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Sources of the stories and the number of stories selected from the sources.
| Website (sources of stories) | Number of stories |
| Experience Project [20] | 40 |
| PatientsLikeMe [19] | 40 |
| HealthTalkOnline [21] | 40 |
| About.com [22] | 23 |
| Weight Loss Resources [23] | 20 |
| Yahoo! Lifestyle [24] | 20 |
| Blubberbusters [25] | 20 |
| 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet! [26] | 15 |
| Weight Loss Success Stories [27] | 12 |
| Fitbie [28] | 9 |
| People [29] | 8 |
| Good Housekeeping [30] | 5 |
| Ladies’ Home Journal [31] | 5 |
| Woman’s Day [31] | 3 |
| Total | 260 |
