Really wish they would focus more on SHIPPING Soylent instead of redesigning their website. I am aware that these tasks are not mutually exclusive but still it's been a ridiculous length of time and often without clear/timely updates from the Soylent team. If I knew what I knew now I doubt I would have pre-ordered it.
Also interested on feedback from someone already using it. Any biological changes (stool, urine, sweat, etc.)? Still hungry after using it? Using Soylent only? If so, how are your energy levels?
Why would anyone want to use this?<p>I'm a maniac about time management and do everything possible to not waste even a moment of the day (e.g. if I'm doing any trivial physical activity, I'll be listening to an audiobook at 2x speed). However, I would never want to get rid of eating. Since marrying a French woman, I've come to understand the importance of enjoying what you are eating...we aren't simply machines that need to be fed.<p>$4 dollars per meal is expensive!! My wife and I eat for the 2 of us on less than that in a day...and we eat fresh tuna, organic rice and loads of great vegetables. Just walk through the fresh produce section of your local supermarket...the cheapest stuff in the store and the healthiest is in the produce section.<p>What time has wasted in all of this exposure to inexpensive, healthy nutrition? None.<p>One of the biggest wastes of time in one's life is being sick and the other is early death. While I can't speak much about the latter, I'm sick once per year at the maximum and I have not had a debilitating sickness for the past 4 years that has prevented me from working, studying or coding for even a moment. I attribute much of this to my wife's refusal to eat food that is crap.<p>Maybe that is why the French are healthier...they don't try to reinvent the wheel and replace the thousands of healthy, inexpensive and delicious items that already exist for our pleasure...food!!
I haven't tried Soylent; but, its price range and ease of use is making me start to consider it for nights / weekend times that I'm not working and don't feel like going out to eat.<p>How does it taste? Do you still feel hungry after eating it? And, is there a way to supplement it with other foods, like ... 2/3rds a regular portion + oatmeal, or something? Or maybe flavoring like those syrup pump bottles?
If you could snap your fingers and never have to worry about eating food again, would you?<p>I've always been more of the 'Eat to live, don't live to eat' mindset, but thats not to say I don't enjoy eating, its just at times I find it to be a chore.<p>I think I'm going to try Soylent to substitute a majority of my meals, dropping in a few real meals here and there, and see how I fare.
Prices seem to be going up. I ordered a week supply yesterday off of their crowdtilt for $65 (3 meals/day => 21 servings) and the same is now $85 on this site. It is still available[1] so may want to save money while you can?<p>[1]<a href="https://campaign.soylent.me/soylent-free-your-body" rel="nofollow">https://campaign.soylent.me/soylent-free-your-body</a>
In case you're curious, here's a great article giving a nice history of the development of this company / product:<p><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/12/140512fa_fact_widdicombe?currentPage=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/12/140512fa_fact_...</a>
The site looks nice, but the loading indicator is disappointing. I expect they will lose visitors whose knee-jerk reaction is to back out instead of wait one more second.
I have been thinking of trying out Soylent. Are there folks here you have tried it consistently for more than a few weeks? If yes, then how do you feel about yourself?