Omada Health

My online pharmacy offered this free program to help me manage my health, so I signed up. They send you a wireless scale and assigned you a health counselor. I was assigned to Alicia.

I just set up the scale today. You basically open the box, insert four AA batteries (they were Duracell), and step on the scale. I was expecting to have to connect the scale to my Wi-Fi network, but after my weigh-in, the scale blinked a bit, and sent my weight somewhere. I looked online and the scale connects over either AT&T or T-Mobile’s cellular network to send data. I did not know it was possible without a SIM card. Omada also must have pre-configured the scale, so they know to associate the weight data to my account.

Initially, I thought the program was just collecting weight data and sending me information. However, it appears that I need to track food intake and activity in addition to tracking weight. There is also homework and likely chat sessions with Alicia. It is definitely more work but I need accountability to start the weight loss process.