Weight / Fat loss

I've used a phone app called Rise for about 14 months. It's a food diary app where you take pictures of your meals but it connects you to a nutritionist. You choose one based on little bios, tell them what you're trying to achieve, you agree a goal for the next few weeks e.g. -2lb and they rate each meal and make suggestions. Mine tended to be happy with almost anything as long as there was protein and/or greens. She would make suggestions like if I had pasta, perhaps I should try wholegrain or add broccoli.

Positives:

• My diet has definitely improved because of the suggestions; I focus more on getting protein (am vegetarian), my diet supports training better
  
• I have more energy
  
• It's good to have someone encouraging you e.g. to share when you've had something good and probably makes you think twice about things you know they won't like.
  
  

Negatives:

• I haven't lost any weight, in fact it has been hard to maintain the same weight while following the advice.
  
• I did a lot better weight loss wise on MyFitnessPal.
  
• There's no numeric tracking of calories etc, only weight.
  
• Weight doesn't synch with wireless scales / HealthKit data.
  
• You quickly figure out exactly what they'll say for everything you eat so probably don't need to do it long term.
  
• It's awkward taking pictures of everything, especially at restaurants etc. When you're busy it's yet more faff.
  
  

Happy overall but dropping it now and going back to MyFitnessPal.