Money diet motivation

It may be hard to find the motivation for a healthy lifestyle. We may find our motivation from the internet. Surprisingly enough, people even get motivated by earning money.

What is it?

DietBet is a new platform where people motivate each other by betting over weight-loss. Jamie Rosen got inspired by friends who competed in an office weight-loss contest. It appeared to work and the energy was so positive that Jamie wanted to recreate this healthy game on a larger scale by using social media. Now thousands of people are betting on weight loss on DietBet.

How does it work? You just have to make a bet and pay the deposit. By posting two pictures the start weight gets official and you have to start losing weight. There are three different challenges you can bet on. Lose 4% of your body weight in 28 days, lose 10% of your body weight in 6 months and keep it off for 12 moths.

When the bet ends, the pot will be divided over all of the winners. Congrats, you have lost weight and you’ve earned money!

Why is it cool?

The betting way of motivation is cool because there are really a lot of people who get motivated by it. But I think it’s sad they have to be motivated by money and a game. Is just a healthy body and lifestyle not enough motivation? Apparently not… But anyway, it’s a nice way for them to get healthy and that’s what matters.

Does it have future growth potential?

I’m not sure if it is going to grow larger. At the moment there are about 300.000 participants. This could grow, because people will always be searching for motivation to lose weight. And obesity still is a problem that won’t be solved in a couple of years.

Trend

The DietBet is an example of the Open World and Big Data world where we share everything. It’s created by the trend Technologisation.

Quality of Life

Social wellbeing and physical wellbeing.

https://www.dietbet.com