The basic idea of it is that it is a rewards program for losing weight. Starting from Sept 3, you have 28 days to lose 4% of your weight (for most of us, it is around 1.5 pounds per week). You have to pay $25 at the beginning of this program, and if you successfully lose 4% of your weight, you get to share the pot with everyone else who successfully passes as well. To put some actually figures in your head, the pot grew to $149,700 the last time Blogilates did this DietBet challenge.
I definitely don't think money should be the main motivator in this challenge. It seems like it is a fun thing that you could do with your friends and all get together to aim for one common goal. How many times have we said we wanted to lose weight without actually doing anything about it? I think earning the money at the end is just a nice bonus on top of reaching your goal.
To help with the challenge, Blogilates will post a calendar with daily exercises we can do. I believe she will also post meal plans (not sure about this though).
Click the link below for more information
Sweatember DietBet
Let me know ASAP if you're interested in joining. The more people we have, the more motivated we'll be to stay on track. Even if you don't want to pay $25, we could still encourage each other during this "Sweatember".
