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The Pocketful of Quirky Grace DietBet

Do you remember how much fun I had when I did a DietBet?

Okay, maybe I’m using the word “FUN” wrong… but I lost weight, which was pretty awesome.

For those of you not familiar with this DietBet thing, the short version is that I bet $30 on an online website that I could lose 4% of my weight in 4 weeks (here’s the long version). At the end of the Bet, the winnings in the pot of everyone who participated were divided between the winners (after they take their fee out). So, in addition to losing 8 pounds, I also won $49.88.

The DietBet I played ended at the end of February and I continued to drop a bit of weight… but I seem to have plateaued.

I mean, I know WHY I plateaued… it kind of has to do with eating more, sneaking peeps and um… sleeping in more than I exercise. Basically, I’m back to my same old shenanigans. I HAVE kept steady at my weight though, which is 14 pounds less than when I started my DietBet. So yay for me.

But I want more. MUCH MORE!

Now that I’ve finally made it down to my pre-pregnancy weight, I’d like to get down to my pre-marriage weight. Which is still a LONG way away.

Since the DietBet did such a good job at motivating me before, I decided to do it again. This time, I decided to invite some of my friends to play too… Kari from A Grace Full Life and Chrissy from Quirky Chrissy!

Oh yeah, and YOU!!

Do you want to join us and lose some weight? I’d love it if you would join in on the fun!*

The Pocketful of Quirky Grace DietBet starts on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. All participants will weigh-in and submit pictures with code words to prove your starting weight on May 4^th or 5^th. Everyone’s goal is to lose 4% of their body weight within the designated time.

After the four weeks, you submit more pictures with code words for your ending weight. Don’t worry, all pictures and weight amounts are confidential!

During the bet, you can stop by our special DietBet page at any time to chat with the group and keep everyone motivated. There is even a DietBet app that you can download for free to keep everything at your fingertips. At the end of the bet, the total amount of money in the pot is split between all the winners (after they take out their fee). If we ALL win, DietBet will not take out a fee and everyone gets their $20 back!

Here’s where you can sign up: http://diet.bt/1f7R4nd

I’d love it if a bunch of readers all signed up and we encouraged each other to lose a few of those pesky winter pounds! Do you want to play with us?

Check out what Kari at A Grace Full Life has to say about our DietBet: DietBet with Friends. Or Why I Don’t Belong in Vegas. Or at The Grand Victoria. And here’s what Chrissy at Quirky Chrissy has to say: Straight Up Now-Baby Got Back…and Wants to Lose it, Lose it.

Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by DietBet or anyone else. I just had such a great experience with my previous DietBet that I thought I’d try it again with some friends!

* Still not using the word “fun” correctly…

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No Buts Allowed

I ran a 5k this past weekend.

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you might have seen my kick butt picture after the race.

My friend, LeeAnne, invited me to run it with her a couple weeks ago and so I did, with no preparation. I ran 3.1 miles without doing any sort of training at all.

You would think that I’d be super proud of myself.
I SHOULD be super proud of myself.

I haven’t run outside in quite a while and I ran a pretty good time. I had an awesome time chatting with my friend while chugging up and down way too many hills. I finally had a chance to break out my adorable running skirt and obnoxiously orange leggings. I even got a medal!

It’s funny though. If a friend told me that they ran a 5k with no preparation, did a pretty good time and got a medal, I would be SO PROUD of them. I would tell them how incredibly AWESOME they are and that it is so cool that they woke up so early on a Sunday morning to run and cheer on a bunch of Iron Girls.

But when it comes to myself, I think…

Yes, I ran a 5k BUT it was ONLY 3.1 miles… not the half marathon.

Sure, I got a medal BUT it was only for a 5k. Not a big deal.

I ran quicker than normal, but it still wasn’t ACTUALLY fast.

Yes, I woke up early and got my run on, but other people do so much more.

You know what? That’s bullshit.

I don’t know why my impulse is to rain on my own parade when I would celebrate another person’s accomplishments, but it stops NOW.

I DESERVE to be proud of myself.
A 5k IS a big accomplishment.
And LeeAnne and I ROCKED IT!

Do you downplay your own successes? When you accomplish something do you always add a ‘but’ afterwards? Isn’t it funny how you tell yourself stuff that you’d never say to your best friend?!

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Mish Mash

Since I don’t have a real blog post for you today, I figured I’d just update you on some life randomness.

Running, Running
A friend of mine asked if anyone wanted to run the Iron Girl 5k on Sunday and I impulsively decided to sign up. Although I have been clocking lots of time on the elliptical at home… I haven’t actually run outside for quite a while. In fact, I think the last time I ran outside was on Christmas Eve (because it was unseasonably warm), which was 4 months ago. So, I’m going to go ahead and go out on a limb and say I’m going to be in pain on Monday.

The PG Version Sucks
You guys know how I like to rock out to “Talk Dirty to Me”, right? Well, apparently some radio stations have decided to omit the rap section in the middle of the song and instead have an extended saxophone solo. Which is weird. However, its extra weird when both Jack and I go to scream out “2 CHAINZ” at the appropriate time… but it’s just a dumb sax solo. On a related note, a 2 year old yelling out “2 CHAINZ” is just as adorable as you would imagine.

Girl Party Time
I was invited to attend a friend’s bachelorette weekend in May (the same friend who is running the 5k with me), which is pretty darn awesome. However, I haven’t met anyone else going, which is kind of scary. It should be fun though with a bunch of ladies, a limo, hotel rooms and a crapload of wine tasting. I’d say I’m equal parts excited and nervous. Mostly over whether I’ll be able to handle my wine (I’m currently in training…) and whether the outfits I picked out will be cute enough.

Drowning & Flashing
Jack and I started swimming classes last Wednesday and I’m pretty sure that the instructor is trying to drown my kid. She went very quickly from the blowing bubbles portion of the class to the your-kid-is-going-to-jump-off-the-side-go-under-the-water-and-try-not-to-drown portion of the class. Jack coughed up a bunch of water and stared at me with accusing eyes for letting this happen. He also pulled down the top of my swimsuit ALMOST low enough to show everyone at the pool my goodies. I’m not sure if this was in retaliation for almost drowning him or not.

Now it’s your turn — what’s going on with your life?

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