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Weight Loss for the School Day, a free health course on Tomo

Weight Loss for the School Day

Like Duolingo, but for Weight Loss for the School Day. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

A short one: 9 levels across 2 sections, about 18 minutes end to end, roughly 4 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Fueling Between the Bells and Movement Without a Gym. It starts from scratch.

9 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Bibi the Balanced Bear, the guide who teaches the Weight Loss for the School Day course
Weight Loss for the School Day
with Bibi the Balanced Bear
9
Levels
2
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Weight Loss for the School Day

  • Protein and fiber slow down digestion
  • Hand size and calorie needs
  • High-carb low-fiber crashes
  • Visual reference for portion control
  • Chicken and beans vs white bread
  • Limiting fats with the thumb rule
  • Using hand-based measurements to control portions
  • Applying the protein-fiber rule
  • Whole foods contain water and fiber which physically fill the stomach more than processed snacks
  • The brain often uses the same signal for thirst and mild hunger
  • Processed snacks are designed to be easy to overeat and don't signal 'fullness' to the brain quickly
  • Applying the protein-fiber rule to prevent afternoon energy dips and overeating
  • Drinking water first helps you identify if you actually need calories or just hydration
  • Choosing volume-heavy whole foods is a core strategy for losing weight without feeling hungry
  • Staying hydrated reduces the total number of snacks eaten throughout the school day
  • Using hand-based measurements to control portions for weight loss
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Weight Loss for the School Day the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

Mastering the Midday Meal

Why is using your hand a smart way to measure your lunch portions?

Get it right to open this lesson and 8 more in the app.

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Where Weight Loss for the School Day takes you

Learn to manage your energy and weight without a gym or a private chef. This course focuses on making smart choices during recess, lunch, and your daily commute.

  1. 1

    Fueling Between the Bells

    • Smart School Lunches and Snacks
    • Timing Your Energy Needs
  2. 2

    Movement Without a Gym

    • Stealth Fitness and Bodyweight Basics

2 sections · 3 units · 9 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Bestie

Weight Loss for the School Day is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.

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