I was just watching a presentation on TechCrunch.com by a company called FitBit- a company that combines a wearable sensor that uploads activity data to a website that clues you in to how active you are throughout the day.
Check out this New York Times article for more info.
I, for one, get kind of excited about THIS type of potential weight loss technology. First, I'm more of a gadget-guy than swallow-a-new-pill-guy and second, anything that offers real feedback on my efforts is something I can really take a shine to.
I love using a scale- it tells me right away whether or not the last couple of days' activity and diet have been beneficial. I love using a small digital scale for measuring out food in various recipes- it's a real time-saver. Pedometers and the Nike+ thing- also very cool. I love having my gps with me on hikes to let me know how far I've travelled. All this hardware is good stuff.
The idea behind FitBit makes sense to me. I look forward to hearing more about it.
This may prove to be something that belongs in my weight loss tool kit.
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(Day 475 / -154 +/- ? lbs.) Interesting Tech Makes Us Healthier
9/09/2008 03:43:00 PM | tools | 3 comments »
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This looks like something that my husband would like as well. He buys weight loss gadgets but doe snot use them though! We have just bough a new exercise machine and he was really excited and said we would be fighting over who had the first turn. Well he has not yet had his first turn and I have used it for 5 days a week for the last two weeks....
This little gadget sounds cool. If you buy it, let us know what you think about it! :)
I want!