Has anyone had success using Dietbet?

Fergie790
Fergie790 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 9 in Success Stories
I'm considering joining a dietbet group but am so afraid I won't be able to meet the challenge. It almost seems unattainable.

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  • suttercm
    suttercm Posts: 189 Member
    Look for a different, less aggressive bet. I've done a couple. First one I nailed, second not so much. There's always alot of longer, more attainable bets to join.
  • Fergie790
    Fergie790 Posts: 7 Member
    Either you choose to lose 4% in 4 weeks or 10% in 6 months. Are there other options?
  • Rankinlm
    Rankinlm Posts: 14 Member
    I've done quite a few and I'm doing one right now. Money is a great motivator for me :)
  • festerw
    festerw Posts: 233 Member
    My wife has had success with Pact, you set your own goals and it connects with a variety of programs (MFP, Runkeeper, etc) to keep you honest. You determine how much you want to "bet" on yourself to be able to hit the goal.

    http://www.pactapp.com
  • chele402
    chele402 Posts: 128 Member
    I've been doing Dietbet since September. It's been so motivating. Right now I'm doing both a 4% and a 10%.

    If you want my 4% game is only $10 if you want to try it out:

    https://www.dietbetter.com/games/55403
  • golfbrew_matt
    golfbrew_matt Posts: 240 Member
    Sounds like an awesome idea! I will join your game.
  • BeckZombie
    BeckZombie Posts: 138 Member
    I did a 4% one in the fall and won. It was a good motivator for me, but I can also see where it could lead to unhealthy behavior in some.

    When I did mine, I was afraid I wouldn't win, but I told myself that in the end, even if I didn't lose 4%, I would definitely still lose something and that was worth losing a little bit of money.
  • slimbettie
    slimbettie Posts: 686 Member
    Yes go for it!!! I've done a few 4% and 10% games last year. Gearing up for some new ones now. Good luck!!!
  • SwtKittN
    SwtKittN Posts: 176 Member
    I'm in one right now and regretting it LOL. To lose 4% of my body weight in a month is 19 pounds in a month and that seems very unhealthy.. Sure at my weight I could probably do it if I ate 1200 cals and exercised but I would be a hangry person and unbearable to be around haha. Plus it seems people sodium'd it up at the beginning so they would have a higher starting weight, cuz some of the people weighed in the 2nd day and lost like 3-5 pounds. Looking like I just threw $35 in the toilet but oh well. Any weight lost is progress, and it is a good motivator. Next time I would do a 10% in 6 months. Leaves a lot more room for leniency and my sanity :P
  • golfbrew_matt
    golfbrew_matt Posts: 240 Member
    I just signed up and so did my wife. I had never heard of this before but I love the idea. I love MFP for all the great tools (calorie tracking, and the great people on the message boards) but I have been missing something to give me an extra push to get back on track and I think this will work very well for me.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Do not recommend. Losing 4% in 4 weeks is usually too aggressive. I was in the normal weight range and eating 1,200 to lose something like 7.8 lbs (almost 2 lbs a week!) in 4 weeks.

    Also there's cheating. I weighed myself for the first weigh in after a night of drinking and eating salty foods. I weighed in at 2.5 lbs higher than I did even the next day, but it still counts. I worked my butt off over the next 4 weeks but yeah, all you have to do is weigh in high on day 1 to get a huge edge.

    All that hard work and I netted $5.50 in winnings. Not worth it.
  • golgoroo
    golgoroo Posts: 69 Member
    I've just started a 10% dietbet - looking forward to the extra "carrot" to keep me motivated. Usually I'm a "stick" kind of girl & beat myself up for not staying on my plan. So this approach is a switch for me. And now I feel like I've committed to staying in the zone through June.
  • TashaSc82
    TashaSc82 Posts: 8 Member
    Just started a 4% today. My 4% is 8lbs so it works out to abt 2lbs in 28days right on track with a "healthly" weight loss. I'm sure there is cheating everywhere, but you know what, like others said, if I lose weight and lost $35 its worth it....I've been giving the gym $35 a month and had not gone in 3 months so....
  • Jennifer10723
    Jennifer10723 Posts: 374 Member
    I did the 4% one in the fall and won .. it was 10 pounds in 30 days. It was tough, but do-able. I just signed up for the 10% in 6 months. I found that after doing the 4% and restricting calories to 1200 and burning 150-200 calories a day in exercise .. It was TOUGH to get back on track to a "normal" diet. 1400 calories is what I am saying is normal .. and 200 calories more doesn't seem like a big difference, but for some reason telling myself I could eat more food was a downfall for me.

    BUT .. it was a BIG motivator for me to do the bet .. so I thought the 10% one would be a better fit and would take me through to summer. So far so good!
  • Fergie790
    Fergie790 Posts: 7 Member
    I've decided to stick with Pact. I've been successful with it so far. I've been doing it for 9 weeks and have earned $14. Not much cash but the idea of them taking money from my Paypal account keeps me highly motivated. Pact doesn't measure weight lost. Dietbet seems so unattainable.
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