Anonymous
04/07/2021 11:53
Subject: My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have posted a few times about my initial success with Noom. I was a BMI of 29 and got down to a 25/26. I had a stretch goal for a 24 BMI but when I got to my first goal, I decided to stop "dieting" and enjoy myself. My hubs bought me a fit bit for my birthday and I have been focusing on exercising and moving more. Noom changed my mindset so much, I lost 6 pounds without even thinking it and now my BMI is 24 (yes I'm short). I didn't log my food, I just played with my Fitbit, ate healthy and didn't over indulge. When I've lost weight in the past, I always had to lose a few extra pounds after meeting my goal weight because I would gain it back, like I suck at maintaining weight. I went away for easter and ate 5 cookies, but I didn't eat until I was stuffed like pre-noom. It felt good to indulge for the occasion, because generally I make healthy choices. I didn't hide the cookies or feel ashamed of eating them. I just...enjoyed my MIL cooking. If anyone has considered Noom it is a LIFESTYLE change. It plays into the WHY do you overeat? It has really worked for me. Thanks for reading!
How many pounds did you lose and how long did it take? And congratulations!
I've lost 23 pounds since November. Thank you! - op
That is fantastic!
Anonymous
04/07/2021 11:46
Subject: Re:My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:New PP. I started noom almost a month ago and am absolutely loving it. I have tried many things in the past and this is the first program that seems like it's getting to the root of my issues with food. I can say that my relationship with eating is different now. I've also lost weight, but the real success comes from realizing how differently I think about eating in a short time.
I am sure it works better for some people than others. Here are the things that I think make it a good fit for me:
I am a visual learner and like to read articles. I've heard many people say they were super cheesy at one point but I think they adjusted them. I would know say that they're somewhat cheesy at times, but not in a bad way. It actually makes the stuff they're saying feel less intimidating.
I like the feeling of complying to a program. The food logger is the best one that I've used.
I like systems to help me organize my thoughts. Thinking about foods as red/yellow/green based on calorie density seems not to be that small of an adjustment but it's really changed my thinking.
I have some deep patterns of emotional eating. This is bringing a lot of that to light, with concrete information and strategies that I can use to change my behavior.
I used to have a lot of guilt/shame over eating "bad" foods. This program is helping me understand that there is no need to beat yourself up. Slips are part of the process. The important thing is getting on track again, not spending energy telling yourself that you're a bad person.
I used to avoid the scale. With noom, weigh-ins are daily. This is partly to give yourself a ton of data points to work with. It's also to de-sensitize yourself from building up the scale to be this huge thing looming over you. I am surprised at how much that alone has changed my relationship with my weight/body.
These are the things that don't particularly work for me in noom:
there is a personal coach, which tends to use a lot of canned/prepared dialogue (at least that's what it seems to me). this type of interaction is a turnoff to me so I avoid it, nbd.
There is a semi-annoying "group" ... kind of like a mini message board. It's chaotic and there are too many people in it, so I avoid that too.
One thing that was really important to me about noom was the goal for the first week. The main thing you are supposed to do in week one is to believe that it will work. Oh my goodness. I actually broke down crying when I read those words. I have tried and failed so many times that this was one of the hardest things for me to do. But I think that's probably the key to making the program work.
Not intending to take over the OP's post, just hoping that some of the above might be helpful to someone who is considering it.
Oh, and by the way... I did lose a significant amount of my "covid 19" this month. It makes me smile to realize I forgot to talk about that until the very end of the post!
I love your post. Thank you for typing it up. It does start with a lot of YOU CAN DO IT! Which was motivating for me. I agree the coach was annoying and robotic, but the group led me to find someone who I enjoyed chatting with. I liked the explanation of calorie density, it helped get me started. Towards the end I stopped reading a lot and focused on green foods. - op
Anonymous
04/07/2021 11:42
Subject: Re:My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:OK so I'm interested. Can you let me know how this is different than any other weight loss method? How does the psychology piece work and I'm wondering if it is better for some people than others?
