Cal Ai

[Sugarcoat]

Does anyone know if this is a useful tool? It costs just a little money so I wanna know if it’s worth it. I don’t calorie count strictly because it’s not necessary to know with full accuracy how many calories I’m eating, but I’m wondering if this is a good tool to get an approximate amount, something to use sometimes when you wanna know approximately how much you’re consuming. 
 

For those who don’t know you take pics of your food and it calculates how many calories it is. 

Edited 23 hours ago by Sugarcoat

[Someone here]

2 hours ago, Sugarcoat said:

For those who don’t know you take pics of your food and it calculates how many calories it is. 

Wow for real ? Can you link to the appstore or wherever you got it from ?

I don't pay attention at all to calories.  I have quit calorie dense food . You should focus on the nutritional value of the food not the calories. 

I eat only lean meats and lean vegetables and fruits and some eggs.  No carbs or fats. No sugar no dessert etc. 

 

[Sugarcoat]

13 minutes ago, Someone here said:

Wow for real ? Can you link to the appstore or wherever you got it from ?

I don't pay attention at all to calories.  I have quit calorie dense food . You should focus on the nutritional value of the food not the calories. 

I eat only lean meats and lean vegetables and fruits and some eggs.  No carbs or fats. No sugar no dessert etc. 

 

Calories matter if you’re trying to lose weight which I’m trying to currently. But I still eat healthy (except dessert on weekends). So nutritional value and health matters too of course. Calorie counting is not necessary it only matters that you eat less compared to what you usually eat at maintenance (if you’re trying to lose weight). But it can be nice to know the approximate calories sometimes when it’s harder to eyeball how much you should eat to lose or maintain the weight. 

The app is called “cal ai” on AppStore, the slogan is of a white apple with black background. 
https://www.calai.app/

Edited 20 hours ago by Sugarcoat

[Someone here]

2 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

Calories matter if you’re trying to lose weight which I’m trying to currently.

Yes which is  exactly what I'm saying . What I mean by " I don't care about calories" is basically I eat low calories food . Because I'm starting to grow an ugly ass belly and I want to burn that .

4 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

But I still eat healthy (except dessert on weekends

Refined sugar is the number #1 cause of health problems once people get past 40 yo.(OK maybe smoking and drinking more but still junk sugar is not worth it ). Try to make fruit smoothie with milk . Banana with cocoa and milk and mix them in the blender .

6 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

The app is called “cal ai” on AppStore, the slogan is of a white apple with black background. 
https://www.calai.app/

Thanks for sharing .Will check it out .

[Schizophonia]

It will be very approximate.

Might as well use MyFitnessPal or Cronometer directly.

[Schizophonia]

33 minutes ago, Someone here said:

Wow for real ? Can you link to the appstore or wherever you got it from ?

I don't pay attention at all to calories.  I have quit calorie dense food . You should focus on the nutritional value of the food not the calories. 

I eat only lean meats and lean vegetables and fruits and some eggs.  No carbs or fats. No sugar no dessert etc. 

 

What a hell. 

I don't eat much and I'm thin, but there's no way I'm going to restrict myself to that extent; never in my life.  

[Yimpa]

Does the app have a free trial?

[The Renaissance Man]

4 hours ago, Sugarcoat said:

For those who don’t know you take pics of your food and it calculates how many calories it is. 

I mean I guess it's better than NOTHING, but my guess is that it would be very very imprecise.

Plus, with the same effort of taking out your phone and taking pics you could just put the quantities of the food in a food tracking app like fatsecret or any other app, even free, and you'd be ultra precise.

[Yimpa]

1 hour ago, Schizophonia said:

I'm thin

I wonder if the app can detect how many calories you are 💀 

Strike a pose you sexy boiiii 

Edited 18 hours ago by Yimpa

[Someone here]

1 hour ago, Schizophonia said:

What a hell. 

I don't eat much and I'm thin, but there's no way I'm going to restrict myself to that extent; never in my life.  

Strange . Aren't you as it seems knowledgeable in nutrition?  

What do you eat typically in a day ? Carbs and sugar are bad for your guts because they contain gluten.  

I don't eat much but I take protein powder and lift .

Edited 18 hours ago by Someone here

[Schizophonia]

36 minutes ago, Someone here said:

Strange . Aren't you as it seems knowledgeable in nutrition?  

Indeed i was very interested in nutrition in the past but in fine i prefer eating what i want; I like eating and cooking so i don't want to make too much efforts there; I just don't smoke (actually sometime buy a pack lol, but's it's rare) or drink, take vitamins/minerals + omega 3 capsules, and eat a fairly balanced diet.

36 minutes ago, Someone here said:

What do you eat typically in a day ?

I snack a lot, but if I want to save time I stick to one or two meals a day, I don't care about the meal schedule, I eat if I'm hungry or have time.

