Life & fun · December 27, 2023
Meal planning app I built after losing 50kg myself in 2022
1500cals is a calorie and excercise tracking tool that I built after losing 50kg myself in 2022 through simply watching what I ate and starting to exercise. The main "trick" I uncovered is simply to plan meals ahead. It sounds boring, it sounds annoying, but really its such a tiny effort for such outsized and life changing rewards that it should be a no-brainer. The existing tools I found were more focused on tracking after eating which is great in terms of capturing data and measuring over time, but I found really didn’t help me with locking in a routine. I wanted to fix this and bring some…
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1500cals is a calorie and exercise tracking app designed for people managing their weight. Unlike existing tools that focus on tracking food after it's eaten, 1500cals emphasizes meal planning ahead of time to establish consistent routines. The app combines meal planning with tracking capabilities in a single tool. It was created by someone who lost 50kg in 2022 and discovered that planning meals in advance was key to sustainable weight management.
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1500cals is a calorie and excercise tracking tool that I built after losing 50kg myself in 2022 through simply watching what I ate and starting to exercise. The main "trick" I uncovered is simply to plan meals ahead. It sounds boring, it sounds annoying, but really its such a tiny effort for such outsized and life changing rewards that it should be a no-brainer. The existing tools I found were more focused on tracking after eating which is great in terms of capturing data and measuring over time, but I found really didn’t help me with locking in a routine. I wanted to fix this and bring some of this planning side along with tracking into an easy to use app. This is 1500cals!
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