#twit2fit

Just a quick little something for those of you I just started following on Twitter, and who may wind up here wondering why. More than likely it was from finding you on @JasonFalls post for his #twit2fit challenge. For those of you finding your way here for other reasons, this link can get you caught up on what I’m talking about. http://tinyurl.com/5gh387

For various reasons I’ve put on almost 30lbs. in a little over a year. I’m currently at about 245lbs. which is probably been about my average weight for most of my adult life. I had a good run until the afore mentioned recent weight gain, and would certainly like to get back to that again.

Having spent the last few months peeking around Twitter I can certainly see the advantages this type of group support, and, or peer pressure can have. I had been considering looking in to “fat blogging,” but “fat micro-blogging,” really suits me better. One reason I like this Twitter idea is how quick you can get things out there and back to you. If one of your troubles is finding time for exercise and planning out your diet and such, then Twitter should be a time saver in getting you feedback and answers to questions versus traditional blogging, or researching on your own.

I’m also curious to see how this takes shape (o.k. pun intended.) People have such a hard time explaining Twitter that trying to explain it as an aid for getting healthier should spur some interesting conversations. I’d like to applaud Jason for giving something new a shot here, and wish us all well(ness) in this experiment.