To begin with the most important thing to me was figuring out what foods were healthy choices because I was having a lot of trouble figuring out what was good and what was not so good because all of the information I read was contradictory to each other. I started out strong on the program a few months ago, but due to a medical situation I had to stop fasting for about a month and I had to eat carb heavy foods for a couple of weeks. Now, I am back on the program and I really think that it is something I can do for the rest of my life. Getting back on the program was a little bit harder than starting it, but the AI system encourages baby steps and it counsels you and gives you tips and tricks the whole way through your journey. And I feel much more comfortable with the AI system than I do talking to a person because I have so many questions that if I had a real person, I would feel bad If they were assigned to me because I ask the AI system questions constantly day or night. It even helps me meal plan for my family of six with different dietary needs. I’m even able to tell Avo what I have in my fridge and ask her to give me a recipe for it. The system is much more than a diet or a fasting program. It’s a dietitian, counselor, a coach. Once I lose this weight (because I’m confident that I will. I am receiving the rewards.) I plan to use it to help me LEARN how to maintain my weight as well.

Like many out there I suffer from analysis paralysis. Nutrition and the human body are fascinating. However, there is so much conflicting information out there. I have a difficult time committing to a lifestyle/diet that may or may not work for me. So far I find the simplicity of the program very helpful! The only changes I have made are the meal versus fasting times and making intentional choices regarding the food and drinks I consume. (For me that means avoiding sugar, not carbohydrates or fiber, and reducing my saturated fats.) I appreciate the value of the information provided, but only when I want to review it. And although I understand the psychological technique being used, I feel encouraged by the positive feedback. I find my relationship with food and eating being nourished in a positive direction. Not being berated for missing tracking a meal or fasting times allows me to pick right back up again. It’s a bit early to determine how well this program will work for my goals. However, I have already seen some weight reduction, I can feel my body composition, changing, and I feel more energized. As far as enhancements to the application are concerned: it would be nice to be able to add protein powder to my morning coffee. Also, to allow me to enter in my dinner meal with a later timestamp for when I expect to complete my meal. Otherwise, I have to go back and edit the timestamp or wait until the end of my meal, which is not always convenient.

I have really benefited from this app. It has made me more aware of my eating habits, as well as making feel accountable to my health. The AI help is, for the most part, is great—providing recipes, food nutritional information, and the like. The articles and other resources are very helpful. However, there are some problems. Because the app doesn’t look at specific nutrients of foods entered, it will make judgments about some things entered without knowing what the truth is. Two examples: I had eaten pizza twice in a week—once the day it was purchased, the second time was leftovers. The app said I had logged “junk food” multiple times. The pizza I buy is carefully selected for its quality of ingredients and would not be considered junk food. Second example was just yesterday: I had a bowl of air-popped popcorn that has three ingredients—popping corn, organic extra virgin coconut oil, and Himalayan pink salt—yet the app flagged this as being high in saturated fat and gave it a low score, despite being high in dietary fiber. I love the simplicity of entering foods generally, but feel like it doesn’t have a full understanding of those foods as a result. I wish there was a way to have the option of including ingredient lists or nutritional information to have a better result. I also wish the app had an option to include more specific macronutrient information rather than the generalized versions included in the app.