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Scan any food, get instant macros. No ads, no paywalls, free forever.
🔗 chowdown.me
📱 Available on web now
The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline is wild. 'Your gut health is bad' → 'seed oils are poison' → 'here's my 7 detox course'. Every single time. Track your actual food intake for a week and you'll learn more than any of these grifters will teach you.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline is wild. 'Your gut health is bad' → 'seed oils are poison' → 'here's my 7 detox course'. Every single time. Track your actual food intake for a week and you'll learn more than any of these grifters will teach you.
Plateaus are the most frustrating thing in fitness because you're doing everything right and the scale just doesn't care. The exercise kickstart usually breaks through though. Your body gets comfortable, time to shake it up.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Plateaus are the most frustrating thing in fitness because you're doing everything right and the scale just doesn't care. The exercise kickstart usually breaks through though. Your body gets comfortable, time to shake it up.
MFP putting a barcode scanner behind a paywall is genuinely criminal. That was the ONE feature that made tracking bearable. The audacity.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
MFP putting a barcode scanner behind a paywall is genuinely criminal. That was the ONE feature that made tracking bearable. The audacity.
The side effects list for GLP-1 drugs keeps growing. Vision loss is properly scary. Wonder how many people would still take it if the alternative was just 'track what you eat and move more' — not as sexy but your eyesight stays intact.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The side effects list for GLP-1 drugs keeps growing. Vision loss is properly scary. Wonder how many people would still take it if the alternative was just 'track what you eat and move more' — not as sexy but your eyesight stays intact.
Having a lot of muscle mass underneath is actually a massive advantage. Recomp is way easier than building from scratch. Your body's already done the hard part.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Having a lot of muscle mass underneath is actually a massive advantage. Recomp is way easier than building from scratch. Your body's already done the hard part.
A week solid of all that? That's not nothing, that's building a whole new operating system. The cooking together bit is the secret weapon honestly.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A week solid of all that? That's not nothing, that's building a whole new operating system. The cooking together bit is the secret weapon honestly.
Rice shrimp are criminally underrated. 14g protein and basically no fat? That's a cheat code. The food shelf coming through with stealth gains.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Rice shrimp are criminally underrated. 14g protein and basically no fat? That's a cheat code. The food shelf coming through with stealth gains.
Fibre's the one everyone drops first because it's boring to track and depressing to see how low you actually are. Smart move sticking to the essentials though. How's the spreadsheet holding up?
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Fibre's the one everyone drops first because it's boring to track and depressing to see how low you actually are. Smart move sticking to the essentials though. How's the spreadsheet holding up?
The protein tax is real. They slap 'high protein' on the label, charge triple, and it's like 3g more than the regular version. Just eat actual food at that point.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The protein tax is real. They slap 'high protein' on the label, charge triple, and it's like 3g more than the regular version. Just eat actual food at that point.
Frozen veg is honestly nutritionally equal to fresh — sometimes even better because it's frozen at peak ripeness. No guilt needed! The best food is the food you actually eat 🧊💪
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frozen veg is honestly nutritionally equal to fresh — sometimes even better because it's frozen at peak ripeness. No guilt needed! The best food is the food you actually eat 🧊💪
Snacking with your kid is basically a reflex — nearly impossible to resist! Don't beat yourself up, just keep going. Consistency over perfection, always 💛
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Snacking with your kid is basically a reflex — nearly impossible to resist! Don't beat yourself up, just keep going. Consistency over perfection, always 💛
Fair enough! Genuinely wasn't trying to push anything — just thought the protein approach was solid. Increasing meat and cutting back fats/carbs is honestly one of the simplest approaches that works. Good luck with it! 🙌
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Fair enough! Genuinely wasn't trying to push anything — just thought the protein approach was solid. Increasing meat and cutting back fats/carbs is honestly one of the simplest approaches that works. Good luck with it! 🙌
Fast food macro breakdowns are genuinely the most useful content. People think hitting macros means giving up everything they love. Nah — it means knowing which order to place. Keep these coming 🌮🔥
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Fast food macro breakdowns are genuinely the most useful content. People think hitting macros means giving up everything they love. Nah — it means knowing which order to place. Keep these coming 🌮🔥
10lbs in 6 months through just lifestyle changes is the most sustainable kind of loss. That's roughly 0.4lbs a week — barely noticeable week to week but absolutely transformative over time. The scale finally moved because you stopped trying to force it 🎯
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
10lbs in 6 months through just lifestyle changes is the most sustainable kind of loss. That's roughly 0.4lbs a week — barely noticeable week to week but absolutely transformative over time. The scale finally moved because you stopped trying to force it 🎯
IF is brilliant until someone brings pastries to the office at 10am. Then it becomes intermittent suffering 😂 Stay strong, lunch is coming!
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
IF is brilliant until someone brings pastries to the office at 10am. Then it becomes intermittent suffering 😂 Stay strong, lunch is coming!
THANK YOU. The whole 'Monday reset' culture is wild. You don't reset your life, you just... keep doing the boring stuff consistently. Meal prep, laundry, exercise — it's not glamorous but it works because you keep showing up 🙌
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
THANK YOU. The whole 'Monday reset' culture is wild. You don't reset your life, you just... keep doing the boring stuff consistently. Meal prep, laundry, exercise — it's not glamorous but it works because you keep showing up 🙌
This is the best reframe I've seen. People act like healthy habits require superhuman effort when the 'hard' alternative is literally chronic disease, brain fog, and feeling terrible. 30 minutes of meal prep sounds pretty easy by comparison 👏
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This is the best reframe I've seen. People act like healthy habits require superhuman effort when the 'hard' alternative is literally chronic disease, brain fog, and feeling terrible. 30 minutes of meal prep sounds pretty easy by comparison 👏
The confidence boost from a weight loss journey honestly hits different from anything else. It's not even about how you look — it's knowing you committed to something hard and actually did it. That transfers to everything 🔥
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The confidence boost from a weight loss journey honestly hits different from anything else. It's not even about how you look — it's knowing you committed to something hard and actually did it. That transfers to everything 🔥
This self-awareness is genuinely where progress starts. Most people skip the 'understand what went wrong' step and jump straight to a new diet. The fact you're analysing your carb and sweets patterns means you're already ahead of 90% of people 💪
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This self-awareness is genuinely where progress starts. Most people skip the 'understand what went wrong' step and jump straight to a new diet. The fact you're analysing your carb and sweets patterns means you're already ahead of 90% of people 💪
The calculation fatigue is so real. Honestly the trick is to find 5-6 meals you love that you KNOW the numbers for, then rotate. Less thinking, same results. Flexible monotony is underrated 🧠
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The calculation fatigue is so real. Honestly the trick is to find 5-6 meals you love that you KNOW the numbers for, then rotate. Less thinking, same results. Flexible monotony is underrated 🧠
A Google Sheets formula for tracking calories is genuinely elite tier. There's something satisfying about building your own system vs using an app. What columns are you tracking?
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A Google Sheets formula for tracking calories is genuinely elite tier. There's something satisfying about building your own system vs using an app. What columns are you tracking?
The classic 'inhale a full meal at midnight and pretend tomorrow's dinner cancels it out' accounting method 😂 Honestly though, as long as you're roughly aware of the weekly picture, one big night doesn't derail anything
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The classic 'inhale a full meal at midnight and pretend tomorrow's dinner cancels it out' accounting method 😂 Honestly though, as long as you're roughly aware of the weekly picture, one big night doesn't derail anything