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Have you guys been chewing gum or anything? Could you just want something "meaty" to sink your teeth into?

@BriBy That's actually what prompted me to add the salt in the first place. Thankfully she had the common sense to decrease the salt just based on the fact that it turned out way too salty last time (I lack that common sense. I would have kept it as…

The meat craving could also be your body wanting more protein. The only way to know for sure would be to start experimenting to see if you can eliminate the cravings and then isolate exactly what it is that makes the cravings go away.

livingparadox said: The meat cravings I always get every so often. I wonder if there's something in there that's missing from Soylent. I'm wondering the same thing. I crave meat SO MUCH, and have been from a couple of days in. livingparadox said:

Where did you get it shipped to? I looked at a few places in the Niagara area but figured crossing the border with that much food would be a pain, so I used a re-shipper (shipito). If Soylent ends up taking longer than expected to reach Canada, we should…

livingparadox said: Unfortunately my fiance added the salt Ha! They're worth it. You might want to check out this thread if you haven't already: Craving Saltiness livingparadox said:

I'm not sure what import fees are but they are different from GST. If it is only $150 per box to Edmonton, then I will definitely go for the subscription (changing my address when they go international). Eve

I would be curious about this as well. I find Soylent slightly too sweet. More salt would probably be better for you and succeed in making Soylent 'more bland.'

@Trent (and his wife) have both been craving red meat for at least a week. I believe his wife indulged, but he's trying to go all Soylent for a period of time before re-adding conventional food. I think craving MEANS "This particular thing sounds really…

I crossed the border with Soylent and the GST was only 5% on $800 (4 months supply). Note, a friend got it re-shipped to Toronto, shipping was $150 per box. So on a 3-month supply you're looking at $450 in shipping.

Cravings for salt are one case where it may actually mean you need salt. Cravings in general are complex, and you not having any doesn't mean much. I can go for months without a craving, and I also think a lot of people use "craving" to simply mean "This…

The counter points to this: 1) Trent began craving salt quickly. Sodium levels in Soylent are only 45% of RDA so for most people they will be low and he immediately began craving salt. 2) I am on DIY and having a sustained absence of ANY cravings when…

I'm not sure of any existing models. But it what might help weed out the unfit would be to require them to get a food handler's card, which requires them to learn basic food safety. It doesn't look too expensive from a quick google search. That's about…

The cravings have certainly gotten better for me over time. I also do a handful of nuts (sunflower generally) occasionally which helps me with cravings, involves a little chewing, and some sodium.

That's a good idea too. Thanks! I'll pick up some canola oil and start there.

I doubt I'd be able to help. I'm still waiting another 10 or so weeks. And then I'll be paying what the re-shipper tells me to pay. Luckily I can afford initial sticker shock but if it's too bad then I will ration my month's supply and wait for Canadian…

The only way I know to bypass import fees is to bring packages back yourself. I tried the gift thing once but they still charged me duty on the estimated value of goods. I will be making 2 trips to pick-up my 2 months and bringing the gf with me to avoid…

I've heard that cravings generally have nothing to do with nutrient deficiencies, or at least that what you crave isn't necessarily something that will meet that deficiency. Most typically, its just a psychological want. I'll crave cheesecake on occasion,…

Also, Discourse won't load all the posts on a single thread if there are too many, so using the browser search would be incomplete.

It is also possible you are short on fats? You said you are generally craving red meat and hamburgers/fatty meats right? Maybe the oil mix isn't quite enough for you? Add a little canola oil on top of it? Also, from your weight tracker, you have lost…

Yes, if it costs less than $2.5 per day and contains no lactose.

Right now, I'm looking into Carnosine and Carnitine. Neither are essential amino-acids, but they're the only things in beef that would be missing from Soylent that I can see.

Ok yea I see it now. Thanks

Also, native search is prioritized by the page you are on, so discourse search will look at the thread first, then forum as a whole. Same goes with somebody's profile page.

Hit Ctrl-F again (without closing the forum search bar) and your Chrome search will come up.

I'm using Chrome and when I press CTRL-F to search within a forum thread, it brings up the search bar - which is good but I also want to be able to search the text like a regular search function.I wonder what the best solution is. I don't have any ideas…

Yeah I saw the ebay post too late.. but 200$ for customs fees are completely ridiculous! wow!

LOL ok, you're right, my bad... perhaps you're trying Soylent to see if it will trigger re-growth of a missing appendage. Now that would be some killer publicity!

Also - and this is utterly anecdotal information here - keep in mind that weight is probably not the metric you really want anyway, I'm guessing it's shape. For myself, I lost a few pounds (about 3% of my body weight) after adding Soylent, but wasn't…

2.3-2.4g is first more than you think, and second salt is sodium cloride, not just sodium. 2g of table salt has about 0.8g of sodium.

