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Weight Loss Communities

On-line social networking is as popular as ever - with new sites appearing every other week. Weight loss is a common theme, and many people benefit from the mutual support offered by an on-line community.

Here are three new sites.

FatSecret
This site takes a unique approach to assessing a weight loss program. Each community member links themselves to a diet (either a popular commercial offering or a do-it-yourself plan). This allows a diet to be tracked (members can log pound lost), and appropriate recipes to be submitted. Free Registration.

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This site is centered around blogging. Members create blogs and connect with other weight loss bloggers. Free registration.

sites3.gifLosing It
Losing It is a social network that offers similar features to other popular networks. Members can become a part of a support group (based on diet, exercise, age, motivation, etc). Members can make blog posts, calendars, and of course have a "home page" profile. Membership is free until December 2006.

Diet Television has details and basic user reviews of almost 50 diets. The site uses graphs and sliders to allow the user to pick the best diet for them - users can review the diets.

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18 Comments

jg

Here is Another great site, that provides support groups, personal blogs, and rewards. Its a great site for those who want to lose weight! I joined it and i love it! So i recommend you check it out..

www.Losingit.com

Its awesome and everyone there is in it together and looking to support one another while they lose the weight and keep it off!

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Jim

Ermmm... did you actually glance at the post above?

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Chloe

took a peak at that FatSecret site, very interesting to say the least, am surprised no one has come up with something like it before...

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Mel

Another great site is Free Online Health, created by Ray Kelly - Australia's Biggest Loser winner's Trainer.

free-online-health.com/forums/

I'm on there regularly and it's a great community to share ideas and give support! :D

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haydn

I think you missed this one, Jim. It's a newbie.

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haydn

www.mydietfriends.com

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Wendy

Sparkspeople.com is terrific! Joi4me

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Dietography.com

Great post! Social networking is a powerful theme in dieting, peer support is crucial to the success of any diet.
We also run a diet-blogging and social networking site, registration and use is completely free!

Dietography.com

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Joi4me

Correction: Sparkpeople.com is the website. Its free!

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Johnson

I am so impressed with FatSecret, it's like a big diet one stop shop.

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James Abbit

I feel after reading about all of these up and down diets that the best way to ward off fat is to exercise. Many of my patients do not feel comfortable going the gym because they are unsure of how to use equipment and it can be scary. Personal Trainers are also very expensive. I just recently saw a new site that you may want to check out. It is called Whagaa Software, http://www.whagaa.com. They provide a complete personal training program that you can take to the gym with you on your PDA, Smartphone or iPod. Pretty cool stuff.

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Chrisha

Love the FatSecret site, thanks Jim

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Rebecca


Extrapounds is fantastic, I have met some really great people and the support is just what I needed.

Thanks for the info Jim.

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Renae

Hi Jim, love all your posts/blogs they're really great.

I took a look at all of these new communities and some others mentioned about and I have to say that FatSecret stands out. The site works well for people on all the bigtime popular diets - not that they work :)

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Extrapounds

Hi Jim,

Thanks for posting information about our site and the others. It is great that awareness of these sites is being increased as they an essential weight loss aid. All three sites that you have featured have their own strong qualities about them that genuinely help dieters keep on track and motivated to lose and maintain weight loss.

The friendly community on our site provides a world of weight loss support; a vital element to reaching your goal.

Thanks again.

Extrapounds.com

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Jordan Willms

Check out http://www.gimme20.com for another great fitness community! We'd appretiate it if you would give us a review!

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Tammy

Hi my name is Tammy,I started looking for weight loss support sites today and came in here,I"d like to talk with buddies on what "works or doesnt work" for them,I just bought the Total gym to loss weight and thought a buddy or two would be nice,If anyone is interested,let me know,I plan to be on here a lot,Thanks Tammy

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steve main

Here is another new one I just found. Very nicely put together and it is free. www.dietandfitnesscommunity.com

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