3 hour diet
Travis
April 6th, 2012
My first iPhone app is officially live in the app store.
So I’m sure you’ve heard of the idea of the 3 hour diet right? Well if you haven’t, its simple. Eating smaller portions every 3 hours is the most effective way of keeping your metabolism up and your weight down. So you have breakfast, then three hours later a snack, then three hours later lunch, then a snack, then dinner, then a snack (if you’re up that late). I learned about this from my trainer who recommended that i start eating every 3 hours. So I did and i noticed that i had much more energy throughout the day and my fitness progress improved drastically. But i would sometimes forget to eat or wait too long between meals, so i searched the app store to see if there was any kind of reminder app. There wasn’t. So I just thought I’d build one myself.
I have extensive programming experience, but I’d never made an iPhone app and barely even knew where to begin. But just over a month later i finished this bad boy and now its live on the app store.
So, the app is really easy. After you wake up and eat breakfast, launch the app and hit the shiny button. Three hours later you’ll be reminded that it’s time to eat again. SO… eat! Then hit the button again when you’re done. You can also changed the default timer from 4:00 all the way down to 1:00 if you need prep time before you eat. There’s a handy meal progress bar on the bottom that keeps tracks of how many meals you’ve had and whether its “snack” time or “meal” time (big fork and knife vs little fork and knife).
So there it is. I really enjoyed making it and I learned a ton. Plus i really enjoy using it. I took great pains to make a very mundane task fun and visually appealing.
So if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch please install it and tell me know what you think. If you like it I would greatly appreciate it if you took a minute to rate it and leave feedback on the app store.
http://3hourdietapp.com
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