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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've tried to lose weight for years counting calories on My Fitness Pal.   I know how to eat.  I know how to record.  I didn't lose much weight.

I've lost almost 50 now on Noom.   Is it that much better?  I don't know.   It's helpful with the daily reminders and accountability.  But I think my biggest change is that I'm home and can plan and cook my meals each day.  I didn't have the time for that before.

[b]What I do like about noom is it only gives you half the calories extra for the day that you've burned in exericse.  My Fitness Pal gives them all to you.  And I do think that messed me up a bit.   A long walk could have burned 600 calories, but if I ate 600 more calories, I lost nothing.   On noom, I might burn 400 calories, but I'm only given an additional 200 to eat.  That does make a difference for me.[/b][/quote]

I’ve lost 45 on MFP, but I think this is really a tripping point with it. Also, depending on what apps you’ve synced with it, it overestimates you’re calories burned. This is especially the case if you are already at the minimum number of calories it allows for in a day, which I think is 1200. It always uses that 1200 as a baseline, even if you really only would need 800 to account for your goal loss.

That said, I think it’s a great free app once you understand its idiosyncrasies, and if you use it properly, and that means taking the time to track every darned bite, no matter how cumbersome that feels, and enter your recipes, etc. [/quote]

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