The App That Helped Me Shed 100 Pounds
Health|July - August 2018

How one download encouraged Erica Shearer to redo her diet and fall for fitness.

Anthea Levi
The App That Helped Me Shed 100 Pounds

I COME FROM A BIG FAMILY that eats huge meals often, so it’s no surprise that I took my all-you-can-eat mentality to college. The unlimited cafeteria food plan didn’t help either, and by my senior year, I weighed 290 pounds. Yet it wasn’t until after I graduated that I found myself faced with constant reminders—worrying whether I’d fit into an airplane seat and feeling ashamed when I lagged behind on hikes—that I needed to make a change. When my heavy frame started to make my joints ache, I became painfully aware (literally) that I had to slim down. Since it was hard for me to stick with diets in the past, this time I chose the calorie logging app Lose It!

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This story is from the July - August 2018 edition of Health.

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