We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Has anyone done a dietbet? Thoughts?

briislovely
briislovely Posts: 92 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was curious if anyone has ever done a diet bet before and if they liked it and thought it was fun!?

Replies

  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited June 2016
    I looked into it but the timing wasn't right, for me. If you're trying to lose weight, I'd go with the "Transformer" 6 month plan; rather than the "Kickstarter" 1 month plan because the odds of winning're better, since they expect you to lose less; in more time.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I did it. I can't lose that much weight that quickly so it was very discouraging to me.
  • briislovely
    briislovely Posts: 92 Member
    Good to know!
  • KetoTeacher
    KetoTeacher Posts: 163 Member
    I did it and was one of the ones that won. But it was not a very healthy experience :/
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    There's someone on my friends who does it and enjoys it. However, I think they are undereating to achieve the targets and make sure they win. If you're competitive I think it can encourage incredibly disordered behaviour.
  • mathiseasy
    mathiseasy Posts: 165 Member
    I did. As long as you find one that gives you enough time to lose weight in a healthy manner they can be fun. Everybody comments on the game's page and encourages each other, posts their workouts, recipes, etc.

    The one I participated in was through another forum I belong to and that one was not worth it. I didn't read the rules before I sent in my $20: 10% of your body weight in 2 months. I would have had to lose almost 3 pounds per week to win! It was honestly ridiculous.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    edited June 2016
    I am doing one, on track to win. As long as I don't gain 20 pounds in the next 2 weeks I will win, I'm about 5 1/2 months in to a 6-month game.

    For me, it didn't help at all except in that I'll get some fun spending cash - but then, I already participate here, I didn't participate there beyond the bare minimum to do my monthly weigh-ins, and when I started I was already midway through losing my weight, so I already knew what to do. I think if I had found that community first, it might have been a different story.
  • phillyhockeyfan
    phillyhockeyfan Posts: 57 Member
    I do dietbets. I told myself I'd do them till I loose. I still have a lot to loose (60 or so) so the weight is still coming off kinda fast. I like the motivational support of it.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    I do them every couple of months. It's fun. When I do it I usually join several at one time to better keep me motivated. I have only done the 30 day bets. When I was struggling to lose the last 10lbs I joined 3 higher dollar bets and stuck with it to lose the last of the weight.

    The only thing I don't find extremely fair about them is the amount of weight they have you lose, at least the beta I participated in. All the ones I hve done had set that you need a 4% lose to win, which for me has been five pounds or less. It doesn't seem like I have to do much while others who are heavier have much higher amounts to lose in order to win. Not sure how I feel about it, but mayemstically maybe it is fair.
  • AlyssaPetsDogs
    AlyssaPetsDogs Posts: 421 Member
    I have done two and won both. I just did the month long ones. I think overall I won like $40 total (after I got back the money I bet). I thought the first one was really easy as I was still in the beginning of my weight loss when pounds were dropping like crazy. I struggled at the end of my second one as the loss was slowing down. I decided to stop.
    I know they offer 6 month long ones, but you have to pay every month and I just can't afford to risk it in case something happens.

    I love the concept, but I opted to stop.
  • Rebekah_89
    Rebekah_89 Posts: 61 Member
    FridayApril01st2016 wrote: »
    I looked into it but the timing wasn't right, for me. If you're trying to lose weight, I'd go with the "Transformer" 6 month plan; rather than the "Kickstarter" 1 month plan because the odds of winning're better, since they expect you to lose less; in more time.


    Where do you find information about those bets/plans?
  • Ghostymoon
    Ghostymoon Posts: 2 Member
    I am doing one now, and tomorrow is the weigh in. I won't be doing another one. I lost the weight, but now I am ovulating, which always comes with a 5 lb water gain for me. I didn't think of that when I joined it, and it is an inherent flaw in the system for me. I won't make the weight, and I will have the same problem every time :(
  • lmew91
    lmew91 Posts: 88 Member
    edited June 2016
    I participated in one, and lost the 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks, and I earned I think about $50 back, so a $20 or so profit. I didn't do anything unhealthy or crazy to lose it. I probably won't be doing another one though, because I only have another 5-10 lbs to lose. The main reason I easily lost the weight was because at the time I had water weight to lose, and if you have about 5 lbs of water weight that you lose easily in the first couple of weeks, that puts you ahead.
  • BSBgirl337
    BSBgirl337 Posts: 119 Member
    I absolutely love Dietbet!! It's exactly what I needed. It just keeps me accountable. I don't eat a donut at work because I want to win dietbet, etc. They start all the time, so join one with dates that work for you. You have to lose 4% of your weight in 28 days. If you win, you're guaranteed to get your money back, if not more.
  • JessicaB523
    JessicaB523 Posts: 70 Member
    I am trying something called HealthyWage (http://tinyurl.com/hw2hfh7 - not sure if linking is allowed, will remove if needed). I didn't like that dietbet was a set % and a set timeframe. This one has more flexibility so I could chose a slower loss rate. And the hormonal weight gain thing is better with this one because you get a two week period to log your final weigh in, which was a huge factor for me.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories