Online communities have been a great resource tool for women losing weight who need the additional support. The largest such community of women, ivillage, has shown great success as 87,000 members have lost an average of 6.4 pounds in 2007.
The Healthy Living Program at iVillage is successful because it offers a full range of weight loss tools, including an expert medical team, a community of support, personalized meal plans, grocery shopping lists, weight loss and nutrition articles, a stress management program, a virtual trainer and online journals.
“We knew the power of community could make big things happen, but 600,000 pounds was a figure we couldn’t dream of,” said Gregg Zegras, SVP of consumer health at iVillage. “Our exclusive Healthy Living Program offers the kind of guidance and support that women around the country have been paying big bucks for, until now” (Gilbert, Press Release.)
The iVillage diet is a step-by-step program based on your personal needs. It is easy to follow and the site keeps track of your daily progress. It enables dieters to track their nutrition, exercise and weight loss, as well as additional goals and progress in their stress relief skills.
The Healthy Living Program works. Barbara, a 49 year-old woman from Rancho Dominguez, California, participated in the challenge and lost 14 pounds and 10.5 inches; Natalie, a 23 year-old former college athlete lost 12 pounds, and Robyn, a 35 year-old working mother of three from Boston, lost 16 pounds (Gilbert, Press Release.)
Normally, you would expect to pay a large fee to have such a personalized and detailed weight loss plan set up for you, but the ivillage diets is free.
How much will you lose in 2007?