Get Slim With A Little Help From Your Friend

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Get Slim With A Little Help From Your Friend

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Reaching for that gallon of ice cream? Reach for your computer mouse

instead and do what many successful dieters do to stick to their diet

plan: buddy up to slim down.

Clinical studies show getting social support by " Buddying Up "

increases weight loss success by encouraging dieters to stick to

their diet and lifestyle improvement plans. More and more dieters are

finding their Buddy Support network online at newly launched

BuddySlim.com, a free social networking website dedicated to weight

loss and healthy living. Much more than just another online dieting

message board, BuddySlim.com is designed like MySpace, where dieters

can create their own homepage complete with an online journal blog,

favorite buddies, and interactive weight tracker. Better yet,

BuddySlim has added security and privacy features so users can choose

how much information they would like to share with others. Since its

launch in January, users have already lost over 7,800 pounds.

For a limited time, BuddySlim.com is offering a free handbook of

buddy weight loss strategies, " Your Step-by-Step Guide to Buddying Up

and Losing Weight in 3 Weeks. "

" Whether you're just starting out or need help with your present

diet, buddying up is a very effective weight loss strategy that is

often overlooked because people are too shy or scared to open up

about their weight in person. BuddySlim makes it easy for people to

team up with other dieters, who have similar goals and challenges, to

gain the support and understanding needed to keep them on track, "

says Dr. Marc Lawrence, physician, nutritionist, and founder of

BuddySlim.com.

In his new step-by-step guide, Dr. Marc details buddy weight loss

tips and strategies: " To be successful with a diet buddy, you need to

learn about proven strategies. Thousands of BuddySlim.com users are

already using these strategies to buddy up and lose weight together. "

Dr. Marc outlines his three-week Buddy Weight Loss Plan:

Week 1: Understand You

First, examine your motives. Why are you trying to lose weight? What

does food represent to you? Do you feel supported in your weight loss

goals?

Next, look at your history. What diets have you tried in the past and

how successful were they? What were the reasons you think your diets

failed?

Finally, review your strengths and weaknesses. You'll need to be

aware of your pitfalls as you go forward and you can use your

strengths to help guide you to success.

Week 2: Buddy Up

Here's a brief look at what Buddy Support can do for you:

-- A place for advice

-- Make yourself more accountable

-- Get your questions answered

-- Acknowledge your fears

-- Never feel you are on your own

-- Support and encouragement

Give and you shall receive. It is true. You get as much as you give.

When you help your buddies out you are also helping yourself.

Week 3: Boost Your Self-Confidence

Remind yourself that you are a wonderful person. Envision your

success and you will achieve your success. Remember the only limits

are the ones you set. Dr. Marc outlines simple, effective strategies,

such as these, to help strengthen your self-image and get the most

out of buddy support. When you feel good about yourself, you become

more successful not just in weight loss but in your everyday life.

To receive your FREE handbook, " Your Step-by-Step Guide to Buddying

Up and Losing Weight in 3 Weeks, " visit http://www.BuddySlim.com and

download your copy today.

Marc Lawrence, MD, is a board certified Physician Nutrition

Specialist and Emergency Medicine physician who specializes in weight

loss, nutrition and healthy cooking. He is a graduate of Cornell

Medical School and is residency trained at Stanford and Harvard. Dr.

Marc is founder of BuddySlim.com and also teaches Gourmet Rx cooking

classes in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit

http://www.BuddySlim.com.

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