Status Report Month 3 on Dietbet

Posted on January 21, 2016

I am honing in on Month 3 of playing Dietbet. I have won all my weigh-ins thus far! Yes! This is great news and of course I am very happy. I started dietbet on 10/27/15. Crazy right? Who starts dieting before 3 major holidays? Well, I got scared. I weighed myself shorty before finding dietbet and I saw a number I never saw before...250. Yes, that was very frightening to me. Something clicked in my brain and I frantically started looking on the internet for the next get skinny quick diet. I was researching them all, reading, planning and analyzing which was the best for me.

During this search, I ran into Dietbet and was very intrigued. I started researching and looking at reviews and decided what the heck, I have tried almost everydiet there is, maybe money might motivate me. So I signed up for my first dietbet, weighing in at 247. I guess all my stress about the big 250 frighened 3 lbs. out of me.

Today I am pleased to report that I weigh 222. Yes, I have lost 25 lbs. I am very happy with the results I have had. I follow my own plan, a very low carb diet. I get a ton of support from all of you. Such as adding more water to my day. Adding exercise. Encouraging words and stories of success and failure all resonate with me. You make me want to continue on. You make me want to succeed and get to my goal. For this I want to thank dietbet and my fellow players. It is here that I have found some success.

I have been hovering at the 221-222 back and forth mark for two weeks now and I am very frustrated. Nothing I do can make that scale budge below 221. I track all my food intake. I keept my calories under 1300, I keep my carbs under 25. I drink at least 80 oz of water every day. I track my steps every day to 10,000+, I even added 20 minute kettlebell workouts every other day. But the results are the same...either 221 or 222.

I am a little discouranged. I looked for ways I can break my stall. I found that an egg fast might break my stall. So today is day 2 of my egg fast. Good thing I love eggs. I am praying that my body will break this plateu and start loosing again. I have 62 lbs more to go and strategically, this should not be happening. I will give an update after I complete the fast on Saturday to let you know if I had any success. If I don't, I am not sure what I can do next. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I am very motivated and want to keep that motivation level high.

Thank you for all of your support and I'll see you on the boards.

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Aimee

01/12/2018 8:07AM

Hahahaha! I didn't realize this was from 2 years ago!!!

Kelli

Well...I am back and working at it once again:)

Aimee

01/12/2018 8:05AM

Kellie, I have heard and read that a 'plateau is very common. Please don't give up. I see you are on an egg fast which I am not familiar with but good luck. I tried DietBet 3 years ago and failed because I gave up. I can't even remember why. I find that for me I do well by omitting meat, fats, oil, packaged foods, sugar, and dairy. It's close to a plant based diet I guess. It can be difficult at first so I started by just substituting one meal per day with plant based food. I hope you are eating lot's of fruit and veggies. Also there is a website called Pulses.org with a lot of recipes to incorporate more beans, lentils, etc. USA Pulses also has a Facebook Page. I hope this will help you at least a little bit! Looking forward to hearing good news when you finish your fast on Saturday!

DeeBSlim

01/25/2016 8:54AM

Hey Kels, you know for the Transformers you do not get paid until after the 6 months..No Bueno. I thought that I could use the denero I won on each round for the next one, no bueno. Now I have to join games each month to pay for each round and really kick but each round....headache. Next time I will only join 1 transformer, yes girl I did, trying to be Sheera weight loss woman... Scream , what was I thinking.Denise

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DeeBSlim

I am trying to join monthly ones as well. I have to lose 69, I think more pounds and my transformers say I have to be like 196 or something. Why do yours say so low, I thought you said at one point you were 250, then 217, man we are seriously going through this together right. It would be so cool if we could go shopping together, once we get to our goal weight. I have been buying a piece here and there. Also my neighbor gave me a bunch of clothes so I may not have to do any shopping. I am so excited. I really hope they do maintenance games, I really need it. I may have to join weight watchers, I really need accountability.

Kelli

Well, I am just going by the transformer's minimum weight loss requirements. They are listed on the right side of the page when you go onto your game. That was the number it gave for me. I did start diet bet at 247 in the kickstarters, but did not join the transformers until December 6 and January 1, so I weighed less when I started those, but I still have about 60 lbs to lose as well. I weighed out on the Hot for the Holidays 2 at 215.5. Which I am really happy about. But I have several more games to weight out for starting next week. So I have to keep up the hard work. You keep going too. We can do this. 2016 will be the best year of our lives. I agree, Dietbet needs to develop a MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS game so that once we get to our goal, we can stay accountable and maintain our efforts.

DeeBSlim

01/25/2016 8:50AM

Hello Kelli. I am doing well. So how much did you lose on the egg fast. Can you email me the recipe or the think for it: rockthescreenings@gmail.com. I am doing well. Pretty excited. I am losing, but not at 10 pounds a month. That is awesome. I am glad you are in the next level. I will be happy when I am as well. I really like your blog, it is very inspiring.Denise

Kelli

01/24/2016 6:54AM

Hi Denise. Thanks for checking in on me. I have broken the stall with my egg fast (even though I cheated on it a little bit). The scale is going in the right direction and this morning I weighted 217.6. I think I am .2 away from my next dietbet weigh in, which is over tonight so I have another 2 days to weigh out. I feel really happy. I have kissed the 220's goodbye plus I am .4 lb away from losing a total of 30 lbs since 10/26/15. This is an avg of 10 lbs a month. I am very happy. I can't believe I am doing this. I can't believe how committed I have become and I can't wait to continue my journey. How are you doing Denise? Are you hitting your goals. Any bumps in the road? Thank you for your advise. I will definitely incorporate these things in my routine. Thanks for the song too. Great pick!!

