Tired of calorie counting, so I built an app that scores meals by their fat-storage impact instead
Here's my story. Spent years counting calories, yo-yoing, feeling like a failure every time the weight crept back. Then I shockingly learned that insulin, not calories, is what actually drives fat storage. Everything I thought I knew about weight loss fell apart. And obviously no app reflected this. They all just track the exact thing that isn't working long term (but hey, that's their business model).
So I built RealFoods. iOS app that scans any meal and gives it a Weight Impact (WI) score from 1 to 10. The score isn't about calories at all. It captures how much a meal will spike your insulin and whether it puts you in fat storage or fat burning mode. Eggs and avocado score around 1-2. A bowl of pasta scores 8-9. Same calories, completely different outcomes.
Snap a photo or type "3 eggs and avocado" and you get the score in seconds. No databases, no obsessing over grams. The Metabolic coach then explains why the meal scored the way it did, and for higher scores it suggests small swaps to bring the score down next time, so you're learning what works for your body instead of just logging.
Few months in, mostly keto, low carb, PCOS and prediabetes users. Standard free 7-day trial.
A few things I'd love your take on:
- Is "Weight Impact score" clear or does it need a better name?
- Calorie counting is dogma in this space. How do you push back against that without sounding preachy?
- Anyone here built in a category where the "common wisdom" is wrong? How did you handle the marketing?
Will DM extended access to anyone who wants to actually test it. realfoods.app