What problem & for whom
For whom: This tool is for anyone looking for their strongest version. Give your body the right fuel on the right day and it will show you what it is capable of. We plan your menu and explain the why behind every meal, so every choice feels intentional.
Problem: Food is not a reward or a punishment. It is what makes the body work. And different days demand different things. What does your body need today to feel better, move better, recover better?
This: Tell the tool what kind of day it is. One question. One menu. No counting required.
The iteration
The first version asked too many questions. Goal, weight, training time, dietary restrictions. By question three, the point was already lost. I stripped it back to one decision: CrossFit day or rest day. Everything else follows from that. That two-option structure is not a simplification. It is the whole idea. Different days, different needs. Training days demand fuel for performance. Rest days demand fuel for repair. The menu follows from that logic, and so does everything else.
What AI could and couldn't do
The hardest part wasn't generating the menu. It was the tone. Food should feel like something that works for you, not against you. Getting that balance right took more iterations than the logic behind the menus. The language had to be empowering without being preachy, educational without lecturing, honest about what food does without turning every meal into a macro calculation.
The calorie toggle raised a question that went beyond design: what role should numbers play in a tool that is not about numbers? It exists, it works, it's there for the people who want it. It just doesn't lead.
Minimum viable effort
One question. One button. One menu with a reason behind every meal. The goal was to feel like a knowledgeable friend. Not a tracker. Not a coach. Something that tells you what your body needs today, and why, so you can walk into that box knowing you already did your part.
The logic behind it works for anyone who moves their body with intention. But my heart needed to build this one for the CrossFit community first. This is my lab, and in my lab I build what I want.
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