Registration
Membership is free to anyone that wants to post and reply to messages, however, registration is required. Additionally, you can upgrade to a Gold Star Membership that allows you to track and graph your ongoing weight loss, changing body measurements, daily/weekly calorie and carbohydrate intake, daily/weekly diet and exercise, view summary reports, share before/after pictures, obtain a diet buddy, and participate in chat sessions.
To Register, simply click on the "Registration" link on the home page. And remember, its free!!
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Login
After you have registered, you can now log into the system using your ID and Password. To Login, simply click on the "Login" link on the Home Page.
By Logging into the system, you'll then be redirected to the Home Page, where you can post and reply to messages. Also, depending on your membership type, once you are logged in, if you click on the "My Settings" link, you will have access to either the free member features or the premier member features.
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My Settings
After you have logged in, you can select the "My Settings" link where you will have access to either the Free Membership or Gold Star features.
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Posting A New Message
To post a new message, simply click on the "Post A New Message" link on the home page.
On of the important things to remember when posting a new message to correctly select the right category drop down. For example. If you are on the Optifast Diet and were asking a question and discussing your diet, you would select the Optifast category. And the same holds true for people on the Medifast, Cambridge, HMR and the many of the diets also discussed. However, the only exception to this rule is if you wanted to discuss something not related to your diet, in the instance, please simply select the "Other" category. By doing this, it helps to keep the board clean and allows everyone to quickly scan the messages and focus on the ones related to their diet.
Keep in mind that while registering and logging into the system will give you have access to all of the sites functionality, it is not required to be able to post messages.
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Replying to a Message
To reply to a posted message, simply click on the message to first read it. Upon opening the message, all you have to do is click on the "Reply to Message" link to post your reply.
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My Story/Weight Loss
This is a feature exclusively for Gold Star Members:
The "My Story/Weight Loss" area of the site allows you to view the weight loss progress of everyone registered on the message board. On the main page, each user is listed alphabetically the following information can be viewed:
- Name
- Category
- Start Weight
- Current Weight
- Weight Loss
- Sex Age
- Height
- % to goal (4 Gold Stars)
** Gold stars are awarded each time a Gold Star Member loses 1/4 of their goal weight.
When viewing this page, you can perform the following functionality:
1. By clicking on any of the column headings (above listed categories) the system will automatically sort everything.
2. By clicking on a specific user name, the system will allow you to view more detailed information about them, including:
- Personal Profile
- Weight Loss History
- Their Personal Story
- Their Weight Loss Graph
Gold Star Members that would like to update their weight loss records can do this by first logging into the system on the home page, then clicking on the "My Settings" link.
If you are tracking your weight loss in the “My Story/Weight Loss” section of the site, each time you earn a gold star, you have the option of being sent a Gold Star Pin in the mail (total of four). This is a great way to stay motivated and each order comes with a gift box to display and collect your gold star pins as you receive them. If you are already registered and would like to upgrade to the Gold Star Membership, you can do this via the "My Settings" link. Or, if you have not registered, you can do this via the Home Page via the "Registration" link.
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Before/After Pics
This is a feature exclusively for Gold Star Members:
The Before/After Pics page displays the before and after pictures that Members have submitted of themselves. To view a Members pictures, simply click on their name.
** Please keep in mind that the thumbnail pictures may appear to be dark, but when you click on them to enlarge, they will appear perfectly on your screen.
Any Gold Star members that would like to update their before/after pics can do this by first logging into the system on the home page, then clicking on the "My Settings" link.
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Chat/Events
This is a feature exclusively for Gold Star Members:
The Chat/Events section is used for viewing scheduled chat sessions, scheduling a chat time, and logging into the Chat Room.
To view a specific chat time, simply view the Weekly Schedule tool at the bottom of the Chat/Events page. Also, this can be sorted by day, week, or month.
To schedule a chat time/event, you must first be logged into the system. However, if you are logged into the system, you'll notice a (+) symbol next to each day of the week. Simply go to the day of the week that you would like to schedule a chat time, and the system will request your specific chat/event information to be posted.
To log into the chat room, enter your ID/Password on the Chat/Event page and click the login button. This will take you into the chat room.
