The Hacker's Diet

John Walker · A guide to losing weight by tracking calories and weight like an engineering problem.

3 people say it helped them, in their own words on Hacker News.

What people said

Counting calories really has helped me. I lost almost 15Kg, I'm on the verge of being only overweight, I feel lighter, I snore less, ...

I lost ±24 pounds after reading his book (https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/) and have been tracking my weight ever since (±2 years).

The Hacker's Diet has helped me lose a good bit of weight over the years, but it is a somewhat simplistic model.

What people got from it AI summary

Best if you want a simple, data-driven method for losing weight by tracking numbers.

• Helped lose weight
• Built tracking habit
• Made calorie counting work

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