Getting ready for family pictures was a big wake up call for me. Finding an outfit for to wear became a rather daunting task. Nothing in my closet fit, outfits in stores didn’t fit right and what I ordered online was a waste because I had gained so much weight. Ugh! When you’re only 5’ 2” tall – it’s hard to find clothes that fit you just right. To say the least, I was frustrated. I told my husband that I either needed to start buying larger clothes or go on a diet. I hate diets!!!
I saw the Noom app advertised on Instagram and television. I really didn’t think anything of it. I thought it was another fad diet. I had tried so many of them – South Beach (struggled with menu options), Keto (I gained weight on Keto – it just wasn’t right for my body type), Atkins (Too much meat) Fit For Life (I got sick of protein shakes, but I did like cheat days. No thanks!
Then, I ran into my neighbor. I hadn’t seen her for quite a while, but I immediately noticed that she had lost a significant amount of weight. She told me she had lost 30 pounds. Thirty pounds – wow! She said she had lost the weight with Noom and she was keeping it off. Keeping it off is where I had failed with diets before – the maintenance. She also said it was a different approach to losing weight using psychology.
That’s when I decided to give it a try. Using psychology was a different approach that I had never tried in the past. I was at my peak weight. Why not?
My before Noom Picture
Many people take pictures of the beginning point in their diet. I’m just going to go off my most recent picture where I am cubby along my midline and everything about me is bloated. It’s not a bad picture, I just don’t feel like it’s what I normally look like. Here’s the hard truth: I’m starting off at 180 lbs. (that’s a lot for me!)