Diets and Recipes - site news

What's the Buzz on Yahoo?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:49:56 +0000

We've just added some "Buzz Up!" buttons to the foot of new posts. On Yahoo Buzz, people can vote for useful stories. Yahoo Buzz has a more broad selection of items than other news voting sites (such as digg). If you see a post that you think would be useful for others, spread the word by submitting to Buzz. ...

3 Ways to Subscribe to Diet Blog

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:03:52 +0000

There are now 3 ways to keep up to date with the posts and articles on Diet Blog: Daily emails, weekly emails or by RSS into your newsreader. Here's how to subscribe: ...

Giveaway: 90 Days Free Gym Membership

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:12:54 +0000

After watching the fascinating discussion about Weight Watchers vs Gym membership, it seems like a good time to run this giveaway. 24 Hour Fitness are giving away a gift certificate to a Diet Blog reader. It's part of the 12millionlives inspirational site / promotion. Here are the details:...

Follow-up: Workout Gear Giveaway

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:15:00 +0000

A few weeks back we ran a giveaway contest. If you're like me you probably wondered what happened to it. Did anyone actually get anything sent to them? Here's what happened....

Workout Gear: Winners

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:57:28 +0000

Congratulations to Sarah and Steve who will be receiving a bundle of new workout clothes and gear. It was almost impossible to choose - the comments made me laugh, and tugged at the heart-strings. I wish I could send everyone something to help them with motivation....

Free Giveaway: Workout Gear

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:47:12 +0000

Spring is beckoning us outdoors and it's time to get enthusiastic about getting active. Clothing retailer Lands' End have agreed to provide a complete set of workout gear (value over $300) to two Diet Blog readers. The package will include a large carry-bag (Clubhouse Duffel), a pedometer with built-in panic alarm, Beach Trekker Shoes. In addition to this (depending on...

Bookmarks and Blank Pages

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:54:05 +0000

I've added a few new links to the bottom of new posts. This allows you to share a useful post via StumbleUpon, del.icio.us, or digg. Also - it has come to my attention that the blogging software has been getting funky. Sometimes when you go to the home page all you see is a whole lot of white -...

Upgrade: Threaded Comments

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:45:06 +0000

Commenting on Diet Blog has been altered slightly to allow "threaded" comments....

How to Display a Picture in Your Comments

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:33:42 +0000

I've finally enabled avatars / pictures for commenters. Here's how you do it. Go to a site called Gravatar. Follow the instructions by entering your email (make sure it is the same email address that you use for your diet-blog.com comments!). Once registered you can upload a picture. From then on your picture will display next to your comment (see...

You Got An Opinion?

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:59:29 +0000

Sometime last week Diet-Blog passed the 20,000 comment mark. If you have an opinion -- don't be afraid to add your comment to a post....

You Got An Opinion?

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:59:29 +0000

Sometime last week Diet-Blog passed the 20,000 comment mark. If you have an opinion -- don't be afraid to add your comment to a post....

Too Much Sugar?

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:54:26 +0000

If you are a reader of nutrition labels - you will know that sugar is added to just about everything. What was once a luxury sweetener has now saturated our food supply. This week (from Thursday Feb 1) Connie Bennett, author of the new book Sugar Shock! will be on hand to answer questions and join in the discussion of...

Too Much Sugar?

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:54:00 +0000

Merry Christmas: Enjoy

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:40:58 +0000

Over the next week there will be much eating, drinking, and making merry. After that there will be a spike in diet book sales as everyone thinks about new year's resolutions and what they want to change....

New Commenting Features: Please Read

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:38:00 +0000

A few new features have been added to the commenting system at Diet Blog. A typical blog site lacks the features of a full-blown forum site -- however it doesn't hurt to make things a bit more user-friendly....