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How can I find a weigh out before the weigh in?
Bernadette McCarver Snyder
Get nutritional advice from Dr. Joanne Larsen MS RD LD. Search the provided categories of questions and answers before sending a new question. Categories include different vitamins, eating disorders, diseases, and much more.
Contains sections that discuss everything from low calorie sweeteners to trends and statistics. Use the calorie counter calculator to determine the fat grams and calories in what you eat.
Site promotes the book Conquer Your Cravings by Suzanne Geisemann. If you aren’t affected by the dessert names scrolling across the top of this page, you probably don’t need this book.
Contains pages on food facts, menus and meal plans, recipes, and exercise. Search the database of foods, use the daily food planner, or assess your nutritional profile.
Site was created to provide daily support to struggling dieters. When a moment of weakness strikes, you can always find someone here to talk it over with. You also can gain motivation from others’ success stories that are posted here.
A support and advocacy group being formed for overweight Americans. Excess dietary fat is one of America’s leading killers, and this group feels that something needs to be done to stop it.
The sole purpose of this site is sharing. There are no sales pitches, no products to buy, just support. Gail keeps her journal online for others to read, as well as her favorite recipes and a list of diets.
Offers links to FAQs on different exercises, diet and food myths, and a “powerful but spooky technique” to help start the diet journey.
Provides quick and easy dinner recipes that fit the busy lifestyle of today’s families. Have your eating habits and recipes analyzed, or send in your healthy cooking questions.
Determine out your percentage of body fat and your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Site also discusses vitamins and minerals as well as the benefits of a healthier lifestyle.
Site supports the above-titled book, which helps parents deal with their children’s weight and health issues. Provides fat-lowering strategies aimed at kids and suggests snack alternatives.
An informational page about the holiday. Designed to warn people about the dangers of obsessive and compulsive dieting. INDD aims to make people feel good about themselves no matter what size they are.
A feminist resource center and clearinghouse for non-diet and size rights communities worldwide.
A great place to swap recipes with others. Site posts a Recipe of the Week and a Tip of the Day. Also provides an indexed archive of past recipes and tips. There also is a kids’ cooking corner and a place to convert your recipes.
Join the mailing list to receive free low-fat recipes by e-mail. Site contains book reviews, tips for dining out, articles, recipes, and more.
Provides information on joining Magic of Believing, a support group that discusses diets, obesity, medical advances, fitness, and nutrition.
A nonprofit group of individuals dedicated to supporting those who are overweight. Membership is free and includes a forum for sharing strategies and methodologies for weight loss, as well as giving and getting emotional support.
Reprint of an article on serotonin and eating disorders.
Provides background information on metabolism and how your body burns fat. After you are given the background information, you are granted the opportunity to purchase the diet plan claimed to be the “most effective fat burning diet ever.”
Written by a physician, this page contains overviews of eating disorders, treatments and current topics related to obesity, and obesity-related medical conditions.
This site, sponsored by the Medical Services Organization, L.L.C, describes its surgical weight loss program and procedures for obese people. Qualifying criteria and other issues are discussed, and success stories are displayed.
Join the Nourish Net Club for personal weight tracking or just peruse the site for new ideas. This group recommends keeping daily logs and provides several samples. Also provides weight charts to see where you stand.
At Nutri/System’s Web site, you can read about the features and benefits of joining, read testimonies from clients who have had success with Nutri/System, find out where the centers are located, and sign up for free stuff.
Describes the systems available through these centers as well as the meals and treats. Also discusses vitamins and minerals and other nutritional supplements. Motivational books and tapes are also provided.
This site provides a daily column written by David Oliver, Ph.D. Previous columns are archived for review and readers can submit topic suggestions.
Discusses Susan’s latest book and vitamin program as well as her radio show. Also provides access to a Susan Powter chat room for new ideas, recipes, and information.
Provides the phone number for The Solution Hotline, a charge-per-minute connection to discussions of topics including hypnotherapy and food addiction.
An unofficial TOPS page created by one of its members. Included is information on how and why to join TOPS, nifty ideas for TOPS programs, information on TOPS retreats, and more.
Features a tip of the day and a newsletter to which you can subscribe. Past tips are archived for reference. Also provides a link to another diet page.
Site offers a history of the company and biographies of staff professionals. Also includes information about bariatric medicine and the health risks of obesity.
The online page of the popular weight loss program. Gives information about Weight Watchers and its many plans. Also includes an interactive portion where users can read and post success stories, challenges & solutions, exercise, and recipes.
Site provides the outline of this book by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. Also includes part the introduction and a description of the book’s intended audience.
From best-selling author Dr. Barry Sears, this site continues what his controversial books started. It defines and discusses the Zone and how to stay in it. Testimonials are provided and research news is posted.
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