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Jobs don't make you fat, not exercising makes you fat.

When I was overseas I went to the gym twice a day; when I got back to the states and started working on our Startup, I went a couple times a week. When we moved to Boston to take part in YC I stopped entirely. My decline was accelerated by all-nighters, a poor diet and stress, but the root cause of gaining weight is... not exercising!

Changing jobs can, in some cases, cause a fluctuation in weight, but if you exercise regularly and take measures to have a good diet, then it really shouldn't matter. Just because there's an abundance of food doesn't mean you need to eat it! We're moving next week and since I am thoroughly disgusted with myself now, it's time to start hitting the gym promptly after that.

Final note: Push-ups aren't conducive to weight loss. And somebody tell all the people in that video to stop looking down while they do them! Ugh.




A caloric surplus is the root cause of weight gain...




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