A couple of the diet sites have pinged me about trying to get the Fatblogging(tm) movement to join their services. Some of these services record your process and others are competitive.
FatBlogging is not associated with any services--it's a blogging movement where you post about your diet/exercise on your blog and tag it fatblogging. That's it. We ask that you do it daily, but that is a goal not required.
Fablogging is *not* a competition, it's a lifestyle.
While weight loss competitions might draw some folks for the short term, it will hurt in the long term because a) many folks don't like competitions and b) when the competition ends so does the motivation for those who signed up for it. You then need to replace that competitive motivation with something--and that's a big risk.
In terms of psychology, competition is also a very low level--immature in fact--motivation. I don't recommend it for deep change like is needed for weight loss. In other words, the motivation needs to come from within you and that motivation is best supported by a community of like-minded people. NOT COMPETITION... we're all in this together.
You're better off joining fatblogging than a competition because with fatblogging you get support, empathy, insights, tips, and conversation--and you might even make some friends.
Fatblogging(tm) is not a competition
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(Page 1 of 1)2. I sooooo love the trademark symbol. You are so insane.
Posted at 3:53PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Loren Feldman
3. I would say my wife being on a strict diet is what got me on the fatblog bandwagon along with JC's coining of the phrase as an added thing to blog about. We are also foodies and our blog tackles a lot of Chicago restaurants so it has some relevance to the reader. I like it more as an idea of being open that most of us are overweight even if not truly "fat" and maybe by holding ourselves accountable in public (via blogs) we'll motivate ourselves not to eat all the candy and crap available at work etc.
Also: even with the trademark I assume you're not sending lawyers after me for using the term fatblogging on my site?
hit 192.8 this morning. My heaviest around the holidays was 209!
4. My motivation to become a fat blogger was that I was a fat bastard. I looked at myself and realized I was getting to the point of being 50+ pounds and that was just the line for me. So far I've gone from 207 to 189 and I'm at 191 now. If I can get to 185, and then 180 and maybe 175 by the summer I would be really happy.
So far it's been great and I've learned a heck of lot.
5. I started blogging about my weight on my personal blog (http://www.u-g-h.com) before I even found out about FatBlogging (I'm only a recent reader on your blog). I find it motivates me to have my figures out there and helps me be more upfront about it.
The problem with not being transparent isn't that you cheat about your weight. It's just that it's easy to celebrate small successes, and not notice the tiny weight gains; with the net effect that you don't actually get anywhere.
It's great finding out there's people out there trying to lose weight in the same fashion ..
6. Opps .. sorry .. I'm blogging my weight on my other blog: http://www.cutajar.net/owen
8. Competition? That's crazy. It's about improving our own health, appearance, fitness, etc. When it comes to weight loss, no one should be competing with anyone. Besides, if you're doing this to beat someone else, odds are that as soon as the competition is over you're going right back to your unhealthy habits.
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15. My husband has been nagging me to blog about something for about a year. I started my own "fatblog" about 2 weeks ago and it has been so helpful. I have struggled with my weight my entire life and my family and friends have been supportive of every effort, but in the end they are forgiving of my failures because "they love me just the way I am." Blogging has put me in touch with people who are just as motivated as I am.
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Posted at 2:42PM on Apr 10th 2007 by southernfriedfatty
1. Jason, without your fatblogging motivation and the community that surrounds it, I probably wouldn't even have bothered. Competition is hardly beneficial to anyone. Fatblogging should be construed as a motivational technique with support from people on all corners of the globe -- and nothing else. Thanks for keeping it going. :)
Posted at 3:41PM on Mar 22nd 2007 by Tamar Weinberg