Help... need a new challenge. Fitness Warriors here I come!

Posted on January 31, 2016

Four weeks just maintaining or perhaps losing a pound or two - I can manage until my end Feb DietBet, surely? At least that's what I thought just 4 days ago...

I successfully met my first Dietbet goal, but didn't think I'd manage another 4% in Feb with a Birthday and ski holiday in the middle. I was afraid of taking up a challenge and not getting there, so I decided to create my own for the end of Feb, as soon as this was all over, and that I would focus on working toward that.

Four days on and I'm 1.2 pounds up - and so glad I decided at the last minute to join Fitness Warriors. With all that's in the calendar this month, and times when I can't choose what I eat, the odds of me making my target this time are slim. And at the same time, I will have won a personal challenge if I manage to get lower than my final weigh-in last Wednesday, as I know ithat without this I'd be starting my next DietBet several pounds higher than I wanted to.

New Fitness Warrior friends, I hope you won't mind that my personal goal is as important as anything this time round, and that any loss is a win for me, even if not an official one :) Bear with me if I seem to hiccup along the way, I promise will be there to support you 100% to get to your goals!

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Biking Syl

01/31/2016 5:07AM

Do this at your pace. If you go at half the required pace, you are still losing weight steadily. That's why I am here: I know I probably won't make the goal, but the group is very helpful to stay focused, fun, and super supportive. That's worth 10 bucks a month!

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caroline t.

You're absolutely right :)

Marcie

01/31/2016 4:32AM

Caroline we will more than forgive you we will embrace you! For what you have described is essential to the Warrior Spirit! We "warrior on" through all sorts of challenges, always looking forward. We have kept the game at $10 (this is our 34th game, thus the name!) because we believe that people need to be in this for the long haul, that it is a journey not a sprint. That developing new healthy habits that you can sustain for life to manage your weight and your health and wellness are what really matters. So what does that mean? It means that what counts, what really counts is forward progress. And you have lost 8.2 pounds so far - yay you! You may not lose 4% every month, you may lose 2% or 3% or even maintain. So set a personal goal for yourself and if it isn't winning the bet, make sure you work just as hard to win at meeting your personal goals. I have seen people rejoice that they did not gain in a given month! So Caroline, think about what your personal goals are for this month, and GO GET IT!

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caroline t.

Thank you Marcie - for me 2% this would be amazing... So that's what I'll go for!