“I (now) have this state of being,” says a slimmed down Rebel Wilson, ” which is not my quote, but I go, ‘Nothing is forbidden.’ We’ll be like, ‘Should we get In-N-Out burger?’ And I’m like, ‘Nothing is forbidden.’ I can go there, I just might eat half of what I used to eat before. You know? And I’ll have a burger, and a few fries, and then you feel fine.”
“Before I was probably eating 3000 calories most days, and because they were normally carbs, I would still be hungry,” Rebel Wilson confessed.
“So, I’ve really changed to eating a high-protein diet, which is challenging because I didn’t used to eat a lot of meat.”
The actress confirmed to her fans that she had lost over 60 pounds this year, putting a lot of the loss down to her passion of hiking.
She revealed the exciting milestone on Instagram on Sunday, sharing a photo of her weight on the scale, saying that she had reached her goal weight with time to “spare”.
“Hit my goal with one month to spare! Even though it’s not about a weight number, it’s about being healthy, I needed a tangible measurement to have as a goal and that was 165 pounds” Rebel captioned the instagram post.
During an hour long Instagram Live video, the comedian fought back tears as she revealed to her fans that she did not treat her body with the “love and respect” it deserved in the past.
We’re talking about Amazing Weight Loss Journeys & Diabetes with musical inspiration from Jennifer Hudson on Divabetic’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast.
Guests include Vanessa Hunter, Dr. Wendy Rapaport PsyD, Dr. Stewart Harris, Patricia Addie-Gentle RN, CDE, and Autumn Reed.
Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a lot.”
“I tell people that Noom isn’t a diet, it’s a lifestyle choice.”
I asked my friend, Andy, who isn’t living with diabetes, to share his 40 pound weight loss journey using the Noom Weight Loss App.
You can access Noom with a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet. Since its inception in 2008, the Noom diet, or Noom, has quickly grown to become one of the most searched-for diets. According to Noom, people who use their program and adopt a healthy lifestyle can expect to lose 1–2 pounds (0.5–1 kg) per week. The app promotes low-calorie, nutrient-dense foods and encouraging healthy lifestyle changes according to their website. Noom uses an algorithm to estimate the number of calories you should eat per day to lose weight.
Here’s my interview with Andy:
Q: What inspired you to go on Noom?
Andy: I joined Noom the week of Thanksgiving 2019 – Doesn’t seem to be the best time to start a weight management program, but I guess there’s no perfect time to start something like this.
A few years prior to joining Noom I’d put on roughly 80lbs (286lbs at my heaviest) due to many factors, but primarily depression – I’d lost a job, was having relationship issues and my social network was falling apart.
I’d always been active and fit, although never considered to be a “jock” or “gym rat”, I played some sports, practiced yoga, and was working out 4-6 days a week during my most active years. I’d always been lean and in decent shape. Though it wasn’t until I’d put on the weight where I’d gone in for an annual physical that my cholesterol levels were for the first time, elevated. I wasn’t at risk nor needing medication, but seeing these numbers made it clear I had to start doing something.
I joined a gym, started running and swimming again, but now in my mid-30s I just wasn’t losing the weight like I had in the past. Fast forward a year and I am living in NYC, joined Gotham Volleyball as a way to meet people, but also as a method to get physical again. Though feeling great about all these new changes, I was definitely still out of shape and carrying the extra weight around.
By this time I kept hearing these commercials for a thing called “Noom” on the radio and finally decided to investigate.
Q: What’s the program like? Would you recommend it? Why? What did you like about the program? What was helpful in achieving your goal?
Andy: I tell people that Noom isn’t a diet, it’s a lifestyle choice. Using psychology, Noom helps to refocus your relationship to food through behavioral health awareness. The Noom app is an all-in-one tool that uses all the various clinical methods to manage weight – and expectations – like logging meals, daily weigh-ins, calorie counter, one-on-one personalized coaching, pedometer, recipes, and dedicated support group/chat, etc. The app is very user-friendly and the content is bright and colorful, the creators have a big sense of humor which makes it an enjoyable experience as well.
I find the daily weigh-ins, meal log, and pedometer are the three most essential tools on Noom. Yes, the info-quizzes and coaching are important too, but these are the tools that are most applicable to tracking and seeing your progress. Let’s say, for example, you weigh in one morning above your daily goal, then track to see your prior day activity levels, what and when you ate, etc. you may begin to realize that that late-night slice of pizza or take-out is probably not helping – for many of us this is common sense, but making informed decisions and taking decisive action to combat these habits doesn’t always come easy.
