I’ve been part of the convention scene in one way or another since I was about 13 years old.  While I wasn’t traveling out of state to go to the “big” shows there was a group of gamers who ran an organization known as Suncoast Skirmishes that, at one time, put on about 5 shows in Florida every year.  In all of the conventions I have been to, though, I have never been to one that sparked as many crash diets as Dragon*Con.  Whether it is cosplay or fetish gear there are many reasons to worry that someone is going to take a picture of you during the convention that is going to reveal that you had one too many Double Bypass Burgers since your last trip to Atlanta.

Apparently, though, Dragon*Con doesn’t have the corner on the market for self-image anxiety in the convention world.

E. Foley is a self-proclaimed “geek girl extraordinaire” who was apparently none-too-pleased with the way she ended up looking in the pictures that were taken of her at GenCon in 2009.  She’s so distraught, in fact, that she’s decided to do something about it.  Sometime this Fall she plans to launch Fit For GenCon, a “website where geeks can get together and support each other as (they) work towards their fitness goals.”

Hey!  That sounds familiar!

In spite of the fact that Ms. Foley may very well be our competition I can’t help but support any effort to assist those of us in the pocket protector crowd in our efforts to look and feel better.  If you’re interested in joining the Fit For GenCon movement you can sign up at the site to be notified when the site goes live.  In the meantime you can follow the Fit For GenCon movement on Twitter by using the hashtag #fit4gencon.