Online Support for Weight Loss

Online Support for Weight Loss
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Weight loss support can help increase your weight loss success. If you don't have a friend or family member who can share your weight loss journey, perhaps online support can open a new outlet of support. Online weight loss support can not only give you encouragement, but you may also find helpful recipes, workout tips and learn how others manage their cravings.

FitDay

FitDay provides free online weight loss support through discussion boards where you can share your frustration, success and tips with others. FitDay also provides you with a free weight loss journal, which allows you to track and record your diet, exercise and weight loss. There's also an online calorie counter, which makes counting calories of all your daily meals easier.

Weight Loss Buddy

Weight Loss Buddy offers free online weight loss support through message boards and live chats. The website also allows you to ask experts questions so you get reliable, up-to-date information. In addition to venting to peers on the message boards about weight loss struggles, you can write in your own blog on Weight Loss Buddy. Weight Loss Buddy also encourages members who are local to each other to meet in person and workout together to help increase your weight loss support.

3 Fat Chicks

3 Fat Chicks began when three sisters created their own personal website to track their weight loss progress and provide support for each other. The three sisters received such an incredible response, the website was opened up to anyone who wanted to join and now has over 70,000 members, according to the website. 3 Fat Chicks offers free online weight loss support with diet tips, fitness articles, a calorie calculator and nutritious recipes that have been reviewed by members of the website. There's even a fashion section and a plus size section for larger members.

StartYourDiet.com

StartYourDiet.com provides members free online support with a meal planning and tracking calendar, community support, and graphs and charts to help you monitor your progress. They also encourage members to find a diet buddy online and begin having private chats with each other to develop a rapport with your new weight loss partner. The website hosts monthly contests that you may join to make dieting fun. For those who like playing games, StartYourDiet.com also offers Wii Fit tracking, so you can manage your calorie expenditure while working out with your favorite games.

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Article reviewed by Molly Solanki Last updated on: Dec 21, 2010

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