The dangers of stopping using Noom's diet program are the same as stopping any other diet program. Registered dietitian Jeani Hunt, MS, RD, CD told us that to her, Noom isn't any different than any other weight loss app out there; as much as the app claims they're a lifestyle change, not a diet, all Noom has really done is repackaged the idea that ending the day in a calorie deficit is what helps you lose weight. Which it does — until you start eating normally again. If you can.
For Aiden, a former Noom user who talked to Bustle, categorizing food and counting calories followed them years after they stopped their diet. Molly Robson, a nutritionist in Boston, adds that many of her clients have a hard time giving up counting calories, terrified that if they stop keeping track of every calorie they eat, they'll gain the weight right back (via Bustle).
Just like with any other fad diet, along with the dangers of pushing yourself into an eating disorder, diets simply don't work long term. Instead, they leave you with a lifetime of side-effects to manage, making eating and living normally again difficult (via University of Georgia). Don't be fooled; just because Noom says they aren't a fad diet doesn't mean they aren't.
For most Noom users, their experience is a cycle of a little weight loss, gaining the weight back, deleting and then re-downloading the app.
