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A Pittsburgh-based company says it is helping people lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle thanks to a small device that is strapped to your arm.

Chas Cwenar wears his BodyMedia armband about 23 hours a day. The device tracks his calorie, activity and sleep patterns. He said it helped him unlock the secret to losing weight and already helped him drop 12 pounds.

I like that it collects information about what I am doing, he said as he worked out at the PNC YMCA branch in downtown Pittsburgh.

The technology was developed by four scientists and designers who met at Carnegie Mellon University. They had a vision to create a product people would wear 24/7.

Something that would be consumer friendly and work like an iPod, but instead of about being about music data, it would be about your data, said John Stivoric, chief technology officer and co-founder of BodyMedia.

They wanted people to learn more about their own health, so they created a computer program linked to an armband. It tracks what people do and tells them what they need to do -- or stop doing -- to get to a healthier lifestyle.

Contestants on NBCs Biggest Loser have used the devices, and trainer Jillian Michaels endorsed the product.

Thebiggest reward for us when you see them at the end of the show, and they go from having Type 2 diabetes and on all these medications and cardiac concerns and losing the weight, to a clean bill of health said Stivoric.

There are three versions of the BodyMedia armband, ranging from $120 to $200. They are available at Best Buy, Costco and online. There is a monthly subscription free.

BodyMedia is offering WPXI viewers a special discount. Just enter WPXI2012 at the checkout on bodymedia.com and save 15 percent through May 31.

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