It helps you understand why you overeat and helps you make better choices. I skimmed through a lot of it TBH. Some pages were extremely useful but a lot was weird and too corny. You have to get passed the corniness and find what is useful for you. It's not JUST calorie counting like WW (disguised as points). - op
Anonymous
04/07/2021 11:39
Subject: My Noom success
Not OP, but I started NOOM a year ago and have lost over 20lbs. I am 5'3", SW 148 and am 126. I have also been doing heavy lifting so not a lot of body fat. It took me longer because I like to go out to dinner and drink on the weekends, but I am more mindful about it (split fries with hubby). I highly recommend NOOM.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 11:35
Subject: My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have posted a few times about my initial success with Noom. I was a BMI of 29 and got down to a 25/26. I had a stretch goal for a 24 BMI but when I got to my first goal, I decided to stop "dieting" and enjoy myself. My hubs bought me a fit bit for my birthday and I have been focusing on exercising and moving more. Noom changed my mindset so much, I lost 6 pounds without even thinking it and now my BMI is 24 (yes I'm short). I didn't log my food, I just played with my Fitbit, ate healthy and didn't over indulge. When I've lost weight in the past, I always had to lose a few extra pounds after meeting my goal weight because I would gain it back, like I suck at maintaining weight. I went away for easter and ate 5 cookies, but I didn't eat until I was stuffed like pre-noom. It felt good to indulge for the occasion, because generally I make healthy choices. I didn't hide the cookies or feel ashamed of eating them. I just...enjoyed my MIL cooking. If anyone has considered Noom it is a LIFESTYLE change. It plays into the WHY do you overeat? It has really worked for me. Thanks for reading!
How many pounds did you lose and how long did it take? And congratulations!
I've lost 23 pounds since November. Thank you! - op
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:59
Subject: Re:My Noom success
New PP. I started noom almost a month ago and am absolutely loving it. I have tried many things in the past and this is the first program that seems like it's getting to the root of my issues with food. I can say that my relationship with eating is different now. I've also lost weight, but the real success comes from realizing how differently I think about eating in a short time.
I am sure it works better for some people than others. Here are the things that I think make it a good fit for me:
I am a visual learner and like to read articles. I've heard many people say they were super cheesy at one point but I think they adjusted them. I would know say that they're somewhat cheesy at times, but not in a bad way. It actually makes the stuff they're saying feel less intimidating.
I like the feeling of complying to a program. The food logger is the best one that I've used.
I like systems to help me organize my thoughts. Thinking about foods as red/yellow/green based on calorie density seems not to be that small of an adjustment but it's really changed my thinking.
I have some deep patterns of emotional eating. This is bringing a lot of that to light, with concrete information and strategies that I can use to change my behavior.
I used to have a lot of guilt/shame over eating "bad" foods. This program is helping me understand that there is no need to beat yourself up. Slips are part of the process. The important thing is getting on track again, not spending energy telling yourself that you're a bad person.
I used to avoid the scale. With noom, weigh-ins are daily. This is partly to give yourself a ton of data points to work with. It's also to de-sensitize yourself from building up the scale to be this huge thing looming over you. I am surprised at how much that alone has changed my relationship with my weight/body.
These are the things that don't particularly work for me in noom:
there is a personal coach, which tends to use a lot of canned/prepared dialogue (at least that's what it seems to me). this type of interaction is a turnoff to me so I avoid it, nbd.
There is a semi-annoying "group" ... kind of like a mini message board. It's chaotic and there are too many people in it, so I avoid that too.
One thing that was really important to me about noom was the goal for the first week. The main thing you are supposed to do in week one is to believe that it will work. Oh my goodness. I actually broke down crying when I read those words. I have tried and failed so many times that this was one of the hardest things for me to do. But I think that's probably the key to making the program work.
Not intending to take over the OP's post, just hoping that some of the above might be helpful to someone who is considering it.
Oh, and by the way... I did lose a significant amount of my "covid 19" this month. It makes me smile to realize I forgot to talk about that until the very end of the post!
I am sure it works better for some people than others. Here are the things that I think make it a good fit for me:
I am a visual learner and like to read articles. I've heard many people say they were super cheesy at one point but I think they adjusted them. I would know say that they're somewhat cheesy at times, but not in a bad way. It actually makes the stuff they're saying feel less intimidating.
I like the feeling of complying to a program. The food logger is the best one that I've used.
I like systems to help me organize my thoughts. Thinking about foods as red/yellow/green based on calorie density seems not to be that small of an adjustment but it's really changed my thinking.
I have some deep patterns of emotional eating. This is bringing a lot of that to light, with concrete information and strategies that I can use to change my behavior.
I used to have a lot of guilt/shame over eating "bad" foods. This program is helping me understand that there is no need to beat yourself up. Slips are part of the process. The important thing is getting on track again, not spending energy telling yourself that you're a bad person.
