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@MattCauble @JulioMiles, again--

Haha no aoxfordca, I am one of those people who Destroys Burning Man by providing wifi to the camps around me. I'm usually online within a few hours of hitting playa depending on how the network is running. The event itself is highly networked for logistical…

nwoll27 said: How hot is that, roughly? Hottest water from the tap or even hotter? It's as hot as my tap will go. I have to wait for a while for the pipes to heat up in my house, but it's hot enough that I can't hold my hand under it. I wouldn't bother…

I mix it up like normal but then add extra water to each glass when I go to drink it. It helps with the texture and also makes you feel fuller even if your only drinking a smaller amount. But in my opinion if you want it smoother just use a blender…

I'll try again for you. They're usually faster than this... @MattCauble @ana

timdorr said: I always make mine with the hottest water possible How hot is that, roughly? Hottest water from the tap or even hotter? I've thought about using warm water but have been concerned, as someone else mentioned, of a risk of cooking some…

Do you just put everything (minus the pills I guess) into a blender? I'm wondering if a blender can do a good job at fragmenting flax seeds, but don't have one at hand to try.

DiscoLizard said: Has warm or hot water been tried before? I always make mine with the hottest water possible before throwing it in the fridge overnight. I would very much recommend this to others. In fact, here's my exact process: After cleaning,…

Jesus christ dude.. Now you're just playing semantics. When your one and only response to my thread was, "If that were possible I think a lot more people would be doing it..including myself..." then yes, it is safe to assume that you were hinting that…

I just started my Soylent this morning, and this is definitely my feedback as well. I prepared it following the directions it shipped with; some water, powder, shake, oil, rest of the water, shake some more, and shake before you pour. It sat in the fridge…

jmtu89 said: What are the updates regarding that if there are any? I'm curious about this as well. Even if it's just data points (blood panel updates etc), I'd love to see some positive results to feed my confirmation bias if nothing else Matt88…

I think we're pretty much on the same page here. The difference is I haven't looked at the research that heavily, and was more focused on not offending this particular individual to try to get them to try Soylent with an open mind, while you have actually…

The only study I know of that we have been told about is the Beta Testers and Soylent. I know @rob talked in a news video about wanting to get a formal study done with a larger group, I think he said 50,000 individuals. What about studies that aren't…

My two week order, ordered January 30th 2014 is finally shipped! It's almost surreal!

Actually, when you take organic chemistry you learn that acids and bases are relative terms. (i.e. in a solution of 9 something higher acts like a base and anything lower acts as an acid). MentalNomad said: There are zero excess H+ at pH 7. No exess…

About 1 week ago I got an email saying my next subscription order was being shipped. According to the tracking number it should be here on Friday. This morning I got another email saying that my next order will leave the warehouse today. I hope they…

I've looked over some of the DIY recipes and I choose one that I am going to follow. http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/mens-basic-complete-nutrition-chocolate-1600 Nothing tells me how to actually make it just what to order.. How many scoops etc.. Any tips?

@Kryptic It shouldn't be, I remember a thread about their costs, and one of their larger costs is shipping. Think it was when they introduced the one time purchases that where more expensive than subscriptions they claimed shipping cost more than estimated,…

BMI is a terrible measurement for anything, and does not really mean anyone is obese.

Well, I tried letting it sit for five or six hours last night before adding the oil. Gave it a good shake this morning for breakfast, and it worked like a charm! The grit never goes away completely, but it was a HUGE improvement for me.

Huh... Could be I'm in Ak... But I thought it was that way for everyone... Hahaha

Just an update... Still no response. I had hoped to resolve this amicably (and with substantially greater alacrity). I no longer want the product. I cannot afford the Soylent business model; money is very tight. I need an immediate refund, not something…

Khyron42 said: The cost is $10 per day unless you can afford to pay over $100 in a single payment, something people with normal adult bills and low incomes cannot do! You're right, as a barrier to entry the cost is too high to invest in an entire month's…

Tells me shipping is free, must be something with your address then.

Go to the website, add 2 weeks one time purchase to your cart and see what happens. I took that screenshot yesterday

I emailed orders@soylent.me, on August 7 2014, and requested a refund of my order (14301). I got no response. On 08/28/14, I got an email requesting I confirm my shipping address for when the shipment is eventually sent. The email stated to respond to…

Thanks, but I have emailed them, twice. They certainly had no problem immediately charging my credit card with my original order. Too bad they are playing that they have no viable refund mechanism. Seems like a Ponzi scheme now. I had hoped to resolve…

Hi there, I am very eager to try this as I am a terrible cook, very bad at meal planning and waste too much money on snacks/ready meals. I have some questions though and I'm a bit nervous about spending so much money up front. Is there a way to…

Thank you! Have you tried it? I don't know much about nutritional values etc so I'd have to research it first. Assuming it was still under 2000 calories, I'd be interested. On second thought it looks too expensive to be a viable option

Theoretically you could use Tapioca Maltodextrin to powder the oil. It's a technique used in molecular gastronomy. But you'd need to take the nutritional value of the Malto into account, and you'd end up with a higher calorie version of LiqCake.

