Free Online Weight Management Programs

Free Online Weight Management Programs
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Trying to navigate the world of weight management on your own can be tricky. Weight management programs are a helpful source of support and information; however, many such programs require a fee for services and information. Online weight management programs are available for free, and these can be a helpful source of information and support to help you be successful in meeting your personal weight management goals.

FitDay

FitDay is an online program that allows you to set goals, track the nutritional information of the foods you eat and track your exercise. According to the FitDay website, the site has a database of commonly eaten foods that you can enter into your food journal, and FitDay will automatically track the nutritional information of the foods that you have eaten including calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates. You can also enter exercise sessions to find out how many calories you have burned during workouts. There is also a database of diet and exercise articles that can help you make decisions about your diet, and you can get motivation and share tips with other dieters in the forums. All of these tools allow you to manage your weight easily at no charge.

Start Your Diet

Start Your Diet is a free website that offers weight management tools for dieters. According to the website, the free membership offers a free diet profile and plan. It also offers automatic goal setting and tracking tools to help you see your progress. You can enter your food and exercise into a daily tracking journal and check your progress through charts and graphs that give you a visual representation of how far you've come. Support and friendship is available through the online community, which offers support through recipe sharing and diet tips.

No-Fad Diet

The American Heart Association offers up the online No-Fad diet. According to the American Heart Association, the No-Fad diet teaches you to make healthy food choices. The site has tips for eating a heart healthy diet that helps to manage your weight. It also offers sensible exercise tips, shares ideas for maintaining momentum and provides healthy recipes for diabetes management, cholesterol management and weight loss. There is also a body mass index calculator to help monitor your success and see whether or not you are at a healthy BMI.

Free Weight Loss

This site provides comprehensive weight management tools free of charge. Along with online weight management articles, the site also has a calorie database, a discussion forum where users can share ideas about what has worked for them and a database of healthy recipes.

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Article reviewed by Lynda Moultry Belcher Last updated on: Sep 28, 2010

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