I have done Diet Bet several times. Two six month challenges (one is still ongoing) and several four week challenges. So far I have won more than $350.00 doing what I was planning to do anyway: losing weight.
My advice would be, if you join more than one challenge concurrently, you pay VERY special attention to the weigh-in dates and times. On my last six month challenge I thought I was following the rules to the letter by weighing in religiously every single Wednesday, but it turns out that ADDITIONAL weigh-ins are required on a certain date every month (the date differs for each contest) or you are disqualified for that particular month. I lost about $75 because of my inadequate understanding of that rule. >:-(
Thanks Shr1nk1ngme
I was planning on giving it a go on 25th of this month and I will check out weigh in times ... I do not have a scale at home and only get weighed by my coach. Sounds like this could be a problem ...
Thanks Shr1nk1ngme
I was planning on giving it a go on 25th of this month and I will check out weigh in times ... I do not have a scale at home and only get weighed by my coach. Sounds like this could be a problem ...
This may be a dumb question but do you have to pay to enter a challenge? and do you pay up front?
Yes you do. You are betting on yourself. The winnings are usually about $7 - 10 more than what you bet in the first place, depending on how big the challenge is and how many people drop out.
Yes you do. You are betting on yourself. The winnings are usually about $7 - 10 more than what you bet in the first place, depending on how big the challenge is and how many people drop out.
I'm going to have to take a look, sounds interesting.
OK, I took the plunge and joined a bet that starts on Monday. Yikes! I think it will be motivating to have some money on the line to keep from cheating. I'm pretty frugal :-)
I am nervous, though, since 4% of my weight is nearly 7 pounds. That's a lot for me to lose in a month based on my usual rate. Well, good luck to me, I guess!