dietbet... again.

dlast09 · December 2012

So now that Christmas is over, and there is less than a week left until this starts, I thought I would share one last time with you all.

https://www.dietbet.com/games/4617 (having issues making it clicky, my apologies!)

Dietbet is a weight loss challenge. You put some cash in the pot, $10 in this case, and you have 4 weeks to lose 4% of your body weight. Whoever reaches that goal wins or splits the pot of money. This is not really betting, its more a game of chance.

I know one or two of you have joined, and I am super excited to get started!!

To answer some questions you guys had last time I posted,

The only mandatory weigh-ins are at the beginning and end of challenge. Weigh-ins during the challenge are encouraged.

Two days before your game begins, you'll be prompted to submit your official starting weight.
Our standard weigh-in process involves you submitting two photos, one of you on a scale in airport security attire; another of the scale's readout with your weigh-in word. If you do not have a full length mirror or someone to take a picture for you, the Dietbet team has confirmed that an "over the head shot at arm's length is acceptable."

a player can join the game at anytime, but if they are late, still only has 4 weeks to lose 4% of their body weight. You just get less time than everyone else.

When nobody crosses the finish line by the end, the winner is the person who has lost the most weight, as a percentage of their total goal, by the final weigh-in. For example, suppose the challenge is to lose 4% in 4 weeks and the two frontrunners are Joe and Sally. Joe had to lose 10 pounds to reach the finish line. Sally had to lose 6 pounds to reach the finish line. By the final weigh-in, Joe had lost 5 pounds, or half his total goal. He's at 50%. Sally had lost 4 pounds, 67% of her total goal. Sally wins.

No, if you do not want people to see your actual weight, you can choose to hide it from others. It will appear with a line through it in your dashboard so you know its being hidden. Only your progress towards your goal will show to others. (i.e. Jane is at 33% of her weight loss goal.)