I have been happily married for the last 6.5 years.  My wife and I have a 2-year-old daughter and 5-month-old son.  I coach Football, Wrestling, and do some Track as well.  I have been on a yo-yo cycle.  Gaining weight starting at the beginning of fall and winter and losing up to 30-40 pounds each wrestling season through the summer.  So the last several years I have cycled between 305lbs. and 265lbs.  

 My wife and I are big fans of Chris and Heidi Powell.  Last spring they posted on Facebook they were going to host a game and so I jumped into DietBet and life has not been the same since.  I feel as though I am a frugal person.  So the fact that I could lose money by not hitting my goals flipped a switch in my brain. After my 5th or 6th game I got my brother to do a 6-month game with me and that has also helped in the accountability. I have been saving for new running shoes and I triathlon bike. So the fact that I could accomplish two goals at once seemed to be very motivating.  Obviously taking the scale down 10-15 pounds every 28 days has been great.