The strain of dieting alone can be difficult. Having others going through weight loss struggles with you can help challenge you and make you lose more weight. Weight loss challenge programs are easy to find online and can be merely a keystroke away.
Weight Loss Challenge
The Weight Loss Challenge has a three-course program. The first course lasts 13 weeks, and the next two course last 12 weeks each. The program's website has a 13-page PDF recipe guide filled with food choices. While the course programs are password-protected for those who sign up through an office or city-wide weight loss challenge participant, the recipes are easily opened. The program includes meetings organized by the participating communities.
Weight Loss Wars
Weight Loss Wars has a free signup where participants have online access to recipes and tools to help in their weight loss battle. Tools include a BMI (body mass index) calculator, a heart rate calculator and a waist-to-hip ratio tracker. It offers 55 pages of recipes. As of April 2010 there were over 8,000 members signed up for the challenge.
Under the tag "Compete," the site lists challenges and how many people are participating. Some have prizes listed for the winners, ranging from $0 to $1,000 for the public challenges and $0 to $2,000 for the private challenges. Needless to say, the high prize money gives incentive to lose more weight.
Diet.com Weight Loss Challenge
Diet.com's Weight Loss Challenge has a message board, tools, recipes, shopping links, and a diet program all listed on its site. It offers both a free membership and a paid membership. Non-paying members get tracking tools, a workout builder, recipes, tips, a blog to read, and the weight loss challenge. Paid members get all the free access plus customized meal planning, emotional coping strategies, online diet coaching, expert fitness tips, weekly chats and free shipping on purchases. Recipes are organized in a handy search and there are over 1,000 of them to choose from.
Member Comments
cassidy2971 March 9
I am seeking information about large scale weight loss programs sponsored by a town to fight obesity. Any help or information you could provide would be most appreciated.
Tom Greenbaum
tlg@groupsplus.com