What I eat changes all the time but if I had to make one big representative meal it would be something like this:

-50/100g of salted and roasted cashew nuts (or peanuts, cheaper) as an appetizer.
-Two minced steaks (250g in total) 15% fat fried in a little butter/olive oil or a large pork chop (cheaper).
-100g (weighed raw) of wholemeal pasta with about 10/20g of butter.
-A small chopped tomato and some lamb's lettuce mixed with a , tabasco and dried garlic powder to taste, a little bit of cider vinegar, and a big tablespoon of olive or walnut oil, a few walnuts.
-A can (33cl) of coca cola or pepsi.
-Plain goat's cheese yogurt, without anything, or with a sweetener; For example quince jam.
If I have more courage to cook I could cook two bananas cooked in butter with rum at the end of cooking, and a goat yogurt on the side, or even vanilla ice cream, yum.

36 minutes ago, Someone here said:

Carbs and sugar are bad for your guts because they contain gluten.  

I don't care.

Fortunately the world is fundamentally subjective because I would have died with all these egregors available (diets, parasites, heavy metals, microplastics, atmospheric pollution, prana, black magic...) lol.

36 minutes ago, Someone here said:

I don't eat much but I take protein powder and lift .

I lift too, but i never take protein powders.

[Sugarcoat]

3 hours ago, Someone here said:

Yes which is  exactly what I'm saying . What I mean by " I don't care about calories" is basically I eat low calories food . Because I'm starting to grow an ugly ass belly and I want to burn that .

Eating low calorie food is one way to be in a deficit yes. I prefer though to eat any food (healthy) but just in smaller quantities 

3 hours ago, Someone here said:

Refined sugar is the number #1 cause of health problems once people get past 40 yo.(OK maybe smoking and drinking more but still junk sugar is not worth it ). Try to make fruit smoothie with milk . Banana with cocoa and milk and mix them in the blender .

 

I have recently wanted to cut back on sugary stuff even more. For example by trying some healthy dessert recipes that uses things like maple syrup for example, but I don’t know how that compares to sugar when it comes to health, maybe it’s almost the same. And maybe a homemade sweet dessert isn’t so bad after all, the store bought is atleast worse. Fruit smoothie sounds tasty, some time I will try 

 

3 hours ago, Someone here said:

 

Thanks for sharing .Will check it out .

No problem I’m glad it peaked your interest 

[Sugarcoat]

2 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

It will be very approximate.

Might as well use MyFitnessPal or Cronometer directly.

Those apps is when you weigh the food and log it am I right? So they will ofc be more accurate. But that takes more work. I did try myfitnesspal one time but then stopped using it. It’s the ideal way of counting calories though.

Cal ai is a very simple alternative. And I don’t need super accuracy becuase losing weight will happen as long as you just eat less in general and that’s simple

Edited 16 hours ago by Sugarcoat

[Sugarcoat]

2 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

What a hell. 

I don't eat much and I'm thin, but there's no way I'm going to restrict myself to that extent; never in my life.  

I’m the same. I rather just eat less in quantity to lose weight than eat only low calorie food. For example I really like Olive oil, Parmesan cheese etc

[Sugarcoat]

2 hours ago, Yimpa said:

Does the app have a free trial?

Yes . I guess the ultimate test of the app would be to do classical calorie counting by weighing and logging into something like my fitness pal, then comparing the results 

[Sugarcoat]

1 hour ago, The Renaissance Man said:

I mean I guess it's better than NOTHING, but my guess is that it would be very very imprecise.

Plus, with the same effort of taking out your phone and taking pics you could just put the quantities of the food in a food tracking app like fatsecret or any other app, even free, and you'd be ultra precise.

I would like to get a rough estimate 
 

That’s true. Weighing the food/counting the quantities and logging it is the ideal way of counting calories. I did do that a short while but then stopped because it was so much work kinda. But I might utilize it again 

[Sugarcoat]

1 hour ago, Yimpa said:

I wonder if the app can detect how many calories you are 💀 

Strike a pose you sexy boiiii 

lol😂

[Schizophonia]

1 hour ago, Yimpa said:

I wonder if the app can detect how many calories you are 💀 

But the AI can't see my brain, my most calorific/strong organ eheh.

1 hour ago, Yimpa said:

Strike a pose you sexy boiiii 

Only my alien @Sugarcoathas this privilege😎; Otherwise it's 200 euros for a signed photo, 300 for a featuring with Willy.

SEPA, Monero or BTC 

 

idiotfacestickingouttongue*

[Sugarcoat]

Just now, Schizophonia said:

But the AI can't see my brain, my most calorific/strong organ eheh.

Only my alien @Sugarcoathas this privilege😎; Otherwise it's 200 euros for a signed photo, 300 for a featuring with Willy.

SEPA, Monero or BTC 

 

idiotfacestickingouttongue*

Lol

 

[Schizophonia]

17 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

Those apps is when you weigh the food and log it am I right?

Yes, Cronometer also count micronutrients.

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So they will ofc be more accurate. But that takes more work. I did try myfitnesspal one time but then stopped using it. It’s the ideal way of counting calories though.

I used too at high scool, but it was especially because of OCD 🤔

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Cal ai is a very simple alternative. And I don’t need super accuracy becuase losing weight will happen as long as you just eat less in general and that’s simple

Yeah I don't know, it doesn't seem very relevant + If i was you i wouldn't look for losing weight but i already said it.

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Schizophonia