With that being said, Noom doesn’t eliminate any foods. You really can eat what you want (within moderation) and the food charting helps to better understand which foods to have more of and which ones to ease up on.
Overall, yes, I definitely recommend Noom. It can be more expensive than other apps or programs, but is well worth a four month investment. I joined on their two week pay-what-you-want trial (I lost 10lbs in my first month), though I know of others who have found amazing discounts elsewhere.
Q: What did you not like about the program? How much weight did you lose?
Andy: Not that I don’t like it (I’m still using Noom), but I do not take advantage of all the apps features, primarily all the readings and quizzes. However, in the beginning it is important to do all of the in-app activities and only takes 10 minutes out of the day.
I’ve still lost a considerable amount of weight (40lbs from initial weigh-in of 235lbs) so I can only imagine just how much more weight and fit I might be if I followed everything to a T. With that being said, this has been a personal decision, I wouldn’t want anyone to join Noom or any program with this mindset, not see results, then drop the program prematurely – you have to do the work.
Q: Does Noom help with weight loss maintenance? What’s it like managing your weight during the pandemic? Easy? Hard? Why? Or Why not?
Andy: Yes, Noom has absolutely helped with weight loss maintenance (or gain – depending on your personal goals). Although Noom comes with a recipe tool and meal plan ad-ons at extra cost, I’ve been using a food delivery service, Misfits Market (not a Noom product). I love cooking, though I hate grocery shopping, so at $26 every two weeks I get a box filled with fresh fruits and vegetables which helps with maintaining access to healthy foods, especially in this new Work From Home (WFH) world we’re living in.
I’m not much of a snacker, though I do love fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, I’ve since rediscovered healthy snacks from childhood like, celery sticks with peanut butter, and apple slices with cheddar cheese or cucumbers and hummus – I crave these things now. In addition, I (unofficially) practice intermittent fasting, this is something that my metabolism has simply adapted overtime. Everybody is different, so someone interested in intermittent fasting should gather more information or speak with their healthcare provider if intermittent fasting is something they might be considering.
As far as Nooming through the pandemic, like most of us, it has been challenging to keep physically active. Normally living in NYC, we’re constantly on the go, but with those daily movements and volleyball being postponed, I’ve been making an effort to take nightly walks or runs – especially now that it’s summer. Though challenges will always present themselves, you have to keep moving.
Q: How much does Noom cost?
Noom offers a two-week introductory period, then costs $150 for a six-month subscription—you must enter your credit card up front to access the intro period. While that works out to $25 per month, you’ll have to pay that $150 up front.
We’re talking about ‘Diabetes & Pride’ on Divabetic’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast with musical inspiration from Ricky Martin
Check out the latest headlines in diabetes, diabetes self-management, healthy lifestyles and diva entertainment that we think you should know about this weekend.
FDA Approves First Blood Sugar Monitor without Finger Prick
Abbott’s new FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, approved Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration, uses a small sensor attached to the upper arm. Patients wave a reader device over it to see the current blood sugar level and changes over the past eight hours. READ MORE
Salmon is purported to be one of the healthiest foods due to its high omega-3 content, protein, and essential fatty acids, but if the fish is obtained from the Puget Sound, it is anything but healthy.
According to a recent study, up to 81 drugs and personal-care products were detected in the flesh of salmon caught in the Puget Sound. Some of the drugs include Prozac, Advil, Benadryl, Lipitor, and even cocaine. READ MORE
Non-nutritive Sweeteners Can Aid Weight Management in Diabetes
A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association concluded that non-nutritive sweeteners, when used carefully, may aid in reducing total energy intake and assist with weight loss or weight control while providing beneficial effects on related metabolic parameters. READ MORE
FDA Approves New Fast-Acting Mealtime Insulin
Officials with the FDA have approved fast-acting insulin aspart (Fiasp, Novo Nordisk) for the treatment of adults with diabetes. Fiasp is a fast-acting mealtime insulin designed for individuals in need of improved overall glucose control. READ MORE
8 Powerful Women (including Jillian Michaels and Victoria Beckham) Who Have Opened Up About Their Struggles With PCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects about 10 million women in the world. If you’re personally coping with PCOS, always remember that you are not alone. In fact, even some major celebrities with PCOS have used their platform to speak out about their struggles (and triumphs!) with the disorder, and cultivate awareness in our society. READ MORE
Music Spotlight: Kelsea Ballerini’s song, “Legends” is a mid-tempo ballad reflecting on a past love, though Ballerini also views the song as a message to her fans.
