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Anonymous wrote:I'm on it and ike others said, it really depends on what you need. If you simply need a calorie counter, you're probably better off with MFP. But for someone like me, the daily little reminders or articles are a good reminder to be mindful of what I'm eating.

My DH pointed something out about the inaccurate calorie counter part. I have a substantial amount of weight to lose so obviously, I was eating thousands of calories. When I told him the calories were off, he pointed out that because I was going from eating 2500 or 3000 calories a day (or whatever I was eating) to a much lower amount, a few hundred calories here or there isn't going to matter. It just matters that I'm being mindful and staying in the lower calorie range.

I signed up to Noom. I don't even see the calorie counter(?) Just see meal plans.

Gotta scroll down

They will give you a very low calorie target. If you can stick with that of course you will lose weight.

The think people find helpful with it is having some level of accountability, but at the end of the day it still comes down to their insane calorie deficit

It worked for me, but it took a looooooonnnnnnnggggggg time. Good news is that during that time, the app helped me identify some bad habits and create some great new ones, so I have kept the weight off for four years and am now in the best shape of my life.

Counting calories wasn’t enough for me - I needed a thorough examination of my eating habits.

If you're interested in cognitive behavorial therapy try the Beck Diet Book - 45 day mental plan

I didn’t like it, it reminded me of weight watchers.
It was more focused on calories than food quality/ nutrient density.

It will work if you stick to it. It's basically just a calorie tracker with some motivational articles and pointers, and push notifications and reminders to track your meals. The food database isn't great - it's missing a lot of foods or has multiple entries for the same food item with different calorie counts, which I found annoying. But the interface is pretty nice and some of the educational content could be helpful

You could get the same results for free with MFP or LoseIt but then you get a lot of clunky ads and constant prompts to subscribe to the "premium" version.

Anonymous wrote:I'm on it and ike others said, it really depends on what you need. If you simply need a calorie counter, you're probably better off with MFP. But for someone like me, the daily little reminders or articles are a good reminder to be mindful of what I'm eating.

My DH pointed something out about the inaccurate calorie counter part. I have a substantial amount of weight to lose so obviously, I was eating thousands of calories. When I told him the calories were off, he pointed out that because I was going from eating 2500 or 3000 calories a day (or whatever I was eating) to a much lower amount, a few hundred calories here or there isn't going to matter. It just matters that I'm being mindful and staying in the lower calorie range.

I signed up to Noom. I don't even see the calorie counter(?) Just see meal plans.

It wasn't for me. I didn't feel like reading the articles, but forced myself, and found that they didn't say anything that I did not already know.

Anonymous wrote:You know what always works?

Eating less food.

Way to be a dick.

I looked at Noom on the free trial and determined it was not for me, it didn't suit my personality/needs. But it has worked for lots of other people. There is a free trial, give that a go. Set a reminder on your calendar to consider if you want to pay for it or cancel a week before that time comes.

As in just about everything, what works for one person might not work for others. The one lesson I took away from the infant/baby stage of parenting was to ignore pretty much all the advice books. They all gave contradictory advice, with different explanations, and made me feel like crap because I couldn't get my kid to sleep through the night. After the third method, I tossed the books and little dude co-slept. He is 8 and sleeps in his own bed now, has since he was 2.

Weight loss feels very much the same to me. There are so many different methods/diets/supports and the people who love them swear by them. You try them and they don't work and you feel like crap because it worked for friend X and sounds so promising.

My take a way, try it. If it works for you, great. If it doesn't, take a deep breath and try something else.

And ignore the assholes who tell you the obvious like "Eat less food."

You know what always works?

Eating less food.