lower carb consumption(worked) * cardio focused workout(didn't work; went back to my original program) * eat 6 small meals(didn't work, made no difference) * fasting(worked) It was effectively a journey of discovering what my body and mind reacts to.