The Kitchen Safe - time lock for treats and other goodies!

Oh, sure, I can see myself using this! I'd put the cookies in it in the morning. Set the timer for that evening, when I'd plan on taking out TWO cookies for my evening snack.

And then I'd obsess about the locked up "forbidden" cookies all day and when the timer went off, I'd take them all out.

Pass.

There could be 373636 devices and inventions to lock up the food but it all comes down to self control.
Learning portion control and moderation are important and stuff like this wouldn't even be thought of.
I practice both ( it takes a lot of practice ) and could have an entire cookie factory in my kitchen and wouldn't have a problem . I know what calories I have to work with and make it work.
Someone would just drive to the market if they really wanted treats bad enough and the cookies where locked up. Stuff like this teaches nothing.
Its laughable and ridiculous. If someone wants something like staying within their calorie goal bad enough then they must work for it. There's no easy way out or quick fixes

thorsmom01 wrote: »

There could be 373636 devices and inventions to lock up the food but it all comes down to self control.
Learning portion control and moderation are important and stuff like this wouldn't even be thought of.
I practice both ( it takes a lot of practice ) and could have an entire cookie factory in my kitchen and wouldn't have a problem . I know what calories I have to work with and make it work.
Someone would just drive to the market if they really wanted treats bad enough and the cookies where locked up. Stuff like this teaches nothing.
Its laughable and ridiculous. If someone wants something like staying within their calorie goal bad enough then they must work for it. There's no easy way out or quick fixes

Regarding the bolded, actually, studies have shown people eat more candy if it is visible and close than when it is further away or out of site.

If I don't have trigger foods in the house, I don't think about them. This strategy works for me and many others. What's ridiculous is to suggest that your strategy is the only way to achieve a calorie goal.

I could see how this would be useful. I used to take a once-a-day injection of long-acting insulin, and I could use the lockbox to prevent accidentally double dosing (did I take my Lantus? Lemme go take it just to be safe... when double-dosing on insulin could easily kill me and not taking the long-acting insulin could also kill me) by locking away the long-acting insulin once I inject it. It could also be used to prevent children from accessing medications/supplements.

I have one, and I love it! I have maintained an 80lb loss for about 2 years ( just now starting work on the last 15 or so) and feel that my portion control and will power with food are pretty good. That said, I will never be perfect, especially when it comes to chocolate. For a long time I simply did not keep it in the house, and was pretty good on the occasion that it was in the house, but that was rarely. Now I occasionally buy a bag of chocolates and have one serving with my morning coffee and then set the timer for 24 hours. I don't think about it once I lock it, and don't have trouble taking only one serving. I think it is a great tool for allowing yourself a small treat and I don't feel as though it will be detrimental to my long term success with managing my eating. Mine is currently full of candy I received as gifts around the holidays that I probably would have given away if I did not have the food safe.

Haha, I was going to buy one for my mom on Christmas until I saw the price. I think it's genius and hilarious though. xD

I've seen it before and think it's a great idea. But I'd like a feature that would allow other people to access the food if desired, in addition to the countdown timer.

I prefer not to having junk food in the house at all, but that's not possible. I'm surrounded by food that others buy.

newmeadow wrote: »

The least they could do is make the safe opaque so you can't see the cookies. Or maybe they did that on purpose. It would make the likelihood of smashing it so you could get to the cookies more likely. Then you'd have to go out and buy another one. And then it would happen again and again. And by the end of the year, you've bought, like, five. A moneymaker.

This was my thought when I saw it.

No. I am slowly reintroducing foods that I have found challenging to control myself around. Ice cream has been going well for a few months. I brought in some nuts a few weeks ago. Today I brought home some cheesecake. That will be the big challenge. Worst case scenario, I'll be 340 calories over goal tonight :laugh:

thorsmom01 wrote: »

kdcomstock89 wrote: »

I like the idea of being able to lock up a teenager's cell phone or game system controller when they're grounded but my kids are little so I've got some time before I have to worry about that!

They have found ways around this. You said your kids are little now but here is a heads up for when they get bigger-
They have a duplicate cell phone and pop the sim card out of the first one and pop it into the second. They then can call the provider and have their service temporarily swapped to the other phone.

And they also buy cheapy controllers as back ups. So when the parent takes away the controller they use the back up ones.

Where there's a will, there's a way !! Lol !


And the same saying holds true for this lock box. If someone wants something badly , they will find a way to make it happen. If my cookies where locked up and I wanted one , I could just go buy more. Or if I really wanted to remain focused on my goals, I could control myself by using portion control and moderation so wouldn't need this device.
The lock box is pointless

This takes me down memory lane. I took the power cords to the game system and locked them in the trunk of my car. I got an enraged phone call from my teenage son. Nothing I can do until I got home I told him. In the meantime maybe he would like to wrap up the undone chores that had got him in this pickle in the first place.

Almost as satisfying as overhearing two young men trying to get replacement drivers licenses after an officer confiscated theirs. They had racked up impressive speeding ticket fines. They tried begging; they didn't have the money and they needed the ID to go drinking. Heh heh heh.

I'll use any gadget if it helps. After all, I've used MFP to more easily track calories.

I recently bought two of these. I haven't locked food in it (yet). I locked my mobile and (the power supply) to my computer away so that I could clean the house without distractions. My house hasn't been this clean in ages. In the other safe I currently have my credit cards and money locked away.. For me, it is much easier to make a commitment in advance and lock the device. That way I can get on with whatever I need to do (cleaning, saving cash etc) without having to constantly battle distraction and temptation. I like it.

Francl27 wrote: »

I don't see the point, as nothing prevents you from taking 10 cookies out at a time or something.

Why stop at ten?

If I got into a that kind of mood and the safe was open, I'd take the whole pack. Or pint, or cake. Whatever. And if I were in that kind of mood and it was closed, I'd go out and buy 2-3 times what I actually want on impulse. So the safe might even make things worse for me.

Now, I'm fortunate. I don't have 'eat all the things' moments hardly ever. And when I do, right after my stomach gets uncomfortable, I want to stop so the overeating is never too bad. Plus, then I don't eat feel like eating much the next day so it's kind of self-correcting. So no reason to even think I should try such a thing.

I get it could work well for others, though.