We know, it’s another weight loss app.
But hey, if you’ve tried every app and trend and nothing’s stuck, listen up. This one isn’t about food restriction; it’s about checking under the hood (your brain) to see how it functions.
Noom’s Weight Program is giving ‘therapist, coach, dietitian,’ but also ‘bestie who’s been through this before, and and wants to follow you on your journey’. It’s a mix of psychology, coaching, flexible food tracking, and a community of folks who have been where you are (yup, even there).
The “Why” Factor
Noom’s goal isn’t to fix you. It wants to be the guardrails in the noisy world of wellness, helping you figure out what your body actually needs to live its best life. The magic touch is its psychology-based approach. It’s less about what you’re eating and more about the why.
A gut check, essentially (pun-intended), to help you understand your habits. All without the side of guilt.
Here’s what Noom Weight offers:
- The Color System: There are no ‘forbidden’ foods here. Noom uses a color-coded system to help you understand which foods offer the most nutrients without the side of guilt.
- Flexibility: Your plans, your lessons, your logs, your pace. It changes when your life changes. No added pressure.
- Forums & community: You can share, vent, or lurk with others in the same boat as you.
FAQs about Noom
If you don’t meet your goal, don’t stress. Noom offers support and adjustments to help you get back on track.
For example, if you aren’t able to meet your step goal, your goal will go down the next day until you feel capable of hitting your original goal again.
You can also ask your coach for tips to get back on track, or restart your course if you feel like you need it.
Noom’s focus on making small, realistic lifestyle changes makes it easier to stick with than more restrictive diet programs. The biggest downside for long-term adherence is the subscription cost, which may become too expensive over time.
In addition to daily lessons and progress tracking, a Noom subscription includes recipes, weekly meal plans, timed affirmations, and interactive challenges.
For an additional fee, Noom offers several add-ons, including customized meal and workout plans, a metabolism test kit, a mental health coach, and prescription weight loss medications.
Noom stands out from many other weight loss programs for its psychology-based curriculum that encourages lasting behavior change. It also uses a simple color-coded system to make tracking calories and following a balanced diet more sustainable.
