Wednesday, March 27, 2013

A Little {Diet} Game...With BIG Rewards!

Who wants to play a little game with me? Say, yes! Say, yes!
The other day, I was talking to some of my blogging friends and heard about this site called Diet Bet. (Now, don't go clicking away from the post yet. Stick with me for just a minute!). I found the idea completely intriguing.

The idea behind Diet Bet is that you turn dieting into a game with friends.

Here's how it works: Everyone pays a fee to buy into the pot. If you lose 4% of your body weight within four weeks, you get your money back (minus a small fee by the website for administration). If you don't lose that much, then your money stays in the pot. Everyone who "wins" by losing their 4% then splits what's left in the pot evenly between them.
I really like the way this is set up because everyone who makes their goal is considered a winner whether they are the first to reach it or the last. There isn't just one winner (It's really frustrating when someone else has a high metabolism and drops weight just by thinking about it). All you have to do is lose that 4%, and you've won! Plus, the website runs the contest, verifies the weights, deals with the money, AND you can keep your weight hidden from the rest of the players the entire time. That means the participants don't have to "run" the game. (Thank goodness, because I don't have time for that!)

All that to say, I seem to have some extra pounds leftover from when I had the babies. I've lost about 15 pounds since last fall...and then gained back five within the last month. Clearly my scale is not heading the right direction. Unfortunately, I need to be strongly motivated to keep up with my weight loss and nothing does that like having money on the line.

So, I went ahead and set up a game, and I'd LOVE to have you join me! The buy in is $25, and we are playing the game from April 4-May 1st...just in time for summer outfits to come out of the closet! I don't know about you, but the thought of getting my $25 back plus getting a cut of what's left in the pot is highly motivating! Potentially get paid to lose weight? Well, twist my arm!

Want to know what your 4% would be? Take your Current Weight, multiply it by 4, then divide that number by 100. That's how much you would need to lose. I did that and found out that I need to lose just under 6 lbs to get my money back. Totally doable...if I quit eating ice cream every night after the kids go to bed!

If you follow me on FaceBook or Twitter, you have probably already seen something come through about the game. We already have several people signed up who have everything from no kids to quads or more!  I'm excited to be motivated by such a great range of people! Plus, this isn't just limited to the United States. One of the ladies who has already placed her bet lives in New Zealand, and she is completely on board! The bigger the pot, the more you will want to make your goal so that you get your money back and get a piece of what's left in there. You are welcome to invite your own personal friends to join us too. The more, the merrier!

And just to be perfectly clear about this, I am not being paid to promote the program or getting any kickback for writing this post. I just need to lose some of this post-babies weight, and I think this will be a fun way to go about it! I would love to have more of my friends (yes, that's you!) join me to make it more fun!

P.S. As of the time of this posting, the pot is already at $300! Whoohoo!

8 comments:

  1. That sounds awesome.. unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to lose 4% in less than a month. I wish you all the best, though! :)

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    1. No worries, Sarah Mae! Thanks for the well wishes! I'm going to need them! :)

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  2. What a fun idea!!

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    1. It is pretty brilliant on the part of the company that runs it! Makes me wish I had come up with it first!

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  3. I would love to be a part of this! What do I need to do? My email is dandmkoch4@windstream.net

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    1. I'd love to have you join us! Just go here to join our game: http://www.dietbet.com/games/11979 You'll register, and pay your $25 by credit card or paypal. Then I believe that the website will email you a couple of days before it starts with how to weigh in. If you want that info now, check this link here: http://www.dietbet.com/how-it-works

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  4. Excited to be taking part from the other side of the world!

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