MetaFilter posts tagged with weightloss and weight

The Weight-Willpower Myth

dgaicun — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:35:45 -0800

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin Whether because exercise makes us hungry or because we want to reward ourselves, many people eat more — and eat more junk food, like doughnuts — after going to the gym.

Stickk.com: Motivate Yourself to Reach Goals by Paying if You Don't

shivohum — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:05:36 -0800

Stickk.com allows people to undertake commitment bonds: promises that they will do something (lose weight, quit smoking, etc.) or else forfeit a pre-determined amount of money to a charity. Either the honor system or a referee can be used to decide if the goal is met. The idea is related to Nobel prize-winner Thomas Schelling's concept of strategic precommitment. More here, here, and here.

Lose, you losing loser who loses!

Wulfgar! — Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:44:20 -0800

The biggest losers in the Blogosphere. Metafilter does not do the discussion of weight very well. However, I'd like to introduce you to a group of online folk who have found a way to help each other in losing weight. Meet mtpolitics. He had a moment of body based angst. Da Goddess had an idea. And so a project was born. (Have a care for the pipe, 'cause it ain't real big.) The blogs of the people involved in this contest might offer a unique diversion as well.

kirkaracha — Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:01:11 -0800

Lose 15 Lbs. in 20 Minutes a Day! by playing the flute during sexual intercourse, square dancing while stacking wood, and other easy methods.

hijinx — Tue, 31 Oct 2000 06:50:27 -0800

This is the true story of what happens... when seven strangers... are picked to live in a house and have their lives taped... to see what happens when people stop being ~~polite~~ fat and start being ~~real~~ skinny. America's obsession with weight loss continues on ABC. It's the anti-Fat Project.