This morning’s weigh in:
I met not only my Diet Bet goal of 160.5, but also my personal 8 pound goal. In truth I probably did not lose 4 pounds this week. That crazy drop probably has a lot to do with food poisoning, which I’m am pretty sure is the top way not to lose weight. However, according to all my calorie calculations (I am such a numbers dork) I will probably be right about 159 when my body rehydrates and refuels itself which would still be enough to win the Diet Bet so I am pretty proud.
Now I cannot wait for all the results to be verified and tallied (it should take about two days) so that I can find out in addition to getting my $25 back how much extra I money will win. yes, I am easily excited by little things like that.
Amazing deal right – I lose weight and I get money! Love it!
What keeps you on track when you are trying to lose weight?
Hey there, skinny girl! Congrats on reaching your goal. I hope you get some great news in a few days when everything is tallied.
I won $20, that’s great news to me.
Yay! That’s exciting! I keep thinking it’d be fun to join one of those games and you have definitely perked my interest a bit more!
It really kept me accountable. Plus I weighed in once a week on my blog while I was doing it and I didn’t want to have to take pictures of the scale going up, that really kept me on track.
OMG Congrats Abby!!!!! Yes I do find when I have a stomach virus of sorts, I feel like I lose about three pounds or more of water and ‘stuff in my intestines’ that is normally there. So for me not really weight in body mass, just weight in food/water in my body.
So what DO you plan on spending your $$ on?
I made $20 and I am using the first bit of it to celebrate/bribe myself with fro-yo post 15 mile long run this weekend. The longest I have run in a very long time and I am a bit nervous.
I don’t diet or bet, but I can see where this would be a really good idea to keep someone accountable- since there’s money involved. It’s awesome that you’ll get your money back along with a bit more, but hopefully this number won’t go down any more due to SICKNESS! The worst way ever to lose weight, at least with diet and exercise you know it’s gone but you worked for it, when you’re sick its just miserable.
Glad you were feeling well enough to get a run in today too.
Thanks Amy. It was a great way for me to get back on track post holidays and to remember what it feels like to make smart, healthy, food decisions.
However, I too hope that for the rest of this year all my weight loss comes from diet and exercise and not illness.
I congratulated you on instagram, but I hope you are VERY proud of yourself. … I also hope you feel better, girly!
Thanks Haley. I am very happy about the Diet Bet and feeling better- woohoo!
Yay! Congrats!!!! We should do a goalgetter dietbet! That would be a lot of fun!!!
I think doing one in April would be a great idea. It will be starting to get warm and everyone will be thinking about those summer skirts, shorts, and swimsuits.
Congrats on the weight loss and winning money Abby! I hope you’re feeling much better now!
Thanks Mindy I am feeling better, I have had real food 2 days in a row, the little things in life that make me happy now:)
Congrats on winning! I really want to join the next diet bet, its such a good incentive to work a little harder. Who doesn’t love a little extra money, right?
I would love to do 1 more. I lost weight and got $20, so cool.
Awesome job, such a fun way to up the ante!
Sarah, Mindy, and I were selfishly hoping to split the $15,000 pot for some helicopter money, but turns out other people won too.
Hooray, money! Well, it’s too bad about the food poisoning (that totally sucks), but I’m glad you reached your goal!
I know, food poisoning was not how I intended to win, but sometimes things are out of your control.
Congrats on winning your bet! I know you worked really hard to lose that weight. I hope you feel a huge sense of accomplishment!
I feel really excited. I am hoping that a few pounds off help my knees, hips, and ankles feel happier when I run.
Congratulations on making your goal! I did this one as well and also met my goal! It was great to have such a supportive forum to meet this goal with! I decided to host a game of my own, can’t wait to start
I totally agree. The support and accountability keep me on track. I am glad you won too.
Way to rock it girly!! You should be so proud! I did not make my Dietbet but I’m not sad about it. I signed up for the bet so excitedly but then it came at an awkward time where I was trying to figure out why I couldn’t stomach food and had no appetite. I was losing weight but not for the right reasons. I wanted to put weight back on because I was so nervous for what the reason was it was coming off. After all the tests and stress I was diagnosed with IBS. So now I can finally work on losing weight for the right reasons with no stress!
Oh my goodness. You did the right thing by focusing on your health. I am so glad you were able to find out what it was.
That’s so awesome! Congrats on the weight loss!
Thanks Lora, I am pretty psyched.
WOW! Congrats girl! Quite the accomplishment
So proud of you.
Thanks Jenelle I am very happy. Hoping to use these 4 weeks as proof I can stay on the right track to improve my overall eating habits.
Woohoo! Way to go! I can’t wait to hear how much money you won!
Found out today, about $20.
However, I’m super excited. Pounds down and $20 extra in my pocket is amazing!
**THROWS CONFETTI!!!**
Dances through said confetti.
A bit of the shopping cart and maybe some lawnmower. They’re about the only dance moves I posses.
Congrats on meeting your goal and winning your bet!!!!!
Thanks Nanci. Lost weight and made $20 – win!
you are awesome!! great job, abby!!! xxoo
Thank you Jenna. You’re awesome too!
Congrats on reaching your goal Abby!! You totally rock.
Thanks Gina.
Congrats on hitting both goals!
I have 5 days yet until mine is done and I am cutting it oh so close this time!
Good luck Stacey. I hope you make it.
Congrats on winning your diet bet and also hitting your own personal goal. I’ve been so focused on running and trying to eat “cleaner” that I haven’t really been limiting myself to eating less. I still eat the same amount, though most of it is more clean. I need to get back on a diet. I keep saying I want to lose weight, but I’m not really doing much about it because I feel good where I am. Congrats on your goal!! Did you follow a specific eating plan, or did you just eat less?
I just did what you are already doing. I tried to eat cleaner healthier foods and less junk. I found that filled me up with less calories.
I did count calories too though to make sure I stayed on track.
If you feel good where you are don’t stress about it though.
Yay! Congrats on meeting your goal and winning the challenge.
But ew, sorry about the food poisoning. :/
Thanks Angela. The food poisoning stunk, but meeting my goal was a great feeling.
I know it’s taken me forever to get here, but I was wondering how that went!
Congratulations!
I was really happy with how it helped me get back on track. It proved I could eat well and still enjoy occasional splurges, much better than over the holidays where I ate junk and splurged my butt off.