Anyone who’s dieted knows how difficult sticking to it is. Most diets aren’t one-size-fits-all, and even if they were, it’s hard to skip that second slice of pie now when you won’t notice the effects for weeks. Technology to the rescue! More »
Pretty cool idea: This Mandometer plate has a scale underneath which measures how fast weight (food) is disappearing, and compares it to a pre-set rate of consumption. If you eat too fast, it’ll actually speak up to admonish you. More »
Taken literally, the idiom “tighten you belt” means it’s time to cut back on your strict bacon diet in lean economic times. A recession diet calls for sacrifice—and this belt puncher can help.
If diets have just never worked for you due to your lack of self-control and your love of all things buttery, maybe it’s time for some stupider methods of weight loss. Enter the Weight Loss Sunglasses. Yep, these guys are tinted blue, the “least appetizing colour of the spectrum,” sure to make that ice cream sundae sitting in front of you look downright disgusting. For only US$18.75, I don’t know how you can say no. [Product Page via Book of Joe]
No one likes learning their weight from a set of scales, so Alice Wang’s new concept devices take inspiration from Asimov’s First Law of Robotics to protect you from the cruel truth. Her three scales are designed to not “harm a human being ” (i.e. you) by either requiring another person to read them or just flat-out lying to you. Dieting would never feel the same again.