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Community Goals
This is a feature exclusively for Gold Star Members:
The Community Goals section allows all Gold Star Members to participate in a monthly challenge. Specifically, each month, a new weight loss goal is agreed upon by everyone in the community, and then tracked for everyone to view.
Participation is simple and all you have to do is become a Gold Star Member and start tracking your weight loss in the “My Story/Weight Loss” area of the site. Once you start tracking your weight loss, your monthly statistics will be automatically tracked and your weight loss totals will be added to the combined total of everyone else. You’ll then be part of the community and each pound you lose will help everyone to achieve our monthly community weight loss goal.
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Search
To perform a search, simply type the word that you would like to perform the search on and select whether you want to search within the Subject, From, or Comments area of each message posted. Then, click on the Search button.
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Login Problems (AOL Users)
While the reason is still being researched, AOL users that have recently updated from 6.0 to 8.0 may find that they have problems logging into the site. To get around this, simply sign on as usual with AOL, then launch your Internet Explorer browser seperately. Use the seperate browser (outside of AOL) to access the site.
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The Rules and Code of Conduct
To ensure that our community is a supportive and understanding environment, where people can feel free to express their thoughts and feelings, the following rules are enforced:
1. All messages should be made with the intention of being supportive, understanding, respectful, and with the intention of either seeking help or helping others. This does not mean that people cannot disagree with each other or share different views or opinions, it simply means that it must be done in a respectful and understanding manner that is not offensive. Posts that do not meet this criteria will be deleted.
2. The contact form is to be used for contacting other members in a private manner and for the purposes of being supportive, understanding, and respectful of others. Additionally, the contact form is not to be used for soliciting any products or services. Anyone that does not use the contact form in a supportive or respectful manner or uses it to solicit products or services will have their membership revoked.
3. Anyone using the chat room should do so with the intention of being supportive, understanding, and respectful of others. This does not mean that people cannot disagree with each other or share different views or opinions, it simply means that it must be done in a respectful and understanding manner. Anyone in the Chat room that does not meet this criteria will have their membership revoked.
4. This is not E-bay. Posts that are selling products, trading products, advertising services, or providing URLs to other websites will be deleted. Obviously, exceptions to this rule exist, so please e-mail the board administrator (hamiltonerridge@hotmail.com) for approval before making such posts.
5. Profanity on the board is not permitted. Anyone that uses profanity will have their posts either deleted or edited.
6. Posts made within the community should be relevent to the subject of weight loss and/or liquid dieting. Posts that are totally off topic or personal and that do not make any attempt to pertain to liquid dieting or weight loss, are subject to being deleted.
7. The administrator or the board will make all final determinations as to the appropriate nature of any posts or discussions in question. All final decisions will be made by the administrator and any posts in question are subject to deletion.
8. Membership on the board is a privilege and not a right. If a member is disruptive to the community, their membership is subject to removal.
** If anyone feels at anytime that someone is breaking any of the above rules, please send an e-mail the board administrator (hamiltonerridge@hotmail.com) or use the "Help/Commments" form and the issue will be resolved immediately.
Thank you for helping to ensure the integrity of our community.
- Hamilton
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Board Suggestions
Feedback and suggestions on the board are always welcome. However, in order to keep the board on topic, please send any board suggestions or feedback to administrator (the e-mail address located at the bottom of the screen).
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Member Privacy and Private vs. Public Settings
The privacy of all Members is extremely important. As a result, all members have the choice of determining how they want their member information displayed on the site. For example, as a Member, you have the choice of displaying the following information:
1. Displaying your Name, Height, Start Weight, Goal Weight, Age, and Sex.
2. Displaying your story "My Story"
3. Displaying your blog "Diary"
To control all of these features and determine whether you want the above information to be displayed, you can control whether it is "private" or "public". To do this, simply log-into the system and select the "Edit Profile Link" within the "My Settings" area. Follow the check boxes listed on your profile page, which will control the security levels of the information that is displayed.
If you have any questions regarding the security or privacy of your information, please send an e-mail using the "Help/Comments" area and your issue will be responded to immediately.
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