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I follow Layne Norton on Instagram and he has a lot of bravado about his knowledge and also his program. I generally don’t like his aggressive attitude online, but I love his science based approach and respect his in-depth understanding of the weight research as it is above and beyond what many other weight management coaches understand on a physiological level. I wanted to try his program because I thought it might be somehow different than other calorie restricted tracking apps. I thought it might take into account my overall hunger level, give me feedback on what foods I was tracking and make suggestions and even take into consideration my exercise as I feel that on days when I burn a lot of calories I feel extremely hungry the next day and have always wondered if I could do something different than just keep the exact same calorie intake after days where I exercise and do non-exercise (ie weight train and do heavy yard work). This app did none of that and I was really disappointed. I can count calories on my own without paying for the app. Maybe it is better suited for people who want to gain muscle or put on weight ? I didn’t feel that is was any more helpful than “MyFitnessPal” or other calorie tracking apps and cancelled my subscription.

This app is a great tool for most people who have a large amount of weight to lose. But for a petite female with a low TDEE trying to lose the last 5 lbs, it’s not been super helpful. I started at 108 in January and 3 months later, I’m at 104. I’m trying to lose very slowly and sustainably, with 1400 calories a day. Any lower than that is just too extreme for my daily life. I would rather do a longer, moderate deficit than a short extreme one. I mainly use the app because I was hoping it could give me a good estimate for what my maintenance calories are. But being pretty close to my goal weight, the scale isn’t going down every week and the app is not patient enough for me. It keeps trying to lower my calories too low if I don’t lose weight on the scale every week. It‘s taking several weeks for the scale to budge sometimes. I’m losing about 1 pound a month, which is okay for me. But basically, the app just isn’t flexible enough. I’m hoping in the future they can make some sort of advanced option for people like me who need a slower rate of weight loss.

I have struggled with weight my entire life. There is so much misleading information in the health and fitness industry and a lot of it led me to disordered eating, big weight fluctuations and feeling defeated. Several years ago I discovered Layne Norton online and his honest information is what I needed to really understand nutrition and to see through all of the lies in the industry. When I heard he was behind the Carbon Diet Coach app, I was really excited to try it. I have used the app for a month now and have seen better weight loss results than I have ever seen before. Not only are the results there, I’m not super hungry and grumpy like on other meal plans. It is super easy to use and the coach feature is just like a real coach telling me each week what my calories and macros need to be at to reach my goal. I love that it adjusts based on my results throughout the week so that it is always keeping me on track to hit my goals. I have already told a lot of people about this app and will continue to highly recommend it. The cost of the app is negligible compared to the value it gives it’s users. I see myself being a long-term user of this app and feel more confident than I ever have that I will finally hit my health goal and maintain the results for the rest of my life. I’m very grateful I found this app and highly recommend it to anybody considering it.