weightlossresources.co.uk

Advantages: Enter all your food and exercise and you will lose weight
Disadvantages: Costs money, times you out

...few weight loss websites. Weightlossresources.co.uk (known hereafter as WLR) caught my eye - partly because it came up first in my Google search, but also because of its ease of use and functionality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Initial views and sign up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you first visit http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/, you are confronted with a welcome page with two main links - the 'enter' button and a link to the ...
...calorie contents). If you press the 'enter' button, you'll be invited to sign up for the free three-day trial. Unlike many other 'chargeable' sites, the three-day trial allows you to access all areas of the site, exactly as if you were a member. Furthermore, you do not need to provide credit card details in order to sign up for the free trial. The sign up process is simple - you need to provide your name, postcode, country, email address, a user ... Read review

Advantages: It works if you follow the guidelines
Disadvantages: Occasional server problems

I have had problems controlling my weight all of my adult life, and must have tried every sort of diet there is. My battle of the bulge is not helped by my career choice – I am a chef. I do have a BSc degree in Food and Consumer studies, and studied nutrition as part of this so I can’t plead ignorance as an excuse for being overweight. It was sheer apathy and laziness. ~~ My dieting history ~~ I don’t want to appear too self-absorbed ...
...have made similar errors trying to lose weight. So I would just like to briefly examine some of my past mistakes as a basis for comparison, because I think many other readers will have been there too. I have tried crash and fad diets of all sorts. These have included the famous “Cabbage soup” diet, nothing but fruit for the weekend, and outright fasting. The short-term results are fabulous but the weight soon came back plus some more, ... Read review

Advantages: Informative, accessible, low cost
Disadvantages: YOUR'E the one who has to diet!!

***************************************************** UPDATE 22/8/02 - everything I said below about the usefulness of this site still stands, BUT when you unsubscribe remember to tell your bank to stop the payment - I didn't, trusting to them to stop collecting it. Only 7 pounds a month so it didn't leap out (amongst the hundred other items on my Visa statement over the summer pretty small fry LOL), but it all adds up. I'm sure this is sloppy admin ...
...sorry WLR! ***************************************************** Regular readers may remember that some months ago I swore I would not spend another penny of my hard-earned on any slimming oriented product or service, I had run out of patience with the lot of them. Well please consider those words cooked, eaten and digested (with calorific content duly noted), I am trying again and enlisting all the support I can find. And this site is a REALLY ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, changes the way you think about food
Disadvantages: Technical problems with website, judgemental people on forums

Weight Loss Resources I joined Weight Loss Resources (WLR) about two years ago after putting on a stone through comfort eating. I tried the 3 day free trial but knew that I would need the full subscription to get my eating under control so signed up for 3 months. Along with access to all areas of the internet I also received a booklet, and several small notebooks to use as food diaries, although I never used them as I'm on the internet more often ...
...there are a lot of them. The food diary and exercise diary are easy to access, and it's easy to get to grips with both of them. They have different features each month, and different challenges for the season, such as losing weight for the summer holiday, and changing your habits for the new year. The focus isn't just on losing weight, but on changing your lifestyle from an unhealthy one, to a healthy one. People set their own personal challenges, ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, good support, low price
Disadvantages: Might be a bit fastidious

In the past, everytime I wanted to loose weight I was just being careful about what I ate for a few weeks, and oops the pounds had gone. However this time (maybe because I am getting older) this “technique” didn’t work so I decided to be more organised about it. I am not one for exercising (although I know I should) and neither one to go to slimming classes. I came across this website through some friends who joined before and lost a fair bit of ...
...different is because instead of counting points like Weighwatchers, you actually count your daily intake of calories. Basically you can eat whatever you want as long as you do not go over your amount of calories allowed for the day. - The registration – You have to be a member of Weightlossressources before you can have access to all the informations that the website has to offer. To be a member, you have to pay a fee which is quite reasonable (I’ll ... Read review