Weight Loss Motivation, Support, and Goal-Setting at Sparkpeople
Sparkpeople is a fast growing online community dedicated to helping its members stay motivated to achieve their weight loss goals. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that despite having more weight loss products and programs on the market than ever before, Americans are also getting fatter by the year! Why is this happening?
Users at Sparkpeople agree that yo-yo dieting is responsible for you not being able to fit into your skinny jeans! While there are more diets and programs than ever before, many of these also rely on quick fixes rather than permanent weight loss. The ugly reality that most people hate to face is that they did not gain an extra 20, 30, 50, or 100 pounds overnight, but rather, their weight gain is the result of months or years of accumulated bad habits. It is setting yourself up for failure to think that you can lose 50 pounds in one month (unless you’re under strict nutritional guidance and hitting the gym for 6 hours per day like the hit TV show “Biggest Loser”). read more…
What is Sparkpeople?
Nowadays it seems like everything has gone online – including weight loss programs! Sparkpeople is just one of the many online forums dedicated to weight loss plans – encompassing resources for motivation, support, and goal-setting. Some may also argue that it is one of the best online resources for weight loss help, especially after being named as “Best Health Website” from 2006-2008 by Business Weekly. And believe it or not, Sparkpeople is completely free to anyone who was an Internet connection! read more…
Begin Your Weight Loss Journey By Learning Successful Habits of Sparkpeople “Losers”
Chris Downie’s “The Spark: 28 Day Plan to Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Transform Your Life” is based off of the winning weight loss tips and strategies culled from the online weight loss support forum: Sparkpeople.com. Sarkpeople is a free website which offers healthy recipes, workout routines, and interactive forums where members can update each other on how they managed the Holiday season without gaining a single pound or brainstorm about how to avoid a well-meaning, but sabotaging, family member. read more…