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Diet Betting: Healthy or not?

January 5, 2013 Comments : 4

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Yesterday, I watched a segment on the Today Show about ‘diet betting‘ – and it got me thinking. It seems like, more than ever, we all need an incentive to lose weight & get healthy…a monetary or material incentive. Its as if feeling better about your body and seeing your health improve isn’t enough. Maybe I’m being cynical – I guess if it motivates someone to improve his or her health, then that’s all that matters. Or is it? 

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The first thought that struck me after watching the segment was that, not only does it create a desire for a ‘reward’ for losing weight, but it can turn into unhealthy competition. If you’re competing with family, friends, co-workers, strangers, etc. to lose a certain amount of weight for a chance to win money or prizes, do you think you might go to the extreme? Very possible. I could see where this seemingly harmless concept could really cause you to lose focus on what really matters – your overall health. 

Now, I’m not saying that this concept doesn’t work for everyone, because some people do need incentives to motivate them. If you use the incentives constructively to get motived, then it can be a good thing. Just be mindful of your actions…don’t go to the extreme with your health & wellbeing in order to win a prize. Get fit & healthy for YOU – to feel better, physically and mentally! 
How do you feel about ‘diet betting’? Have you ever tried something like this to lose weight?



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