It's that time of year that gyms are packed with people trying to keep their New Year's resolutions to lose weight.
Now a growing number of websites promise to help you win hundreds, and possibly even thousands of dollars, betting on your weight loss.
A year ago, Bruce Laughlin of Canton began hitting the gym, making good on a bet on HealthyWage.com that he would reach his weight loss goals.
"Jan. 1 of last year, I was 219 pounds," he said. "Today, I'm 174."
Laughlin tripled his money by losing 45 pounds, taking home a $1,000 check, plus another $300.
"You put a little bit of your money up front and if you achieve your goals, specific goals, in the end you get more of your money back than what you put in," he said.
"It actually isn't gambling because you're in total control over your outcome," explained Jim Thomson, Product Director at HealthyWage.com.
On that site, you can win up to $10,000. Meanwhile, on DietBetter.com, you can bet on losing 4 percent of your body weight in four weeks.
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