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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by Ralo on Thursday March 10, 2022 @02:56AM (#30624325)
I've done this before switching from bulking season, to leaning season. I found the hardest part being stomach growling. I'd be talking to people and my stomach would start complaining to everyone. I've been told to drink a glass of water when the happens but I didn't find it helped a bunch.

I usually went for a light plain peanut butter sandwich once a day at very "tactical" times to cut the growling. Yes peanut butter is calorie heavy but just keep it light. The fat/protein/carbs in peanut butter is pretty hard to beat, in moderation it's really good for you.

This does go away after a while, but this was an issue for the first while.

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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by imiric on Thursday March 10, 2022 @03:23AM (#30624527)
I've found that laying off carbs (Atkins, keto, etc.) gets rid of the growling and hunger pains entirely. On a carb-restricted diet you eat because you want to, not because your stomach is craving for food.
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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by toyg on Thursday March 10, 2022 @04:47AM (#30625090)
yeah, carb-restricting is what did it for me, when i managed to shed significant weight. But I couldn't sustain it for more than a couple of years.

Also, protein-based diets are heavy on one's liver.

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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by wtetzner on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:06AM (#30625996)
If you’re doing a low carb diet, you probably want high fat and moderate protein.
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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by vidarh on Thursday March 10, 2022 @03:00AM (#30624359)
Soups have worked better for me than water. The right soups can be very low calorie for volume and filling.
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Re:Ask HN: Any weird tips for weight loss? by anothernewdude on Thursday March 10, 2022 @03:35AM (#30624601)
Fiber and roughage can help that. The peak of my own weighloss happened when I regularly ate the most basic oat porridge for breakfast. Oats so big my body barely had a chance to get all the nutrients out.
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