Affiliate marketing is all about people and relationships. Some critics say that is a problem when trying to scale.

But many affiliate marketers are crunching numbers on a different kind of scale these days. They’re getting into affiliate fatblogging, where they chronicle efforts about healthier living and weight loss on their blogs.

Here are some affiliate marketers that are trying to achieve a net loss.

Ayako Bingham
Where can people follow your progress? www.branding100.com

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Don’t Cha / The Pussycat Dolls

Any regrets about posting your progress online? I love taking pictures, but I don’t like being in them. But, this way, I am pushed to accomplish my weight loss efforts

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? Find something that works for you. I am not a treadmill type and it took me a while to find something I actually enjoy doing.

Tyler Cruz
Where can people follow your progress? www.tylercruz.com In particular, my weight loss challenge vs. Jonathan Volk started at the post www.tylercruz.com/blogging-weight-loss-challenge-cruz-vs-volk

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? I’m currently listening to the best singles of No Doubt which have some nice fast paced songs. Before that, I was listening to the best singles of Michael Jackson such as Beat It and Billie Jean. Great running music.

Any regrets about posting your progress online? Absolutely not. It’s all about public accountability and pressure. Promising to reach a goal to yourself is one thing, but promising it to the world is something completely different.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? Try announcing your weight loss or fitness goal publicly. It’s a lot harder to come up with excuses when everyone is watching you.

Scott Jangro
Where can people follow your progress? There’s no easy way to do this. For a while I was using the Nike+ website but the battery died on the sensor. I go through phases of talking about my progress in blog posts or podcasts to keep myself motivated. I’ve also got a page on my blog: www.jangro.com/feeds-n-fat/

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Eminem “Lose Yourself”

Any regrets about posting your progress online? No, I’m pretty open about stuff that I do. I like the pressure of publicly declaring my goals. When I do that on my blog, I find that my readers are both supportive of me and even inspired to get in shape themselves. That’s a nice feeling.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? Set goals for both work and exercise. For example, I might commit to a number of miles per week. To get yourself away from your work, schedule time to work out. I use exercise as both a break and a reward for getting stuff done. I also find that I can get some fresh thinking done while on an hour run without any distractions.

Tim Jones
Where can people follow your progress? www.therealtimjones.com

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Fuel by Metallica

Any regrets about posting your progress online? Not necessarily a regret, but I’ve found that now I’m accountable to a whole group of people that want to know my progress. Keeps you more motivated and keeps you from eating that double cheeseburger, but can also be intimidating. Could have quietly worked on my fitness and weight loss — like I said, not a regret, per se, but a little unexpected.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? A few things — 1) Just like in business, you have to set yourself up for success. Preparation is half the battle. Get the temptation out of your house. Clean out all the garbage food before you even attempt to eat better. 2) Get out from behind the computer! Even if you just walk around the block, you have to get some movement in, every day. (I have a lot of difficulty with this one). 3) We dine out a lot, as do many affiliate marketers (according to my own, completely un-scientific polling data), so you often have to work a little harder to find healthy alternatives when you’re out. They’re on every menu, but sometimes you have to get creative and eat a few side items or a couple healthy appetizers to avoid the nasty stuff.

Israel Lagares
Where can people follow your progress? www.FatManUnleashed.com or www.twitter.com/israellagares

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Any song by Eminem gets me going. It’s like I transfer all of his hate into my workouts.

Any regrets about posting your progress online? I have no regrets at all about putting myself online. It has helped me tremendously. I’ve been able to identify negative patterns in my diet and exercise, plus have been held accountable.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? If you are trying to get in shape start off slow. Cut the little things out and replace them with positive choices. Instead of soda, drink diet soda. Then instead of diet soda switch to water. Get in small workouts. Hop on the floor and do some pushups then go for a walk in the park. Do that for a month and then step your game up. You can also try my Blogger Proof Workout. It’s made for those folks that live behind the monitor. Check it out at www.fatmanunleashed.com/bloggerproofworkout.pdf

James Seligman
Where can people follow your progress? www.jamesseligman.net

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Indestructible – Disturbed

Any regrets about posting your progress online? No regrets, with other affiliates also getting in shape, it’s like you have your own little support system.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? Just take a quick 10-minute walk every day before logging on your computer. One of my biggest issues was sitting in front of the computer all day and eating snacks (junk food), so don’t snack!

Jonathan Volk
Where can people follow your progress? My affiliate marketing blog, www.jonathanvolk.com every Wednesday.

What’s your power song (song that gets you pumped when exercising)? Skillet, Comatose.

Any regrets about posting your progress online? None! It’s been a great motivation for me. When I gain or lose weight and I post it online; it’s a huge accountability tool for me.

