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“Do I Sound Fat?" New 800 Number Tells

Danbury, CT (Monday, June 29)—DietPower, Inc. (www.dietpower.com) today launched a new promotion called Guess Your Weight Over the Phone™.

“From now through July 31,” said company founder and CEO Terry Dunkle, “if we can’t estimate your weight within 10 percent of the true figure by listening to your voice, you’ll save 10 percent on our software.” Currently priced at $39.99, the company’s DietPower® weight-loss “coach” for the PC will go for $35.99 to those who stump its phone operators.

Dunkle said he got the idea while talking to callers himself. “After a while, you begin to realize that you have a pretty good feel for a customer’s weight even before he or she tells you.” He said that others in DietPower’s call center had noticed the same thing.

As a baritone in a barbershop chorus, Dunkle learned years ago that the timbre of a human voice reflects not only the quality of the vocal cords, but resonance in the bones of the chest, neck and head. “Excess fat interferes with this resonance—dampens the vibrations and deadens the sound,” he explained. “And just as you don’t want to look fat or feel fat, it’s not good to sound fat, either—especially if you make your living by talking to the public.”

DietPower’s “Real-Time Eating Coach™” is designed for any Windows PC user who wants to lose weight and achieve a healthier nutrient balance. Unlike other programs, it guarantees reaching a goal weight on a target date by monitoring the user’s metabolism.

The Eating Coach also tracks calories burned in exercise, analyzes recipes, delivers daily health news and advice, and shows which of the user’s favorite foods are best to eat right now. Among its accolades are top ratings from Shape, Runner’s World, CNET, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Anyone can download a free trial of DietPower’s Eating Coach from www.dietpower.com. After 15 days, tryers normally buy a $39.99 key to make the program work permanently. “But if we can’t guess your weight,” says Dunkle, “we’ll cut the price 10 percent.”

The toll-free phone number for Guess Your Weight Over the Phone™ is 800-852-8446. Hours are 9 a.m. to midnight Eastern (U.S.), including weekends.

DietPower, Inc., a private corporation in Connecticut, has produced and marketed science-based weight loss- and nutrition-coaching software, news and features since 1988. Free, no-obligation trials of its programs are available at www.dietpower.com.