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I don't really know how to "answer" here. Do what you want in the manner you want to do it. At some point, you have to question the "Why am I interested in doin

I don't really know how to "answer" here. Do what you want in the manner you want to do it. At some point, you have to question the "Why am I interested in doing this?" question. Is it ego? Is it to be helpful? Is it to show off? Do you ultimately want to become the next Jared [1]? What's the end goal here? I'm not judging - I'm pointing out a valid discussion you need to have internally. This post makes it seem more ego-driven - and there's nothing wrong with that. But having that internal discussion will help you solve a lot of this. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle

melindajb 13y ago
the end goal is to help people in a scalable way. Sorry it comes off as ego driven. I'm sincerely trying to find out what people care about before being one of those people who write about themselves. I've wrestled with a few different structures and thought it would be fun to put this out there and see what happens. I find it interesting how often others want to assign motivations to each other. Reminds me of the time I was at a professional function, and ordered the fruit. All of a sudden half the table was staring at me, and making comments, like "oh I worked out today, I can have this" even though I'd said absolutely nothing. for now, I'm asking you to trust that my motivations are sincere and trying to find the best way to share.
- eshvk 13y ago
  It is still not clear how you wish to help people. Maybe, posting your story in reddit/r/loseit would help? Otherwise, write a blog or go on a tour and talk about what you did. P.S: Congrats on the weight loss. It is a hard long process and I hope you were able to learn good habits which make it a lifestyle rather than a question of going on periodic diets.
  - melindajb 13y ago
    thanks. the answer is yes. otherwise I wouldn't feel I had much to share. I've been a/b testing on myself, in series, for awhile.

melindajb 13y ago

the end goal is to help people in a scalable way. Sorry it comes off as ego driven. I'm sincerely trying to find out what people care about before being one of those people who write about themselves. I've wrestled with a few different structures and thought it would be fun to put this out there and see what happens. I find it interesting how often others want to assign motivations to each other. Reminds me of the time I was at a professional function, and ordered the fruit. All of a sudden half the table was staring at me, and making comments, like "oh I worked out today, I can have this" even though I'd said absolutely nothing. for now, I'm asking you to trust that my motivations are sincere and trying to find the best way to share.

eshvk 13y ago
It is still not clear how you wish to help people. Maybe, posting your story in reddit/r/loseit would help? Otherwise, write a blog or go on a tour and talk about what you did. P.S: Congrats on the weight loss. It is a hard long process and I hope you were able to learn good habits which make it a lifestyle rather than a question of going on periodic diets.
- melindajb 13y ago
  thanks. the answer is yes. otherwise I wouldn't feel I had much to share. I've been a/b testing on myself, in series, for awhile.