The warrior diet
by Ori Hofmekler, Diana Holtzberg · first published 2001
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"Are you still confused about what, how and when to eat? Despite the diet books you have read and the programs you have tried, do you still find yourself lacking in energy, carrying excess body fat, and feeling physically run-down? Sexually, do you feel a shadow of your former self? The problem, according to Ori Hofmekler, is that we have lost touch with the natural wisdom of our instinctual drives. We have become the slaves of our own creature comforts-scavenger/victims rather than predator/victors. When to comes to informed-choice, we lack any real sense of personal freedom. The result: ill-
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…you are interested in IF, I recommend reading up on Ori Hofmekler. He is the type of guy who's ideas are so crazy at first they are brushed off. Then science proves him right. http://www.amazon.com/The-Warrior-Diet-Biological-Powerhouse...
on “Intermittent fasting: The good things it did to my body” ↗…I remember the first time I had to drive an hour while fasting, I was scared I was going to pass out, which in retrospect is ridiculous. You adapt to it just like anything else. If you can, read The Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler or just find him online. The other resource that I find amazing is The Fat Burning Man podcast by Abel James. I found Abel and the podcast while searching out stuff on Ori (he is featured…
on “How I Optimize Myself” ↗I am a bit surprised that no one else has mentioned the "warrior diet" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_diet, explained in more detail in https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Warrior_Diet.html?i.... Basically, the idea is to divide into undereating and overeating…
on “Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?” ↗Ori Hofmekler for years has been promoting his evidence-based Warrior Diet [1], which claims that humans have always been nocturnal eaters and that only the slaves were eating during the day and warriors were feasting at night. I reduced my meals to two a day (within 6 hours),…
on “The Dangers of Eating Late at Night” ↗…most important meal of the day". Also, different activities are adapted to different things. Even without one ethnicity, there might be differences (for example, slaves vs warriors). I subscribed to the Warrior Diet [0]. According to the author Ori Hofmekler, slaves were eating all day long while warriors were only feasting at night. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_diet
on “Study finds almost half of all cancers linked to preventable factors” ↗I loosely followed Ori Hofmekler's Warrior Diet (20-hour fast with coffee/tea, lots of water and occasional fruits + 4-hour eating window in the afternoon) for about a year. I noticed a considerable boost on my ability to focus on mental tasks (it's…
on “Eating less and more than needed on alternate days prolongs life (2006)” ↗Slow-carb diet (from the Four Hour Body) and Intermittent Fasting (primarily eat in the evenings, per The Warrior Diet) and Kettlebell exercises (swings and getups). My life is too busy (I'm a pastor) for anything more complicated, but I find that this combination works well for me. Clickable links or it isn't true!…
on “Ask HN: Fitness, looking great, and performing your best” ↗> the OG post that kicked off the intermittent fasting trend ... 2010 The Warrior Diet book came out in 2001 and it had quite a following in the 2000s. It wasn't exactly IF but it was still focused on eating most of your food once a day in the evening.
on “A beginner's guide to intermittent fasting (2012)” ↗Warrior Diet recommended for your dinner meal to be a meat and vegetable stew of some kind most of the time.
on “A beginner's guide to intermittent fasting (2012)” ↗I'll admit it's been 15 years since I originally read Warrior Diet, but I thought it advocated a massive salad as the first part of your dinner followed by the protein source? I don't recall much mention of stew in the book, but like I said it's been ages since I read…
on “A beginner's guide to intermittent fasting (2012)” ↗…cancer, hitting the Hayflick limit later, etc.). Intermittent fasting as a caloric restriction regimen seems to be the best option of life extension, which means, two meals a day, even better with one (Warrior Diet). Not having to worry about snacks and eating so often also extends your meaningful lifespan. I'm sure some gym nazis will downvote me, but whatever - I've invested enough time researching different alternatives…
on “Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study says” ↗Upgrade your diet and then address the fitness. I followed the Slow Carb diet (from 4 Hour Body book) and then switched to the Warrior Diet. A total loss of 51 pounds as of this morning. (38 from SC & 13 from WD so far) Look at kettlebells for intense exercises with low time requirements. If you have more time, try any full-contact martial…
on “How do you guys manage to stay in shape while working on your startups?” ↗