WEIGHTLOSS WEBSITE BLOGGERS LOSE A STAGGERING TOTAL OF 100,000 EXTRAPOUNDS!

Users of Extrapounds.com, the website allowing members to record and monitor their weight loss journey, today achieved an incredible joint weight loss of 100,000 pounds. The site recently started to track the combined weight loss of its community of bloggers on the homepage. This bountiful figure is affirmation of the determination of the website users and the benefits of creating an online weight loss journal.

Extrapounds.com (www.extrapounds.com) was launched in 2006 and allows members to create a free online journal, monitor their weight loss and meet like-minded people. For anybody who needs to lose those Extrapounds, joining the site increases the chance of success.

By creating an account at Extrapounds.com users create a sense of commitment to themselves. They also complete the first step of admitting that they want and need to lose weight. Secondly, they add some fun and creativity to their commitment, by choosing their own blog designs and uploading photos to create their own individual online space. Thirdly, they start to monitor what they are eating and exercise undertaken, as well as their weight and body measurements. They then make friends and begin to share their frustrations, achievements and tips with the supportive Extrapounds community. With these useful tools, the dread of making major lifestyle changes to lose weight is significantly reduced.

Current members of the site who have contributed to this major weight loss are proud of this combined weight loss and continue to motivate each other by posting encouraging words on individual blogs and the news section of the site. One of the site members made the following comment about the achievement: “I'm so encouraged by the stories and success of people. Also the advice I get from people. Grats to All who hit 100,000 lbs keep up the good works Guys N Gals.”

The majority of these current Extrapounds members are from the US, where 64.5 percent of adults, age 20 years and older, are overweight and 30.5 percent are obese (The American Obesity Association). Behind the fun and friendly face of Extrapounds, many people are being helped to fight a life threatening condition.

In the last six months the site has grown in popularity outside of the US, new members are joining from Canada, Australia and the UK But the site is not limited to Anglophones, many blogs are progressively being written in other languages such as French, Farsi, or Hungarian, proving that Extrapounds is for anyone and everyone! The number of people registering is increasing every day and it won’t be long until another colossal weight loss is recorded. The site blends together the ingredients for a perfect recipe of success.
In the near future, Extrapounds will continue to increase and improve the range of weight loss tools available to its members, helping them reach an even greater weight loss total.