“I was too young to feel so old,” recalls Renee V. on how she felt before her recent weight loss transformation. “After having four kids in six years and dealing with postpartum anxiety, I gained over 100 pounds. I just wasn’t the mom I wanted to be. I was tired. I was overweight. My kids want to run around and have dance parties, and here I was just being a bump on a log. I didn’t want them to grow up having me that way.”
Between four kids and working full-time, Renee was ready to lose weight and get healthy, but needed motivation. When a friend mentioned HealthyWage, a weight loss challenge where you get paid to lose weight, Renee was intrigued. “I’m very motivated by cash prizes. I signed up for a 6-month challenge and hit the ground running.”
Renee bet $50 a month for 6 months that she would lose 45 pounds.
Her biggest tackle? Portion control. “I’m a person who would be hungry and just fill up the big dinner plate.” Swapping out dinner plates for salad plates helped Renee be conscious of portions, while intermittent fasting curbed late-night meals and snacking. In addition, Renee invested in an Apple Watch to track her daily activity. “It wasn’t that I was always working out, but rather wanted to get my daily activity goal. We do family walks after dinner and have the kids be a part of it. It’s a way for all of us to do something together while being active.”
6 months after starting her challenge, Renee submitted her final weigh-out. She surpassed her weight loss goal, losing 74 pounds and winning $709!
Get Paid to Lose Weight — Seriously
It sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. If you stick to your goal and lose the weight you say you’re going to, HealthyWage pays you. Lose weight, win money — it’s as simple as that.
Check out these other recent HealthyWager success stories:
Stephanie E. bet on herself that she’d lose 65 pounds in 9 months. She achieved her goal and won $1,476!
After struggling to find a dress for her son’s upcoming wedding, Tricia signed up with HealthyWage and won $1,238 for losing 76 pounds.
Find the Motivation You Need
For Renee, it was about the money and not letting her family down. “We’re a one-income family. To have money going out each month, if I do what I’m supposed to do, I’ll get that money back and some!”
That’s an important key to this challenge. HealthyWage isn’t a diet program or weight-loss regimen. While you’ll benefit from joining the community, reading tips and exchanging recipes, the company’s main purpose is facilitating your bet.
You put up the collateral and choose your payout amount. You conduct your weigh-ins. You choose your weight-loss goal and time frame.
Because she was able to customize her challenge and choose how she wanted to lose weight, Renee felt confident she could achieve her goal. “I’m a person where I set my mind to something and I’m committed,” she exclaims. And she did — Renee surpassed her weight loss goal by 29 pounds!
“I was tracking my weight by submitting unverified weigh-ins through the HealthyWage app. I really liked my tracker always being green — I’m a competitive person and it worked well for me…I needed to have that reminder of where I’m at.”
Now 74 pounds lighter, Renee feels amazing. “When you’re overweight and have all these things going on, things can spiral out pretty quickly,” she says. “I’m now able to handle stress better. I’m a better mom. I feel like we’re going to be making a lot more memories now.”
Having signed up and won her HealthyWager, Renee is proof that money motivates. “Losing weight is hard work and having something that motivates you is what’s going to keep you successful. If money motivates you and you have healthy goals you want to reach, why not get paid for it?”
How Does HealthyWager Work?
If you want to get paid to lose weight, here’s how to get started:
- Start with the HealthyWage Prize Calculator, where you’ll enter how much weight you want to lose (10-150 pounds, minimum 10% of your starting weight), how long you’ll take (6 to 18 months) and how much you want to bet ($20-$150/month).
Based on that information, the calculator will determine your prize amount, up to $10,000. You can play with the calculator until you get the payout and goal just right, and you’ll know your payout amount before officially placing your bet.
- Sign up and lay down your bet. You agree to pay the monthly amount for the duration of the challenge.
- Achieve your weight-loss goal, and win your prize!
You’ll start and end your challenge with a video-recorded weigh-in to demonstrate your weight loss. Throughout the challenge, it’s recommended that you use the HealthyWage app to log weekly weigh-ins (these are just self-reported, not verified by video). It’s a great way to keep yourself accountable and on track to meeting your goal!
- If you don’t hit your goal, your money goes to support HealthyWage, including prizes for others who achieve their goals.
Ready to get started? Enter your information in the HealthyWage Prize Calculator to find out how much you can win!
