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PEERtrainer is a weight loss support company, and the process the company has invented is highly effective in helping people lose weight. It does so by combining two of the most proven methods for effective and long term weight loss (daily journaling and peer/group support) in one easy to use format. Users log their food, exercise and notes each day, and do so in small groups of 4. Each member of the group can see the other logs and comments on the other logs. Users belong to multiple groups, and in doing so build broad support networks.
PEERtrainer users strongly credit the site with helping them lose weight, and make many of the lifestyle changes needed to support long term weight loss. This combination of daily journaling in a group of 4 is a unique and very specific "business process” which is patent pending.
The broader context of the work PEERtrainer is doing is what some call "web 2.0", which is simply the second wave of internet development that focuses largely on human interaction, rather than simple ecommerce or content presentation. The site is in some way a "social network", and can be seen as a deep vertical play in an area that is gaining a lot of user and investor acceptance. The site was formally launched in October of 2005, and has garnered very strong press (NY Times, ABC News, Business Week, PC Magazine etc.) The site was recently named one of the top 20 "web 2.0" companies by Rick Broida in Computer Shopper Magazine, (http://computershopper.com/roundups/200610_the_best_web_20_sites_1) alongside offerings from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Zillow.
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Habib Wicks
Join PEERtrainer: http://www.peertrainer.com/join.aspx
Getting Started Guide: http://www.peertrainer.com/loungeetiquette.aspx
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PEERtrainer is a valuable Support System
- I joined Peertrainer in June 2005, weighing 198lbs and feeling somewhat hopeless, helpless, embarrassed and alone in my obesity predicament. Since joining I've lost 33lbs, added regular exercise into my life, and most importantly learnt new strategies, new recipes and new ways to cope with a whole range of life's challenges, not just the weight-related ones. The diversity of the community on Peertrainer, and the ample opportunities to interact and seek advice or share problems/stories/ideas/experiences is one of its major strengths. I feel like I have a whole new support system in my life. My world is richer for learning about others' weightloss journeys and commiserating or congratulating them and just cheering each other on in our groups and teams. It feels very inclusive.
The format is extremely easy to use and adaptable to how you wish to use it. You can be as anonymous or as open as you wish, as private or as public as you like, and interact with as many or as few people as you de
- posted by Anonymous on Feb 1, 2007, 1:01 pm
