Diet Bet

Are you competitive?

Do you find you're more successful when you put a wager on your goals?

I do!  I've found two apps/challenges that allow you to wager on your diet success.

Pact:

I'm currently using "Pact".  Your pact can be whatever you want.  For example, I've made a pact that I'll work out 3 times a week and eat 5 servings of veggies/fruit a week.  It's easy.  I just check in at the gym or use the motion detector for a home work out of 30 minutes or more, and take pictures of the veggies/fruit on my plate.  At the end of the week I get an email saying how much I earned during the week.  I can't remember how much I wager, I think it's $5 for every work out missed or veggie not eaten, but I don't ever pay because I've always made it.  I have earned anywhere from $.90 a week to $1.87.  Not huge, but I sure as heck don't want to pay!!  The money that you earn depends on how many other people didn't fulfill their pact.  The app also syncs with other apps and activity trackers, so if you go for a walk that's longer than 30 minutes and at least a mile and a half, it counts!  

DietBet:

Diet bet allows you to make a bet with the online community and get a pay out if you reach your goal.  You can join all kinds of different "games" but there are two main types.  You can bet that you'll lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days or 10% in 6 months.  The challenge I might join is the 4% loss in 28 days game.  You can Sign up at dietbet.com, weigh in, snap a picture, done.  I might even do the 6 month one for 10% loss.  A facebook friend posted that she won $50 off of her most recent weight loss.  NICE!  I'm considering trying it.  I know I'm going to be successful, why not reap rewards while staying accountable?  My first thought was "what if people cheat?" but reading more into it, it looks like they do their due diligence to prevent that from happening, and they really screen "unusual" weightloss activity.  

A friendly wager bet with friends is also fun.  You have a support system AND friendly competition!  Have you ever been part of a weight loss competition?  What was the wager/bet involved?