Andrei-Adnan Ismail

Andrei is extremely passionate by applying sensors and technology to help humans in their day to day life. His latest venture is a weight loss coaching program for engineers. In the past, he worked for one of the most successful Romanian startups - uberVU as a software engineer. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Politehnica University of Bucharest.

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How To Use MyFitnessPal & A Wearable Device To Track Your Calorie Deficit

Andrei-Adnan Ismail
03.02.2015

Last evening, I was watching the movie Still Alice and I saw one of the actors wearing a Jawbone UP device. This is new for me and it signals that wearables are slowly but surely becoming commonplace. Lately, many people ask me "what should I get?" without having a clear idea on how these devices can improve their life. Well… one good reason to

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Christmas Doesn't Make You Fat, The Rest Of The Year Does

Andrei-Adnan Ismail
13.01.2015

We've all been through the Christmas holidays, and are thinking of ways to compensate for the sudden change in lifestyle for 2 weeks. Everyone seems to be worried about the weight put on during the holidays, so I decided to have the first quantified Christmas and New Year. After getting the data from paying attention to my activity, sleep and food, I have drawn

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A Geek's Quest To Quitting Coffee - How I Managed To Pull It Off

Andrei-Adnan Ismail
16.12.2014

Have you ever found yourself getting through a day with excruciating headaches and then remembering that you forgot to drink coffee? You're not the only one. There is a very large number of people trying to quit coffee. A simple Google search yields a comparable number of results for "quit coffee", "quit alcohol" and "quit drugs". Impressive, right? Yet, nobody really pays attention to

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Real-Life Strategies For Logging Your Food Intake

Andrei-Adnan Ismail
09.12.2014

In a previous article I have discussed about the benefits and pitfalls of logging your food and the conclusion was that there is ample reason for one to log the food intake. Especially when we want to lose some weight or to maintain that lost weight. But how do you actually log your food? To help you, I would like to share my experience

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The Benefits & Pitfalls Of Logging Your Food Intake

Andrei-Adnan Ismail
02.12.2014

I'm surprised at how little concern we have for what we are putting into our mouths compared to other activities. It's one of the most important decisions that we make daily, that can influence everything: from our mood and energy levels to long term health, both mentally and physically. And yet most of us tend to rely on hearsay and "stuff we read online"