The Twitter Diet

I didn't think much of twitter as an aid for dieting until recently when i actually saw it in action. One of my friends started training for a marathon and had a goal to lose 30 pounds before he did it. He was not a runner and he was overweight. I was happy for him and proud of his decision to get fit. After he told the world he was dieting he started tweeting his running times. As an outsider looking in, i dont know how he did it. If i were in his shoes i wouldn't have been able to share things like that with complete strangers. The article about the Twitter diet goes into the same kind of detail. Brian Stetler talks about how he didnt want to put his weight on twitter. This is completely rational to me. Anyway, my friend ended up losing the weight and running the marathon. He even ran the race in a great time. I do admire people with the gumption to go out and share details like that with people. My friend, and Brian alike, used twitter as a support system. They both had people that would encourage them along the way, give them advice, and help them when they needed it. I think the twitter diet is a cool idea and a legitimate way to lose weight or meet any type of goal you may have.