I needed a wellness/weight loss plan that I could sustain over time, not one that required buying expensive food or workout equipment I couldn’t afford or lengthy trainer sessions I knew I would never keep. RA program has helped keep it simple, and has kept me focused and motivated for 25 weeks now. Sessions are easy to work into my week, and the weekly check in - and weigh in! - keeps me accountable. The calorie counting app has been the real game changer for me. Was shocked to find out how many calories I was consuming each day when I felt like I “hardly ever ate!” Easy to log food as I go about my day and over time it has “trained” me to choose calories wisely to satisfy my hunger and keep me healthier. That plus a little daily exercise (mostly walking!), and I am down close to 40 lbs from my starting weight. It gets easier each week to keep it going. I don’t feel like I am dieting at all. I just live a little healthier now, and it feels awesome!

Okay, I’m comparing this to Real Appeal’s former app, but even with that in mind, this app lacks a number of features that should be in any app for supporting a healthy lifestyle. There is no way to track exercise, no way to track water consumption, no way to backdate your weigh-ins, and not way to add foods that are not in the database (using nutrition facts on the label). The interface with Fitbit is lacking; it only tracks steps, and can’t read the weight from a Fitbit scale. And to top it all off, the food entry features rarely allows you to measure food in grams (which I prefer, even though I’m American), and even when it does, you can’t enter a weight over 99 grams (a little more than 3 ounces). On the plus side, this app does allow you to create meals for quick entry (for example, if you eat a certain breakfast frequently). All in all, it’s stable and easy to use, and with some tweaks it could merit five stars. But it’s not quite there yet.

I felt like this app had helped me with support with the class. I love the involvement of others to gain ideas but also, with coach I have access to a one on one. We are always on schedule and we get meetings done. I like that I didn’t have to purchase so many apps to calculate my calories or activities etc and if needed I could educate myself with what’s out there on our app the coach has us read with our weekly sessions. Now** I do wish we could take pictures of monthly progress. Because I would love to see from where my start was and the monthly difference side by side. Instead- I’m having to take it on my own but cant do the layout side by side like it shows on the app and it was a bummer for me. Maybe updates to this would help benefit and get motivation more

I lost 35 lbs without special foods, expensive add-ones, etc. I felt great! I was looking forward to learning how to maintain my weight loss but the transition is preventing me from further participation because I switched jobs and have the exact same UHC plan but the new employer doesn’t participate. So Real Appeal is dumping me! I won’t get to finish my first full year either. I’m devastated. Finally found a plan that works with my limited physical capabilities (have had arthritis since age 12, already had my jaw joints replaced at age 18), now at almost 40 the weight loss has been amazing for my joints! All I did was calorie count and their walk it off program. So yeah, being devastated, I fell back into old habits and put all my weight back on. I’m really hoping they get the program available to all, not just employer participation. I’ve tried another calorie counting program (Noom) and while it’s similar it’s not as user-friendly as the old Real Appeal app. I haven’t gotten to try the new one even though I am willing to pay out of pocket. Devastated, and it still hurts.