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I used AI-powered calorie counting apps, and they were even worse than expected

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You lose weight after a week.

And what if you gain weight instead lol

It’s impossible for you to gain weight on a deficit. If you gained weight, you must have necessarily increased your calorie intake.

Re: I used AI-powered calorie counting apps, and they were even worse than expected

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This is the classic refrain product owners counter back with any time people present reasonable criticism of their AI app. User: "This (AI product) doesn't work!" Product Owner: "Well, humans are also bad at that." That's not the promise of these apps in general! The whole selling point of AI is that they're vastly better - if my eyeball estimate is "pretty inaccurate" and by your own admission the app is "pretty ina…

I got into this space because I saw many family members struggling with weight and nutrition. One of the leading causes of death in the United States is Diabetes, largely caused by poor nutrition and lack of exercise. I've spent the last 10 years of my life researching why this is and how I can help. What I've heard from countless users is that it takes to long to track what they're eating and learn how they can impr…

Once Meta, Google and Apple put this in their current to future smart glasses adoption will sky rocket .. it will done automagically and then that knowledge might shock people how many calories they consume vs. the recommended daily intake. It could be made a game with you and your friends and or family or workout buddies.

Ozempic be damned for at least 1/4 on it and or considering it.

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