Good Links

This page is filled with valuable links to help you in your fat-loss journey. 

• Need to find a local gym? Gym Locator is dedicated to making it easy to find a gym, fitness center or health club in your area.  Go to: www.GymLocator.com.  BONUS: GymLocator.com has been kind enough to offer to help spread the word about the Fit America Contest! 

• Need more information about fiber, weight loss, or more?  Find out what the FDA has to say about it: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-wght.html.

• Eating healthier usually means finding new recipes.  I have listed some of my favorites on this site, but here's a link to help you find more.  All Recipes lists the nutritional information for each recipe, so you can determine whether it is a good choice.  Remember to watch for a fiber-to-calorie ratio of at least 1 gram of fiber per 100 calories.  The more fiber, the better.  http://allrecipes.com/

• Here's a very valuable site for choosing your cardio exercise.  Just enter your weight at the bottom of the page, and the number of minutes you'll be exercising.  The site lists the approximate number of calories that you can burn in that time doing each activity.  Everything is included, from tennis to planting trees!  http://www.primusweb.com/cgi-bin/fpc/actcalc.pl

• Want a healthy snack that you can keep in your car, purse, or at work?  It's important to always have healthy food with you so that you can eat every couple of hours, and keep your fat-burning-machine happy.  Here is a link to one of my very favorite healthy snacks: http://hudsons.wholefoodfarmacy.com/2005/.  Just click on "our products" and look for "phi-plus."  It's loaded with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, and it tastes like a cookie!  It might be the world's perfect food.

• Like to eat out?  Get the nutritional information for your favorite restaurants at www.DottisWeightLossZone.com

• Would you like to share your journey and get tips from other fitness buffs?  Check out www.myfitnesstrainer.com/forums/

• Here is a convenient spot to purchase everything you need to succeed at your online weight loss plan on My Fitness Trainer.