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I've been enjoying my first week of Soylent. I eat "regular" dinner, but the rest of the day I drink a cup of soylent every couple hours. The best part about Soylent is it's hackable. I'm looking to gain weight, so I use whole milk instead of water, and add 4 eggs and 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream which also dramatically improves the taste (for me at least).

It's almost like drinking melted ice cream, to be honest.

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Since you're looking to gain weight, try adding a scoop or two True Mass by BSN to a shake after a workout. That took me from 170 to 230. Syntha-6 is the leaner version which you'll want to switch to when you reach your ideal weight.

What's your poop like?

Fairly normal, maybe a bit paler.

Thanks for the candid reply. Some juvenile part of me was hoping you'd say it was now a colorless, odorless gel.

What prompted the question is the recent spate of articles on gut flora. That was the first thing I thought of when I heard of Soylent--what does it do to your microbiome? If anyone can speak or speculate knowledgeably on the topic, I'm curious.

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