The Sadistic App That Shames You Into Losing Weight Victoria Woollaston - Daily Mail
go to original February 6, 2014

If you started the new year with all good intentions to lose weight, but have started flagging, let your smartphone shame you into shedding the pounds.

Carrot Fit is the latest ‘sadistic’ app from Pennsylvania developer Brian Mueller designed to 'threaten, intimidate and ridicule' users into losing weight.

Users input their weight on a daily basis, and receive judgement from the ‘Carrot overlord’, yet equally, if they lose weight, Carrot will offer encouragement.

As well as encouragement, people who lose weight will also be given rewards such as workout tips and advice.

According to the app description: 'Carrot is a sadistic AI construct with one simple goal: to transform your flabby carcass into a Grade A specimen of the human race.

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