Does anyone know of a replacement ingredient for the oil which can be powdered, so we can prepackage a few days meals in their own bottles without having to add oil with the water?

Well, if we're being technical here - I never once said that you were just trying to move up in the queue. I said that if it were possible, I would want to do it myself too. Someone else mentioned the 'move up the line' words, not me. Chill a bit, it…

michael_slosson said: Also, to say that I know what gives a certain person headaches better than they do can be belittling to that person, and I haven't personally looked at the research to be able to state that anyway. It can seem belittling, but…

Khyron42,I won't argue that you may be in a worse economic situation than I and that Soylent is too expensive for you, but the reason you feel you are "getting a deluge of condescending "advice" from upper-class rich-kid foodies" is a direct result of…

So me. M / 33 / 185 /16.0% BF BMR 2700 + Exercise. Has anyone on here used the People Chow 3.0.1 recipe lately. I have everything on order and can mix it up no issues. Bought enough for ~4 weeks which is my usual order. I have tried official and…

Interesting, any updates or pictures.. Maybe you could pop them in a dehydrator and then a flour mill, to get the powdered form when harvesting.

Hoe kouder hoe beter ;)

Lekker Baard! Bestelling dinsdag ontvangen en vandaag begonnen. Had meer kartonsmaak verwacht met een hintje banaan maar dit is prima.

Some say it doesn't really make a difference. BUT, it honestly is the most optimal way of doing it regardless. I recall Matt mentioning that the oil is one of the reasons for spoilage once mixed... So perhaps it gives your Soylent a few extra hours to…

ok, so I got the Soylent notification, but not the starter kit notification. I ordered a pitcher and scoop, can someone check on this for me? @MattCauble, @JulioMiles?

Hey @csanluis ! Your order will be shipping out tomorrow! Thank you for your patience and I hope you enjoy your Soylent. Please let me know if you need anything else.

I too would love to know in the name of science

I ordered two weeks before the cutoff and I would like to know where my orders stands. I have not received an e-mail yet can someone please look into it. Thank you. @JulioMiles @MattCauble

I like to mix Peanut Butter in my soylent!

Any copycat companies that supply in Argentina? I'm moving there in about a month and was hoping to make a switch once I arrived. I had hoped to try it in the states, but Soylent was slow on my backer-order (two weeks worth around February) and its looking…

I hate the gummy vitamins- they make my teeth hurt from how sweet they are.

I'd recommend doing that but letting it sit overnight before adding the oil. Several of us found that makes the texture much smoother.

In the version that I received, the instructions say to fill most of the way, add powder, shake, then add oil, fill the rest of the way, and shake again. That's what I've been doing. So I add the water to make a full pitcher shortly after the initial…

The Soylent team mentioned that studies were being prepared/underway. What are the updates regarding that if there are any? It would be very interesting. From a common sense standpoint, nutritionally balanced, calorie restriction for longevity makes…

I remember when I went vegan for a while (20 years ago) that my very-low-fat meals were not satiating, even if I ate until I was so full that my stomach was distended and it hurt. After a little research, I learned that fattier meals lead to different…

Are you adding water to make a full pitcher after the soak overnight? As for smoothness of texture, blending in a banana may help.

This study may not be broadly applicable for healthy eating conclusions.... Besides 90% of the participants being women, they were, on average, severely obese to begin with (baseline average BMI of just over 35.)

Try emailing info@soylent.me instead. That's their primary contact address.

I was trying to stick with round numbers. Technically, if 10 units of acid takes you from pH 7 to 6, another 90 would take you from pH 6 to 5 (bringing the total to 100 units, which is ten times as much.) My point was that Soylent is the source of the…

Over-tightening can definitely cause leaking.

Yikes. I am certainly not a "rich-kid" but I make a decent living. I'm currently working full-time and am studying to earn my MBA without student loans (I hate being in debt). Tuition puts a squeeze on my finances, to be sure... not to mention my time,…

MentalNomad said: If 10 units of acids take you from 7.0 to 6.0, it takes 100 units to take you from 6.0 to 5.0 Close. 6 is 10x more acidic than 7, 5 is 10x more acidic than 6, thus 5 is 100x more acidic than 7. The link below explains it.http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/184ph.html…

@Eryk f you can afford to live off fast food, your situation is not even vaguely comparable. Living in an "expensive area" means that you can afford to live there or are provided housing. Your wage is juuust shy of double mine. In fact, that seems to…

Your picture says "$180 ... including shipping for $25" with the shipping in a finer off colored text. If you change the shipping to something more than $25, they will only cover $25 of it. When I go through the check out process the shipping method says…

To be fair, saying what it costs to "get" lunch in your area is not a valid comparison. The OP is working from a budget where "getting" is simply not an option. He's bringing his lunch, and you could do that in your area for a lot less than $10 a meal.

