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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
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The book just helped me think about things differently. Time is more valuable than money. Dollars per hour > yearly salary. Experiences > money. Things like that. A real paradigm shift for me.
I quit my dead-end job and started working for myself. I make better money now in 1/4 or 1/3 of the time. I unfortunately didn't choose something that is easily automated, but I have plans and I'm working on them. I want to spend a year abroad and have my business running the whole time I am away.
I'd definitely recommend people read it and pick and choose what they want to take from it. It's one of those books that a lot of people hate on, but it put me on the right path, so...
Here are the popular highlights on the kindle version:
https://kindle.amazon.com/phl/B002WE46UW
Might help you decide if it's something you're interested in.
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Originally Posted by ernie
The problem is in the end it is simple math.
If you want to lose 20 pounds you need to burn off 70,000 more calories than you intake with the corollary that the intake must be at least reasonably balanced to not lead to other problems. Having read more about his diet, it relies on supplements specifically because what he advocates eating won't get you the nutrition you need. The alternative is just eat a balanced diet and have a basic multi-vitamin.
Great you had success and you've kept the weight off but you did it because you did exercise and you did limit your calorie consumption. I don't disagree that some exercises are better than others and you get more bang for your buck. That is fairly obvious (more muslces engaged leads to more calories burnt). But to tell you the truth if you don't do cardio you likely aren't fit or healthy...even if your weight is down. You cardiovascular system needs exercise or it will deteriorate at a faster rate than for someone who does do cardio. The only way to do that is by getting the heart rate ramped up for extended period of times. I was fat and still am, however having done some pretty difficult (for me) cardio for 3 months I now have far better stamina in hockey than all the young whipper snappers who think they are in shape because they are skinny.
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Yeah, I've never counted a calorie in my life, so I can't really comment on that sort of thing. I took multi-vitamins, but no other supplements. I did do some exercising, but not much. I think I pretty much agree with you. Whatever works for whoever is cool. I just went from working a physical job to working a non-physical job and put on a couple pounds. Probably also helped that at my heaviest, I probably wasn't even considered overweight. Lost some weight, gained some muscle, looked a lot better.
I'm just a really lazy cat who likes things laid out for me step by step by someone I trust, and that's why this book worked well for me. I also liked the stupid stuff like holding your breath for 3.5 minutes and whatnot. The diet I'm sure is similar to a million other ones, but what helped me a lot was that he tells you to track your progression. Weighing myself daily at the same time, body fat, and weekly photos. The change in the photos was amazing and very motivating. You don't see the difference from day to day, but week to week, month to month is pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by peter12
On the surface, the book seems like a collection of cliches designed to fool the unhappy into believing they can be be happy.
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Yes, like every other "self help" book ever written.