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Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by nunb » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 5:49 PM UTC

ericd wrote: post #28

baby wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me 6. This is so unhealthy by the way, the yellow part contains far too much cholesterol to be eaten on a daily basis. edit: Seriously? I'm not trolling, ask any dietetic guy if he thinks it's healthy eating that much eggs everyday.

Not true: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776466 You can always change the foods it's allowed to use, though, just hit the Choose Foods button.

Good link. There's plenty more (in pubmed) where that came from!

Seriously this 1980s alarmism needs to stop.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by nunb » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 5:50 PM UTC

itmag wrote: post #36

I saw this a few months back on r/fitness - nice progress! I'm curious about your tech stack. Mind sharing? :)

I too would like to know more.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by slewis » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 5:51 PM UTC

ghc wrote: post #60

This site is the second google result for swole, after the urban dictionary definition of the term. I honestly don't like the name, and I think for most people who have never heard the term this will bring to mind "swollen", not "buff". Not a good word association for a diet planner.

You might not be representative of the target market.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by nunb » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 5:53 PM UTC

ericd wrote: post #10

RickFromSA wrote: post #9

Needs a little refinement. It's suggesting I eat 6 eggs a day and while I am no expert, that sounds excessive.

The whole cholesterol in eggs thing is actually not really that big a deal: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776466 (basically says that dietary cholesterol intake levels are unlinked from blood cholesterol in 75% of the population, and that it has been shown to inhibit atherogenesis/artery plaque formation) Besides that, since they're made to carry something from a bundle of cells to full organism, they're chock…

I really like the "raw" body-builder flavor to it: eat a cup of kale, eat a cup of almonds etc., so I hope if recipes do come in, they can somehow be turned off.

I just recommended it to reddit.com/r/leangains :-) though apparently it's been posted on /r/fitness before.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by wmat » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:00 PM UTC

papa_bear wrote: post #14

Hey everyone, I made this site. It's very much a work in progress, though if your diet already looks as much like the generated output as it does mine, it will be a great tool! (i.e. eat whatever I can find that barely needs cooking, swallow a shot of olive oil, slight self hatred, etc.) I would, however, like to learn to cook, so I'm working on implementing recipes and a better food selection (it's clearly not worth…

Fantastic idea. But one suggestion: - remove the requirement for a 5 character or greater username please!

Just donated $20 via PayPal to make it happen sooner ;)

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by svdad » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:33 PM UTC

Damn, I was thinking about building something like this. But seriously, it looks very cool. Looking forward to playing with it.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by hook » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:42 PM UTC

The recommended meal (4 eggs, 12 oz chicken breast) gives me 1100mg of cholesterol, which is more than 3 times the daily recommended maximum.

Great for Pfitzer (makers of Lipitor), not so great for your heart.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by anrope » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:48 PM UTC

ghc wrote: post #60

This site is the second google result for swole, after the urban dictionary definition of the term. I honestly don't like the name, and I think for most people who have never heard the term this will bring to mind "swollen", not "buff". Not a good word association for a diet planner.

I like the site, but I also don't like the name. It has some pretty "bro"-esque connotations. It might turn away some of your desired audience.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by anrope » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:52 PM UTC

I like the site.

I would like to see multiple options for each element of a meal, in the interest of not eating the same meal each day.

For instance:

  chicken breast or ground beef
  
  wild rice or baked potato

Good work!

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by josephjrobison » Tue, Jan 31, 2012, 6:57 PM UTC

papa_bear wrote: post #14

Hey everyone, I made this site. It's very much a work in progress, though if your diet already looks as much like the generated output as it does mine, it will be a great tool! (i.e. eat whatever I can find that barely needs cooking, swallow a shot of olive oil, slight self hatred, etc.) I would, however, like to learn to cook, so I'm working on implementing recipes and a better food selection (it's clearly not worth…

The potential is amazing!

Kinks: I unselected all the meat and it told me to have 8oz of steak, 6oz chicken breast, and 8oz of dark meats for breakfast!

A great way to start the day if you're a caveman!