Welcome to the National Challenge

We'd like to use today's blog to congratulate everyone on signing up for the National Challenge, and taking the first steps towards permanently changing their lives for the better.

The National Challenge Events

The events that we held across Canada were amazing. There were 400 people at the Halifax event, and everyone was fantastic even though they had to wait awhile to get processed due to the overwhelming turnout.

We even had one participant come all the way from Newfoundland to Halifax to attend an event - Marie. You can see an interview with Marie at the event by clicking here.

Afterwards, Marie emailed to tell us what a great time she'd had, and how her day had just got better and better:

"We went to Fred's restaurant and salon this afternoon. I was fortunate enough that Fred was able to get me in for a haircut and style, and threw in the makeup consultation - I feel like I have already won with such an amazing makeover! It was such a great experience. What a great way to start such a huge transformation for me! I fear that the day may have been a dream and it is soon time to wake up!"

We can see that over 3900 Challenge Participants have committed to losing 113346 pounds, and those people are already starting and joining groups, hence making the support connections that will really help them to succeed on their journeys.

If you didn't sign up over the weekend, you can sign up to the site and follow the 26 Week Plan anytime, you just won’t be eligible for prizes.

What next?

Now that you've registered, you will be prompted to enter your weekly weight each Monday and the content will refresh on that day, giving the next step in the 26 Week Guide to follow.

Keep checking the blog everyday, as we will keep giving you more useful information, tips and advice on a daily basis.

Teething pains...

Over the weekend we did discover glitches on the site, and appreciated everyone's patience while we sorted them out. Launching a site as big and complex as this will always have some issues arise once everyone starts logging in, but we hope most things are now fixed.

The majority of issues came about when people were using older versions of Internet Explorer, so we advise that all participants either upgrade their browser to Internet Explorer 8, or download Firefox, in order to get the very best from XWeighted.com.

Some people raised privacy concerns, so we'd like to explain what the various stages of privacy mean for your profile:

If you have a Public Profile, all registered community members will have access to EVERYTHING INCLUDING your photos, weight, measurements as well as the ability to read your blog, see what groups you have joined, and view your My X-Weighted Episode. 

If you choose Limited Profile then all registered community members will have access to your photos, weight, measurements.   Your blog and your My X-Weighted Episode are not shown to other community members, but your profile is viewable by other members.

If you choose Private Profile then your profile is completely hidden and other members of the community will not be able to view your profile. All they can see is your username.

Public Profile is the automatic setting for your account.  You can change it in the Account Settings.

In some groups, people were unable to make comments - this is something we can easily fix if you email us the name of the group affected.

If anything on the site isn't working, please contact us and let us know. As with any new website, there are always going to be a few teething problems that we won't know about until everyone starts using it.

If you wish to completely delete your account, you need to email us a request and we will do it for you.  The email address is x-weighted@anaid.com.

Some people have asked how they can find friends that are also using the site. You'll need to know your friend's username, which you'll need to enter in the search box in the top right hand corner of the screen.

You'll find lots more answers in our FAQ section.

Good luck on your journey!