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Good news and bad news.
I've been doing Noom since Dec 9th, just over a month, I am down 10-12 pounds. It's hard to really nail down weight because hydration levels or other things skew it so much. My clothes fit better. It's really noticeable when I wear one of my jackets. I am losing weight at a very good rate and am still eating when hungry. I was 200 calories over yesterday, I don't care. If I am hungry I am going to eat something.
That's the good news. Here is the trickier part. I am a lot heavier than I thought I was. I was going in my closet last night and found my 'emergency back up pants'. They are from when I was at my height of medical weight gain and I keep them just in case. Having to buy bigger clothes is humiliating, so I keep a few 'big' things around in case I am in a car accident again or whatever. I tried them on to see how loose they would be ... and they fit perfectly. Not what I was expecting. I am down 12-ish pounds and just barely fit in my emergency back up pants.
Actually, I am down more than 12. I lost weight even before I started weighing myself. My weight got really up there mid-pandemic. I don't know, but I'd guess I am down 20-25 overall from when I started trying to get back into shape. And, I have 20 pounds to go before I even hit ... where I thought I was. I checked some older weight tracking and yeah, I was very in denial about my starting point.
Where I thought I was starting from and where I am starting from, totally different places. That's pretty frustrating. I am trying to not feel frustrated because things are working. I am losing weight at a good pace. If I keep this up for a few months, that is going to be amazing for me. If I dwell on how pissed off I am at this reality check, that's going to just sabotage me.
Just a note, if anyone googles Noom you'll see articles saying it costs $50/month. It did at launch, but now it's sliding scale and goes down to a dollar a month if you want. I can review the program if anyone is interested. I really like some things about it, but not others. My current plan is to use it for a while and then switch to something else like maybe just checking my own weight monthly.
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Date: 2021-01-14 03:20 am (UTC)From:I'm very afraid that I'm in the denial phase of where my weight is at, honestly. Moving from a retail job that didn't allow me to sit to an office job that's nothing but sitting definitely had a bigger impact than I thought it would. (Plus my highest intensity exercise used to be clubbing, and my job also means I didn't have as much of a chance for that even pre-pandemic.) "Get back in better shape" is very much a goal, but we don't own a scale, and I'm honestly very afraid of what one would tell me. So I'm hoping to get back to at least walking when I have a day off and the weather is nice.
I hope you don't get discouraged, because it sounds like you're doing really well!
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Date: 2021-01-14 05:14 am (UTC)From:Yeah, it's been a long haul getting moving again with all this extra weight on my joints. Had to take it slow so I was making the back and shoulders better, not stressing them out. I have lingering back and shoulder problems from a car accident. Low impact yoga has helped a lot.
Sitting can be a lot on the body. Hopefully you can stand and stretch during the day.
Scales are a pain. I like how going by how my clothes feel is a direct sensory thing and not abstract numbers.
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Date: 2021-01-14 10:42 pm (UTC)From:I should make more of an effort to get up and walk or at least stretch.
"The way clothes feel" is definitely a more direct measurement, as well as one that's actually meaningful. I have things I'd like to be able to wear more comfortably, so that's kind of where my goalposts are.
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Date: 2021-01-14 11:03 pm (UTC)From:I have a couple lingering medical problems, including migraines. It's a mess. But the weight is aggravating most of my problems and if I can get it off that will help so many things. Soon I am going to need some new clothes and that's going to complicated right now.
I am trying to use a standing desk as much as possible. A standing desk will be a lot easier on my back and knees once I am lighter.
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Date: 2021-01-16 12:26 am (UTC)From:Ugh, migraines are hell. I fortunately have only had a handful of them since college, when stress-induced ones hit me every midterm/finals cycle. I'm sorry you have them.
A standing desk is a good idea!
Weight is such a tricky thing because it *does* make everything harder. You want to exercise, but the weight makes it hard. You want to stand, but it hurts your joints. (General you, not specific!)
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Date: 2021-01-16 01:40 am (UTC)From:Things are improving, but it's a long haul.
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Date: 2021-01-17 03:08 am (UTC)From:Noom?
Date: 2021-01-14 07:39 am (UTC)From:What actually is Noom? I keep seeing ads for it but they're very vague about the program.
I've done low-fat diets and Atkins and Keto and calorie-tracking and the Richard Simmons' plan and eating windows. (When I was young, my mother did Weight Watchers and NutriSystem so I have the vague awareness of what those are. I have vivid memories of NutriSystem-brand chocolate pudding which tasted very odd.) Oh, and there was some plan that involved meal-replacement shakes that my sister got me on for a month or two years ago. That only lasted as long as the box of powder she gave me lasted. When it ran out and I found out how much it would cost to buy more, I was like, "Nevermind."
I have honestly had the most success with 2020's "I can't afford takeout and I'm afraid to go to the store too often" diet. (My biggest downfall has always been impulse purchases so when I'm trying to limit my trips to the grocery store, a lot less junk food jumps into my cart.)
Re: Noom?
Date: 2021-01-14 08:36 am (UTC)From:The ap has been redone for the realities of global pandemic. There are a lot of things I like about it. The main downside for me is that the example stories, goals and other stuff made it feel like the app is meant for women who need to lose only ten pounds and like to reward themselves with shoes. That also seems to be most people's main complaint about the app.
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Date: 2021-01-22 11:49 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-01-23 03:41 am (UTC)From:I have a feeling I'll keep using it until I am through the intro part with the articles and little quizzes and then switch to something that uses a website so it's easier to actually enter foods.
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Date: 2021-01-23 04:17 pm (UTC)From: