Using Your Phone's Camera to Lose Weight

Who has that friend or friends on Facebook who are always uploading mobile phone pictures on their facebook?  I always wondered how they managed to take so many pictures of nothing in a day and what purpose those pictures served.  Well, this post has nothing to do with that, but it does have to do with camera phones, Facebook, and weight loss.

Starting Saturday, October 1st, I started an online food diary & weight loss challenge on my personal Facebook page.  Now, this is an individual challenge, not a contest against others. There is nothing to gain here besides some fun and support and nothing to lose but some weight.  You keep track of your own progress and post your pictures and updates on Facebook.

Here are my rules (meant for myself, but you may follow them as well).

1. A photo of myself must be taken as the before photo with my current weight in the description of the photo, this photo will be my album cover for the next two months.

2. Everything I consume must have its picture taken before hand.  All pictures must be uploaded to the same folder.  Every picture must have a simple description.

3. At the end of the first month, I take a photo of myself and with my new current weight in the description.  This does NOT become my new photo for the album cover.

4. At the end of the second month, I repeat # 3 and make this photo my new album cover.

5.  All photos must be done by a mobile phone.

If you decide to play along, but make your own rules, post them in the description of your first picture uploaded.

Dan Sabin is a Fitness Professional working through the Snap Fitness in Oakland Township, MI and Clarkston, MI.  He recently released a new website with several FREE resources to help you get fit.  Check out Sabin Personal Training here.