Japanese

The 49th Installment
"Diet Apps"

by Yosuke Tsuchiya,
Assistant Professor in the Master Program for Information Systems Architecture

Diet Apps

I lost about 20 kg in six months. That is approximately a loss of 17% of my total based on my original weight. Many people are interested in controlling their weight, and there are many apps that support weight loss. In this article, I would like to introduce some iPhone apps I used while I was on a diet and include my weight loss methods.

First of all, the reason I decided to lose weight was to reduce the strain on my lumbar spine to recover from chronic lower-back pain. Apart from anything else, weight control requires proper exercise and diet. It really depends on decreasing the number of calories consumed and increasing the number of calories burned through activity. Sadly, it is difficult to maintain high motivation because you will likely get discouraged if you do not lose weight despite hard efforts. So, I decided to use iPhone apps to lose weight in a more enjoyable way.

However, it did not help me for a long time because it was troublesome to enter the food into the app because I got tired of doing it. In addition, I felt additional stress from the feeling of regret after recording what I ate. It was not very effective for a self-indulgent person like me because this type of app is supposed to encourage self-improvement by keeping a calorie log.

From my experience, the useful apps are the ones that closely reflect daily life, not weight-loss support apps. The important point might be to change the regular lifestyle habits instead of doing something special to lose weight.

I have finally achieved my initial goal of reaching double figures, and the pain in the lower back disappeared. I will work to maintain the weight in the years ahead. Obesity may lead to all kinds of diseases. If you feel that you are getting bigger these days, let's change your lifestyle habits and get back a healthy body with me!

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