Don't think I'll be doing that again

Posted on August 8, 2014

I am in the in the middle of my 2nd diet bet for as well as my 3rd diet bet 10 although I dropped out of the second one after the 2nd month.

I don't think I'll be doing another diet bet 4. 4% in one month is quite a bit. What i end up doing is kind of skating through the first week or two then when it gets down to the wire I go as drastic as I can on my diet while still being healthy and I exercise more than usual just so i make the goal. I did it on my first diet bet four and I'm doing it on my second one which ends in about a week and a half.

On my first diet bet four I made my goal at the last minute but a week or two later I had gained half of the weight back, even though I was in a diet bet 10. I had just lost it too quickly, at least for me. I much prefer the somewhat slower pace of the diet bet 10 transformer challenges even though a 3% loss for each of the first two months is not a lot less than 4% but it seems less.

My goal is to get to my ultimate goal and stay there so doing something (like the DB4) that leads me to yo-yo dieting just seems counter productive, at least to me. Those are my thoughts on the matter.

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Rebecca C.

08/11/2014 8:52AM

Me too, Stephanie. I really like diet bet 10s.

Stephanie S.

08/09/2014 2:30PM

I found the DB4 made me yo-yo diet.. it is why I joined a diet bet 10. Having to keep going for six months IMO is more geared towards making a lifestyle change.

Rebecca C.

08/08/2014 7:46AM

Kim, I'm sorry but I don't quite understand your post in relation to mine. If I'm only going for a personal goal and not the DB4 goal why would I do a DB4? All I was saying in my post is I have decided DB4s are not for me because they are too "fast and furious" but DB10s with the longer goal and slower pace are. In relation to weight loss I prefer more of a snail's pace (although a somewhat quick snail) than a cheetah's pace. :)

Kim

08/08/2014 5:49AM

Rebecca, you have to do what is best for you. I'm just the opposite, i join one, go full out for a week or so then lose steam, motivation, whatever. Do you not think that if you reached your personal goal that at that time you would be so proud of yourself and happy as to not fall back into yo-yoing and find it easier to maintain? Just a thought because I know how important it is for so many reason, health mainly. Like Lynda said, you know yourself better than anyone so you do what you need to for yourself =)

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Byebye B.

08/08/2014 5:39AM

I love the support of the group and the competition, but suspect I too may gain the weight back later because 4% might be too much too fast for me. I spent the last year adjusting eating habits and exercise to my age (60+). (In other words, wrapping my head around the fact that I am not 40 anymore and shouldn't eat/drink/exercise/yo-yo diet the way I always have!) This is my first dietbet and I'm treating it as a gift: a jump-start to a better weight and good health. I enjoy the social aspect and read dietbetter's posts for new food ideas and sustainable exercises to incorporate for life, not just until the end of the bet. I am so tempted to join another one as soon as this is over because it's fun and I want additional weight loss, but I think my body would appreciate it more if I work to maintain the new weight and new exercise routine until it becomes a more permanent lifestyle. Once I feel I can maintain, I'll be back!

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Lynda H.

08/08/2014 4:00AM

Sounds like you know your body and what works best for you. I'm so glad we have choices!

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