I worked at startups for 10 years and the only thing I got out of it was 50 extra pounds of bodyfat and an anxiety disorder. One of the best things I have done

I worked at startups for 10 years and the only thing I got out of it was 50 extra pounds of bodyfat and an anxiety disorder. One of the best things I have done for my health is getting an easy, but high-paying quasi-corporate job and reducing the number of hours I spend at work. Sitting in front of a computer 12 hours a day is bad for mental and physical health. It can't really be compensated for by switching to diet soda and 30 minutes on the treadmill. My goal now is to continue to recuperate and lose 20 more pounds and save up enough money to do a complete career change. I'm not sure what yet, I'm trying to figure out something where I can use my mind but also not be chained to a desk all day. That might be a tough pill to swallow for the hacker news crowd, so here are things I did to fix my health, and lose 30 pounds while I was still in startup mode: - pilates fixed a lot of back and flexibility problems - break up the work day in to two halves. between those two spend an hour walking or working out at the gym - walk, bike or skateboard to work. My job is 4 and a half miles away. - swimming - sprinting at the track - I tried to stand up and do work whenever possible. - Used one of those swiss exercise balls instead of an office chair - avoid the typical beer & pizza binges after a release - avoid eating all "office food" (chips, pretzels, candy, soda, etc) - cut out sugar and most refined carbs, except for special occasions like when grandma bakes cookies. but even then, only eat a couple and give the rest away. - eat salads, berries, almonds,lean meats, egg whites for most meals. - started drinking seltzer. I love carbonated drinks, but most of them are bad for you. Seltzer is great, it's just carbonated water. Now I don't drink soda and drink about 1/10th the amount of beer I used to. - bought a blood sugar meter. It turns out with all the carbs and sugary stuff I was eating I was making myself pre-diabetic. After 2 months with limited carbs and no sugar, my blood sugar was down to 70-80. (instead of 100-120) - one day a week don't use the computer at all - weekends try to spend at least 8 hours outside, cycling, biking, walking around - make friends with people outside of internet messenger - spend less time on hacker news!