by Maura - 11/10/2016 5:15PM
I have dieted in the past and I found myself obsessingly weighing myself every day. This time it wa... Read More ›
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Ok, I promised I would document this experience, only I stopped documenting when things went wrong, but here is what happened. I stuck through and never cheated. I didn't exercise. Never have, really. I lost two pounds and then put it back on. Now I lost the two again. This makes me 2.6 pounds away from my goal. This is never going to happen for the 8th of December. In any case, I have to figure out if this has been worth it for me. The answer is ...........YES!!! TOTALLY! For one month, I was able to stick to this for fear of being embarrassed. Losing the money hurts too. But here is the thing... I was able to lose 7 lbs which is more than I have been able to do in the past two years. So the money was totally worth it. Now that I know how my body works, I won't be doing another bet because the goals are too aggressive for me and I can't seem to control my weight. I have joined another bet. The StepBet. At least this I have direct control over.
In a situation that is not perfect, if you want to be happy in life, you need to focus on the positive. The negative is that I didn't meet my dietbet goal, but there are so many positives. I lost about 7 lbs in one month. Not too shabby. My diabetes went from a 13 in the mornings to an 8. Pretty friggin good!!!! I have to remember that the most important thing here is to control my diabetes. Secondary is to weigh less and fit into a size 14. I will still keep low carbing it, but I won't focus too much on time span as it could demotivate me.