Being well acquainted with both MyFitnessPal and Noom allow me to share thoughts and give the full picture of my experiences. Here’s my credentials with both programs: I have used MyFitnessPal off and on for probably 2 years when you add it all up. Interestingly enough, I never lost a pound with MFP. By comparison, I’ve dropped 10-15 lbs since I started Noom 8 months ago.
Six months ago I joined Noom while I was also on WW. I wanted to compare the two programs to see which was right for me. Two months later I walked away from WW to be fully committed to Noom.
How the heck has it been 4 weeks since I committed to Noom? Although, I started Noom a lot further back than 4 weeks ago, I was doing WW at the same time. I didn’t count that as my time on Noom since my focus was divided between two programs. Then all the holidays happened, and I didn’t really follow much of anything. I gained 5 pounds during the holidays, but life goes on.
Here we go again. Oh the scale, what a mysterious thing you are. Somehow between yesterday and today I lost 2.2 lbs. It cracks me up. Obviously it was water weight, but it is interesting nonetheless.
Yesterday I woke up with the resolve to eat better. My plan was to base my day off of WW, and then log it into Noom. Well, I started out down the right path. Breakfast was an easy choice. At lunch I realized I had the things I needed to make a 2 point pasta dish. I chose this over a turkey sandwich, even though the calories were the same, because of WW.
So why do I always end up back with WW? It’s because the reward for eating healthy (no tracking) is so good, that I eat way healthier on WW. Then I lose weight because I hate tracking, but need tracking to lose weight. When I follow the program and play their little game, I lose weight. Always. Every single time.