BTW, everything I've found implies that craving red meat is generally a straight up iron deficiency. However, I'd be surprised if you were finding yourself needing iron because Soylent has 18mg and men generally only need ~8mg. I have not had a similar…

Oil is just not really the making you fat kind of ingredient. As suggested before try to eat as much as you need per day for say a week and see if even with 110% of the usual soylent the weight changes. If not you can still try to cut down the amount…

The oil is VERY important... http://allnutriments.blogspot.dk/2013/03/essential-fatty-acid-deficiency-diseases.html If you don't get enough "oil/fat" check out those symptons you could develope... it's not your fault that socity has thought us "drop…

Spaceman said: +3 new members will announce their offers soon. Guess that's me? =)I have People Chow - for Olive Oil and a low calorie version of People Chow for Olive Oil, the latter being what I've personally been eating for the last couple months.…

You don't know me @vanclute ! You don't know my life!! ....Okay fine I fixed it- thanks!

Can you elaborate on those health reasons? I've tried eating 2/3 of a packet of Soylent and it's just not enough. Even a full packet in a day and I go to bed hungry, but bearably so. I only notice that omitting oil doesn't seem to affect the satiety of…

For health reasons, I'd keep the oil and proportions and simply eat less. Have 20% less than you would normally, or 33% and just divide 2 "meal" portions across a day.

Hi guys and gals, Got my official soylent and have been enjoying it so far. Got a question about the oil though. I'm trying to reduce overall daily calories (using soylent for weight loss). What would (or could) be the effects of halving or thirding…

I hope y'all are fairing better now. Had my first day on 1.0 today, no issues, or invisible noxious clouds.

@qentaur77Message me please, or shoot me an email at naturesfusions@gmail.com. I cant PM you since until now i've only been a lurker and never registered or posted, so this is my first comment. I'd be willing to do something along the lines of what konacj…

Maybe check with @eveb, @malcolm_56, or @predator. I think they are getting it through reshippers to Canada, they may be able to help with getting through the fees.

$250 import charges? That's nuts. Is there any way around that? I'd message the seller and ask if they're willing to re-box it, and send it as a gift or something else, technically not a purchased product since its not purchased directly from Rosa Labs.…

Isn't 1 teaspoon still too much? When I search, I'm finding the RDA to be 2.3-2.4g which would be about 1/4 teaspoon maybe.

Like the sucker I am went ahead and bought it 1-2 weeks of delivery time I saw he had 1 more month up for 500$, getting a bit steep with the added cost of shipping (83$) and Import charges (250$)

I can only contribute one useful thing here - quitting food sounds a lot like quitting cigarettes.

@kennufsYou beat me to the post - i was just about to say the same thing. Crazy. I think it was up for less than an hour. I wonder how much the International shipping cost through the eBay global shipping program. They're 40 pound boxes and are pretty…

That didn't take long, someone already bought it.

Yes. 100% Soylent. I imagine they will. I think I just got anxious over it being my first day in Soylent, and the unfortunate timing of my mental fog.

No wonder it tasted too salty... Unfortunately my fiance added the salt to tomorrow's match before I could mention it. I'll keep that in mind next time we make it. But no, i'm not having anything else but water. The meat cravings I always get every…

@Pacha51 @qentaur77My interest was piked when others mentioned eBay, so i went a searching. I dont know if you've seen this one, but a full month just went up on eBay today with worldwide shipping. More than retail, but free domestic shipping and less…

Pls. welcome new members (+1) and check for new arrivals at marketplace (+3)

A certain amount of cravings is probably not all that unusual, both from the physical changes in terms of nutrient levels etc. but also just psychologically. And the latter is probably the more powerful one! My guess is that they'll subside though with…

Going into this two week footless experiment, Just a hunch, but I'm guessing you really aren't doing a "footless" experiment...

My username is DepriveMe

2 teaspoons is most likely too much. I use a little under 1 teaspoon myself (3.31g) which brings it up to RDA. Are you eating/drinking anything besides Soylent and water? Could the dragging be due to lack of caffeine? [Added]Also, I've been craving…

Update: Just posted my one week progress report!

Convenience has a huge demand currently. I do DIY soylent but still understand and will pay the cost for convenience.

Thought I'd add my story for the databanks. Though fair warning, I'm a bit of rambler. Especially when I'm not sure what's going on. Background: I'm a 22 Web Developer. Prior to Soylent I probably ate semi-healthy, but got most of my nutrition from…

Owenleejoeking said: I ordered 1 week of People Chow- Plain from @axcho and the new website on 6/2/14 and got my tracking number the next night. Thank you for making purchases at DIY-soylent marketplace. It charges our battery like soylent our bodies.…

Just made one - good idea. username is konacj

So I plan on making my own soylent and using soy flour as my primary Protien Source. Is this a bad Idea? Is there any reason Whey Protien would be a better options?

I've emailed Soylent twice, well over 2 weeks ago. One of those was asking for a refund. Still haven't heard a response to either email. Makes you wonder ...

unsynchronized said: If that were true you would gain about 0.5 kg per day, as the mass has to go somewhere. As far as I am aware our digestive systems are not capable of converting mass into energy at the atomic level. If they were would not need much…

Try adding a little salt. After reading a few posts recently I noticed that Soylent only has 15% RDA per serving, which results in about 45% total of what you "need"... not sure if that could be the reason or not About 2-3 gram salt should put you near…

Good luck, sir. If you figure out a way to negate the low energy please share, I'm over 2 weeks in and in the same boat. As far as it spoiling goes, the simple answer is that it ferments.

