Nourishly - Nutrition & Diet 12+

Two years I had bariatric weight loss surgery and lost 135 pounds. During quarantine I regained about 10 pounds which brought up so much anxiety and fear. This app has been unbelievably helpful psychologically. It doesn’t focus on calories (although I set it up for bariatric weight loss and it does ask the same questions a health clinic would- calories and protein- however, you can set it so it doesn’t ask about calories). It really helps with my emotional eating by asking me describe my emotions and hunger level both before and after I eat. I log what I eat as well as my thoughts about it. It also gives great advice, such as avoid black and white thinking and know that you are more than your physical appearance. It is a fantastic tool for anyone who has food and body issues. It promotes kindness towards self , problem solving, and accountability. When I use it the extra pounds drop and I spend less time berating myself and more time actually making good choices. Thank you to the developers. I am so grateful. It is worth the cost for me since when I lost 135 pounds my diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea all went into remission. It isn’t just about looks for me, but my health- especially during these COVID times when obese diabetics with high blood pressure are at such high risk for serious complications.

I have always in some way or another had issues with not enough enough, due to intentional restriction, purging with exercise, or just general disinterest in food, but after starting a new degree and starting a triathlon training plan, I knew I needed to practice more mindfulness around eating.

This app does the trick! I can keep track of how I’m feeling throughout the day and after workouts, and actively change my habits. No calories to count! No “earning” snacks or treats. Just compassion for your self and your body. It’s doing a hard job!! It also integrates with your therapist so you’ve got someone else to hold you accountable.

Other than some functionality issues (the user interface is pretty wacky and unintuitive), this app is perfect. I love taking a picture to log my meals. It picks the most important things and does them well.

If you struggle with disordered eating, want to focus on your nutrition, or just generally be more mindful about your eating habits, this is the app for you!

We have been working with our excellent nutritionist to try to improve our eating habits and choices of food. Nourishly makes it really easy to keep track of what you eat. If I don’t write down what I eat immediately, I often forget what and when I ate. With Nourishly, you can take a photo of your meal with your phone (which will give you a date stamp—picked up by the app when you upload the photo later—a handy feature). You can also take a photo right in the app.

The information we log is shared with our nutritionist through the app. She reviews the logs, assesses how well we are eating, and gives us periodic feedback. This partnership has increased our awareness of what we are eating and helped us make progress towards incorporating recommendations made by our nutritionist.