Hi HN!<p>I'm a geek that used a totally unconventional method to lose 50 pounds in 6 months. After being overweight for most of my life, let's say that I had quite a bit of skepticism around me. And you know what, it wasn't that hard.<p>I started from the following key questions:<p>* why do I use data in my job but not on my body?<p>* how do I make my weight loss sustainable? What are the foods that I like that bring a healthier mix to the table?<p>* how do I hack my daily routine to include a bit more physical activity? (e.g. walking meetings)<p>* how do I realiably measure my progress?<p>My question to HN is: what were your own challenges when trying to lose weight as a geek? What made it hard, why did you fail, and how did you decide what to try?<p>I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with how people approach their lives without being more analytical about it :)
I've written a blog post about my approach and there's more where that came from: http://aismail85.tumblr.com/post/97554047348/data-driven-weight-loss