First dietbet to start soon... Can I actually do it?

I found out about DietBet recently and with my strong competitive side and increase in weight, I thought I would give it a try. I decided to try both a kickstarter and a transformer, but I am quite apprehensive that my normal yo-yo weight habits will kick in. Over the last few years, I have a habit of losing weight over the summer and then once I went back to college, I slowly got everyone of those pounds back. I eat an overall healthy diet and I am quite active, I just have a habit of once in a while having two or three bad days where I eat horribly and see the scale go up. Then I resume my normal maintence periods, maintaining the weight gain. Whenever I decide to lose weight, I see a drop on the scale during the week, but end up ruining it over the weekend...

I am nervous of losing to cravings or weekend binges or even getting stuck in plateaus that led me to give up on my weight loss journey.

Does anyone have any tips or any advice to getting through these dietbet's and getting that 4% or 10% off? I feel like I will start off strong in week 1, but once I hit a plateau, I will fail at reaching the 4% number.

PDXJael

03/09/2016 7:06AM

Weekends are hard for me too! The biggest difference for me was just to start planning ahead for treat meals and socializing. Before I even step in a restaurant I have made a mental plan for what I am going to eat and drink. And even if I go over that, I try to make it a small overindulgence. Like I might have 2 beers instead of 1 at happy hour, but I don't let myself give in and eat a whole pizza if I was only planning on having one slice. Find what works for you!

Hailey B. likes this comment.

Hailey B.

Thank you for the tips!

Fitbit Challenge G.

03/09/2016 5:49AM

Welcome Hailey! Vegan shared some very good ideas below. For me I had/have to be very disciplined with my food choices. Some ppl think my diet is very boring because I eat nearly the same thing each and every day - but that's what helps me be successful. I try to take Sunday afternoons to plan and prep out my lunches and I drink a protein shake for bfast. Those are a couple of things that have helped me along this journey ;) Hope you enjoy the game and PLEASE pop in and let us know how you are doing!!

J C. likes this comment.

Thank you for the advice! I started meal prepping a few weeks ago, but wasn't 100% sticking to my meal prep. I will try being more strict with my meals. Thanks

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