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I definitely am interested in knowing when an official order website will be ready. I much prefer the "charge when shipped" model for continuing business. I get the idea of charge up front during the backing phase, but I personally expect to have the…

recommend you @ juliomiles...he seems to respond to these types of questions.

Hey there! So, today I made another order on the Pre-Order site for a months worth of Soylent. I'm not trying to bump up my shipping date, I just want a few months worth on hand at a time, so I bought it figuring it would get shipped once the actual pre-orders…

Jeff, I think we may be brothers from another mother! Your story sounds a lot like mine. And just the other day when discussing Soylent my sister suggested, 'why don't you just eat more fruits and vegetables?' Sigh.

JeffLeBert said: People just cannot hear when you tell them it is a bad idea. I couldn't agree with you more. There is nothing more aggravating when you politely try to explain to someone that you would rather they not cook (fill in the blank) for…

I'm not quite sure how to answer your question. It could be taken a couple of different ways. I think I'm pretty neutral to "conventional meals" if you are talking about other people eating them. Also, if it is a meal that I've forced myself to eat until…

Potentially soon. I just need to know what people would like to see in such a feature. There must be lots of existing websites / apps out there that do something similar. I can take the best features and incorporate them into the DIY site, depending on…

To expand a little more on "delays" - as I understand it, they're currently working on various (commercial) shipping and import laws/regulations/etc. Ideally things will go smoothly, and they'll be able to ship internationally reasonably soon. I think…

There isn't really so much one thread that has good momentum in centralizing, as there are at least two (now three) very short threads pursuing the same topic... in any case, I'd cast my vote toward an addition to diy.soylent.me, @nickp. Any thoughts…

This is a feature I've been thinking about adding to http://diy.soylent.me. Would be great to get a list of things we'd like to track day to day, month to month etc. Similar to private / public recipes, we could allow users to specify if their data should…

I'm interested to see if the Soylent Team and Community are planning to collecting any specific bio-data regarding the Soylent users. As a Financial Analyst, I LOVE data. I've read talks of Soylent apps and such in other threads, and I'd be happy to put…

So, after initially getting excited about Soylent, I'm struggling to see how this is any better than Serious Mass (SM) for guys like us. With Soylent, we spend $65/week to get 2010 cal/day (with oil blend). With SM, we spend $45 for an 8 day supply,…

Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this is allowed here, so let me know if there are any issues. When the 50lb Maseca flour went on sale for $20, I snatched it up. I haven't even gotten into it yet, but I know that I won't be able to use all of it in a…

Hi Chris- I feel like you are my long lost twin brother b/c I am also 6'3" and have the same metabolic characteristics. My natural weight is 142 lbs, and regardless of whether I eat a few celery sticks and nothing more for a week, or eat like its Thanksgiving…

I am most definitely not food-neutral, which is my downfall. I love to eat, and I love to eat stuff that is bad for me. I try really hard to keep it under control, but I am in the middle of a long, slow slide toward an early death. I am overweight: not…

wolfkeeper said: don't try to twist the science; nobody reading and understanding the Wikipedia page could legitimately come to the conclusions you have. I'm not trying to twist anything. I'm honestly trying to understand what I've read, the interpretation…

The research is what it is, but that's not what it says. dAGEs are AGE contained in foods, whereas the fructose/galactose thing happens after you eat it; that's to do with AGEs that form inside the body. Just because you're not eating fructose doesn't…

wolfkeeper said: This is as wrong as you could be. It's called an 'endproduct' for a reason; humans lack the enzymes to pry them apart. Sourced fom Wikipedia: It has been found that the cellular proteolysis of AGEs—the breakdown of proteins—produces…

The NIH lists the upper safe limit for calcium at 2500mg. You're probably looking at studies involved with supplements. That's where people are taking calcium in addition to eating food with calcium in it. Soylent is giving you 1600mg of calcium as part…

I precisely wish to treat Soylent as a healthy baseline food. But 1600 mg of calcium every day may cause problems (based on the knowledge I just gathered from 10 minutes of browsing). I'm thinking about kidney stones and increased risk of heart attacks.…

I start to worry about over-optimization at that point. Are we curve-fitting our food? LOL

I have heard of this concern before. I don't think it's warranted though. What would we need? I am pretty confident that we know what's essential and what's not. I do the same thing with regards to making up what-if scenarios, haha. One thought I have…

160% of a vitamin isn't going to hurt you. If it did you wouldn't be able to buy ice cream or milk from the grocery store because it'd be too dangerous. Everyone is getting too much and too little of any given micronutrient all the time in their lives…

Yep... who knows, you might actually discover that with Soylent, ~2000 calories per day is just right. Ultimately our bodies will (hopefully! =) tell us what we need. That's actually my one semi-paranoid fear - that Soylent might be so "filling" and…

I can't wait either! Maybe my problem will solve itself if it shows that I only like eating Soylent for 3 out of the 4 meals I eat per day.

