The Twitch streamer and YouTuber talked in a video about his weight loss of 35 kilograms and gave insights into the reasons.
Peter Smits from PietSmiet has recently been particularly notable for one thing: his reduced weight. The community kept asking him how he managed to lose so much. In a Twitch stream, and later in a YouTube video, he collected the questions, answered them, and talked about himself.
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“This idea was not an option for me”
How did it come to this? Peter says he never really dealt with nutrition and had a rather “loose” attitude towards food. Moreover, he also moved far too little.
Ultimately, he underestimated how much these two components affected his health.
During a visit to the doctor, he became aware of the extent. There was a suspicion of heart problems, and Peter had a cardiologist examine him.
This is what he wants to avoid: It was revealed that he was on the verge of developing high blood pressure and at the same time had a fatty liver. The cardiologist also informed him that he would have to take medication for his high blood pressure by the age of 40 at the latest. This made Peter think.
This idea that I have to open my little package every day with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday to take medicine to keep my body okay, for the reason that I broke it myself, was not an option for me.
Peter from PietSmiet via YouTube
One option to avert potential high blood pressure would have been stress reduction. However, this was not really possible for Peter, as he says. He has his own company with PietSmiet and has just had a baby.
The second option was, of course, to reduce his body weight.
How did Peter lose weight? Peter says he lost weight by maintaining a calorie deficit and changing his diet. Later, he signed up at the gym, which he visits three times a week, and uses his indoor bike every day.
Twitch-Streamer and an Unhealthy Lifestyle
The lifestyle of a full-time streamer often includes long days in front of the PC with little exercise and a poor or unconsidered diet. For marathon streams, for example, energy drinks are consumed to stay awake longer or to concentrate better while playing.
Since cooking is usually associated with effort, it is much easier to order food to eat during a reaction. Additionally, the prolonged sitting at the PC can lead to posture problems.
Peter from PietSmiet is a positive example here, as he shows that Twitch streamers do not have to lead this unhealthy lifestyle. Movement, sports, and a thoughtful diet can be reconciled with streaming. For example, the Twitch streamer Varion always walks on his treadmill while live on Twitch. Another positive example is Commander Krieger, who wants to change his life after a stroke.
