My name is Siani Peterson (@nurse_siani), and I am 26. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and I am a pediatric nurse. After diagnoses for prediabetes and hypertension, I signed up for the Noom app to aid my weight loss effort and lost 50 pounds in seven months.
Growing up, I had always been the "bigger girl." I was the bigger friend, the bigger cheerleaderjust the bigger [fill in the blank]. But things started to spiral out of control with my weight during my divorce in July 2016, and continued as I started nursing school in January 2017.
I was beyond stressed and I turned to food. I ate to cope with my feelings, and out of boredom. Eventually, my weight led to health issues. I was diagnosed with both prediabetes and hypertension.
This led me to try quick-fix ways to lose weight. I had liposuction twice, as well as the lap band procedure. But they both failed for me simply because I was not willing to make the commitment to change my lifestyle. At 24, I had hit my highest weight of 255 pounds.
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I saw an ad for a program called Noom, and they were offering a free two-week trial. I figured, what else did I have to lose besides some weight? I was willing to try anything (other than going at it on my own) at that point. My turning point came when I joined Noom on December 1, 2019. I was 25 at the time.
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I use the app, which has a calorie tracker and a step tracker. Im able to enter in what I eat, and the food log is honestly 90 percent of why I have lost weight. I also like to see how active I am, and it also has a weight tracker that tells me how much progress Ive made. I only eat the number of calories that I need a day to give me adequate energy and still allows me to lose weight. I like to say, This is what works for me. This is what works for Siani.
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So I just recently started exercising in July 2020. Now I cant get enough of it, and I broke my plateau since adding it in. I rotate leg day, an arm and chest day, and a cardio day. If you wanna sweat, do the StairMaster for 20 minutes!
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These three changes helped me see the most noticeable results in my weight loss.
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You have to hold yourself accountable when it comes to weight loss, but its okay to use extra tools. I used Noom to take all the guesswork out of eating. I also purged my house of junk food to set myself up for success.
Although I lost my initial 50 pounds through diet alone, I'm starting to find exercise that I enjoy. I have fallen in love with weightlifting.
I want to encourage other women and remind them of some motivation words that I love: You are that girl, you will forever be that girl, and now you a going to show them you are that girl, period.
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