My shipment of Schmoylent arrived today! I'm very excited to try it out starting tomorrow. I waited too long to place this order so I've been without any soylent for the last week and a half (totally my fault--note to self: reorder BEFORE you get down…

Strangely enough, listening to my body has caused me to lose interest in sugar and other carbs for the most part. So I'm not sure the desire for sugar is completely dependent on previous scarcity. And I do feel better when addressing the cravings.…

Cravings issues aside, I enjoy reading experience logs. Keep it up @livingparadox!

650 or so calories from a peanut butter sandwich seems doable for much less than $10, anywhere in the country. Unless there's places that don't sell peanut butter or bread? Maybe a 7-11 convenience store type place would have enough of a markup that an…

it's a little low on Choline and Chloride, and potassium. Take a supplement.

I'm confused, why is that good news?

I had wretched gas at first, along with near-diarrhea. After two weeks, bowel movements improved and the wretchedness of the gas died down, though the frequency of the gas stuck. It's been a little over a month, and at this point the stench of the gas…

Where I live, it's hard to get lunch for less than $10, let alone a well balanced day of nutrition. If you are living on less than a $5/day food budget, that is far below "normal American", $15 is far closer to median. If your budget is less than $5,…

stocking upon 3 kilos of rice this trial will last for 2 weeks

I have noticed what seems to be a unique, novel pain since starting on Soylent 1.0 after it was delivered a week ago... Not exactly sure if it qualifies as "joint pain," per se, but it's in both hips and buttocks, started on the left and now, nearly one…

biab said: I am starting to find complaints about his comments problematic in and of themselves. Which might indicate @Spaceman has yet to find the proper balance. Personally, although I find his approach to be on the aggressive side, it's not reached…

Thanks. Sorry, forgot ...

Yes, the price has gone up, unfortunately. :( Now that you mention it, I'll update the price on the recipe to reflect the latest from Hard Rhino.

So far the Paradise Herbs multivitamin is the cheapest, easiest option that is complete. You could also look at the Celebrate Bariatric Multivitamin, but you have to use multiple pills per day, and it's a bit more expensive.

Glad you like it! :)

That is true. I'm using a very small amount of cinnamon per day, however, such that coumarin side effects are unlikely to be a factor.

Yes, Marion Chow is gluten-free. There's just no "gluten-free" tag option on the DIY Soylent site.

Vicc said: It's a new article but the information in it is no surprise. Yes, I also would be interested in low-carb Soylent. Yes, coming from a Paleo diet background, this is not news, but it's nice to see some confirmation of what I've already been…

I had gas before Soylent, and continue to have it with Soylent. The difference is that the smell of the gas is noticeably worse. I think that gas is getting better and my body is adapting now, but I don't know whether or not it will go away completely.

I am taking 2x1080mg pills which are 10mEq each twice a day for a total of 40mEq a day. I have been on a varying dosage of this for a little over 3 years, with only 1 stone during that time (knocks on wood) which was self induced due to not drinking…

I suggest you read the Formal request for explanation regarding International order delay[tldr] thread.

Can we get some Soylent experiences at Burning Man?

Wow. Is it anywhere near that hard to get other kinds of food shipped to Brazil?

This is exactly correct.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been around lately! I actually have a new recipe with literally 4 ingredients that is complete: due to gnc's mega men max now having almost everything. I've been on it over a month and I feel wonderful. I'm amazed that you found…

just ordered some choline bitartrate to replace the lecithin (last non-powder item). I'll update with results

Stop eating corn meal immediately! Humans cannot digest uncooked corn meal. Masa has been specially treated with lime to be digestible. if you cant find it you really aren't looking in the right aisle. Walmart has two brands of it, and I've seen some…

VitaMe.com also offers custom vitamins. With Vitaganic you build your own vitamin which is a great tool. VitaMe provide a free health quiz, which asks about diet, exercise and other lifestyle factors, and then they recommend a vitamin pack for you. …

gambit said: Then considering that you're comparing Soylent to a wholly unhealthy diet seems to put another nail in this discussion. We have to start with reality if we want to have a good conversation about anything. I'm glad someone pointed this…

Hi @spiritvale! Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Your order for two weeks of Soylent is in our system and it looks like it will be shipping out pretty soon. Thank you for being patient and let me know if you have any more questions!

you might want to tag @nickp. I think he is the one who runs the DIY site.

i would still like if you could ad omega 3 sub information

Didn't get any response so posting again- I ordered 2 weeks before the cutoff, no email yet, but my bestie that ordered two weeks well after me and after the cutoff I believe, just got her email. Could someone check to see if I'm among the apparently…

It'll be interesting to see hard data, but I don't expect the results to come out much more acidic... remember that, as you get away from 7.0, the pH scale is logarithmic. If 10 units of acids take you from 7.0 to 6.0, it takes 100 units to take you…

allgeek said: I do question the ability to tease out deficiencies / proper supplementation based on changes in cravings with such quick turnaround... Personally, I don't put much stock in cravings signalling needs, at all. I think the primary value…

MentalNomad said: I think you should keep it up. It's basically a fixture of the Experiences forum at this point! Besides, as long as he keeps updating this we'll know he's still alive - nothing wrong with a reliable canary MentalNomad said: