The Hacker's Diet

79 点作者 Thursday24大约 3 年前

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Any guide to diet and nutrition that is dozens and dozens of pages with heavy emphasis on calories, tracking, numbers and restriction without even a _single_ mention of disorder is frankly massively irresponsible and harm waiting to happen to another poor soul.

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dukeofdoom大约 3 年前

My recommendations:[Weight lifting]1. Squat Rack from Amazon if you have the space. Or Gym Membership. You can put together a pretty good home gym for around $1k. Lots of guides on youtube.2. Do any good 4 day split. 30-45 minutes each.[Cardio]1. Rollerblades - easier and faster than running ~$3002. Kayaking - Supper fun ~$5003. Bike - Trail riding ~$500[Mindset / Recovery / Stretching]1. Bubble / Epson salt bath while you read a book for 20 minutes aloud2. After your body is warmed up from the bath. Do 20 minutes of yoga. Like this one from Boho Beautiful Morning Yoga<pre><code> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX6I6vs1EFs&t=69s You can add 4x10 pushups to this one. Proper Breathing is half of Yoga. </code></pre> 3. 10 minutes of guided meditation. To improve focus Like this one. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTN29kj7e-w&t=13s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTN29kj7e-w&t=13s</a>[Calories]1. cronometer is a great app/website for tracking calories.2. eatthismuch.com can be used for meal planing.3. Mike Thurston shows how to meal prep in 15 minutes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVl4b-HHfY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVl4b-HHfY</a>4. Fancy vegan meals.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/avantgardevegan" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/avantgardevegan</a> vegan recipes and cooking

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grujicd大约 3 年前

While you're on fourmilab site, I recommend The Autodesk File ebook:<a href="https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/</a>A story about how Autodesk started. If I recall correctly (read it 15+ years ago), a bunch of programmers got together, without clear idea what they'll build. So they started multiple projects and decided to focus on what gets the most traction. In essence a way to test multiple ideas in paralel, thus increasing their collective chances.

ddhhyy大约 3 年前

There is a PDF version and an updated (2005) edition available at the URL one level up: <a href="https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/</a>

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admiral33大约 3 年前

This is an area with so much noise that doing nothing can be immediately preferable to doing anything because that 'anything' might be suboptimal.But something must be done - especially in a cognitively strenuous field. Exercise, nutrition, and 8 hours of sleep are the only consistent 'free-lunch' brain supplements a person can take outside of medication for disabilities and maybe the occasional sideways oriented substance depending on the person.Most people want to be hot and feel good. A minority of people know how to make that happen safely. I think this is where software can really shine - by telling people exactly what to do, how often, and adjusting based on results. This site touches on the wide context of health in an 'easy to understand' yet shallow way. It leaves a lot to be desired (for example strength training) and will leave people better off but still deep in that sea of noise. Have any HNers had success with any apps or programs that they would recommend?

qgin大约 3 年前

Love seeing this on the front page. This site was the thing that improved my health more than any other health information I’d ever read. There’s so much handwaving in the world around the subject of weight / body composition when the basics are very simple. I hope this site stays up forever.

lr1970大约 3 年前

John Walker [0], the author of "Hacker's Diet", is also a founder of Autodesk [1] - maker of AutoCAD [2] - premier CAD design tool in mechanical and structural engineering.[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(programmer)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(programmer)</a>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk</a>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD</a>

dang大约 3 年前

This post counts as a dupe because the story had significant attention less than a year ago (see <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html</a>):The Hacker's Diet - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29847579" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29847579</a> - Jan 2022 (42 comments)Earlier:The Hacker's Diet - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25095213" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25095213</a> - Nov 2020 (2 comments)The Hacker's Diet (2005) - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17676314" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17676314</a> - Aug 2018 (77 comments)The Hacker's Diet - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16245178" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16245178</a> - Jan 2018 (1 comment)The Hacker's Diet - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9658696" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9658696</a> - June 2015 (85 comments)The Hacker's Diet - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=710399" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=710399</a> - July 2009 (33 comments)The Hacker's Diet: Losing weight the hacker way - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496675" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496675</a> - Feb 2009 (53 comments)

vicaya大约 3 年前

The content needs major update to incorporate recent research on:<pre><code> - Macro nutrients (protein, carbs, fat) - Micro nutrients (vitamins and minerals, important if you do IF) - Intermittent fasting (IF) / time restricted feeding (TRF) - Strength training (including weighted calisthenics) - Mobility exercises - Sleep management - Supplements</code></pre>

pyronite大约 3 年前

There is a service for tracking weight that uses methodology from The Hacker's Diet: <a href="https://trendweight.com/" rel="nofollow">https://trendweight.com/</a>While COVID isolation did a number on my results, it's my favorite weight tracking solution.

sathomasga大约 3 年前

For folks interested in the topic, the best resource I've found that thoroughly covers the latest science is [How Not to Diet](<a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/</a>) by Michael Greger. Very, very complete look at all the various aspects of dieting, with [almost 5000 citations](<a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/citations/" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/citations/</a>)

nynx大约 3 年前

Seems like a pretty good resource. It doesn’t seem to follow the more recent consensus on intermittent fasting or keto/etc, but it’s an older page, so that makes sense.

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stjohnswarts大约 3 年前

I think this only works if you're OCD and love tracking -everything-.