Comment by rickdale | Hacker News Reader

Comment by rickdale | Hacker News Reader

I lost over 50 pounds about 3 years ago now. And since then I have been relearning to eat and doing a good job at it.

One of the tricks of the eating healthy trade that I learned and has helped me tremendously, is to put fatty stuff into drinks; mostly teas and coffees. Like bulletproof coffee[0]. Often you hear don't drink empty calories, but as someone that has never counted a calorie I can attest that it is more important to avoid sugary drinks.

For anyone interested, I started with the Four Hour Body by Tim Ferris and then migrated over to fatburningman[2] podcast after the slow carb diet. The only supplement company that I trust is Onnit[3], but I don't take a lot of supplements so I don't spend time researching them.

0.https://www.bulletproofexec.com/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/

1.http://fourhourbody.com/

2. http://fatburningman.com/

3. https://www.onnit.com/

also, if you are struggling with weight loss, I will motivate you with the power of email. dlooeps2 [at] gmail, drop me a line .. I consider myself a fat guy that got skinny to eat more food. if that makes any sense.

What was your experience and opinion of Four Hour Body? I've heard recommendations for it, but its marketing speak of "AN UNCOMMON GUIDE TO RAPID FAT-LOSS, INCREDIBLE SEX, AND BECOMING SUPERHUMAN" has always turned me off to it before I started.

I did 5 weeks on 4HB (only 5 weeks due to my schedule, it's not easy when you have all 3 meals a day out of the house...), and felt fantastic. Circulation in my legs seemed to improve, more energy and lost about a stone in that time.

Regarding circulation in your legs, make sure to walk ~5 minutes for every hour you're sitting. It reverses the negative effects of sitting all day:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140908083748.ht...

His book is basically a glorified repost of exercise science and nutrition research, and not all of it is true. Like anything else, it works just fine but obviously fails to meet the hype.

I approached with the attitude if this random dude says I can lose 20 pounds in one month (more weight than I could conceive losing) I was going to do exactly what he said to see if he was right. And I loved it. Anyone I suggested the book to has told me it changed their lives. For me, I went from eating 2 super sized fast food meals a day to lean and local and I think the 4 hour body really helped to re-introduce me to eating correctly more than anything.

Don't let the marketing ruin the book for you. It's a great book, everyone exaggerates a little.

Tim Ferriss is legit. The marketing speed is definitely strong, but there's substance behind it. His four-hour workweek, for example, was showed me how to create a successful business I enjoy (and work more than four hours on).

I don't like the slow carb diet personally, but it's better than what most people are eating, which I think was his goal.

The four hour body is meant to be read in parts, I wouldn't read it cover to cover. Read it with an open mind. If there's something you disagree with or wouldn't want to do, ask why he recommended it, rather than trying to prove it wrong. (Though do try to prove stuff wrong....just not as a knee jerk reaction)

I recommend it, but obviously it won't deliver on that type of hyperbole. I'm on month ~3 and I've lost significant weight but more importantly it's a very manageable diet that I expect to stick with.

The whole point about adding fat is to make you full with less.

So if you drink milk or eat yogurt don't go for fat free go for the full monty that way you will be fuller.

I lost 60 pounds over the last 6 months and mostly by running, swimming and staying away from bread/pasta/rice without being religious about it.

I'm on the ketogenic diet, and meet a lot of my fat macros using heavy whipping cream in my coffee (52 calories per teaspoon, all fat and protein).

Regarding 0: do you use "low-toxin coffee beans"? It sounds shady, I'd like to know more.

It is a bit shady. Joe Rogan exposed this [0]. I use Tim Horton K-cups usually.

0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwY4H3cNTH0

Bulletproof coffee an hour after a warm lemon/honey water in the morning has done wonders for my energy levels throughout the day.

OT but what Onnit products have you tried? I've only tried Alpha Brain myself and can't recommend it enough.

I agree the alpha brain took a few days for me to realize it was amazing, but now I swear by it. I have been taking the entire primal care, day and night, for about 10 days now and I have never consistently felt this good in my life.

Also, I found Cilep[0] to be really useful once or twice per week. This makes me feel like adderall but with appetite.

[0]https://www.upgradedself.com/ciltep-nootropic-stack-60-ct

I discovered the joy of (real) cream in coffee a few months ago. Immensely more enjoyable than sugar.

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