Those sensations explain the use of the term haptic in the name. Haptic is from the Greek haptesthai, meaning to touch. As an adjective, it means relating to or based on the sense of touch. As a noun, usually used in a plural form (haptics), it means the science and physiology of the sense of touch.
If you need to tip the balance scale in the direction of losing weight, keep in mind that it takes approximately 3,500 calories below your calorie needs to lose a pound of body fat. 1 To lose about 1 to 2 pounds per week, you'll need to reduce your caloric intake by 500â1000 calories per day.
The same goes for food. A pound of body weight equals about 3,500 calories. If you eat 5,000 calories and burn 1,500 in a day, you will gain one pound. Depending on how much you eat, you will either gain weight, lose weight or maintain your current weight. Maintaining weight is the easiest to understand.