Online Diet Plan

Hi guys. Just starting the blog now on the online diet plan. I envy those guys who are able to stay with the online diets. If you find it difficult to stay on them off line then there will be problems online. LOL. Anyway here we go and I hope everyone will participate and contribute to the blog as we built it over time. I am particularly interested in those of you who have been on the diet both on and off line. It would be interesting to see how you have coped.

I just read about one that promises that you lose 10lbs in five weeks. Needless to say I am rather skeptical. Has anyone every succeeded with these week to week diets that are put online? They must be doing something right as people keep coming back. On a serious basis, I think that these kinds of diet can work if you choose the ones that suit you best. I have seen a site at http://www.sparkpeople.com/ which I am going to review today. It is an online community that allows potential dieters to visit and enter their vital statistics. They can also enter their own targets for dieting and then they are introduced to a calorie counter which enables them to work out where they are on the diet.
You have to register and they say that it is for free but in my experience nothing is ever for free. They do capture some of your basic data such as name, address and email. Maybe this provides them with a customer base and you would be contacted from time to time with offers related to online dieting. Ah well, I have seen it now! They have an option to enter your preference for dieting publications. So really although you are online the dieting is being done through magazines.
I was a bit disappointed that they did not a lot of actual text on the site and useful information for people who are dieting but you can try it for yourself to see how it works for you. Please let know whatever your experiences are. You might also re-direct us to some good sites and invite your friends to join the site or contribute. Those of you who have articles can always email me to see whether they can be considered for the blog. Take care and good luck with the dieting.