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I'm the same way with the food picking anxiety, except I'm also really stingy at the same time so I'll often be too lazy to eat anything at all. That was the ma

I'm the same way with the food picking anxiety, except I'm also really stingy at the same time so I'll often be too lazy to eat anything at all. That was the main inspiration for starting on a diet generator - to make it easier for me to gain weight. Definitely going to work on a mobile version of the site soon!

w1ntermute 13y ago
The site doesn't seem to include drinks. Do you plan on adding them?
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  The name of the site is Eat this much ;) But indeed, for the site to plan a person’s total caloric intake, it really should include popular liquids (it does plan shakes and smoothies). Coffee and tea contain very little calories, but once you add milk and sugar (including syrups), it really adds up fast. Sodas and energy drinks are packed with calories. If you like to drink, alcoholic beverages really should be accounted for. One gram of pure alcohol contains 7 kcalories. A 12 oz beer contains about 150 kcalories.[1] [1] http://getdrunknotfat.com/ http://getdrunknotfat.com/
  - sciurus 13y ago
    "A 12 oz beer contains about 300 kcalories." That's an exaggeration. Here are a few mainstream beers I looked up on that site- Sam Adams Boston Lager: 175, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: 175, PBR: 144, Guinness Draught: 128
    - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
      You’re right, thanks. Fixed. It does mean that if you drink 5 pints during a night on the town, you ingest 1100 kcalories. For me, that would mean half of my recommended daily caloric intake.
      - eru 13y ago
        There's a saying in German that five beers (pints) are a meal. But you have to have a sixth beer, because you can't have a meal without a beer.
        hluska 13y ago
        I lived with a German guy while he was working on his PhD - this statement brought back many wonderful memories!! Thanks for that - I'm going to have to call him and see if he wants to go out for dinner!!! :)
    - pmh 13y ago
      If you're a regular craft beer drinker, the rule of thumb I use for a 12oz is 30 calories per % abv (or 40 calories for a pint).
- papa_bear 13y ago
  I had it suggesting whole milk for a while, but a lot of people complained that it was giving them too much whole milk so I just removed it entirely. My algorithm doesn't give any special treatment to drinks, but maybe it should to output something more realistic looking. I use the site myself, and the way I handle drinks is with the "locking" feature (via the lock icon next to a food or meal). If I know I'm going to be drinking a lot one night, I'll lock in a few beers from the "Add a dish" menu and regenerate the plan - the algorithm will fill in the rest of the plan to match the nutrition constraints, making it kindof like an autocomplete for your diet.
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    Ohh, thanks for the tip, I hadn’t noticed the ‘Add dish’ button. From there, you can search for milk in the ‘Basic foods’ section. Makes sense that I should manually add it, instead of having my drinks planned out. But what happens if I end up drinking or eating more than was planned? Can I go back and edit the menu the day after? Also, does the site track calorie intake and progress over time? I’ve used Livestrong’s MyPlate calorie tracker for quite some time, in which I would record my caloric intake every day. Of course, that’s after the fact, so it’s a different approach to minding calories than what your site does.
  - futhey 13y ago
    Great service! Easily worth my $9/mo. "I use the site myself" - Eating your own dog food? (Pun, Pun, Pun)
  - tekromancr 13y ago
    Ohh, I am going to have to take advantage of that. I go through tons of energy drinks in a day. I guess I could classify them as "snack".
- deepGem 13y ago
  Actually it recommended a smoothie for me. That counts as a drink I guess :)
joshuahhh 13y ago
Wow -- you've described my situation to a T. Except that you decided to do something about it. I'm looking forward to trying this site and seeing if it works for me. Thanks!
eru 13y ago
> [...] to make it easier for me to gain weight. Always have a jar of peanut butter handy, and boiled eggs on hand, too. This way, you'll never have an excuse not to eat.
- lacksconfidence 13y ago
  keeping around food i dont want to eat isnt going to help
  - eru 13y ago
    Adapt according to preferences.
mihok 13y ago
This is great, and I love it for the same reasons you built it for, thank you!

w1ntermute 13y ago

The site doesn't seem to include drinks. Do you plan on adding them?

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
The name of the site is Eat this much ;) But indeed, for the site to plan a person’s total caloric intake, it really should include popular liquids (it does plan shakes and smoothies). Coffee and tea contain very little calories, but once you add milk and sugar (including syrups), it really adds up fast. Sodas and energy drinks are packed with calories. If you like to drink, alcoholic beverages really should be accounted for. One gram of pure alcohol contains 7 kcalories. A 12 oz beer contains about 150 kcalories.[1] [1] http://getdrunknotfat.com/ http://getdrunknotfat.com/
- sciurus 13y ago
  "A 12 oz beer contains about 300 kcalories." That's an exaggeration. Here are a few mainstream beers I looked up on that site- Sam Adams Boston Lager: 175, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: 175, PBR: 144, Guinness Draught: 128
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    You’re right, thanks. Fixed. It does mean that if you drink 5 pints during a night on the town, you ingest 1100 kcalories. For me, that would mean half of my recommended daily caloric intake.
    - eru 13y ago
      There's a saying in German that five beers (pints) are a meal. But you have to have a sixth beer, because you can't have a meal without a beer.
      - hluska 13y ago
        I lived with a German guy while he was working on his PhD - this statement brought back many wonderful memories!! Thanks for that - I'm going to have to call him and see if he wants to go out for dinner!!! :)
  - pmh 13y ago
    If you're a regular craft beer drinker, the rule of thumb I use for a 12oz is 30 calories per % abv (or 40 calories for a pint).
papa_bear 13y ago
I had it suggesting whole milk for a while, but a lot of people complained that it was giving them too much whole milk so I just removed it entirely. My algorithm doesn't give any special treatment to drinks, but maybe it should to output something more realistic looking. I use the site myself, and the way I handle drinks is with the "locking" feature (via the lock icon next to a food or meal). If I know I'm going to be drinking a lot one night, I'll lock in a few beers from the "Add a dish" menu and regenerate the plan - the algorithm will fill in the rest of the plan to match the nutrition constraints, making it kindof like an autocomplete for your diet.
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  Ohh, thanks for the tip, I hadn’t noticed the ‘Add dish’ button. From there, you can search for milk in the ‘Basic foods’ section. Makes sense that I should manually add it, instead of having my drinks planned out. But what happens if I end up drinking or eating more than was planned? Can I go back and edit the menu the day after? Also, does the site track calorie intake and progress over time? I’ve used Livestrong’s MyPlate calorie tracker for quite some time, in which I would record my caloric intake every day. Of course, that’s after the fact, so it’s a different approach to minding calories than what your site does.
- futhey 13y ago
  Great service! Easily worth my $9/mo. "I use the site myself" - Eating your own dog food? (Pun, Pun, Pun)
- tekromancr 13y ago
  Ohh, I am going to have to take advantage of that. I go through tons of energy drinks in a day. I guess I could classify them as "snack".
deepGem 13y ago
Actually it recommended a smoothie for me. That counts as a drink I guess :)

joshuahhh 13y ago

Wow -- you've described my situation to a T. Except that you decided to do something about it. I'm looking forward to trying this site and seeing if it works for me. Thanks!

eru 13y ago

> [...] to make it easier for me to gain weight. Always have a jar of peanut butter handy, and boiled eggs on hand, too. This way, you'll never have an excuse not to eat.

lacksconfidence 13y ago
keeping around food i dont want to eat isnt going to help
- eru 13y ago
  Adapt according to preferences.

mihok 13y ago

This is great, and I love it for the same reasons you built it for, thank you!