Yep, that's pretty much what I've been imagining will happen. Can't wait to find out first hand!

vanclute said: So do I just mix up the entire pouch and drink until I'm no longer hungry? Currently this sounds like the prevailing opinion, yes. I can go link the article if need be, but I believe it was the Ars Does Soylent series, part 3 or 4,…

Well 2 meals of Soylent is 1340 calories. But yeah, maybe just consume till you feel full.

Very interesting indeed. But I'd be worried about the difference between personal experience and objective measurement. I am quite confident that I could not live off 2010 calories per day, and I'd like to have the option of consuming Soylent exclusively…

Come to think of it, I'm curious about the opposite question... how to consume less Soylent. I'm currently on somewhere around 1400 to 1600 calories daily, and as I understand it one pouch of Soylent = ~2000 calories. So do I just mix up the entire…

They hope to ship internationally by the end of 2014, but there may be delays pushing it back even further.

Hi all, Great idea. Would love to try it. When are you going to ship outside US? Specfically Ireland? best Phil

I'd like to see a "Baked" tag (a'la the Tasty, Ketogenic, etc tags) Thanks

Nick. Your site is freaking amazing. I would not be on a DIY Soylent if it wasn't for this site. Thank you for doing this. Many folks, including myself, use percentage targets for their macros. 20% Protein, 30% Fat, 50% Carb as they relate to calories...It…

Just ordered that myself! /:0)

Another interesting one is, CDP-choline, also one that is speculated to be beneficial for AD(H)D symtomps.People with AD(H)D have less dopamine receptors, and this one increases dopamine receptors in the brain.

Theanine without caffeine gives you the calmness without the focus, clarity, and energy you get when it's combined with caffeine. Piracetam, Aniracetam, and choline added to the mix take it to something I would think is comparable to the Limitless pill.…

I also just received my shipment. I'll be taking NutriGold's "Triple Strength Omega-3 Gold" formula for Omega3 (1250mg) / DHA (250mg) / EPA (750mg), maybe 2 of those a day.

Happy to tackle that when I get home today, but of course, I already opened one of my boxes and tossed it. Perhaps there will be more announcements by then, too! Quick clarification -- I live just mins from the SFO airport and often receive things…

Hey, what about "cream of tartar" (potassium bitartrate)? Seems to have the highest potassium/carbohydrate ratio available:http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000122000000005000000-w.html Has about 1/6 potassium (1g for 6g of bitratrate):http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/baked-products/5128/2…

Can you give us a very general idea of where you are? I'm guessing Southern California, which is where I believe it's shipping from. I started a thread to track when people are getting shipments, would you do me the honor of being the first post? …

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Vanilla is a good comparison. A very mild vanilla.

Thanks for the suggestion! This was an easy buy to try it out today, but I am definitely going to look into better substitutions.

I see the instructions say to consume refrigerated Soylent within 2 days of mixing. Do they say how long a pouch of dry Soylent will keep once it's opened?

I noticed you were using Flax seed oil for the Omega 3 I presume. While Flax does have Omega 3 in it, it is in the form of ALA, which has an extremely poor conversion rate to DHA and EPA. I hope you take this into consideration for your mixture. You…

Could you elaborate a bit on this ?? Does it taste like something or smell like anything? I'm just curious after the reviewer said it smelled and tasted of a vanilla malt shakes he had years back. I did see someone post saying to do about half a glass/container…

Ahh more pictures, and a review, nice Meek!

Just made my first batch and I'm so pleased! I used flaxseed oil for my vegan version and ended up using a blender, after failing to combine everything well enough by shaking. I highly recommend a blender! The next batch, I'm going to use some ice as…

can you reply with taste? were you on diy before this? and how it compared to your diy

Care to give us a taste test ? How does it feel, how does it smell and how does it taste! Thanks for showing the pictures!!

Woops, I stand corrected, you're the woman!! And if I got my Soylent on the first day, I'd be geeking out and posting the pics here too, lol!

Vegan, two months, I'm looking for my order date, I think it was May 28th. (I'm just replying all over the place now.) /:0)

I'm the woman! /:0) AND, you're welcome.

Thanks for posting the great pics Meekthegeek, you're the man!

I would like to point out that it's the first time in my LIFE that it has ever been an advantage to order Vegan!

Added one to the set, just pour toi. (It's suddenly stopping me from putting links in... damn new user restrictions.)

