Comment by joshxyz | Hacker News Reader

Comment by joshxyz | Hacker News Reader

You should get rid of sugar and everything processed food inside your house. Exercise more. Ask your partner if she still finds you attractive / if your stamina is still good.

If you don't have a partner, gaslight yourself about it being caused by your repulsive physiognomy and physique. Delete the words acceptance, contentment, and body positivity in your dictionary.

Go to the gym more. Be the man your God wanted you to be. I'm not talking about your religion's sky daddy. I mean greek gods and roman gods. Be a living breathing version of your physically fit greek and roman gods.

Obviously kidding on some parts, but point being is eating less wont get you there.. get rid of the lowest hanging fruits of temptation and spend real time building muscles!

Some of this advice could be rather damaging to someone.

How about this?

Try to eat healthier than you currently eat. More whole foods, prepared at home, and less processed food and sugar. Keep in mind that you are a human with limits and you don't have to be perfect to achieve your goals, so it is okay to treat yourself from time to time.

Exercise, both cardio and weight lifting are good for you, but the best exercise is the exercise you'll actually do, so start with that. Any activity which raises your heart rate and doesn't feel like a chore is a great start. You can add to that base in the future.

Make these changes in your lifestyle for yourself, not your partner, or theoretical partner. Partners come and go, but you'll have to live with yourself for the rest of your life. Long-term, doing things for yourself yields a better, more consistent result.

Even the smallest of changes compound over time and can yield impressive results.

Overall, be kind to yourself, and don't listen to advice from people who think your motivation should come from shame or a feeling of inadequacy.

Youre right lol i sound dumb there, i meant "just eating less" wont get him there, improving the quality of food and overall physical activity is necessary.

Hehe shit i sound dumb sometimes.

Eating less WILL get him there. Why wouldn't it? Exercise isn't a requirement for losing weight.

One good trick is get smaller plateware. People eat less when portions look bigger

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