Looking to drop a few lbs in the new year? Placing a bet (even just on your own, or with a group of friends also trying to shed some weight) may help you be more successful, and there are a few sites and an upcoming app to help you manage the wager as per this post in the LA Times.
4 Comments December 20, 2011
If the notion of better gym rates isn’t enough to get you to exercise regularly, how about if your bank were to give you better interest rates if you slim down? A bank in Seoul is doing just that, offering better rates if you lose five percent of your body weight in a year, allowing you to squirrel away more money as you shape up.
Leave a Comment February 24, 2011
Skip the pricey gastric band surgery and simply find yourself a real-life Patrick Jane (aka The Mentalist) to hypnotize you into believing you’ve had the surgery? This woman lost 56 lbs in six months using this method.
3 Comments July 16, 2010