Frequently Asked Questions

“Get in Shape – 2010” is a competition intended to bring together people who would like to Get in Shape for 2010. This competition brings together two very user driven sites, DesiDieter^TM and IndusLadies.

DesiDieter^TM is a one of its kind website that encourages and supports the South Asian community to take a step towards Good Health and a Good Life. Through DesiDieter^TM, you can also gain exclusive access to live Dietitians through Email, Chat and Phone.

The IndusLadies Forum is a global online community and discussion board for Indian ladies. Indian ladies living around the world come here to discuss various topics,
engage in a dialogue, ask questions, get help, share tips and along the way build authentic and enduring friendships.

The registration for the contest starts from Dec. 15th, 2009. The competition starts from Jan. 1st, 2010 and ends on Jan 31st, 2010.

We intend to make this competition really simple and easy for anyone to follow and win. The steps involved are really simple:

For more information regarding the contest and scoring, refer to our contest and scoring section.

You can read the rules and regulations and the scoring process on our contest and scoring section for more information.

You can easily increase your chances by being regular and tracking your progress on the site by completing the Get in Shape Questionnaire and being regular in tracking and posting your progress on the IndusLadies Forum, motivating (referring) others to join you in the competition and posting your Get in Shape Goals on the IndusLadies Forum.

Health Age, as the name suggests, is the age of your health, which could be different from your biological (real) age. It is determined on the basis of your general lifestyle practices, such as fitness levels, nutritional status, stress levels, sleep levels, happiness factors, etc.

Wouldn’t you like to know your health age vs. your real age? Take the Health Age-Lifestyle and Longevity Assessment, which will give you an idea of how old you are based on your lifestyle practices.

We will help you adapt better to lower your health age and add potential years to your life by providing recommendations to follow a healthy living pattern.

• The Winner will receive a prize of $250.
• 5 Gold Packages for the participants with most consistent tracking and reporting.
• 5 Gold Packages for the participants based on the most appropriate change in BMI during the contest.

DesiDieter Gold package is your one way ticket to weight loss and fitness. In this package you get:

• Personalized Diet Consultations
• Preventive Health Management Program
• Personalized Health and Wellness Report
• Twelve Months of Silver Package Included
• Three Months Unlimited Chat, Email & Telephone Support

The winner will be awarded an American Express Gift Card of $ 250.

Yes, indeed. You will be awarded the equivalent amount of money in Indian Rupees or of your local currency.

Yes, you may certainly gift this to anyone you wish. 

Please note that the clocks are set for IST and PST time zones. For the remaining time zone users, please note that it is the consistent tracking and reporting that will fetch you your points and improve your score.

In case you do not remember your email ID, then please re-register. In case of forgotten passwords, please contact customer_service@desiditer.com and we will help you retrieve your password.

Yes, you may go to the IndusLadies forum and ask an expert, who will be available to the participants for the duration of the contest. You can ask questions and seek their advice through the forum.

We have a weighted scoring process, which will make sure that you have a good chance of winning even if you join late. You CAN win as long as you are consistent with tracking and reporting on IndusLadies Forum and the website.

For now we are running this as a group competition. You will be able to create your own private competitions later and invite your own friends and family to participate.

You can easily invite your friends for this competition through the Invite a Friend link at the top of the page. You can also ask your friends on facebook, twitter and other social networks to come and join you in this competition.

All your personal data is completely confidential and secure. You can choose what data and information to share with the community. You can read our privacy policy  for more information.

Yes, DesiDieter will give access to all the competitors to the tracking tools and other content after the competition as well.

If you have some more questions for which you could not find an answer to, you can just send us a mail on customer_service@desidieter.com or talk to us on twitter and facebook.