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Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by papa_bear »

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 feel mostly the same way, and I've spent a lot of time looking for a new one so I'm open to suggestions. I managed to scoop up dietcal.com and mealgorithm.com, and though I'm really into mealgorithm it seems a bit too complicated.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by papa_bear »

josephjrobison wrote: post #80
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!

Thanks! It's a bit confusing, but there's a separate breakfast menu. If you click any of the presets, it changes all of the breakfast menu foods too which isn't quite obvious yet.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by papa_bear »

wmat wrote: post #75
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 ;)

Thanks! I'll poke around my barely existing backend to see what I can do.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by papa_bear »

vaksel wrote: post #48

the name is kinda bad kinda says swollen, which would implicate that you actually get fatter.

I feel slightly the same way, but after a few hours of searching for a new name with no luck, I always end up feeling better about swole.me :) I'm definitely open to suggestions, so PM me if you have them.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by AznHisoka »

saiko-chriskun wrote: post #2

zomg this is awesome! :D I was actually about to start building something really similar to this. basically the recipe part your blog mentions- you'd throw in everything you have in your kitchen and it'd spit out stuff you can make with it. but yeah I've been in the eating healthier / start cooking more mood recently, but also starting to be more active, so I wanted to make sure I was getting everything I needed. Cal…

Gojee.com also does something similar.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by papa_bear »

nunb wrote: post #72
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.

It's currently all javascript/jquery and PHP, though I'm moving the backend to Django. I'm also messing around with backbone.js, but haven't been able to push myself to make the switch yet.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by mahyarm »

hook wrote: post #77

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.

The HDL/LDL ratio of eggs are even, and your body creates cholesterol if you don't eat any, and reduces it's cholesterol production if you do to compensate.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by mvkel »

As a competitive cyclist, this is pretty awesome.

Less thinking about what I need to eat and more eating. Huge time saver.

How much science is behind this? It'd be nice to see some kind of "weekly exercise level" worked into this, with some suggested on-day/off-day caloric intake recommendations PLUS the actual food bit.

EDIT: Just read deeper into how it's deriving the numbers. Top-notch. Hoping I can work this into my daily routine. A "weekly grocery list" option would be sweet.

Re: Swole.me - The automatic diet planner

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Post by ericd »

nunb wrote: post #70
sodiumphosphate wrote: post #59

There are several comments here regarding the egg debate. Should you avoid eating too many eggs? What is the impact of eggs and other sources of dietary cholesterol on your blood cholesterol levels? I've been wondering about this myself for some time, all the while eating cartons of egg whites for breakfast every day. ericd posted a link[1], which appears to be a good source of information (far more than I have time…

Your body makes most of the cholesterol in you, it's a vital pre-hormone. How much you eat barely changes the amount produced by your body. If you want a better lipid profile, eat more eggs and fewer carbs. Everything above is really well established fact at this point, propagandists like AHA to the contrary. When in doubt, ask the practitioners, at say, leangains.com

Yeah. Put another way, the USDA makes all sorts of really stupid recommendations that should be viewed with skepticism. The food pyramid, for example, is totally off.
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