Losing 290 Pounds with Tom Seest

2 Keto Dudes

Fitness, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 15 May 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Carl and Richard interview Tom Seest. Tom is a software developer from Illinois. In 1999 he injured his back falling down stairs. He was always active before the injury, completely stopping all exercise after. He put on weight. A LOT of weight. He estimates he was over 500 pounds. He started an Atkins diet in 2009 and was down to 490 by the end of 2010. He tried various combinations of low-carb, low-fat and low-calorie diets. In April, 2011 he took his first bike ride and went 2 miles. By the end of the month he was up to 20 mile rides. Since then he's logged 21,700 miles, and has cycled all over the US and in many other countries. He managed to drop 200 pounds with a combination of diet and exercise. In January, 2015 he started a ketogenic diet and has taken off an additional 90 pounds! We talk to Tom about his experiences coping with his situation. Errata: Carl mentioned that the fat you eat has no effect on insulin. This is effectively true but technically false. Dietary fat does raise insulin ever so slightly, but the effect is negligible. However, we strive to be accurate! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2-keto-dudes/donations

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0:00.0	Hey, Kito freaks. This is Carl. Do you or someone you know have trouble focusing?
0:19.0	You know what I'm talking about. You sit down to read something, try to figure out your monthly budget,
0:25.1	write that novel you've been putting off, or maybe you just can't seem to do one task at a time.
0:30.5	Well, you may not know this, but I'm a musician, as well as a software developer.
0:36.6	Programming is a job that requires focus, long periods of uninterrupted work.
0:41.9	It's hard. For them and for you. I've created music to
0:46.4	code by. This is music, yes, but it's specifically and scientifically designed
0:52.0	to promote focus.
0:54.0	Studies show that when math students were exposed to Baroque music between 60 and 80 beats per minute,
0:59.0	they did better with comprehension and testing.
1:02.0	So I created more modern music that is neither boring nor distracting, but falls within that
1:07.8	tempo range.
1:09.5	It's just the right mix.
1:11.0	I also made the pieces 25 minutes long. That correlates to research that shows we all
1:16.4	get brain fatigue after 20 or so minutes of hard focus. The result is
1:21.4	thousands of happy customers.
1:23.0	Now, you don't have to be a programmer to reap the benefits of music to code by.
1:28.0	It has been known to soothe restless pets, calm fussy babies,
1:32.0	and even help autistic kids relax and fall asleep.
1:37.0	Listen to some free samples at music tocodeby.net. dot net. Oh, Welcome back to two kido dudes. I'm Carl Franklin in Connecticut in the United States.
2:15.0	And February 1st, just this year I put myself on a ketogenic diet to take control of my metabolism.
2:21.0	In that time I managed to reverse all my markers of type 2 diabetes with diet alone.
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