Had it stated anywhere on the order page that shipping to Canada would take longer than the 10-12 week lead time listed, I would not have bothered.

@mark1 @Benji, I'm drinking the full 2000 calories. I'm thinking about adding some extra Gemma Pea Protein Isolate/Rice Protein Concentrate i have left over from my DIY days to get a slightly better Carb/Protein ratio - hoping that will give me a boost.…

this thread is a perfect example of why i am an advocate of charging at the time of shipping rather than ordering now that the product is actually shipping.

I wouldn't try to make two different pitchers with different caloric amounts... just mix up a full pitcher or two, and drink however much you plan to drink, keeping in mind that it's roughly 30 calories per ounce. Get yourself a nice 20oz (or whatever)…

genaio said: The answer to all of your woes... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ARQVM5O Yes, this immersion blender is so much easier to manage than a regular blender. There's pretty much one part to rinse, and you don't have to use two containers.…

Here are a few more suggestions for naming the Category: Complete Nourishment Foods (CN-Foods)Compact Foods  (C-Foods)Energy Efficient Foods (EF Foods)

I've found that if i add 5-10 Icecubes before adding the powder, then adding the liter of water on top, that the powder doesn't get stuck in the blades and washing is super quick and easy. (I use a Blendtec)

If I don't eat other food, I'll consume about a day's worth of soylent in a day. I don't know what the deal with the energy is, but it'd be great if I figured out a solution.

I ordered 1 week of People Chow- Plain from @axcho and the new website on 6/2/14 and got my tracking number the next night. Should be here friday (fingers crossed). I'll come back to this thread as a review/vote of confidence of the process for anyone…

Very interesting about your consistent low energy levels. How much are you consuming? I wonder if maybe you just need a bit more than you think to run at optimum? Not really sure how all the biochemistry works... like, is Soylent like gas in the tank…

I sent my refund request to the above address 2 weeks ago. Still waiting for a response.

Ok, thank you

Updated 6/4 - 20 characters grrr.

No blender ball not needed. I have used ice cubes to get instant cold Soylent. Worked ok bug letting it chill really is best.

Does the pitcher come with a blender ball?

Mystify said: Most people have reported having more energy at a more consistent level while using soylent, I for one have had consistent energy, but it's been pretty low energy. I still haven't managed to figure out how to fix it. Although eating…

Thanks @Cobra for comments.PF works and collects all suggestions for v.2.0. @leecauble1 - you're right, most of DIY-soylenters will become certified as soon as they get the confirmation that they have regular customers.

Sympa, merci pour l'info @arthur

you find the current prices here and can also order there http://www.spacenutrientsstation.com/

Hi Spaceman, I'm Interested. What are the costs? Phil K

All things considered, I definitelysupport the new marketplace for Soylent-like products. Yay for multiple choices! Here is some feedback on the site's front page: The first thing I see is the goofy guy with the wide eyes looking at me. Yuck. How about…

It really depends on the flavor. I use about 50 drops of Pralines and cream in a pitcher of mine.

How much Capella per Pitcher of Soylent?

ajlipp said: If I eat nothing but Soylent for two years, and then one day I eat spicy chicken wings and a big ribeye steak, won't that cause my system to freak out? I'm concerned that not using these basic bodily functions daily will cause my ability…

I have been using a small amount of vanilla and cinnamon just to cover the flavor. But my secret ingredient is Coconut water. I use about 75% tap water and 25% coconut when mixing my soylent and the whole thing has a really clean feel to it. The coconut…

I'm not disputing that a healthier diet is beneficial, I am just saying that everything that happens to someone after soylent isn't caused by it.

You are right - it's just stunning, given the fact that the list of ingredients is public, which is making it much easier to calculate the huge difference between the ingredients' worth and the price at which some people sell the product. Good thing…

Mystify said: Soylent isn't a magic potion, its just healthy food. 'tis very true. But we at least seem to be discovering that having a truly complete, healthy diet for the first time in... well, ever... causes absolutely stupendous changes for the…

Everything is worth what a willing & able buyer will pay so... obviously it's worth it to some people to pay those prices, or it wouldn't sell. I still think I got the highest price on record for Soylent, at $115 for a single day. Which I admit, I was…

My MFP username is Rbet415. I don't have my order of Soylent yet so I hope I get shipping notification before my ebay supply runs out.

mine is Mystify89, we'll see how this goes

How can anyone be willing to spend $180.00 for 7 days of Soylent? That price is ridiculous. Also just because it's the original one does not mean the community forks cannot compete.

Chances are you'd get very sick, I knew a guy who was a health food gym rat, he had a slice a pizza for the first time in like 5yrs and he ended up in the bathroom vomiting for an hour.

One thing to consider:Not everything is because of soylent. People seem to be taking everything that happens after they start using soylent and automatically assuming that soylent is the cause. Some of it is, some of it isn't. Soylent isn't a magic potion,…

The totals above are for a whole day. So if you eat three meals, each meal would include 204 grams of milk, a bit less than a cup of milk.