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Comment by bloch on Sayeth the Girl · 2009-07-20T15:07:25.247Z · LW · GW

"I often wonder what would happen if a Jezebel blogger stumbled upon this place."

What would happen and why should we care?

Comment by bloch on The Unfinished Mystery of the Shangri-La Diet · 2009-04-11T16:51:20.514Z · LW · GW

Apart from aesthetic preferences, replacing "loose weight" with "continually increase my fitness" (which is not something you'll ever be done with) is a far more constructive goal (and it will eliminate the diet-mindset-rollercoaster).

I suspect that lack of will power often means impatience. And impatience comes from unrealistic expectations regarding what you "should" be able to do in time n.

Daily moderate (will-power-) exercise will give positive results on a whole range of parameters, but it might take a year before the effects (including the habit of exercising) really show.

Off course you could be an exception.

Comment by bloch on The Unfinished Mystery of the Shangri-La Diet · 2009-04-11T10:54:46.850Z · LW · GW

"exercise that grows your muscle mass would do nothing for mine."

Bullshit.

The rational thing to do here is to replace 'goal: loose weigth' with 'goal: become fit'. Lift weights or do bodyweight-exercises (pushups, lunges etc.) + walk/run/bike.