So, I got a bit distracted… whoops!
However, I have made it into the New Year and thought ‘what better time to get back on track?’.
I started 2020 weighing 78.3kg. Prior to 2020 (after Christmas) I had heard of ‘DietBet’ through an online influencer. I started seeing ads based on my search history for ‘Healthy Wage’ and clicked on the link. I thought it was a cool idea to keep myself accountable, but didn’t trust this new site. So, I scrolled through some DietBet games to try and find this influencer’s game as I sort of trusted her. Unfortunately, I missed the deadline to join hers so I looked through some other games and found the 2020 Kickstarter game, which cost $35 (£30) to play. The goal is to lose 4% of your starting body weight, so I was looking to lose at least 3.1kg in 28 days.
On New Years Day I learned, incorrectly, that my bus ticket was invalid. The bus driver told me I had to pay to get to work. When I got to work I was told that my contracted shift was actually a holiday. So, with my bank balance looking sad from Christmas and needing to go home, I walked back from work. When I arrived home I was delighted to find out that I’d walked 7800 steps and, from that moment, I knew that I could be onto a new habit.
Without much further hesitation, I decided to go for it. My bank account was (and still is) looking a bit worse for wear and if I was to meet my target I was guaranteed to win back a minimum of my $35 bet.
- 3/01/2020 – 14193 steps – work day
- 4/01/2020 – 11579 steps – off, but walked to town and back
- 5/01/2020 – 12930 steps – work day
- 6/01/2020 – 10504 steps – work day, bus to and from work as was working late
- 7/01/2020 – 18385 steps – work day
- 8/01/2020 – 13594 steps – work day
- 9/01/2020 – 11910 steps – off, but walked to town and back
I’m tracking my steps using Apple’s built-in health app as Fitbit won’t sync at the moment (and the new design is garbage for those who don’t have their products). In my opinion, the app’s design also offers greater insight.
I’m really pleased that I’m beating the recommended 10k steps a day target.
I’m finding Lifesum to be a really useful app as it takes your health data and estimates how many calories you’ve burned, adding those to your daily calorific intake goal.
So, back to this DietBet thing, it suggests unofficially weighing in weekly so that you’re entered into the weekly prize draw. When I did this (on Monday 6/01) I found that I’d lost 1.6kg, which meant I was halfway to my goal. However, today I decided to join another game to lose 10% of my weight. This means I’ve had to submit an official weigh in (77.1kg) and I’m feeling slightly disheartened to see a weight gain.
Anyway, it’s bed time for me… I have another walk to work tomorrow at 1pm 🙂
Victoria's Fitness Journey 