For those interested...

A while back (easily 10 months ago or so), a bunch of us 07'ers started a weightloss/health management team over on a site called Spark People. It's totally free. We have an LIW NW Team. While our initial interest has died down, we'd love to open it up to you all as well. This is the time of year when we all feel a bit fuller and more aware of the NW weight.

So please, if any of you are interested in joining us, please feel free. It's great to have a support group when trying to get healthy and it's all in a friendly and private environment. Hope to see you all there!

I am trying to sign up its not working

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Posted by lizzie217

I am trying to sign up its not working

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Hmm... First you need to have a Spark People acct, so make sure you are set up on that. Once you have your user name there, fm to me, and I can send you an invite. That might work better.

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Posted by Autumn08

Is there a specific plan to follow or is it for motivation?

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They do have plans to follow if you choose but it is mainly for motivation and to have people to talk to. I joined it when the group was first formed but fell off the bandwagon big time. It is a very good FREE site for weightloss. I am jumping back on right after the holidays and hope to see people there.

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Posted by Autumn08

Is there a specific plan to follow or is it for motivation?

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There are varying forms of ways it helps. First, you set a goal for yourself, so if you say that you want to lose 10lbs by President's Day weekend, it will calculate the number of calories you have to eat per day in order to reach that goal. So you log your food, liquid intake, exercise, etc. For everything you do, you earn points, so if you are someone that thrives off of competition or motivation, the points really help.

There are also emails sent out with really great health information, motivational articles, etc. Each email has a link on it that allows you to earn a point for reading it and brings you into your log in screen.

Then there are the hundreds of special 'Teams' that are for extra motivation. The LIW NW team is just one of those. There are some for people in age groups, others for people who love wine, people who have dogs and want to use their daily walks as exercise... You name it, there's a team for it.

Again, the site is totally free, so it's a good option for people who don't want to spend money to log their food or exercise.

HTH