Two weeks ago, I signed up for Noom. I’d call it a weight loss app, except it’s way more than that. It addresses the psychological issues that make it difficult to lose weight.

So far, I’m loving Noom. I signed up for a two week trial and now I’m paying for another six months. These are some of my initial thoughts and experiences with the app:

1. I have lost four pounds in two weeks. Woot woot! I gained about twenty pounds last spring and summer after Julian’s preschool was closed for asbestos. (Hello, emotional eating!) Then I stopped the weight gain but the scale stayed stuck at the same number. For months. It turns out that thinking “I’d like to lose weight” is not enough to actually lose weight. Noom has finally helped me turn the tide.
2. There are Harry Potter jokes.
3. I am allowed to eat whatever I want. I do not feel deprived.
4. This feels like something I can do for the rest of my life.
5. For me, this is definitely the Right App at the Right Time. I do not want to start insisting that everyone needs to use Noom. We all have our own journeys with our personal pitfalls, detours, and where was I going with this metaphor? Anyway, I feel like this is an awesome app for me, and I would encourage anyone who is curious to give it a try. But I know I have been doing a lot of work in therapy and journaling that has gotten me to the point where I am ready for something like Noom. You have to do what works for you. Noom happens to be working for me during the first quarter of 2020.

I do not have a lot of time for blogging these days but I am getting close. Next fall, Julian will be at school five days every week and I’ll finally have more than enough time for working on my fantasy series and exercise. Then I’ll be able to use some of that surplus time for blogging. But, in the meantime, I’ll try to post some updates about Noom and my weight loss adventures because I think doing so will be helpful for my journey.