Sunday, April 8, 2007

Blogging = Weight Loss?

While searching through the SportDiscus internet database, I came across a very interesting article: http://web.ebscohost.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=104&sid=9dcc2b6f-2488-4615-942f-4868e7765e28%40sessionmgr106. (Note: you will most likely have to remote logon to the UF Libraries site to view this).

It's about a woman who lost 100 pounds and credits blogging for helping her keep her focus and not cheat or give up. Not just that, but apparently other "thinly-challenged" individuals heard about said blog and were inspired to diet as well. Apparently these Diet Weblogs have become somewhat common as an alternative to medical advice or diet organizations. I, intrigued, searched for them and found this: http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/26/you-can-eat-anything-you-want/. (Note: you can click on archives to see a lot more discussion topics).

What really interested me about this blog was that unlike the woman who lost 100 lbs. and did all the blogging herself, this one was like a discussion board. It was almost like an online support group for big eaters. Imagine if they started doing these for gamblers or alcoholics. The possibilities are endless.

One more thing, I know this doesn't particularly tie to sports, but dieting ties to fitness, and fitness ties to athletics, so it counts.

1 comment:

Pick said...

Interesting concept. i actually think its not a bad idea. I have seen many people in my life that have been positively affected by meetings such as Overeaters Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous. The main drawback they have told me is that new people do not want to share or open up to people they dont know. I think it would be great for newcomers to be able to share without looking at strangers in the face. I can see how this would be intimidating. Once they "met" some people over the discussion boards, it would feel a lot more friendly walking into that room and already somewhat knowing most of the people in there.