My Journey with Noom

In October of 2021 I decided to give Noom a try.  I did well for the first few weeks and then, like usual, I lost my motivation and got off track.  Over the next several months I kind of half-assed it, following the program well for a while but then not at all for several weeks, then finally getting back on track, but falling off again, etc. over and over.  My subscription ended in early July`of 2022 and by then I hadn't really been following the program for several weeks.  So I hemmed and hawed for a while, but ultimately decided to give it another go and really make an effort to follow the program and stick with it.  I had an amazing first 3 weeks, following the program to a tee (well, not exactly to a tee--I didn't really stick to my budget for all the color categories but I did stick to my overall daily calorie budget) and losing 10 pounds in just under 3 weeks, then we were off for a 9-day trip to Florida.

Of course I gained a little back on that trip, but I was just getting back on track when I noticed that Noom had doubled charged me for my subscription.  I had signed up with a different email address, because I wanted to start fresh and not pick up where my old subscription ended, but in doing that their system got confused and charged me twice.  When I called them to get a refund on just the second charge, they misunderstood and canceled my account altogether.  So much for all the momentum I had built up.  Again I hemmed and hawed about whether to rejoin, and I decided I would if they would offer me a discount, which they did, so I restarted in October of 2022.  Unfortunately, I have yet to be able to rekindle that fire that I had back in July.  As of right now, I am about 5 pounds more than when I started this last time back in October.

But now I'm fired up to make a fresh start tomorrow (today is Sunday so I'm using the weekend to plan ahead and get motivated and ready).  I will try to blog regularly in an effort to keep myself motivated and accountable (even though that's never worked in the past).

Month 1 Review

I managed to lose 3.4 pounds in January.  Not quite what I'd hoped, but a better January than I've had in years.  Most years I lose 4 or 5 by the middle of the month and then gain it all back by February 1st.  With our trip to Vegas and all, I think I did ok.

I was in dire need of finding some new healthy recipes because I'm always at a loss as to what to make for dinner, aside from the 3 or 4 things that I make all the time because they are things the girls will actually eat.  So I got on Pinterest this morning and found a whole bunch of low-carb/Keto friendly recipes that I'm going to try over the next several weeks.  We'll see how it goes.

Good Start

As of Friday the 4th I was down 3.8.  But then I had to work storm duty on Monday and even though I tried to plan ahead and be prepared (knowing that there would be all kinds of not-on-plan food) I still ended up eating cheesecake and then I was thrown off for the whole rest of the week.  So today I will plan my menu for this week and go shopping and hopefully get back on track, but then we leave Friday morning for Las Vegas for the long weekend (and early 50th birthday trip), so it won't matter that much anyway.  I'll have to really get back on track in earnest once we're home from that trip.

Let 2019 be the Year

I make a New Year's Resolution every year to lose weight, and many years ago I was sometimes successful, but for the last several years I have been in a horrible cycle of losing and regaining the same 3 or 4 pounds over and over.  Several times I have managed to lose 5 or 6 or 9 but I always immediately gain those back too.  At the start of every year my weight is just a little bit higher than it was the year before and I'm sick of it.  I am determined to make 2019 the year I finally get my act together and make some changes.

I am going to start by greatly reducing (NOT eliminating) my consumption of sugar and carbs.  I'm not necessarily a proponent of low-carb eating, and even if I was I know I would never be able to stick with it for very long but I want to try it for a little bit just to get the ball rolling.