When I first heard about Dietbet I think my thought process was something like this:
1. Thats cool- you get money for losing weight.
2. I can lose 4%, espeically if not doing so would mean that I lose my money.
3. Actually, I don't really care about the money.
4. My health is what is really important to me.
5. I should be spending this money on my health anyway!
So I have decided that for the fee that I place when I enter a bet (plus whatever winnings I get, but I won't get too excited about this, because it could be minimal), I will buy myself a reward (health-related) and do one major athletic feat.
For example, with my $30 fee and winnings for my first diet bet I win---> I will enter a half marathon (that is my reward and feat).
Bet 2-> I will buy a pair of boxing gloves and go to a biweekly boxercise class at my gym for at least 2 months.
Bet 3--> I will buy a pair of cycling shoes for my spinning classes I already do and do one session where I cycle 60miles.
Bet 4--> I will buy a pair of nike wrap and go to a hot yoga class everyday for 20 days.
I plan on continuing on doing bets here until I reach my goal weight. I have calculated that that will be in about 12 bets time and by February if I win all my bets!
Good luck to everyone out there! I am here if you want to chat about anything.
Lets do this :)