Any advice for affiliate marketers that want to get in shape? Even though much of affiliate marketing is done solo, do not apply this to your weight loss regimen. I had been trying to become healthier and get in shape for a while and it was not until I had a friend to work out with and push me that I was able to really have any progress.

Shawn is a Co-founder of Affiliate Summit and Co-Editor-in-Chief of FeedFront Magazine.

Download the entire FeedFront issue 7 here – http://www.scribd.com/doc/17376069/FeedFront-Magazine-Issue-7
FeedFront issue 7 articles can be found here as well: http://feedfront.com/archives/article00date/2009/08

I am just about to head off to Affiliate Summit East 2009 in New York City, so I won’t have a chance to exercise for about 5 days – it’s a tight schedule without downtime doing these conferences twice a year, so I’ll have to compensate before and after.

But for anybody going to Affiliate Summit who has the running bug, there is going to be a morning run in Central Park led by Peter Shankman.

Runners are meeting at the Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park at 5:30 am on Tuesday, August 11. Later that morning, Peter will be delivering the keynote address at Affiliate Summit.

Peter is the author of one of my favorite business books, “Can We Do That?” and he also runs Help a Report Out (HARO).

Also, I recently came across an online community for runners called StartRunning.com. It’s a great, friendly place for meeting other runners, asking questions, etc.

Last week, I was at the Google Affiliate Network Client Summit at the Google campus in Mountain View, CA

That trip was another case of three days off from exercise, though I could have squeezed it in if I really wanted. We were staying in Palo Alto, across from the Standford campus, and some other folks ran there.

It was a productive event, and they served up fine food and drink at Google – too fine, in fact. And one night I went out for some cajun – tasty gumbo and Jambalaya.

So anyway, it was my worst week in a while – plus two pounds.

This week I am trying to make it up by going out to run all but one day. I’ll miss the update next week, because of Affiliate Summit, but will be back the following week, and expect to report that I’m lower than this week.

Starting weight: 225
Last week: 217
This week: 219

Video: Running to Affiliate Summit

Now that I’ve got the running bug, I’m evolving with my jogging fashions. Up until now, I’ve just been wearing a cotton t-shirt and shorts, and each time I finish I am just soaked with sweat and totally uncomfortable.

I usually wear a baseball cap, too. But I was reading that it was better to wear a visor to shield your eyes from the sun and not trap in the heat. So I picked up an Under Armour visor.

I also picked up some Nike Dri-FIT shorts and shirts. This line from Nike wicks sweat away and keeps me dry and comfortable. I tried it once so far and it worked great.

In the past I would just grab any white socks from the drawer, but I purchased some Nike Dri-FIT socks, and they were more comfortable than the regular old things.

On another note, I just got issue 7 of FeedFront Magazine in the mail with a cover story on treadmill desks (p 7), as well as profiles of a bunch of affiliate fatbloggers (p 23).

One of the things I liked about the affiliate fatblogging profiles were the “power song(s)” for each of them.

Here is my current playlist for runs…

• I Hate You (My Friend) – John Oszajca
• Moron – The Dead Milkmen
• ‘Till I Collapse – Eminem
• Rockin’ The Suburbs – Ben Folds
• Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies
• Comatose – Skillet
• I’m So Paid – Akon, Lil Wayne, and Young Jeezy
• Animals – Nickelback
• Stronger – Kanye West
• Youth Of The Nation – P.O.D.
• Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
• You Could Be Mine – Guns N’ Roses
• Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
• Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen

You can read, download, and print any issue of FeedFront Magazine from http://www.feedfront.com.

Starting weight: 225
Last week: 218
This week: 217

Video: Affiliate Fatblogging in FeedFront Magazine

I’ve completed my first 5k, and I was very excited to complete it as part of my affiliate fatblogging odyssey.

As I was preparing for the race, I saw a lot of 5k tutorials that recommended working up to it over 6-12 weeks, and I probably pushed myself too quick into it (all in just a few weeks).

Also, all of my practice was on flat trails, and I was brutally surprised by the inclines during the 5k.

So while I finished it, and I am satisfied about that, I would have loved to have a better time. I think I’ll go back to the drawing board and run shorter lengths to properly build up my speed and stamina.

Here are my embarrassing stats…

Yep, 22 out of 22 for my age/gender group of guys aged 35-39 and 360th overall. No medal this time around. There were children ahead of me!

Anyhow, I’ve been looking around for other races in the area and plan to run some 5k’s in September and October.

As far as the weight, I’m still stuck at 218. While I exercised a whole lot leading up to the 5k, I also made a trip down to Maryland for the Tax Talk & Crab Feast at the buy.at office, and mixed some great networking with too many eats and drinks.

Starting weight: 225
Last week: 218
This week: 218

Video: I Finished My First 5k Race