Weight Loss 2.0 community launched

telepark launches the Sims-dich-schlank.de motivational Web community for healthy weight loss.

Just in time for Christmas, the time of gourmet treats and culinary extravaganza, telepark launches Sims-dich-schlank.de (SDS), the new motivational Web community for healthy weight loss.

SDS is not about dieting and counting calories but rather about timely motivation and feedback through SMS text messaging and by keeping a special Web diary.

Just-in-time awareness

Based on scientific evidence about the effectiveness of health behavior change interventions via text messages, SDS provides a carefully crafted system of motivational and awareness-raising features for a sustained and healthy weight loss (American Journal of Preventive Medicine, February 2009, Vol 36, Issue 2).

The participant keeps a confidential online diary of five key indicators, becomes aware of his eating habits and is supported by SDS-generated, targeted notes and reminders. The SDS system is easy and appealing to use, with few rules, but tangible and sustainable results.

Learning new eating habits

How to loose weight is common knowledge since many years: 5 hours of discipline between meals, very low-carb, proteine-rich dinner, and giving the body enough time to burn fat overnight. There are no mysteries there.

The real problem? Our everyday pressures and bad habits make us constantly step out of line and increasingly frustrated about "jojo diets" and inconclusive results. SDS attacks the root of the problem by supporting participants to learn new behavioral patterns and eating habits without losing the fun of it all.

14 days free trial

SDS is free to try for 2 weeks (sorry, for German participants only as of now). Online registration is fast and easy by SMS text messaging. After the trial phase, SDS is only 8.50 euros per month and participants can cancel at any time to the end of the month.  

A special Christmas gift certificate is only 19 euros for three months of SDS. Would you like to see SDS implemented in your country? Send us your thoughts and comment.