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Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by roel_v »

hutattedonmyarm wrote: post #7
philiplyle wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, yeah we're only available in the US at the moment we'll be open to other countries later this year. Thanks for trying anyways!

Is there a particular reason?

Americans think 'country' == 'language'.

Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by philiplyle »

cimmanom wrote: post #10

Why would a weight loss app for men be different from one for women?

Thanks for asking. When it comes to leading brands or apps within the weight loss space they are all heavily geared towards women. Think of the top 3 brands, weight watchers, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig. With apps you got the same problem or you pretty much faced with just trackers. So, just from a branding play alone something needs to exist that men feel comfortable using while receiving guidance. I don't know any guys who would use weight watchers or sweat by Kayla. Guys want things straight with no fluff which is why we're not a tracker or a calorie counter. We tell guys what to eat and offer them the option of having the groceries they need delivered. Men need more options.

Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by taneq »

tzahola wrote: post #11
cimmanom wrote: post #10

Why would a weight loss app for men be different from one for women?

Typically men want to get rid of their boobs. Women don’t.

Also (edit: some) women tend to be worried about weights work making them 'too big' (despite this being much less of a risk) while men often enjoy weights more than cardio.

Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by philiplyle »

hutattedonmyarm wrote: post #7
philiplyle wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, yeah we're only available in the US at the moment we'll be open to other countries later this year. Thanks for trying anyways!

Is there a particular reason?

We still figuring things out with the product before we open it out to all countries. We also offer grocery delivery to paid users who follow our nutritional programs so as we're a small team we wouldn't be able to manage that well at the moment.

Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by romanovcode »

Okey so I say I am interested in "Keto" and it just prints me a cookie-cutter keto diet to follow? I think I am very much interested in looking at the app screenshot after the initial phase. In any way this is a very nice idea and I'm glad that there are people who are pushing healthy apps.

Also, to anyone that wants to lose weight - just count calories, eat same thing every day for couple of months and do cardio/hiit. It's not a rocket science.

Re: Show HN: Lyle – An AI-Powered Weight Loss App for Men

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Post by arielm »

A minor note about marketing — it took me a while to find the link to the app in the post. I was about to give up but ended up finding it just before so I got to the App Store.

I’d suggest adding a “get on App Store” link somewhere prominent so others don’t give up before at least seeing the app.

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