Say Hello to Joey, a Lobster Dealer, Successful Blogger and Podcast Producer

Meet Joey Ciaramitaro, a Lobster dealer from Gloucester, Massachusetts (pronounced Glos-tahr for non-New Englanders), who recently gained the SuperTracker status by spreading the word about Lose It! to his followers. When Joey first downloaded Lose It!, he admits the main reason behind his sudden desire to calorie count was because of his wife.  

“My wife was using the Lose It! app, and when I started using it, it just made sense.” says Joey, “my number one fail was my mindless eating out of boredom, usually at work or while watching sports. Logging my food intake keeps me honest.” 

In addition to his daily work as a Lobster Dealer, Joey is the owner and operator of Good Morning Gloucester, a local forum and podcast that delivers Gloucester news (and plenty of laughs) to its listeners and followers. The publication started when Joey decided to post some of the beautiful images he captured in the early mornings on the docks to a local message board. The outpour of support was immediate, and he then decided to start his own blog, which then progressed to a podcast. 

Fast forward to today, where his site receives over a million views a month. Despite being busy with GMG and his work as a Lobster Dealer, Joey still finds time to calorie count and has lost eight pounds since first downloading the app! 

“I’ve lost twelve pounds, and reached my goal,” boasts Joey, “As soon as you start seeing results it makes you want to do it more, it’s a fantastic motivator.” 

While the weight loss itself is rewarding, Joey’s off-the-scale victory was a change in how he views food. He now focuses on eating a healthier diet instead of the “five slices of pizza” he would’ve had for lunch before, replacing them instead with healthier options like fruit smoothies. His hard work has paid off, and he has now created healthier habits which has led to more energy throughout the day. 

“Now I’m seeing what foods I can replace junk food with. I have more energy and find maintaining a healthy weight to be pretty simple.” says Joey.

Joey wanted to become a Lose It! SuperTracker because he wants to be able to motivate others while also holding himself accountable. When asked who his hero is, Joey answered his wife, Katelyn Ciaramitaro (ours too for introducing him to the app!). 

Make sure to follow Joey on Instagram at @CaptJoe06 as well as check out the successful Good Morning Gloucester website and podcast.