When I finally got serious about losing weight and trying to start a healthy lifestyle I researched many websites that claimed to have great tools and information. As a struggling student I couldn't afford the high priced websites like weightwatchers or biggestloser.
I came across a website called sparkpeople. It has great nutrition trackers, fitness trackers, information, health articles and this huge following where you can chat in forums, make friends, talk with each other, share your page, and do all those things that helps to keep a person motivated to lose weight.
This great site is built on simple principles. You gain spark points that allow you to by goodies for yourself or your friends in a virtual world. You can compete in challenges or you can choose to simply use the tools they have.
I find myself trying to see how many spark points I can get in a day. I compete with myself and my friends and it allows for me to stay motivated and see how well my virtual friends are doing.
Sparkpeople has been featured on many news channels as well as All You magazine where updates of people who have lost weight and kept it off for years have been able to share their stories and "spread the spark".
This website is a great way to keep things going in your journey. It allows you to see how far you have come and what you still need to work on.
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