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January 30, 2008
Grocery stores have ineffeciant sorting mechanisms
I've mentioned her before, but if you haven't stumbled across Raphaela's Blog yet, go start reading it. She's been on a weight loss kick and is nearly inspiring me to do the same. While I'm not quite at the get back to the gym phase of things, I am starting to watch what I eat. It turns out that I consume a lot more calories than I thought I did. I'm expecting this to be true for a lot of us. Since I joined The Daily Plate I have axed cheese from my salad. That's as far as I am willing to go... for now.
Anyway, the Daily Plate has told me I'm to consume 1467 calories a day. It's now 3:52pm and I have 527 calories left. I figure I'll have some 100 calorie snack and then be on the hunt for my 427 calorie dinner.... which brings me to my point.
Why not have a weight conscious super-market that compartmentalizes food by calories/fat/protein/carbohydrates? Stop thinking rationally, just join me in my fantasy here. You walk into the supermarket after checking your nutritional pie chart ( which is sadly disproportionately carbs ) and need something that's 427 calories and high in protein. Yes, of course I know the answer is fish and veggies, but shouldn't you be able to dynamically sort your supermarket?
I'm picturing virtual shelving. Perfect meals being brought to you with your tastes preferences and nutritional deficiencies in mind.
I wish real life could be written like software.
Posted by lysa at January 30, 2008 3:51 PM
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I'm about to go to a focus group and get paid to discuss my ideas for "the supermarket of tomorrow". My tom petty ticket fund thanks you for your plethora of ideas!
Btw, you are doing the right thing, eating most of your calories earlier in the day. Don't forget the sumo wrestler anecdote... I know I won't be any time soon...
Posted by: Kbee at January 30, 2008 4:11 PM
Thats a million dollar idea!! I mean it! Go fucking copyright that shit! We're gonna be millionaires! You...i mean WE just have to find some suckers aka capital investment brokers, to buy in. First create your "menu" of food, then you just partner up with someone like a Freshdirect to help perform the actual purchasing transaction itself.
Its better than ice cream donuts!
Posted by: booboo at January 30, 2008 4:29 PM
if you want... my friends are all on weight watchers so i've been cooking for them. i can provide you with some delicious, low-cal/low-fat recipes that i've made lately. and you know i don't much of the good-for-you stuff.
Posted by: scottie at January 30, 2008 5:38 PM
UNDER 1500 calories a day? Did you join a high school wrestling team and you're trying to make weight? Here are a couple of tips the wrestlers have shared with me: Spit. All day. You can lose like 2 pounds if you don't swallow your saliva all day long. Do heavy workouts while wearing a garbage bag. It's like a greenhouse for your body and you'll sweat a lot.
In all seriousness, the very BEST thing you can do for weight loss: eat breakfast. Do you know what Sumo wrestlers to to gain weight? They stop eating breakfast. I have a bad-ass recipe for what i call the "Green Goop of Doom" that has more nutrition in it than most people consume all day. I make the week's batch every Sunday and never have to worry about breakfast.
Good luck!
Posted by: Reid at January 31, 2008 3:58 PM
nothing -- repeat : NOTHING is better than icecream donuts.
also, while I may not be the biggest fan of the whole "law" thing I'm almost positive that saying otherwise is considered treason in this country.
also holographic food + chemically balanced ration bars = teh win.
Posted by: kooroo at January 31, 2008 4:08 PM
GO FOR IT! That is SO a service I use. Then again, the world does not run in Lynux or Unix-based editors (bastards.)
Can I consume my 1400 calories in ice cream? It's dairy...
Posted by: Robyn at February 1, 2008 12:13 AM
Man, I'd hate to have to debug issues with a virtual grocery store.
"So, whenever Grandpa Ned walks into the store..."
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at February 4, 2008 2:13 PM
Can always stock your shelfs in such a manner as to replicate this, no? It'd be a pain in the ass in retrival, at least at first but maybe it could work on a home level?
Posted by: Bri at February 7, 2008 7:56 PM
words can't describe my lack of shock at how many comments this got. it's an awesome idea ly... i believe it's called a personal shopper, personal chef, personal fitness trainer... or being rich as fucking oprah. hey, if you can make that happen for the meager income, please do!
lizard spit lizard spit lizard spit, WOOO!
Posted by: DivaRat at February 16, 2008 5:34 PM