I'm on the 3rd month of my 2nd year with Dietbet. There have been a lot of ups and downs but I have consistently lost weight. I am currently doing 3 Transformers. One started in September. I made the 10% in December and joined 2 more in January. The January 1st bet is going fairly well. I've barely made it for 2 rounds and am getting closer to this round goal as well. The Butler Transformer from Jan 15th is proving VERY difficult. I always seem to be a week away from that goal. 

This month has been frustrating. My cravings are out of control. I've been lazy to exercise because of the cold weather. I find myself snacking and losing that discipline. I keep beating myself up for these misteps. 

I decided to take a hard look at my progress and stop avoiding getting on the scale. I climbed on and what do you know? I lost about 1kg this week, despite all the setbacks. Even this being the week that my fitbit broke! The week that I over-ate on several occasions and stopped logging in consistently on My Fitness Pal. I skipped a few scale weighins and was avoiding dietbet as well. I was feeling like I had undone all the past year's progress, but really my mind was just trying to defeat me.  

Once I realized what a pathetic wretched person I was being, I decided to flip things around and find the good! You know what self? I've done really well!

I go to the gym atleast once or twice a week. I run 5k or more every time.
I started taking karate on Monday nights.
Even if I overeat most of my meals stick to the plan.
I seldom if ever go out for dinner at fatty fastfood places.
90% of the time, I avoid snacks.
If I do have a snack, I still factor it into my calories when I have to choose the items for my next meal.
I've been logging my calories for so long that I've pretty much memorized all of what I eat, so I dont really need MFP unless I'm eating something new and unfamiliar. 
I'm trying my best to stay hydrated.  
It's been weeks since I actually checked my fitbit dashboard. I'm motivated enough without it to keep going.
I'm only 6.5KG away from the goal I set for myself December 2013!  

WE NEED TO STOP BEATING OURSELVES UP!  I suggest if you are feeling low about your performance or discouraged and dont think you can do it, take stock of what you have already accomplished and go from there! I didnt learn these tools in a week. It's been more than a years hard work to get to this point and I'm never going back!