2022 has been great for losing weight and getting healthy, and our HealthyWage winners are proof of that! Since 2009, HealthyWag has paid out $53 million in cash prizes to winners who have collectively lost 3.7 million pounds in weight. And, in just 2022 alone, paid out over $5.4 million to winners who lost more than 390,000 pounds! Check out some of our incredible winners who won big for losing weight, and find out how these people got paid to get healthy in 2022:
Preston and Randa P. from Jacksonville, TX together won over $4,770 for losing more than 250 pounds!
This husband and wife duo decided it was time to make their health a priority when family members expressed their concerns, especially with their second kid soon on the way. Preston started his first HealthyWager challenge, with Randa joining after giving birth to their baby girl. They each won two challenges with Preston winning a total of $3,007 for losing 160 pounds and Randa winning a total of $1,764 for losing 96 pounds!
“Using HealthyWage to lose weight motivated me to stay on track with my eating and exercising by having ‘skin in the game!’ I couldn’t have made the progress I did without committing to my wager.”
Erin H. from Phoenix, AZ won $2,700 for losing 50 pounds!
“When I was pregnant, I gained 50 pounds, and was at my heaviest weight postpartum. While I was so grateful for what my body did for my child, I missed the body I had before. I hated the way I felt, moved, and looked.”
Erin H. placed a bet on her weight loss with HealthyWage that she’d lose 50 pounds in 7 months. “I used the money as serious motivation and looked at the goal as non-negotiable.”
When Erin’s final weigh-out confirmed she had hit her 50-pound weight loss goal, she won $2,700! “I’ve never been more proud of myself for accomplishing something that I’ve never been able to do before. I’m stronger and healthier now than I’ve ever been, and that’s the greatest gift I can give to my child right now: the promise that I’m doing everything I can to be here for him and be healthy.”
Danielle S. from Round Rock, TX won $3,982 for losing 101 pounds!
“I realized I was approaching 300 pounds, and knew I needed to do something,” Danielle S. says on what prompted her weight loss journey. After seeing HealthyWage on Good Morning America, Danielle decided to place a wager on her weight loss. “I’m a super frugal person, I do not waste money,” she says on her approach to customizing her weight loss challenge where she chose how much weight she wanted to lose, how long she wanted to lose it in, and how much she wanted to wager on herself each month. “I work in finance and am a numbers-driven person. I made spreadsheets of different bets I could make,” she says. “That’s why I loved the progress tracker; I love visual indicators of success. I’m a very money-motivating person and a very competitive person, I do not like to lose.”
Danielle won two HealthyWager challenges, losing a total of 101 pounds and winning $3,983! “I’m proud of what I’ve done. I have such a bright future ahead of me if I keep doing what I learned to do. All I have to do is keep doing what I did and I can continue having a fantastic life.”
Colin C. from Monee, IL won $1,313 for losing 39 pounds!
“Having to put your money where your mouth played a huge part for me. It’s one thing to win money, but it’s another to bet on yourself. I had to make sure I was protecting my investment, which was me and my weight loss. It was a shift in mindset of why I’m losing the weight and who I’m losing it for, which motivated me to stay more rigid, make better decisions, and hold myself accountable.
I was in a pretty bad place before I started HealthyWage. I was incredibly self conscious. It was definitely taking a toll on me, not only physically, but mentally taxing as well. HealthyWage helped me get to a place where I am now, where I’m more confident in my own skin (than I’ve ever been!), and I can keep up with my kids.”
Lashawn B. from Austin, TX won $4,259 for losing 120 pounds!
“I have NEVER been consistent with my weight. I was determined to lose the weight I’d gained this time around from quitting smoking and COVID, but just couldn’t get motivated to start. HealthyWage was what I needed to get back to my healthy lifestyle! This has been the most challenging and rewarding experience. Through this process, I not only lost 120 pounds, but also learned lifelong strategies to lose and maintain my weight loss. And, I got engaged, and [married] the love of my life on 10/22/2022!”
Samantha M. from Romeoville, IL won $3,385 for losing 100 pounds!
“I pretty much had hit my rock bottom and got to the place where I said ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ I had no energy, no motivation to do anything. And that’s NOT okay. I wanted to be able to live life and be active with my daughter. So, I started looking for support and ways to lose weight.”
Amanda D. from Newport News, VA won $1,243 for losing 52 pounds!
“After having 2 kids, 20 months apart, I gained a lot of weight. I struggled to find motivation to lose it, even though I did want to lose it. When I started HealthyWage, it was great motivation and really helped me stay focused and keep track. As a military wife, I did not have any friends close by to diet with or help motivate me, so this was great. When I joined, I was struggling with depression due to several deaths in our family. I ate my feelings and ended up gaining weight; I went from191 to 205. I refused to quit and was able to find a diet that worked, and used HealthyWage to keep me going. I weighed out at 138. I feel better, more comfortable, healthy and confident. Plus, I can finally wear my wedding ring again!”
Jordan B. from Springville, UT won $3,426 for losing 69 pounds!
With an active lifestyle, Jordan was putting in the time at the gym but wasn’t seeing results. “I hit a point in my life (it was actually when my son was born) that I decided I needed to get my act together and make a change.” Jordan won two HealthyWager challenges losing a total of 69 pounds in 16 months and winning $3,426! “HealthyWage helped me stay accountable AND stay motivated to lose weight.”
