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Free Weight Loss Programs

These Tips Can Save You Time, Money and Your Online Reputation

While learning the facts on obesity, I researched many free weight loss programs.

Many sites led to false advertisements and were not free. Others led to over promising claims.

What Do You Expect From Free Weight Loss Programs?

This was a question I asked myself. Here are some items that came to mind:

• It can calculate body mass index and resting metabolic rate.

• Delivers baseline tools to help you understand and track your progress.

• Delivers Calorie Tracker and 24 hour diet recall

• Delivers Exercise Tracker

• Analyzes your diet and recommends improvements to meet nutritional needs to ensure your good health

• Provides motivation

• Helps with meal planning

• Provides an opportunity to learn what to expect on the weight loss journey

• Provides trustworthy resources

• Maintains Privacy and Confidential Information

Are They Really Free Weight Loss Plans?

There are literally thousand of searches that advertise free weight loss programs, however, when you look deeper, many are not free.

While the site might let you use their tools such as the bmi calculator or online diary for free, there may be a catch!

Many sites ask you to accept their terms and conditions before joining.

Within the terms and conditions is legal language that discusses your rights as a user of their program.

Before committing to any free weight loss program, follow these tips to ensure identity privacy and accuracy of claims:

Learn what will be done with your private information. Many sites have you sign away your privacy rights.

Be cautious of sites that take ownership of your personal information, including your weight loss story and pictures and the right to distribute your information in any way they choose.

Determine accessibility to their "experts". Many free weight loss programs advertise the opportunity to tap into their experts for a fee. Look into the fees before committing to the program.

Understand that results will vary with individuals. The FTC warns American consumers of the extensive fraud in the weight loss industry.
Look for language such as:

• Quick weight loss diet plan

• Diet for Fast Weight Loss

• Quick Weight Loss Tips

• Quick Weight Loss Plans

• Quick Weight Loss Programs

• Fast Weight Loss Tips

Long term weight loss will never be quick or fast. It took me 13 months to lose 120 pounds. A healthy weight loss diet plan consists of safe, natural foods that you eat every day.

Quick and fast weight loss are more consistent with an unhealthy diet and set you up for rebound and failure.

Make sure the products and services offered are approved by the US government.

Many weight loss products contain disclaimers that they are not FDA approved. Also, check the FDA website Also, check the FDA website to make sure the product is not on the recall list, which can happen.

Because many weight loss supplements do not meet US government standards, there is no way of knowing all the ingredients that are actually going into the product.

Develop Your Own Free Weight Loss Program

You can develop your own free weight loss program using the tools from trusted sources on the Internet.

Here are the free weight loss programs I recommend and subscribe to:

My Pyramid Tracker

My Pyramid is an excellent US sponsored website that provides all the tools you need for your free weight loss program including the necessary calorie tracker and exercise tracker.

Besides the trackers, you can learn meal planning, run reports that analyze your calorie intake and output as well as you diet. The site even makes recommendations for you to balance your diet so you feel good while you are losing weight.

The President’s Challenge

The President's Challenge site is a fun site to help you stay motivated with your exercise. On The President's Challenge site, you can enter your activity by each day of the month and track your progress over time. Each day you enter your activity, you receive points towards awards that you can earn. You can even compare your progress with others nationally or within your state based on your group such as your age or preferred activity.

Shape Up America

Shape Up America was started by our previous US Surgeon General, Dr. Koop in 1994.

Seeing the growing trend of overweight and obesity in America, Dr. Koop began Shape Up America as a call to action.

Within the Shape Up America website, there are tools for you to use including measuring your resting metabolic rate and the Cyberkitchen to help with meal planning You can also learn about the 10,000 steps campaign and read about success stories.

There Really Are Free Weight Loss Programs

The great thing about these sites is that they maintain your privacy. You only need to register with minimal information such as your age, weight, height, e-mail and password. There are no terms and conditions to agree to and your information is never shared. When you lose your weight, your information is kept private for you to share with whomever you choose. The My Pyramid the President’s Fitness and the Shape Up America sites are excellent free trustworthy resources!

They offer all the tools you need to start losing your weight.

I wish I knew about them before I lost over 140 pounds but I use them now to maintain my weight loss and their very user friendly.

They really are free! They are also private and you keep your information, including your pictures and your weight loss story.

I use these sites to help me maintain my 140 + pound weight loss. I recommend them to everyone interested in losing or maintaining their weight.

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Disclaimer:The contents of this website are basedupon the opinion and experience of Georgene Dana Collins, unless otherwise noted. The information in this website is not intended to replace medical advice from your doctor. Check with your doctor before making changes to your health.

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