DeeBSlim

01/23/2016 4:49PM

What's up diet buddy. How are you? Maybe you can try this,to kick you out of your plateau.http://www.maplevalleysyrup.coop/step-2-how-to-do-the-lemonade-diet-s/146.htmIt works, but you have to follow it, completely. Also you can buy your ingredients, at local stores. Change your workout, try videos on YouTube or add incline to your walk or speed. Change the time of your workout and change the type of food you are eating for your calories. More Veggies, watch the sugar, white flour, fried, food. Totally change the foods around. Also get dumbbells and do them with your walk. Try itLet me know how it works.DeniseHere is your theme song, keep strong and, stay on track.Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire: http://youtu.be/J91ti_MpdHA

Wendy P.

01/23/2016 4:41AM

I am excited to hear how your egg fast went. If it works, I may have to try it. I need to lose 4-5 lbs to win my two DietBets that end next week. I have been bad at drinking water - so going to get my water back up to where it should be. Seems like it is so much easier to drink water when it is hot out. It is probable due to me getting more exercise when it is hot. I am going to get back to drinking more water, eating more salad, and fruit. Tonight Ruby Tuesday, so I will not eat a lot of croutons! I have to get down 2 sizes - I have a goal swimming suit for my vacation in July! It was my goal swimsuit last year and I didn't even start losing to July. We can do this! We won't give up. We are both in our 50's and started in the 200's - we can show that you can get to your goal in your 50's. Let's do this and reach our goals in 2016!

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Kelli

Yes we can. I won't give up. I have never been so determined in my life. I'm not a big breakfast person either but I know we need it to jump start our metabolism. What I do every morning is I eat 1-2 hard boiled eggs. Even without the fast. I can take them with me to work and eat them around 9. I wake up at 5 am. Every day but I am not ready to eat until around 9. Then I am like you it's a salad at lunch and dinner is a modification of whatever I make the family so it fits my low carb diet. It is simple and easy to follow. I don't snack and I do focus on drinking all my water while at work. I have a 24 oz cup with a permanent hard plastic straw. I think this is what helps me drink all m water -- the straw. Did you know that you can down more liquid with the use of a straw?? Also I drink room temp water cause that also allows me to drink more water because it's not so cold. Maybe this can help. Anyway I know that I have to drink /refill my 24oz cup 3 times 1 at breakfast, 1 with my lunch, and the last one before I go home. That's 75 oz of water before I get home. I then have another glass with my dinner and I keep 1 at my bedside so I'm pretty sure I am getting over 90 oz a day.

Wendy P.

I will try the straw with room temperatur water. I drink less in winter than summer. I don't like warm drinks, except hot chocolate and I don't drink as many cold because I am always cold in winter and drinking cold stuff just makes me colder. I will work hard on my water! If I can't get to the gym, I need to turn the heat up in my house and make it feel like warm, so I will excercise when I get home. If I turn my fireplace on, my living room gets in the 80s, so that will make me not want to hide under a blanket on my couch. Water and excercise will be my goal this week!

Kelli

01/22/2016 6:45AM

Thank you all. Your encouraging words and advice is so soothing when I am feeling frustrated. I am into day 3 of my egg fast to see if I can break this stall. Tomorrow I will weigh myself and share my results. I hear what some of you said about increasing my calories. But I am scared to do that. I gain weight so easily. And losing it takes so much effort and concentration and perseverance that I don't want to go backwards on. I have stopped my kettlebell workout though while on my fast. And I am wondering if adding that workout is what is causing the scale to freeze. I don't know. My body is not used to exercise and maybe my muscles are freaking out. My weight stalled when I added the kettlebell. So that's what I am thinking. I am still walking though 10,000+ steps a day. Thanks again everyone.

Wendy P.

01/21/2016 8:07PM

Hi Kelli - you have done really good and don't let a plateau discourage you. I have to remember what I just told you, because it is easy for me to tell you that, but then not follow my own advise. I started at 222 and was stuck at 200 for a little bit. Now I am stuck at 172 - but , I am not going to give up. The plateau did discourage me this last week a little and I made cookies - ate some and threw the rest down the garbage disposal, so cookie are out of here! I figured out that I am not perfect and still will have cravings, but can't give in to them all. I wasn't going to let tax season mess up my progress and the stress has already started to make me just want to eat. Stress causes us to hold onto weight also, so that scares me. I don't think I can get through tax season without stress. I wish there was a way, but in my job, there is no way around it. I am not going to change jobs, so I just need to learn to deal with it and try not let it affect my weight. I need to add water again - I was doing so good with the water and this week, I sit at my desk and don't drink much. I will work on that. It seems like I lose when I eat a lot of salads and vegetable soup. I don't like salad dressing, so my salads are plain - vegetables, a little meat and little cheese. I did give up my croutons - except when I go to Ruby Tuesday - I have to have a few. Like one of the other people commented, we may have cut my calories down too far for a while. Since I have eaten more

Rhiannon D.

01/21/2016 5:55PM

I think you've done an amazing job so far!! way to go! Just in looking at your calorie intake and your excercise you may need to actually up your calorie intake depending on how much excercise your doing. Sometimes our body's can go into starvation mode if we aren't fueling them enough for the work were expecting from them. I'd up my calories...I'm not sure of your height but to me your calorie intake seems quite low. Just my thoughts...I hope you see the scale moving again soon!

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