Dieting is definitely not easy, but when you report your eating habits to another human being, you tend to stay on track. Problem is, hiring a nutritionist can be prohibitively expensive.

Thankfully, there’s Rise, a new mobile app for dieting and health, which connects users with their own personalized diet plans and nutrition coaches for a fraction of the cost of a private appointment—it’s a mere $15 a week.

Here’s how it works: You take a photo of each meal and write a basic description of what you ate. Your coach will then get back to you within a few hours to share her thoughts. She can help you devise a daily diet plan and will even navigate restaurant menus with you before you eat out. Over time, practicing the nutritionists’ healthy eating lessons will become second nature.

There are no massive lists of fast foods or meal options to search through. You’ll never have to guess how big a portion size is or torture yourself over how many calories were in that ice cream sundae. Most impressive is how kind and encouraging the coaches are. We even appreciate their occasional nudges when they know we could eat better (for the record, treats are totally allowed).

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