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.
Several factors like age, health, body type and size, weight, fitness goal and activity level dictate the amount of calories you should eat in a day. Before determining how many calories are needed to gain or lose weight, letâs start with how many calories it takes to maintain your current weight. A pace for healthy weight loss is two pounds per week. 2  Second, should your calorie counter determine eating less than 1000-1200 calories per day for a woman and 1300-1500 for a man, forgo what the calorie counter says and consume the aforementioned minimums.