Amanda Nighbert 4+

Well aside from the LEAN program truly being a life changing experience, this app has made it a game changer. With the click of a button I’m connected with a personal health coach, a daily workout program catered to both beginners and advanced participants, a complete meal plan with grocery lists and so many more features. One of my favorite parts of the app is the Forum. The forum is a platform for current participants to share questions, struggles, recipes and some of their favorite foods & supplements that follow Amanda’s program. I have done the program multiple times, and the things that keep me coming back are all found in this app! The LEAN program has not only changed my life, but my whole family is benefiting daily. We eat healthier than we ever have, (I actually cook now!) and this has taught my kids so much about nutrition. My kids even ask to workout with me some days, and EVERYONE is benefitting from a happier mom. ❤️

I’m giving this app a 3 star because so many things could be better and more mainstream. Let’s start with tracking water. Every water bottle is not the same and sometimes you drink from something else. You should be able to click the plus button to how many ounces not edit, save, and then add. Also don’t like that it doesn’t reset to 8 oz immediately. Then let’s move on to foods. There 1. Should be a partner sharing option if partners sign up together. We make 1 meal and should be able to share it from the same platform. Also good for accountability 2. Should be a favorites button. Where it’s a common food that you eat often and should be able to find super easy and not have to remember the brand and go search. If there is that option it’s not easy to find. It should be like Insta and you click a heart, star, whatever and you have a favorites tab. 3. You should be able to edit your food once you add it and hit the check mark. Lastly the app is not fast it’s actually slow moving. Tracking foods is not my favorite and having to wait because it’s slow makes me want to track less and less. Don’t get me wrong I actually enjoy seeing everyday what I’m eating in terms of proteins vs carbs vs fat and actually how little I was eating. It has taught me I need to eat more to meet my bodies needs.

I only started with a 5 day challenge to get my feet wet hoping to see what it was all about and to see if I could learn from this program. What I learned is the program is not designed for the working mom
or the mom on the go. The recipes require lots of cooking a prep work with no overlap to cut down on time. I have three kids and work full time and there is no way I could prep three cooked meals for the following day and workout especially on a school night. Also the ingredient list is really quite extensive and several of the all organic items and things aren’t even available to me at my local store because I live in a small town. Further more aside from the cooked meal recipes one recipe you’re actually paying for is a breakfast recipe of “almonds and apples” where basically you cut an apple and eat with almonds. While this is the easiest recipe time wise I found myself wondering wow I really paid for this recipe. I realize she doesn’t market it as easy for for someone with a busy lifestyle but also I don’t think this is realistic or obtainable for someone who is on the go.