Did your New Year's Resolution include shedding a few pounds? Mine sure did. Let's see what the Internet offers for weight loss and general fitness. Of course, before starting any weight loss program, you'll need to consult your physician.  

At the Virtual Cookbook site, send in your favorite recipe and their dietitian will reduce the calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium. http://www.atthealthsite.com/ivi/mayo/recipe/htm/maintoc.htm 

The Cooking Light page includes quick and easy low fat recipes, menu suggestions, information on health and fitness, and even TV recipes featured on the Today Show. http://pathfinder.com/cl/ 

Enter your weight, height, age, gender, and activity level and Basal Metabolism will calculate your basal resting and active metabolic caloric rates. http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml 

EatRight@CyberDiet.com is the "best place to go to answer all your questions about adopting a healthy lifestyle." You'll find a nutritional profile, fast food quest, a supermarket survey, a recipe index, exercise tips, and even information on diet preservers. http://www.cyberdiet.com/ 

The Diet & Weight Loss/Fitness Home Page contains many articles such as Weight Tables Comparison Study, Why Do We Eat When We're Not Hungry?, Importance of Drinking Water, and Calories - How Many Get Burned. http://www1.mhv.net/~donn/diet.html 

The Internet's Fitness Resource is the Internet's "best and most organized listing of fitness related sites." Discover links for aerobics, cycling, disabilities and exercising, exercise equipment, and nutrition and weight loss. http://rampages.onramp.net/~chaz/ 

Fitness Fundamentals contains the Guidelines for Personal Exercise Programs as developed by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. http://www.hoptechno.com/book11.htm 

Lowfat Recipes features items such as Baked Peach Crunch, Banana Brownies, and Barbecue Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta. http://www.deter.com/flora/mxp/lowfat/index.html 

Learn the number of calories, fat grams, and amount of sodium and cholesterol in your favorite fast foods at Fast Food Facts--Interactive Food Finder. http://www.olen.com/food/ 

At the WellnessCenter Home Page, you'll find an extravaganza of walking information, learn scientifically-based methods for slowing, stopping, and reversing the aging process, and exercise and fitness programs. http://wellnesscenter.com/NWellnessCenterHome.htm 

Take a personal image analysis and learn how to set realistic goals and deal with stress at the Healthy Habits Home Page. http://www.healthyhabits.com/ 

Virtual Vittles introduces fresh, natural wholesome recipes without excessive fat. No expensive gourmet foods or special skills are needed to prepare any of these authentic, homemade dishes. http://www.nyct.net/~theblitz/vittles/ 

Shape up America is designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight management and physical fitness. Learn your Body Mass Index, get an assessment of your fitness level, or find out about different types of physical activity. http://www.shapeup.org/sua/ 

Cybercise features a forum to post questions about fitness-related issues, a sound room, and information on fitness events around the world. http://www.cybercise.com/ 

Since it's still too cold to play outside, we'll search for indoor sports sites next week. Until then, enjoy the Net!

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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