Online Diet and weight loss forum?

Can anyone recommend an online diet and weight loss forum? (The sort of chat board thing where you join and chat back and forth by posting on a message board.)

I've recently started a nutrition and exercise program, and I'm doing well, but I thought it would be nice to talk with others who are doing the same. I guess I should mention I'm a guy, so I guess "women only" forums are out, and I'd prefer a place that is more about losing big numbers. I'm going for 70 lbs.

Anyhow. I see plenty of forums out there, but there are SO many, I thought it would be a good idea to get a recommendation.

(Please don't suggest I join Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig or something I'm on a program and I like it. I'm just looking for an online community.)

2009-01-06T16:17:01Z

I should have mentioned - I am looking for a forum that you are personally recommending as friendly and pleasant. Answers that just randomly post weight-loss websites are not useful at all. (Like the answer below, for instance!)

ohthequietthings2009-01-08T08:56:56Z

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Recently, at work, I had to do a lot of research into weight loss. I found plenty of weight loss communities online. But as for the most active and most helpful forums, I'd recommend one of these three:

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/
http://www.obesitydiscussion.com/
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/forums/

Also, as far as information and articles go - I'd check out the Journal on MicroNutra.com. They're a pretty sweet natural health company, and they're also very helpful and informative. There's not much a community there, but the amount of free information is astounding. Especially for the weight loss segment.

actormyk2009-01-07T08:04:50Z

I recently lost 50 pounds by using exactly what they used to tell you in third grade -- diet and exercise. You can still eat a pizza, but you better be in the gym the next day on a stairmaster for an hour. You can even eat late at night, as long as you've worked out that day or plan to work out the next day. I did not use an on-line chat room but found the people that I worked out with to be invaluable sources of information. They start to see your efforts paying off, they encourage you, and say things like "Have you ever tried taking a bag of dried banana chips with you next time you go to a movie instead of buttered, salted popcorn that's $5!" If you're working out or taking aerobics classes, ask those around you. They are MUCH better than anything you can find on-line. The personal "Way to go!" followed by "You should try the grilled tuna caesar salad at _______," go further than a chat room. Good Luck!

?2016-03-03T03:27:25Z

pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be

sherill2016-04-15T09:23:55Z

Aim for a 300- in order to 400-calorie meal.

?2016-04-22T17:24:24Z

go 20 mph on your bike for 6 1 2 minutes

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