CCATP #443 Bastian Wölfle – A Geek’s Guide to Diet and Exercise

This week our guest is Bastian Wölfle software product manager, German podcaster and self-described crazy man. Bastian lost 40 kg (90 pounds) and he tells us how he pulled this off.

He’s got book recommendations, geeky recommendations on how and what to track in your body stats, and of course gadgets to make the whole process more fun.

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Weight Loss

• Having a “I need to do this because” revelation moment helps a lot (not technical at all)
• 4-Hour Body Book by Tim Ferris helped me (kindle) http://amzn.to/1Ub64og
• Put yourself out in the public that you are going to lose weight. Upping the stakes
• I Started a Blog and spread the word on twitter, etc. Social media makes this easy

https://www.stickk.com/ hasn’t been around 2012 but it seems ideal for that

• Track, track, track. The more data points you track the better you can understand your body
• Tape measure
• GForms/Sheets for a customized tracker -> CHARTS! WHOOP!
• Fitbit Aria/Withings Smart Body Analyzer
• Do their Body Fat measures make sense? Yes

Moving

• The moment I lost weight I felt the urge to move, a lot.

Fitbit (http://amzn.to/1ZOJS1A), Jawbone Up, Apple Watch, Mii Band (http://amzn.to/1ZOIHPJ ), etc. Get one! Seriously.

• Kettlebell Swings? If you like “boring” – hell yeah!
• Running, cycling: Runtastic (runtastic.com/…), Freeletics Running (freeletics.com/…), Spotify Running (spotify.com/…)
• Freeletics Bodyweight Training (iOS app: itunes.apple.com/…)

Headphones:

• Jabra Sport Pulse includes heart rate monitoring ($130 http://amzn.to/1Ub7oaz), Jabra Sport Pace ($100 http://amzn.to/1ZOKvZ2), Anker SoundBuds Sport ($25 http://amzn.to/1Yph297), Bragi The Dash Headphones ($350 http://amzn.to/1sEUeq9)
• Add Comply Foam Earphone Tips ($14-19 http://amzn.to/1Ui96Ut) to replace the silicone tips
• SmartBean turns any wired headphones into Bluetooth headphones ($25 http://amzn.to/1OnIzpA )

You can find Bastian on Twitter at @schlingel and find all of his German podcasts at: http://Schlingel.de