Vida Health 12+

Extremely impressive program

Vida is extremely impressive. I didn’t think in the past that I could keep up any diet or exercise plan. Certainly never both at once. In the last 6 months I’ve not only lost 20 lb and gotten to my ideal weight, I’ve run a half marathon and started regular meditation. All these things have become a regular part of my life that I feel enthusiastic about continuing. I won’t credit them all to Vida. I started the running program beforehand. But where I think Vida has been enormously helpful is in guiding, monitoring, and suggesting tweaks, and having someone to talk with for support. That’s been helpful to give me the confidence that I can basically manage it myself.

Needs work: the food logging, an essential function, is very slow to respond and does not allow you to easily repeat meals, which makes it extremely painful in comparison to myfitnesspal. Now I just use myfitnesspal. The program itself has extensive information about diet relative to other sources but in my opinion very little about exercise or other topics.

First impression

In honesty I was very skeptical about what this was going to be since it was more of a have to thing rather than a recommendation from my Dr. for insurance to cover meds had to sign up but I decided to be optimistic. That optimism is paying off. Tons of information. New ways to keep up with diet and blood testing. Logging many other types of information is Al just another accountability measure. Still playing with the app To discover all it can do for me. Then there is the help from my dietician plus I have a new health care person I have yet to meet but that is scheduled. Reading posts from other people and seeing the questions they have also opens the gates to new questions I have and seeing how some people are handling the same issues I have is enlightening.

So far the only down points I can see is there is no way to log meds taken like amounts of insulin on a sliding scale and the food log is a little tough to get a hang of. Other than that I am very happy with this new way to help me manage my diabetes

Developer Response ,

Hi there! Thanks so much for the great review. Vida is all about equipping members with the tools that are best for them and their unique health goals and experiences. If you need a hand with any of the tools in our app, don't hesitate to reach out to support@vida.com, we'd be happy to look into ways to help with the medication and food loggers!

My loss

I’ve been on Vida a few months, well how about 50 Pound loss? Better sleep, more energy, and $$$ saved!!
Support, nutritional information, counseling, and encouragement!
My dietitian has helped me do very significant changes to my eating habits.
A few weeks ago I saw my shadow as I was getting into my car… I just stood there admiring my curves, my waist line!!
It’s was so noticeable on that shadow on the ground!
My closet is getting smaller! All those 2x 1x are being replaced by Large clothes.
I’m almost 65 and for the first time I feel in total control of my weight!
And the $$$, well no more chocolate, and that’s a big savings! And fresh foods not processed, that’s a huge savings on my grocery bill!
Oh and my sugar!! It’s under control!!
I look so much better, I feel better, stronger, and I can walk away from carbs!
I can’t thank Vida, the counselors, the daily information, and logging my progress to my goal. Still have a ways to go, but I’m 2/3 of the way, and have total faith I’ll get there, the right way, with all my lifestyle changes and good eating habits, I’ll be set for further success!
Thank you so much!

Developer Response ,

Hi,

We appreciate you sharing your testimony about how you have continuously benefited from Vida. We are always excited to hear stories like this.

Thanks again for sharing!