The whole “you can be XXX pounds by X Y Z date” is a Noom scam that I fell for. As I have been using it for the past two months, I have noticed that Noom is actually incrementally moving my goal higher, without informing me and while continuing to draw a straight line implying I can reach the new heavier goal weight. In two months, Noom has shifted the goal up by about 12 pounds!!! I have lost weight, but only at a much slower rate of .8 - 1 pound per week, on average. I’ve lost 8 pounds in the last 10 weeks. They say that’s sustainable, but in reality, it’s not. I am eating very little (1000-1200 calories a day) just to loose this much and that’s not sustainable.

The coaching is not helpful. The coaches are trained just to reflect back to you what you’ve already said. No real suggestions or support.

If you want to work on the mental component as well in addition to a calorie counter I’d recommend the Beck Diet Book - 45 day mental plan using CBT

Good luck

Anonymous wrote:Noom worked for me to get back to pre-baby weight. The trick for me was just to use it, count all the calories, not let go or stop tracking if I was going out for dinner or something. I did use a scale for some things, it's annoying but you just have to do it a few times and then you what a 200- or 300-calorie (or whatever) portion looks like. I lost 10 lbs in two months, it wasn't a lot but I had spent like 6 months before that feeling bad about it.

For me, the foods I have logged stay in the database and automatically populate.

10 pounds in 2 months is awesome (assuming youre not 400 pounds...) but losing weight slower is more sustainable. Congrats!

Noom worked for me to get back to pre-baby weight. The trick for me was just to use it, count all the calories, not let go or stop tracking if I was going out for dinner or something. I did use a scale for some things, it's annoying but you just have to do it a few times and then you what a 200- or 300-calorie (or whatever) portion looks like. I lost 10 lbs in two months, it wasn't a lot but I had spent like 6 months before that feeling bad about it.

For me, the foods I have logged stay in the database and automatically populate.

I really like Fat Secret. Great database, and it's free.

2 pounds a week is pretty ambitious and will not be sustainable as you lose more.

Whatever program you use, WW, Noom, My Fitness Pal, the program will work as well as you use it. If you track/log your food, and stick to whatever plan you choose to follow, you will lose weight. And, tracking your food takes a lot of work! Not hard work, but it is time.

Np here. I’ve lost 15 lbs in 3 months on Noom. I track my food daily and I don’t the coach (and paying) keep me accountable but I’m not sure how much longer I’ll do it.

I’ve liked the ideas for meal substations. You don’t really have to worry about the good colors - they’re just there to help you be aware that some things are more calorie dense than others. It’s similar to volumetrics which I tried years ago. I used a food scale and measured food for the first two weeks or so. Frankly I lost a LOT (5-6 lbs) right away. I stalled a bit in late June and went back to weighing my food for a few days and started losing weight again. I haven’t weighed food for a few weeks now and I’ve been losing slowly.

I like the recipe and meal ideas. I’ve found that foods that are a mix across the categories work best for me. So breakfast (for instance) is a banana-egg pancake with some oats and cinnamon added coined with a bit of oil. Or oatmeal with a teaspoon of peanut butter and a bunch of fruit. I still love eating ice cream but have found that sometimes frozen peaches with a little whipped cream is a good alternative. If I heat the peaches up and add a dab of whipped cream, some oats, and cinnamon it’s kind of the same texture and flavor profile as cobbler. Alternatively if I really want ice cream and have 100 calories left k just use my scale and figure out a portion that equates to 100 calories. I’ve gotten more used to smaller portions with time.

One catch in all this is I tend to not drink alcohol much and drink it even less now. It would be hard to hit the recommended number of calories and drink more often. Because it’s rare for me I can budget for it but I don’t think I could do that if it were a regular indulgence.