I used to avoid the scale. With noom, weigh-ins are daily. This is partly to give yourself a ton of data points to work with. It's also to de-sensitize yourself from building up the scale to be this huge thing looming over you. I am surprised at how much that alone has changed my relationship with my weight/body.
These are the things that don't particularly work for me in noom:
there is a personal coach, which tends to use a lot of canned/prepared dialogue (at least that's what it seems to me). this type of interaction is a turnoff to me so I avoid it, nbd.
There is a semi-annoying "group" ... kind of like a mini message board. It's chaotic and there are too many people in it, so I avoid that too.
One thing that was really important to me about noom was the goal for the first week. The main thing you are supposed to do in week one is to believe that it will work. Oh my goodness. I actually broke down crying when I read those words. I have tried and failed so many times that this was one of the hardest things for me to do. But I think that's probably the key to making the program work.
Not intending to take over the OP's post, just hoping that some of the above might be helpful to someone who is considering it.
Oh, and by the way... I did lose a significant amount of my "covid 19" this month. It makes me smile to realize I forgot to talk about that until the very end of the post!
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:59
Subject: My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:I have posted a few times about my initial success with Noom. I was a BMI of 29 and got down to a 25/26. I had a stretch goal for a 24 BMI but when I got to my first goal, I decided to stop "dieting" and enjoy myself. My hubs bought me a fit bit for my birthday and I have been focusing on exercising and moving more. Noom changed my mindset so much, I lost 6 pounds without even thinking it and now my BMI is 24 (yes I'm short). I didn't log my food, I just played with my Fitbit, ate healthy and didn't over indulge. When I've lost weight in the past, I always had to lose a few extra pounds after meeting my goal weight because I would gain it back, like I suck at maintaining weight. I went away for easter and ate 5 cookies, but I didn't eat until I was stuffed like pre-noom. It felt good to indulge for the occasion, because generally I make healthy choices. I didn't hide the cookies or feel ashamed of eating them. I just...enjoyed my MIL cooking. If anyone has considered Noom it is a LIFESTYLE change. It plays into the WHY do you overeat? It has really worked for me. Thanks for reading!
How many pounds did you lose and how long did it take? And congratulations!
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:58
Subject: My Noom success
Anonymous wrote:Is Noom counting calories?
Yes.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:58
Subject: My Noom success
Is Noom counting calories?
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:55
Subject: Re:My Noom success
I tried Noom but stopped using it. It categorizes food as green, yellow, and red. Every day you scroll through some slides, some about motivation, nutrition, psychology, etc and there are little quizzes to check how much you remember. There is also a coach who asks you about your goals and how your week or day went. You get reminders to log your food if you forget. I disagree that it isn't a diet. It gives to a calorie limited and puts food into categories. I didn't find the "psychology" portion of it transformative and I found the coach more annoying than helpful or authentic. Glad it works for some people though.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:45
Subject: My Noom success
I don’t like it.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:20
Subject: My Noom success
Good for you! My mom, who is a long-time psychological eater, is also really enjoying Noom.
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:19
Subject: My Noom success
I keep hearing the ads and I'm intrigued, but like the PP said - how is this any different than anything else?
Can you give us more details about what worked for you? So many plans use the words "lifestyle change"
Can you give us more details about what worked for you? So many plans use the words "lifestyle change"
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:17
Subject: Re:My Noom success
OK so I'm interested. Can you let me know how this is different than any other weight loss method? How does the psychology piece work and I'm wondering if it is better for some people than others?
Anonymous
04/07/2021 10:15
Subject: My Noom success
I have posted a few times about my initial success with Noom. I was a BMI of 29 and got down to a 25/26. I had a stretch goal for a 24 BMI but when I got to my first goal, I decided to stop "dieting" and enjoy myself. My hubs bought me a fit bit for my birthday and I have been focusing on exercising and moving more. Noom changed my mindset so much, I lost 6 pounds without even thinking it and now my BMI is 24 (yes I'm short). I didn't log my food, I just played with my Fitbit, ate healthy and didn't over indulge. When I've lost weight in the past, I always had to lose a few extra pounds after meeting my goal weight because I would gain it back, like I suck at maintaining weight. I went away for easter and ate 5 cookies, but I didn't eat until I was stuffed like pre-noom. It felt good to indulge for the occasion, because generally I make healthy choices. I didn't hide the cookies or feel ashamed of eating them. I just...enjoyed my MIL cooking. If anyone has considered Noom it is a LIFESTYLE change. It plays into the WHY do you overeat? It has really worked for me. Thanks for reading!