Sara J. from Struthers, OH won $3,226 for losing 79 pounds!
“It all started after my 33rd birthday. It had snowed in Northeast Ohio and looked beautiful. I wanted to walk down to the creek to take family photos. My husband obliged. When we were done, I hated every photo. I couldn’t stand how I looked. It was apparent that there was no camera trick to hide all the weight I’d put on in the last decade. I decided then I wouldn’t ‘be so ugly’ for my 34th birthday. So after the cake was all eaten and the New Year rolled in, I made a resolution…and I stuck with it.
As the numbers on the scale went down and as I kept pushing toward my goal, I started to like myself again. I could keep up better with my dogs when they ran in the yard. I was no longer than the person slowing hikes down. I even completed a 20-mile hike and still felt like I could have hiked further. I became a happier person. Even friends and family I don’t see often, noticed the difference in personality, as well as in my appearance.
I can honestly say, I like myself again. I don’t grimace when I catch my reflection out of the corner of my eye. I don’t find excuses to avoid doing difficult outside chores. I am open to new adventures (20-mile hike or fitness classes at the gym). Heck, I even went back to college because I finally had enough of my lost confidence back to feel I could do better for myself and that I deserved better.”
Jamilah W. from Mooreseville, NC won $1,406 for losing 51 pounds!
“After having three children (two a year apart from one another), I was the biggest I had ever been and so depressed. Losing this weight has given me my confidence back and my self esteem is WAY up.”
Diane P. from Floral Park, NY won $1,625 for losing 46 pounds!
“I started my current weight loss journey in June of 2021 after hitting my highest weight in my lifetime. Saddled with health issues due to the extra weight, I was super motivated. However, after some time, I needed a boost. I’m so glad I found HealthyWage, because it helped me stay accountable and motivated. I loved the camaraderie and the idea of betting on myself and not wanting to lose money, rather lose pounds!
“Since losing weight with HealthyWage, I feel so much more energetic. Not only has the weight loss had a tremendous impact on improving my health, it has also made me enjoy everyday activities again such as buying new clothes and going for walks in the park.”
Gina S. from St. Petersburg, FL won $1,120 for losing 122 pounds!
“After being diagnosed with a heart condition, I knew I had to change my life. HealthWage was the perfect thing to motivate me to make positive changes and lose over 120 pounds! The idea of winning a prize for my efforts started me on my journey to a healthier me…but after making friends in the online community, seeing others successes and struggles, that’s what really kept me going. Was it easy? Absolutely not! Was it worth it? 100 percent!!! I want to be around for many years to come for my family and myself, and I will be doing it in my best healthy body!”
Allison M. from Fairhope, AL won $3,200 for losing 77 pounds!
“I have always struggled with my weight, but after the loss of my father, and then working in the hospitality business during COVID, I packed on a lot of weight. This year, I decided to take back control of my life, physically, emotionally and physically.
Losing this weight has made a drastic change in my everyday functioning, which was becoming limited. Now I can do whatever I want. It’s freedom to buy clothes again, freedom to take pictures again. Not feeling ashamed when you see people you haven’t seen for a while. I am so glad I pushed myself to lose this weight!”
Brian Y. from Orlando, FL won $1,792 for losing 93 pounds!
“I’ve had been trying to lose weight for quite some time, and being in medical school and surrounded by people who were fit and in good health, encouraged me to want to strive for fitness myself, and motivated me to lose weight.”
Brian bet himself $100 for 7 months that he would lose 80 pounds. He surpassed his goal, losing 93 pounds and won $1,792!
“Now there are more greens in my diet and green in my pocket!”
Claudia S. from Jessup, MD won $1,782 for losing 45 pounds!
“I did it!!! 10 months ago, I decided to bet on myself…literally. I made a $650 dollar bet with HealthyWage that I could lose 45 pounds in 10 months. And boy, is money a motivating factor. The money is nice, but more than anything, seeing that number on the scale again (that I probably haven’t seen in over a decade), put me in tears. Time to set a new goal!”
Tiffany S. from Columbus, OH won $949 for losing 39 pounds!
“In 2019 I became pregnant with my second child and started gaining weight rapidly. 12 weeks in, I miscarried and had put on 15 pounds. At the advice of my doctor, I went on birth control for a few months and then COVID hit. A few months later, I had gained another 10 pounds due to the side effects of birth control, plus the pandemic. Immediately upon going off birth control, I became pregnant and was 25 pounds overweight. While I was beyond grateful for my wonderful baby, I wasn’t thrilled with the 70 extra pounds I was now carrying. With two young kids, I needed some extra motivation, and signed up with HealthyWage. The challenges kept me laser-focused, and helped motivate me when it came to exercising (and using that Peloton!), tracking calories on MyFitnessPal, and being mindful of the goal I had set for myself. Fast forward to now with two kids and almost 40, I’m officially at my ‘pre-kids’ weight! I am so proud of myself; I did it!”
Get Paid for Getting Healthy!
Want to get paid like these individuals for achieving your personal weight loss goals? Start a HealthyWager, the individual weight loss challenge customized to you! You pick your weight loss goal, the timeframe you want to lose it in, and prize (up to $10,000)! Ready to get started? Enter your information in the HealthyWage Prize Calculator to find out how much you can win!!
