1) While not part of the diet, sleep is highly related to the magnitude of your cravings. Sleep 7 hours. Sleep less and you will destabilize your blood sugar by expending too many calories.
2) Bean-based diets have issues, and could lead to bloating and other not so pleasant things, especially if you aren't a solo founder. Easier-to-digest proteins, flax seeds and nuts, cottage cheese, tofu, mixing it up can help a bit.
3) A bit contradictory here:
"Healthy, energy-filled food to enhance productivity
Low daily calorie intake to prevent weight gain"
If you're going to eat fewer calories, your energy is going to drop. Make sure you eat enough calories, and keep it complex to keep your blood sugar stable.
4) If you have a propensity to binge, don't exercise really hard, favor frequent, consistent exercise rather than rare, intense ones.
5) Set a cut off time in the evening, and absolutely do not eat after that time. Do not eat right before you go to bed.
Can you give citations for (1) and (3)? Your other points are psychological and seem reasonable, but (1) and (3) are addressing measurable conditions (mainly hypoglycemia). I'd like to see evidence for what you claim.
My post above is based on regular anecdotes. I have a couple successful personal trainers in my family, and this is some of the most fundamental advice they provide.
For those interested in the relationship between sleep and metabolism:
This is an interesting topic to explore, so if you find any additional papers that substantiate or refute some of the advice, please feel free to share. I will also conduct further research.
Thanks for the reference. The article that you linked reviews some primary research articles and is helpful. From this article, it appears to me that sleep deprivation leads to, if anything, hyperglycemia, not quite what one would expect if they were truly over-expending calories:
"The rate of glucose clearance during the initial phase of the test (glucose tolerance; KG) was 40% lower, glucose effectiveness (SG), a measure of non-insulin dependent glucose disposal, was 30% lower, and the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRG) was also 30% lower."
Bean-based diets have issues, and could lead to bloating and other not so pleasant things, especially if you aren't a solo founder. Easier-to-digest proteins, flax seeds and nuts, cottage cheese, tofu, mixing it up can help a bit.
You should smell what happens when a vegetarian starts eating meat again. With any new diet it takes your gut microflora some time to adapt. There is absolutely nothing wrong with eating a lot of beans. They are a cheap and healthy protein source. Still, it's always a good idea to have a varied diet.
I would love to incorporate more nuts into my diet- I love them- but they seem very expensive as a rule. Is that just the way it is, or is there a cheap way to get nuts going?
I've tried buying a large thing of a nut variety, counting on the discounts of buying in bulk, but... I really like nuts. It usually takes me a week or less to go through it.
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1) While not part of the diet, sleep is highly related to the magnitude of your cravings. Sleep 7 hours. Sleep less and you will destabilize your blood sugar by expending too many calories.
2) Bean-based diets have issues, and could lead to bloating and other not so pleasant things, especially if you aren't a solo founder. Easier-to-digest proteins, flax seeds and nuts, cottage cheese, tofu, mixing it up can help a bit.
3) A bit contradictory here: "Healthy, energy-filled food to enhance productivity Low daily calorie intake to prevent weight gain" If you're going to eat fewer calories, your energy is going to drop. Make sure you eat enough calories, and keep it complex to keep your blood sugar stable.
4) If you have a propensity to binge, don't exercise really hard, favor frequent, consistent exercise rather than rare, intense ones.
5) Set a cut off time in the evening, and absolutely do not eat after that time. Do not eat right before you go to bed.
2) Bean-based diets have issues, and could lead to bloating and other not so pleasant things, especially if you aren't a solo founder
Possibly suggested as a way to become a solo founder!
I wouldn't be surprised if the opposite is true. Maybe hackers find flatulence flattering :)
Can you give citations for (1) and (3)? Your other points are psychological and seem reasonable, but (1) and (3) are addressing measurable conditions (mainly hypoglycemia). I'd like to see evidence for what you claim.
My post above is based on regular anecdotes. I have a couple successful personal trainers in my family, and this is some of the most fundamental advice they provide.
For those interested in the relationship between sleep and metabolism:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1991337/
This is an interesting topic to explore, so if you find any additional papers that substantiate or refute some of the advice, please feel free to share. I will also conduct further research.
Thanks for the reference. The article that you linked reviews some primary research articles and is helpful. From this article, it appears to me that sleep deprivation leads to, if anything, hyperglycemia, not quite what one would expect if they were truly over-expending calories:
"The rate of glucose clearance during the initial phase of the test (glucose tolerance; KG) was 40% lower, glucose effectiveness (SG), a measure of non-insulin dependent glucose disposal, was 30% lower, and the acute insulin response to glucose (AIRG) was also 30% lower."
Bean-based diets have issues, and could lead to bloating and other not so pleasant things, especially if you aren't a solo founder. Easier-to-digest proteins, flax seeds and nuts, cottage cheese, tofu, mixing it up can help a bit.
You should smell what happens when a vegetarian starts eating meat again. With any new diet it takes your gut microflora some time to adapt. There is absolutely nothing wrong with eating a lot of beans. They are a cheap and healthy protein source. Still, it's always a good idea to have a varied diet.
I would love to incorporate more nuts into my diet- I love them- but they seem very expensive as a rule. Is that just the way it is, or is there a cheap way to get nuts going?
I've tried buying a large thing of a nut variety, counting on the discounts of buying in bulk, but... I really like nuts. It usually takes me a week or less to go through it.