WeightLossBuddycom Introduces Free Diet Tracking and Paid Premium Membership
Released on = December 21, 2005, 6:02 am
Press Release Author = Weight Loss Buddy Inc.
Industry = Healthcare
Press Release Summary = WeightLossBuddy.com, the free website that pairs people with Buddies to help them lose weight for good and change their lifestyles by offering 24/7 support, is introducing two new features: a free Diet-Tracking service and a paid Premium Membership.
Press Release Body = WeightLossBuddy.com\'s Premium Service includes an advanced version of the site\'s free Diet-Tracking feature that will allow Premium members to "track meals" using a database of 10,000 foods, including a fast-food lookup feature.
Other Premium features include:
· Individual Diet-Planning · Charts and Graphs to track individual weight-loss progress · The unique WeightLossBuddy.com individual Diet Dashboard · A personal private/public Diet Blog · Unlimited Health Screenings for heart disease, diabetes and mental health · A weekly portable printed Food Diary · Access to WeightLossBuddy.com\'s extensive Audio Library recorded by national and international experts on the site\'s panel and the site\'s E-Book Library
All for Only $39 Per Year
"Since its beginning in January 2004, WeightLossBuddy.com has remained a free site for our 25,000 members," says Joey Dweck, founder and CEO of the site. "We have never accepted any money or advertising, and our regular features will continue to be free."
"The Diet-Tracking service and Premium Membership arrive just in time for the New Year, when many of our WeightLossBuddy.com members have set new goals, Dweck says. "These new features will complement the regular ones, which include nightly online chats hosted by the more than 50 weight-loss experts who have endorsed us and an ever-expanding library of content that offers tips on everything from weight loss to healthy living."
WeightLossBuddy.com members, whether on the Premium or Basic plan, will continue to have access to the free features they have grown accustomed to.
At no charge, they will be able to:
· "Find a Buddy" by ZIP code, age, gender and common interests
· Get their own Personal Page that includes tips on Stress Reduction, Self- Esteem Builders and Rewards
· Access Weekly Activities from the "Weight Loss Buddy 12-Week Challenge Activity Book"
· Form a Team and challenge other teams to a weight-loss competition