{"id":54364,"date":"2011-08-18T14:12:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=54364"},"modified":"2011-08-18T14:12:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T19:12:03","slug":"selfs-diet-tapper-the-diet-that-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/selfs-diet-tapper-the-diet-that-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Self’s Diet Tapper: The Diet that Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Text<\/a>For the text-obsessed, there’s a new diet plan that keeps you accountable using text messages. This week, Self magazine launched Diet Tapper, a plan that texts you meal inspirations and other tips five times per day. The service costs $2.99 per month and also includes online access to an “exclusive new diet plan,” that apparently includes a library of meal and workout suggestions. Subscribers will also recipe a “Recipe of the Week” newsletter via email.<\/p>\n

Self’s Diet Tapper page<\/a> <\/strong>provides sample texts such as: “A protein-packed lunch for 450 cal. Protein eaters burn more fat. Think poultry, fish, legumes or lowfat dairy” and “Set your sights on 45 min of cardio<\/a><\/strong>. Get inspired with our favorite workouts.”<\/p>\n

Diet Tapper doesn’t dictate a restrictive diet. \u201cWhat\u2019s most appealing is that users will be in control so they can choose whether to act on the gentle tap,\u201d Self editor-in-chief Lucy Danziger told Mashable<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cThey don\u2019t have to think about any formal diet plan or second-guess themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diet Tapper was inspired by new research that suggests that text message reminders can help people reach their health goals. A British study published in The Lancet<\/em><\/a><\/strong> found that participants who received daily messages were more likely to quit smoking than a control group. Another study, published in the Archives of Dermatology<\/em><\/a><\/strong> showed that text messages made people more likely to wear sunscreen.<\/p>\n

But will this theory apply to weight loss? Self certainly has a large body of advice to select messages from, but on the other hand, I worry that receiving so many messages daily might become annoying or easy to tune out.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Would you try it?<\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Best Mac Apps for Your Diet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

15 Diet and Fitness Apps for Blackberry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the text-obsessed, there’s a new diet plan that keeps you accountable using text messages. This week, Self magazine launched Diet Tapper, a plan that texts you meal inspirations and other tips five times per day. The service costs $2.99 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,58],"tags":[1571,3672],"class_list":["post-54364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-womens-health","tag-self-magazine","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54364"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54387,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54364\/revisions\/54387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}