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There are plenty of reasons for Welmoed Sisson to lose weight. She'd feel better, be healthier and fit into that skirt she wore 20 years ago before she became obese. She knows all this, and yet there may be only one incentive powerful enough to get the 49-year-old resident of Gaithersburg, Md., to pass on the delicious steaks her husband cooks. The motivator? Cold, hard cash...
Since HealthyWage.com launched in October, Sisson and some 5,000 other hopefuls have signed up for the site, which gets corporate sponsors to give a cash reward to obese users who during a specified time period move from an unhealthy to a healthy body mass index (BMI). (This typically translates into a weight loss of between 30 and 80 lb.) Members can either sign up for free - according to a company rep, the final deadline to enter the next 12-month challenge is Jan. 20 - and win $100 or "super-size" their weight-loss incentives by putting as much...
...Sure, I'd like to look and feel better," Sisson says, "but it is so subjective. Money is a better motivator because it is tangible. You can hold it in your hand." (Watch TIME's video about exercising with a hula hoop...
...challenge of my generation is not only to create practical solutions for conservation but also to do what our grandparents did: put on a sweater. Michelle Sisson, Fair Oaks, Calif...
...challenge of my generation is not only to create practical solutions for conservation but also to do what our grandparents did: put on a sweater. Michelle Sisson, Fair Oaks, Calif...