Dietbet -- updated with link

[seamonster]

I know Parenting has a monthly one going on, but would anyone be interested in doing the 6 month version? It'd be 6 months to lose 10% as opposed to a month to lose 4%.

1) Friendly to the ladies still breastfeeding since it's a slower weight loss. Really it's friendly to all of us
2) Lines up with most of our babies turning a year to 14 months (depending on birthday). Extra cash to celebrate that first year
3) Could tie into the weekly health checkin

I was thinking maybe start next week and set it at $35? I'll create it if people want to do it.



ETA:I made the game. Only $10 a month since it's 6 monthly rounds and you pay by month or the whole thing up front. Starts in 2 Wednesdays on September 23 with weigh in September 21 & 23. You can join in later if you want, but the goal will still be to lose 10% by March 22 (can do as many dietbets at the same time as you want).

Link: diet.bt/H948jU

[mmarie]

I would do it!!! I need that kind of motivation. I saw the one in parenting a day late.

[mels823]

I would!

[kartish]

How does it work?

[seamonster]

The basics of how it works: www.dietbet.com/kickstarter/how-it-works

Sign up (you can use a fake name like your screenname) for the site. I'll post a link and you sign up for the bet and put in your money. Starting 48 hours before the start you post a full (clothed) shot of yourself on the scale and a picture of your weight on the scale. You have 6 months to lose 10% of your weight at the start of the bet.

So a 150lb person would need to lose 15lbs. At the end of the bet you have 48 hours to post a picture of you and the new scale amount. Everyone who loses at least 10% splits the pot. So if everyone loses 10% you get your money back. If someone loses less than 10% they don't win anything other than the satisfaction of being lighter and hopefully healthier, and the people who lost at least 10% spilt what that person put in.

I was thinking $35 since people are most successful if it's at least that amount and I don't want to make it too financially difficult for anyone to do it. We'll do regular checkins.

You can do multiple bets at once so if you're doing the Parenting ones you can do this one at the same time.

[danitaec]

I'd like to but this teacher gets paid at the end of the month. Cash is tight until then!

[seamonster]

Some more information. It's broken up into monthly rounds and each round is the bet amount. The bet is spilt between the monthly round and the final. Here is the breakdown of rounds.

Weight loss goals for each round are based off the initial weigh-in for the game:
Round 1 – 3%
Round 2 – 6% cumulative
Round 3 – 8% cumulative
Round 4 – 9% cumulative
Round 5 – 10% cumulative*MANDATORY!
Round 6 – 10% cumulative

So if weightloss is slow at first you might not win the initial rounds, but can win the later rounds and the finale.

[seamonster]

I made the game. Only $10 a month since it's 6 monthly rounds and you pay by month or the whole thing up front. Starts September 23 with weigh in September 21 & 22.

Link: diet.bt/H948jU

[taberbtb]

I am in! Except I can't get the link to work…

[seamonster]

Link should work now.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 13, 2015 12:46:31 GMT -5 seamonster said:

The basics of how it works: www.dietbet.com/kickstarter/how-it-works

Sign up (you can use a fake name like your screenname) for the site. I'll post a link and you sign up for the bet and put in your money. Starting 48 hours before the start you post a full (clothed) shot of yourself on the scale and a picture of your weight on the scale. You have 6 months to lose 10% of your weight at the start of the bet.

I don't know if it's due to exhaustion or frustration, but this provided a nice Monday morning laugh

I'm in!

[danitaec]

I'll be a "join later" gal, but I'm in!

[seamonster]

Sept 14, 2015 10:12:49 GMT -5 danitaec said:

I'll be a "join later" gal, but I'm in!

If it started September 30 instead, would that work better?

@kaydee0402 @taterbtb would you ladies be OK pushing the start date by a week?

[danitaec]

Sept 15, 2015 7:58:35 GMT -5 seamonster said:

Sept 14, 2015 10:12:49 GMT -5 danitaec said:

I'll be a "join later" gal, but I'm in!

If it started September 30 instead, would that work better?

@kaydee0402 @taterbtb would you ladies be OK pushing the start date by a week?

YES! That would be awesome.

[duckker]

I'm down. I gotta do something--and this appeals to my cheap and competitive nature.

[johanna]

Okay, I'm in too! Something needs to be done. I need a kick in the pants and this may just do it. And the later start works for me because we are going away the weekend before that so I can have one last weekend of indulgence before getting serious.

[seamonster]

I changed the start date to Sept 30. Remember you can join late.

[kartish]

I think I'm in, I really need some motivation. Question though, if spouses are interested can they join too? (Not that DH will be but I might ask him)

[seamonster]

I'm OK with it. Any objections?