“I wrote it from the perspective of a breakup,” Ballerini told RSC. “Now I’m in such a different place in my life that, to me at least, it’s a love song about a love that you look back on that doesn’t even necessarily have to end. I hope my fans hear it as a letter to them but also they hear their own love story in it too.” READ MORE
Movie Spotlight: “Our Souls At Night” starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda As Neighbors With Benefits
“Our Souls at Night” chronicles the blossoming of a December-December romance between two neighbors in the fictional prairie town of Holt, Colo. It begins not with a spark of passion but with a sensible, if unusual, proposal. Addie Moore shows up at Louis Waters’s house and asks if he will sleep with her. Addie doesn’t mean she wants to have sex with Louis. She wants to slide under the covers next to him, turn off the bedside lamp and chat quietly until slumber arrives, simulating the easy marital intimacy that the two of them, both long widowed, have learned to live without. Louis, startled by the idea, agrees to think about it. READ MORE
It is a well-documented fact that more people living in the USA are overweight than any other country. This also seems to be true for American dogs as well. Research has shown that being overweight not only causes dogs to suffer more frequently from joint disease and related problems but it also reduces their life span by up to 30%. Yet people for whatever reason continue to feed their dogs too much food.
In my 40+ years of dealing with people who overfeed their dogs I have noticed that most of them do not even recognize that their dogs are overweight. So how do you tell if you have a fat dog. The easiest way is to compare it a chart that Purina research has put out that shows what the differences in weights on dogs looks like. Even with this great chart many people still cannot tell fat from muscle. Muscle is lean and when a dog is in proper weight you can see the cuts in the muscle very distinctly. Fat will make a hard rounded appearance and a very obese dog will have sides that roll back and forth like Jello™ when they are trotting towards you. The ribs of the dog should be easy to feel with lean muscle over them just enough to cover but not hide them.
If you have determined however, that your dog is overweight here are a few tips to help you get those pounds off.
1. Cut the amount you are feeding in half for one week. If let’s say, you are giving 2 cups of dry food in the morning and the same in the evening, then cut back to 1 cup for each meal.
2. Snacks should be meat or raw veggies like carrots and nothing else.
3. Double the exercise and make sure this is aerobic exercise. For example, if you take the dog on a walk to park once a day, keep that but add in another session where you jog instead of walk. Or if your dog likes to swim, add in a session of 30 minutes of vigorous swimming.
4. If you don’t jog you can put your dog on a treadmill for 30-60 minutes a day. I have one just for dogs with a longer base but, if you do things slowly, your dog will adapt to a human treadmill no problem.
Once you get the weight off keep it off by regularly weighing your dog at the vets. They don’t charge for it and it will give you a good guide that those pounds are not creeping back on when you thought you have gotten them all off.
You might want to switch foods as the one you are feeding may have too many carbohydrates or grains in it. A good grain free, balanced food like Rachael Ray’s Nutrish Grain Free diets might just the ticket to keeping those pounds off.
Debby Kay has been a pioneer in scent detection work for over 40 years. Debby teaches Super Sniffer® workshops for amateur dog owners and professional trainers alike.She has set up several non profit organizations worldwide for Diabetes Alert Dogs and her Sweet Snoopers program is now in 22 countries around the world helping people manage this disease better through the use of trainedalert dogs.
Debby isafounding officer and lifetime member oftheLabradorRetrieverClub of thePotomac, and a memberofthe LabradorRetriever ClubInc. Sheisa professional memberoftheDogWriters Association ofAmerica, The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, andtheInternational Association of CanineProfessionals.
Eric O’Grey was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that’s when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like Eric, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey together, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever changed their lives. Over the next year, just by going on walks, playing together, and eating plant-based foods, Eric lost 150 pounds, and Peety lost 25. As a result, Eric got off all oral medication, and became happy and healthy for the first time in his life-eventually reconnecting with and marrying his high school sweetheart. ‘Walking With Peety’ is for anyone who is ready to make a change in his or her life, and for everyone who knows the joy, love, and hope that dogs can bring. This is more than a tale of mutual rescue. This is an epic story of friendship and strength. ORDER NOW
Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Author Eric O’Grey on Diabetes Late Nite scheduled for Tuesday, December12, 2017, 6 PM, EST.
