Land a Job by Losing Weight With Launch of PoundsForPaycheck.com

WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PoundsForPaycheck.com is launching a lose-weight initiative where the top five (5) people joining the network will land writing and speaking jobs for recording their progress on the site, chosen by third-party non-profit organizations. Members can attempt any diet or exercise routine to lose weight.

Users will track their weight loss using a daily photo webcam capture as well as a blog-style journal. Aside from actual weight loss, entertaining writing style and engagement including Facebook likes and profile followers also play important roles in the process of being chosen.

"Having recently gotten married, I've noticed my weight creeping up over the past month," says Justin Marinos, creator of PoundsForPaycheck.com. "My jeans are tighter and my energy levels are dropping. Aside from that I've heard husbands tend to gain weight with their wives during pregnancy. My real incentive is to not tack on more weight above what I've already added. But I do think many people need some sort of incentive to lose weight and I thought an incentive to get a job in a bad economic climate is a great motivator."

A few of the jobs will be in-house just writing for the site. Other jobs will be sponsored (with the ability to add more than the 5 offered). The only real requirement is the ability to write fluently and consistently. The jobs are primarily about inspiration and motivation rather than regimen and semantics. "Success with weight loss is about what works for the individual. There's no one-plan-for-everyone out there so we're not looking for the people to create routines. While fine to find diet and exercise ideas from member profiles, losing weight is mostly about inspiration and then motivation," says Marinos. "Without those, the battle of the bulge is already lost."

Each cycle will be 6 months long with the first beginning on January 1, 2012. "It may seem like a really long interview process. That's not the point. The purpose of the site is weight loss. Getting a job because of it is just some non-fat icing on a proverbial cake."

Visitors may join free or opt for a premium profile with more features and better visibility/exposure at http://www.poundsforpaycheck.com.

Contact:

Justin Marinos[email protected]910-338-9040

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