Yeah this is actually why we had it in the house, and why I had never taken it. My other half tends t need help sleeping, and so has theanine in the mix to assist with that. I don't routinely need sleep aids so had never considered taking it. But I…

Anecdote: I started with the 2:1 theanine caffeine ratio and ended up ditching the caffeine because the highs and lows got too much to keep up with. I do like keeping theanine in the mix because I can have coffee whenever I want throughout the day and…

L-Theanine alone is a depressant, you can take it to help you sleep. It's just strange that it pairs so well with caffeine. Usually when you take stimulants and depressants at the same time you just feel really messed up. But with a 2:1 ratio of theanine…

Does Theanine do anything without caffeine? I really try to avoid stimulants, especially ones that build tolerance like caffeine. It took me over 4 days to get through withdraw from years of high caffeine intake, it was awful and I don't want to rely…

Nootropics Depot online. Always my first choice for everything, they have unmatched quality, service, and prices.

WOW... I'm glad I read this thread! I've been on the quest for a "Limitless" pill for years - even before the movie came out. I'd done reasonably well with my own "stack" of supplements, stuff like caffeine of course, ginseng, 5htp, ginko, even noopept…

Where did you purchase your Adrafinil? Any particular brand/type?

Small bug for Romanian currency. I would suggest either RON (Romanian Leu) or EUR, USD makes no sense.

I just got a small amount (10 day supply) to test out. It definitely gets rid of tiredness. I took it at 10am yesterday after getting 4 hours of sleep, and at 4am I hardly feel tired at all, I could easily go a few more hours if I wanted. It has helped…

Thanks. I was thinking about it. I DIY my ecig juice too.

Welcome @snesguy2 ... I like everyone else is waiting oh so patently for the official Soylent. But after seeing how easy everyone was doing DIY, I jumped into it a few months back. Very easy to order everything off of Amazon or like online sites.…

Welcome to the community! If you don't want to wait for the Soylent to arrive, or if you'd like to try to make your own soylent, we can help you with that too!

Just found out about soylent. Ordered a 2 weeks supply. I lost a tooth a while back and ended up on essentially a liquid diet because I work 60 hours a week and haven't made it to the dentist yet. Would rather be hungry than something stuck in the broken…

Clearer Skin, easy muscle growth.

For about as long as I can remember I have had a small cluster of bumps on the back of my neck at the hairline. They were not painful, did not itch, and in general were a non issue. I have no idea what the condition was. I noticed about a week ago that…

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I haven't even gotten a shipping notice for my kit yet, let alone my Soylent (6 weeks' worth). Should I be concerned?

I have noticed my skin clearing up. Not huge things, just noticeably better. I think me teeth are whiter as well. I drank pop and ate a lot of sugar so I thought my teeth would be happier. My wife also said I was nicer.

tl;dr- starter kits began shipping this week- vegan orders shipping 4/25 due to logistics considerations- shipping rate will be slowly scaled up over next 1-2 weeks- all orders will be charged for add-ons and finalized for shipping at 12:00pm PST 4/25…

Are you sleeping okay? No apnea? Check out this link for new information on hypoxia caused type 2 diabetes.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/275509.php

Im trying to be nice here. Patience is something that I am not good at.

They'll let you know where you're in the order line like they were supposed to provide weekly updates... NEVER!

whoah whoah whoa! Well that just throws our guesses out the window... if soylent would just tell us where we are in the order, it would be nice.. *sigh

I've got a 4 month supply and haven't received a shipment email yet.

I turn big and green when I'm angry. But I don't think my DIY is causing it.... In all seriousness though, I'm bigger (strength training) and have clearer skin. Soylent gives me more calories and makes sure I'm hitting all my good fats. It has a lot…

Probably >2 months right now....

Ok. Anyone want to share the smallest order size that has received any shipment confirms? Again, 2 month supply, no shipment notices. I'm assuming all the notifications at this point were to people with >=2months.

From this twitter.com soylent @KingG33K Sorry, I thought you said you had a total of 8 weeks (two 1 month orders) -- 5 week orders will take a week or two longer to ship. Fri Apr 18 17:48:13 +0000 2014 it looks like…

Backerkit numbers have no bearing on shipment order, which is primarily determined by order size. Posting an update on the blog about this (and more) later today.

dolver said: I ordered 1 month supply on May 22nd last year and I am #3852! Man, I really thought I would be higher than that. Oh well, I've waited this long... patrickjpf said: What's the highest backerkit number that has received a shipment notification?…

Does the backerkit orders match up to the soylent orders? Eg If you indeed only ship 600 this week, did you select those 600 based on the same order that you will send the soylent? So if i havnt gotten an email about my backerkit, I shouldnt expect…

I ordered 1 month supply on May 22nd last year and I am #3852! Man, I really thought I would be higher than that. Oh well, I've waited this long...

What's the highest backerkit number that has received a shipment notification? Anyone care to share? I'm 1286 with 2 months ordered and haven't received anything yet.

It's not necessarily that US orders are taking priority, but that there are literal obstacles to getting the Soylent actually shipped internationally - I believe that some international backers got around this by shipping to US addresses (relatives, etc),…

I've read all the blog posts, and the shipping plans have changed several times. The last few updates which I read today didn't mention countries at all, and specifically said orders were grouped by size, and I don't recall a previous post stating that…