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.
She can gain 1 pound in a month by adding 105 calories a day, for a total of 2,274 daily calories. In a year, eating the same extra 105 calories, she will weigh 115.3 pounds -- a total gain of about 5 pounds -- which means her rate of weight gain slowed down, because it was less than a pound a month.