Weight Loss Bracelet: Would You Use One?

It's "alluded." Not "eluded." Eluded means to avoid or escape. Allude means to refer to. Although the idea of escaping from government food guidelines...that has merit. :)

As for the idea of the beads...yeah, I mean if it works for you, then try it. Some people like tactile, physical reminders of goals. Not a dang thing wrong with that approach. If it keeps you on target without making you crazy and obsessive, I say wear all the beads JoAnn's Fabrics has to sell.

I think you're right about honing in on a specific food group. Trying to track everything would get complicated, but if you could simply remind yourself to have that 4th or 5th serving of veg, and you're already being smart about the higher fat and calorie foods...things will probably balance for you at the end of the day.

A nice idea.
But I got 1/2 way through placing an order when I discovered that shipping is over $12 (for something that probably weighs less than an ounce), bringing the cost to $32, which is WAY overpriced.
Too bad.

I absolutely love this idea! Maybe not for tracking the whole pyramid, but I'd consider getting a set of bangles to track fruits and veggies (the more, the better) or fats and sweets (only a certain number per week).

Years ago, I tried the points system bracelet thingie. You have a bracelet with one bead for each of your allowed points (each point is roughly 50 calories). So, if you have 30 beads (1500 cals), you a marker to the place that marks number of beads used up (ie, points used, cals consumed). Once the marker reaches the endpoint (another marker), you're out of calories/points for the day.

That was MUCH simpler (moving a marker, not switching bracelets from wrist to wrist.

The problem with this ons is that it looks like a clasp. Moving a bunch of clasped bracelets rather than leaving a bracelet on a wrist and simply moving a marker clip (usually like a charm, some cute thing like an angel or flower) is extra work and I know it will be annoying. If these were cute elastic bracelets that were easy to switch over, I could see it. But those clasps...oh no. Forgettaboutit.

The Princess

I agree it could get too complicated too quickly. And I know I would forget to move one.. and that would be the end of that...

I think it's a good concept especially for someone who has medications to keep track of, like diabetics. That said, I agree about the clasps...I'd end up getting frustrated and breaking the da*n things. lol. Elastic would be much better.

Practical? Yes, in the same way that pill containers help one remember whether they've taken their vitamins, glucosamine, fish oil, and prescription med on a given day (in other words, the pill container helps me ).

Would I use the "Weight Loss Bracelet"? Absolutely no way! It's simple, it's practical, but I'm not going to wear a bunch of multi-colored bracelets. (But, that's a personal opinion and says nothing about whether someone else would or should use this product.)

I tried something like this to eliminate snacking. If I had an unhealthy snack I put my ring (usually middle finger right hand) on another finger, where it felt odd and uncomfortable. The strange sensation reminded me that I'd been "bad". Every morning it started where it belonged, and eventually it was there at the end of the day more frequntly than not.

The funny thing is that after loosing 30lbs I often have to wear this ring on my thumb because it falls off my middle finger!

In general I think this is a great idea.

They may have a specific target in mind, I don't know, but I wouldn't wear it based purely on aesthetics. I don't know any man who would wear it and a lot of even semi-professional working adult women probably would opt not to wear it - at least during the work day.

The concept is, for many people, more practical than a computer program or even pen & paper. Absolutely more practical than tallying in your head!

Probably a great idea less than optimally implemented - unless they are targeting a specific niche that would actually wear it!

I used something like this for a while. It was a bracelet with 20 beads and a spacer between every 5 beads, the cord (fishing line) was wrapped around each bead (so through then around and through again) so they couldn't slide freely.

Each bead stood for 100calories. Once I'd eaten 100cal I'd slide a bead over, leaving a gap, I liked it, it was very subtle. I purchased the first one from a company that seems to have gone out of business and then made a couple of my own.. but I keep breaking them.. Still, very useful, I might make another one of these days.

I wouldn't use this food group style though

This is the Richard Simonds Deal-a-Meal concept. Move cards, move beads, same-same.

I would never use this product. Like many others who have posted before me, I like the simplicity of a single bracelet and slider beads for the counts.
I would be more in favor to purchase a multi strand bracelet(with one clasp to mess with) and have each individual strand signify something.
With the picture shown above, and the multitude of colors/clasps...along with the concept of multiple bracelets on both wrists: it's just not appealing to me at all. Keep it simple!

When I looked at the site just now, they had only two sets of bracelets available. It was obvious that they are nothing more than simple stretch bracelets of tiny, very inexpensive beads that one could buy in any store that has a crafts section. For $20 you could buy enough beads and stretch beading cord to make a hundred of those kinds of bracelets.

I really like the idea of having 3 portions of sweets for the week. I usually decide I want dessert or a glass of wine and try to squeeze it into my calories for the day, I end up over my calories, then I give up on being healthy that day and eat like I"m going to the chair.

It never really occurred to me (I guess because I don't do the pyramid things), but I might solve some of my binge problems if I only allowed myself these treats three times a week.

Thanks for the inspiration!

The business world of TYVEK wristbands seems limitless, so many applications and so many various products. I have paid attention to the words fashionable and trendy since I did not think that these adjectives would apply to the use of wristbands and I can see I am proven to be wrong. There is a good side to many wristbands; they are mostly environmental friendly which is a superb thing in this year 2009 where the climate is one of the top issues internationally. I think it is great that you can buy them in lower quantities and printed with your own logo or message. By keeping wearing them after the actual event is over it seems to be “trendy” to keep wearing them as it will add to your social status.

So I'm still trying to get all of this is special color for each food group or just use colors you like? And do you wear like 3 of the same color to show each serving? Just trying to get some answers on what looks to be a good tool in my diet!!!

NRS2B