New Year, New You!

​"Getting into shape" is probably the number one resolution each year, judging by how crowded the gyms become each January 1. I'm not the kind of person who makes resolutions around the new year because I don't want to lean on January 1 as an excuse to wait to get started on things like "getting into shape." I actually started this resolution to lose 20 pounds just before Thanksgiving.

​You've probably heard of the Noom app, which is designed to help people lose weight. If you're like me, you might have seen the ads that promise to change your relationship with food with a plan that's personalized for you and thought, "Yeah, no." ​

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I don't know if "yeah, no" is universal, but in the Midwest it simply means...no. In this case, not likely.

I had been working out nearly every day, and each week my weight fluctuated between 180 and 185 pounds. For months, this was my plateau. A frustrating cycle. I love fast food, but had limited it to maybe twice per week. I hate vegetables. I have always been a stress-eater. I never felt shame with my eating habits, but rather frustration. When stress hits me, I would think I needed a large pizza--all that cheese and grease and flavor of comfort food was my go-to. No longer being the young college kid who could call a large pizza and a six pack dinner and not gain an ounce...well, no wonder my weekend binge undid my weekday efforts.

I had decided to give something different a try. Enter Noom. Does it work?

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