lwtblb
Silver Member
Apologies if this has already been discussed, but did anyone see the programme on TV on Friday about the people who work in the Bingo Hall?
Half were paid to lose weight & the others were doing it for themselves. The group who were being paid did lose more weight for about the six weeks they were filming, but when they revisited a year later it had made no difference, some from each group had stuck to it whilst others gave up shortly after.
They also said that there was a Pilot Scheme in some areas to pay obese people to lose weight...only paid when they reach their target.
I suppose the concern would be that after they'd been paid people would simply lose interest & put it straight back on, plus maybe more.
Personally I don't think a cash incentive would work with me...not that I couldn't do with a bit of extra cash, but I usually find that I need something to happen to trigger me to want to do it, that seems to be the only time I have the motivation to stay the course!!
It would be really interesting to hear the views of similar people who are already on that journey, so that does everyone else think about this?
Half were paid to lose weight & the others were doing it for themselves. The group who were being paid did lose more weight for about the six weeks they were filming, but when they revisited a year later it had made no difference, some from each group had stuck to it whilst others gave up shortly after.
They also said that there was a Pilot Scheme in some areas to pay obese people to lose weight...only paid when they reach their target.
I suppose the concern would be that after they'd been paid people would simply lose interest & put it straight back on, plus maybe more.
Personally I don't think a cash incentive would work with me...not that I couldn't do with a bit of extra cash, but I usually find that I need something to happen to trigger me to want to do it, that seems to be the only time I have the motivation to stay the course!!
It would be really interesting to hear the views of similar people who are already on that journey, so that does everyone else think about this?