DietBet
mewickla
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Has anybody used DietBet, what have been your experiences with it? Was the profit worthwhile or at least a considerable motivator? TIA!
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Sounds like a terrible idea. Encouraging crash dieting for money? Ugh!0
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Yes! I've done 2 diet bets. Each time I won about $30. And paid about $25 to enter.
I found the dietbets to be a bit stressful though. I'm competitive and I don't like to lose to other people. So in addition to working out and eating right, I was stressed. I remember saying I'd never do it again. But now that time has passed, I likely would do it again because it's at least something to focus on and it can be fun.
I would say if you are having trouble staying on track, do it. The money and competition is a motivator. However, if you're doing everything right and just lose weight slowly OR you don't have a lot to lose, maybe dietbet isn't for you. Especially if you don't like "losing" a bet.0 -
Yes! I've done 2 diet bets. Each time I won about $30. And paid about $25 to enter.
I found the dietbets to be a bit stressful though. I'm competitive and I don't like to lose to other people. So in addition to working out and eating right, I was stressed. I remember saying I'd never do it again. But now that time has passed, I likely would do it again!
Hey for five bucks....0 -
ncboiler89 wrote: »Yes! I've done 2 diet bets. Each time I won about $30. And paid about $25 to enter.
I found the dietbets to be a bit stressful though. I'm competitive and I don't like to lose to other people. So in addition to working out and eating right, I was stressed. I remember saying I'd never do it again. But now that time has passed, I likely would do it again!
Hey for five bucks....
Lol yea it's something. But not the biggest motivator.
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I would suggest that if it's something that you are interested that you should do the math first. I was just invited to one a few days ago but turned it down after figuring out that I would need drop my calories to 900 a day just to have a chance of getting my money back.0
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What is to prevent someone from lying and saying they lost the most in order to get your money?
Make a bet with yourself. If you don't reach the goal, donate the money to people who need it. Don't give it away to strangers online who have probably lied to get it.
Really sounds very iffy and scammy to me.
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What is to prevent someone from lying and saying they lost the most in order to get your money?
Make a bet with yourself. If you don't reach the goal, donate the money to people who need it. Don't give it away to strangers online who have probably lied to get it.
Really sounds very iffy and scammy to me.
IMO.
You have to take a picture on the scale with an index card with the secret code word. Your feet have to be in the picture and the scale. The dietbet people then check the photo for photoshopping.
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So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?0
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So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?
Nothing. There can be more than one winner. In fact many times there are. Typically you just get whatever you put into the bet back. Your only goal is to make sure that you reach your goal. As long as you do, you still get your money back.0 -
So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?
Nothing. There can be more than one winner. In fact many times there are. Typically you just get whatever you put into the bet back. Your only goal is to make sure that you reach your goal. As long as you do, you still get your money back.
It seems less geared toward weight loss and more geared toward rewarding the people who know how to game a scale. Not that it couldn't be motivating doing it the right way, but the right way seems like a losing proposition as far as winning any cash goes.
In fact, if they don't insist on you proving you're naked in that photo, what stops you from throwing on a weight vest or something?
What stops you from screwing with your scale to get a lower number, too?
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So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?
Nothing. There can be more than one winner. In fact many times there are. Typically you just get whatever you put into the bet back. Your only goal is to make sure that you reach your goal. As long as you do, you still get your money back.
It seems less geared toward weight loss and more geared toward rewarding the people who know how to game a scale. Not that it couldn't be motivating doing it the right way, but the right way seems like a losing proposition as far as winning any cash goes.
In fact, if they don't insist on you proving you're naked in that photo, what stops you from throwing on a weight vest or something?
What stops you from screwing with your scale to get a lower number, too?
The people gaming the scale don't effect you. Even if they cheat, and reach their goals because they cheated, you still get your money back if you meet your goals.
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So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?
Nothing. There can be more than one winner. In fact many times there are. Typically you just get whatever you put into the bet back. Your only goal is to make sure that you reach your goal. As long as you do, you still get your money back.
It seems less geared toward weight loss and more geared toward rewarding the people who know how to game a scale. Not that it couldn't be motivating doing it the right way, but the right way seems like a losing proposition as far as winning any cash goes.
In fact, if they don't insist on you proving you're naked in that photo, what stops you from throwing on a weight vest or something?
What stops you from screwing with your scale to get a lower number, too?
The people gaming the scale don't effect you. Even if they cheat, and reach their goals because they cheated, you still get your money back if you meet your goals.
I see. So the extra five bucks came from honest people who admitted to losing their bet with themselves? Makes more sense now.
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There is very little incentive to cheat for yourself. You can cheat so you don't lose your money. But that really doesn't effect the other players. Also there is little incentive to join diet bet just to cheat because you won't get rich off the dietbet. They way it's set up you won't make much money from winning.
And finally, you don't have to do a diet bet with complete strangers. You can do it with just a group of your friends that you trust.0 -
I've had several people ask me to be part of them along the way. I've always said no, and the biggest reason is because I have a lot of internal motivation to lose weight and I want to keep it that way. I also don't want to feel stressed to HAVE to lose weight, because that creates a pressure i just don't need in my life.
There is actually a lot of research that shows monetary rewards actually have the opposite effect on people.0 -
So what is to stop me from coming out of low carb, signing up, then going back to low carb and dropping 10 pounds of water weight plus 4 pounds of real weight in two weeks?
Nothing. There can be more than one winner. In fact many times there are. Typically you just get whatever you put into the bet back. Your only goal is to make sure that you reach your goal. As long as you do, you still get your money back.
It seems less geared toward weight loss and more geared toward rewarding the people who know how to game a scale. Not that it couldn't be motivating doing it the right way, but the right way seems like a losing proposition as far as winning any cash goes.
In fact, if they don't insist on you proving you're naked in that photo, what stops you from throwing on a weight vest or something?
What stops you from screwing with your scale to get a lower number, too?
The people gaming the scale don't effect you. Even if they cheat, and reach their goals because they cheated, you still get your money back if you meet your goals.
I see. So the extra five bucks came from honest people who admitted to losing their bet with themselves? Makes more sense now.
Snippy for no reason! I will try to keep it friendly. When I played, it was with a group of women that I know. Most of us reached our goals, there were a few that didnt. So yes, the extra $5 came from the ones that did not reach their goals.
Diet Bet is a fun way to reach short term weight loss goals. It's light hearted and fun. It won't cause you to lose major amounts of weight. It's just a nice break from the monotony of the weight loss journey. I definitely didn't feel scammed.
The downside is that you stress out about reaching your goal.0 -
Were I willing to sell my soul for $20, I'd hop on the scale weighted down, then hold less weight later and collect my winnings.
Even if you were naked, you could water load. I worked with the best scale cheaters in the business and I know all the tricks. Even stark naked, I could add at least 12 pounds to the scale that would come off in three days.
I wouldn't do it because stealing from people is not my thing, but I'm sure people do it.
You could do this with friends and not do it online.
Have fun if you like it! But it's not something I'd want to get involved with.0 -
I did it twice and won $150 and $80. Definitely a great motivation tool :-)0
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Were I willing to sell my soul for $20, I'd hop on the scale weighted down, then hold less weight later and collect my winnings. Even if you were naked, you could water load. I worked with the best scale cheaters in the business and I know all the tricks. Even stark naked,mi could add at least 12 pounds to the scale that would come off in three days.
I wouldn't do it because stealing from people is not my thing, but I'm sure people do it.
You could do this with friends and not do it online.
Have fun if you like it! But it's not something I'd want to get involved with.
You can assure you don't get any money stolen from you by losing your weight
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