Today I am embarking on a new longitudinal social experiment using Facebook as a means of publicly broadcasting my eating habits. The goal is to see what people will say and if being on the public stage increases my adherence to a healthy eating plan or not. It will be particularly interesting to see what people have to say on days when I blow my eating plan.
This whole idea started yesterday when I posted the status, "needs a healthy eating partner. Someone with whom I can be accountable for keeping a daily food log to be criticized and scrutinized for the next month. Who's in? Flippant, non-commital, fickle, or undependable people need not apply. I'm serious." But then I thought, why not make all of FACEBOOK my healthy eating partner? Perhaps it will increase people's own awareness of their eating habits at the same time, if not just my own.
Eating is a private and emotional thing for me, so I'm going to see if I can break that emotional cycle by opening myself up and letting people see my eating habits, for better or for worse. Hopefully it will be a cathartic experience!
I'll be posting daily food logs and a small commentary on the day. Comment often on my facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12932770&ref=profile
In health,
Patrick
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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