katieben

Joined 16 years ago

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Oct 4
Web developer/designer, jack-of-all-trades, merging web design with personal development. I love what I do!

http://yellowrubberball.com twitter: @heykatieben

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Comment · 11 years ago
Well put. This sounds like my experience, and I agree that the freedom to build what I want to put out in the world feels like wealth to me. I hope the money wealth follows. :) Cheers to SaaS adventures! Thanks for putting this out there.
Comment · 14 years ago
Ooh, this is really neat. :) I'd love to test - would be incredibly useful for my project right now. I'll PM you :)
Comment · 14 years ago
Thanks! Thanks for the feedback! :) Haha, I love your idea, that's awesome - I'll do that. :) Thanks!
Comment · 14 years ago
Okay, cool - thanks so much for the feedback.
Comment · 14 years ago
"We Now Support Metric!" :) Haha, just added it in about 15 minutes. Currently working on getting the user's location by IP address. Thanks for the feedback.
Comment · 14 years ago
(and I'm in a similar boat too). I'm already healthy, but just want flat abs - I started this tool because I wanted to get a better idea of what I had to do to get that - how much weight to lose, or if I needed to be building muscle and not losing weight. I'm on MyFitnessPal, and a lot of women seemed to have that question. Working to get all types in here!
Comment · 14 years ago
Yeah, I could do that or MyFitnessPal - I guess I'm not sure on the ethics. People themselves want to share their photos, but is it okay to reach them through someone else's fitness site? Hacker News and non-fitness-related sites seemed kosher, but I'm not sure about those... advice?

I'm trying to think of ways to make it a win-win for everyone - maybe promote the site/product/trainer that helped a person, but in a way so that the site isn't selling a particular product. Ideas welcome.

Comment · 14 years ago
Ooh, good call. Thanks. :)
Comment · 14 years ago
I definitely want to target weight gain OR loss - or even staying the same, just trading fat for muscle - I just don't have enough stories yet so the code is pulling everything. Help me get some by sharing and telling your friends, or submitting yours! :)
Comment · 14 years ago
Hey there - I'll be showing stories of all kinds, though right now I just don't have that much data so the code is pulling everything. I need more stories! If you guys have a story of your own or know anyone, please submit or send them my way! :)
Comment · 14 years ago
Thanks for the feedback. :) I've made it prominent for now in hopes that it's clear how people can help the project - share so we can get lots more inspirational stories, but if it gets more annoying than useful, I'll move it. Thanks! And thanks for the encouragement! :)
Comment · 14 years ago
On my to-do list. Thanks :)
Comment · 14 years ago
Thanks! :)

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