I'm a small town girl transplanted to the big city over 12 years ago. I have been overweight my entire life. Though I was active, I was never fit. As I grew older, I learned how to dress my body to make it looks it's best, but I know you can only hide so much. It wasn't until I started looking into my family's health history that I really decided to make a change and stick to it. I became a vegetarian and began to look at what I was putting into my body.

I heard about DietBet through social media. I figured I'd give it a shot since if I won, then I would win my money back, possibly more. I won and it was great. I tried a couple more games and usually reached my goal. It didn't always happen, but even when I didn't win I still lost weight, so I still won.

I think DietBet works because of the encouragement of the other players and, of course, you can win your money back. The Daily Carrots remind you what you are doing and gives great encouragement, advice and info.