Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by VikingCoder on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:24AM (#14265492)

Soylent was fine. I maintained weight, and was eating better, and the food was easy.

But I'm in a medical weight loss program now, and I'm loving it. It's doctor supervised, I started out at 400 pounds, and I'm down to 360 after five weeks. It's medically supervised because I'm in ketosis, which can be very dangerous. So best to have blood drawn regularly, etc.

But the food is great. You can also get them as your own supplements / replacements.

http://www.robard.com/products/

Right now I'm eating 1,000 calories a day. I'll be going down to 800 calories per day. And I'm burning about 2,000 calories of my own fat every day (that's a pound). Again, this is a dangerous diet, but it's medically supervised.

I feel great, I don't feel "hungry" all the time. It's awesome.

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by ceejayoz on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:37AM (#14265617)

> Again, this is a dangerous diet, but it's medically supervised.

I'm glad it's working well for you, but I'd just caution that plenty of quackery is "medically supervised", as were fen-phen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenfluramine/phentermine) and the Tuskegee trials.

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by VikingCoder on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:54AM (#14265810)

There's a ton of research on reduced calorie diets, and my physician referred me to this program, and it's run by my hospital system. I meet with dietitians, physical trainers, social workers, and physicians monthly.

/shrug

I don't really know how to evaluate it much better than that.

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by Greenisus on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:45PM (#14266366)

There is a massive amount of info supporting ketogenic diets and fasting. I'd recommend you look into the Keto Talk and Fasting Talk podcasts and read Jimmy Moore's books: Keto Clarity and the Complete Guide to Fasting. Also, congrats on your progress and keep it up! I dropped over 60 pounds (started at 215 lbs, now at 152 and very lean) doing what you're doing.

But ceejayoz's advice is good advice... always do your own research!

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by WindyCityBrew on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:05PM (#14265923)

Keto might not be for everyone, but unless you're a type 1 diabetic it's not nearly as dangerous as you're describing. It's just a low carb high fat.

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by atomical on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:50AM (#14265766)

3,500 calories is a pound

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by VikingCoder on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:53AM (#14265799)

Oop, yeah, sorry.

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