Maybe you have noticed the term ‘Influencer’ being thrown around a lot these days. I’m sure a mental image of some young person dancing in a random or taking very staged photos “living their best life” comes to mind. But the term is based around a much more fascinating economic phenomenon: content creation and consumption of the internet.
I apologize if you’re looking for a technical blog, because I have someone to introduce you to (and who doesn’t love puppies?)! Karl Command is a Cavalier King Charles that added to my family over the holidays. I wasn’t really looking for a dog, but these types of things seem to happen in weird ways. I’ve had Cavaliers in the past and loved them. Well, one random night I googled ‘Cavalier puppies’ because I was bored, and as soon as I saw Karl, I knew I had to have him. It was love at first sight. A couple days later I was driving two hours to pick him up.
New year’s resolution or not, I thought I’d introduce a mindfulness/weight loss app I started back in September. It’s called Noom.
Noom takes a different approach on weight management and focuses on the psychology and science behind why, how, and what we eat. It encourages you to eat what you want and crave all while checking the fruits and veg boxes. You have the option to log your food, exercise, water consumption, and weight. And if you walk with your phone or have a step-tracker like FitBit, you can track your steps as well.
Information is key, so here are a few examples of what the app teaches you:
