IG Posts

[bonniekins]

I'm thinking about tracking my weight loss progress with Instagram. I know that there is always the possibility for negativity, but I'm not too concerned about that. I'm doing this for me. Has anyone else done this with success? If so, I would love to know some tips from your experience. :)

[chefmel]

I think the most important tip that I can think of is to create a separate account for your weight loss tracking on instagram. For two main reasons:

1 - You are more likely to get people to follow your journey if it's not all mixed in with other personal posts you may have.
2 - It's easy to delete or private the account if you decide to do this :)

[speeddemon]

I think the most important tip that I can think of is to create a separate account for your weight loss tracking on instagram. For two main reasons:

1 - You are more likely to get people to follow your journey if it's not all mixed in with other personal posts you may have.
2 - It's easy to delete or private the account if you decide to do this :)

Definitely a good idea. Something else I would suggest is to have a plan for the account. If you really want to use it to track your progress and attract people who will cheer you on on your journey, you need to post regularly, use the right hashtags and take the best possible pictures you can. If you create only some mediocre account, no ones going to care about following it. I mean there are tons of weight loss IG accounts out there.

[Tiff]

I'm thinking about tracking my weight loss progress with Instagram. I know that there is always the possibility for negativity, but I'm not too concerned about that. I'm doing this for me. Has anyone else done this with success? If so, I would love to know some tips from your experience. :)

You are brave!! I'm way to chicken to do something like that. I'm far too thin skinned. I hope it works out for you! Heck if you do it and let me know what the IG account is, I'll follow you and be happy to cheer you on!!

[Beth]

You are brave!! I'm way to chicken to do something like that. I'm far too thin skinned. I hope it works out for you! Heck if you do it and let me know what the IG account is, I'll follow you and be happy to cheer you on!!

Me, too! I think it's amazing that you want to do this and I hope that it really helps you. One of my friends did it and it helped her for a while, especially in terms of keeping her accountable and it was neat to see her B&A pics. But she eventually lost interest in posting. Do you plan on just tracking your weight loss or are you going to provide pics of your meals and recipes and things?

[freddyboy]

If you're going to do it be honest as possible and focus your account as much as possible on your journey. Post often and be sure to post a pic of your progress every week. The best way to make social media work as a motivator is to build a following and then hold yourself accountable for keeping those who follow you informed about your progress. After all, if you're going to take that extra step and post on IG about it, what you do is as important to you as it is to your followers who are invested in taking your journey with you. :)

[tara]

You are brave!! I'm way to chicken to do something like that. I'm far too thin skinned. I hope it works out for you! Heck if you do it and let me know what the IG account is, I'll follow you and be happy to cheer you on!!

Me, too!! I'd love to follow you if you do it. :D

[bonniekins]

Thank so much for the tips and support everyone! I never thought about creating a separate account (which is really smart!) I also never thought about how frequently I would need to post. I guess it's as much of a journey for me as it would be for my potential followers.

If I do do it, I'll let you guys know where you can follow me :D

[jenny25]

Thank so much for the tips and support everyone! I never thought about creating a separate account (which is really smart!) I also never thought about how frequently I would need to post. I guess it's as much of a journey for me as it would be for my potential followers.

If I do do it, I'll let you guys know where you can follow me :D

I agree! It's sort of like a journey for everyone :D I will totally follow you, too!