One of the best things to do if you’re watching your weight is to just be careful of portion sizes. Eating a whole bag of Doritos? Not good for you. Eating a small handful? Less worse! Something even better to do is to eat more low calorie foods and less calorie dense items. Less bang for your buck can actually be good! Here’s what 200 calories looks like in food. More »
On a diet? Need to lose a few pounds within the next few weeks? Then you need the HAPIfork. It’s a ‘smart’ fork that comes equipped with a sensor that keeps track of how fast you’re eating and how many times you’ve used it to stuff food into your mouth.
Once it detects that you’re eating way too much or way too fast, it’ll vibrate gently to remind you to stop or at least slow down so you won’t eat more than you should. HAPIfork also takes note of the time you began and finished eating, and how long it takes for you to eat a meal so that you can check out your eating stats later and evaluate it accordingly.
The HAPIfork is currently being demonstrated at CES 2013, where it’s delighting dieters and weight watchers at the show and the world over.
HAPIfork will be launching on Kickstarter this March.
[via Mashable]
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Diets are tough. They’re especially hard if you’ve got a sweet tooth and a penchant for ice cream. But if you’re the type who gets on better with a support group, then you’ll definitely need the Virtual Fridge Lock.
It’s basically a magnet that’s being distributed by Meta Real, a diet reeducation program. Just stick it onto your fridge, and it’ll automatically alert your social network and weight-loss buddies that someone’s about to break his or her diet.
It’s a clever idea coupled with good execution.
And if the Fridge Lock fails, make sure you’ve locked down your ice cream pints with the Ben & Jerry’s Pint Lock as a final effort to ward off temptation.
[via Dvice]
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