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I found it a little high too, so I may switch the equation for another one but I'm not sure yet.

I originally made the site specific to gaining weight for lifters (hence the name), and the high weight gain calorie values seem to make sense for the most part, but I do think the weight loss and maintenance values are still a little high for most people.



I agree, and I don't think you should focus only on the "gaining weight" part, since most people want to lose weight.

That said, I assume that the diet produced is balanced and thus good for people who train for strength/lifters, not just people who want to fill out a bit? If so, it will be indispensable to me, as I am doing SS and need something like it. Right now I just sort of eat all the meat, eggs and almonds I can find.

EDIT: Is the site down? I can't access it.


It should be balanced as far as macronutrient ratios go (you can change the ratios in one of the dropdowns), but the proportions of macros you want may change based on your goals. The default 50/25/25 split should be good if you're trying to build muscle, and with weight loss, you'll probably want fewer carbs and a higher fat/protein proportion. I'll add some presets at some point to make it more straightforward.

Aside from macronutrients though, I would either take a good multivitamin or make sure you're getting the rest of your vitamins/minerals from lean vegetables.


I've been looking for something like this for ages, thank you. Do you mind if I have /r/Fitness link to it?

Also, it seems it's going down a bit too frequently, have you thought of moving it to AppEngine?


I posted it to /r/Fitness a while ago for some feedback, and their number one complaint was the food choices. I'll probably add a bunch more foods this weekend and repost it there.

I haven't actually noticed it go down ever. Are you sure it's not on your end? If not, I'll definitely look into AppEngine. I've never actually used anything other than cheap shared hosting so it should be a good learning experience.


I can help you with that, if you need help. It seems to be all static, so your best bet is to use static-appengine-hoster, which I developed:

http://blog.stochastictechnologies.com/easily-host-multiple-...

It should only take a three-line change or so to let you host it on GAE. Feel free to email me if you need any help with it or anything, and use wwwizer.com to get the www record.


Awesome! I'll definitely look into it this weekend




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