HealthyWage has a rating of 4.1 stars from 135 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with HealthyWage most frequently mention weight loss, extra motivation and time frame. HealthyWage ranks 8th among Weight Loss sites.
I was super skeptical when starting with HealthyWage but I won $2,500 and lost 50lbs my first time around. I still had weight to lose so I entered a second (technically 3rd) bet, which just came to a close. I was notified I won and was eagerly awaiting payment. With COVID and lack of work I was really relying on that pay out to make it through this holiday season. Not to mention I busted my $#*! to better myself and win that money. I earned it fair and square.
They notified me in a very vague email that my bet had been cancelled. I emailed back and forth a couple of times and it turns out that because of the "yoyo rule" they would not be paying me out but would "do me a favor" and refund my initial investment. 2 problems with this: First, I had over a year and a failed bet in between this bet so in theory, there was no yoyo-ing. But for arguments sake, I was unaware of this rule and it was the responsibility of whomever verified my weight in at the beginning of the bet to catch this, not me. According to their rules you can still compete but your starting weight should be altered to your ending weight from the last bet. No one did this so I was not given the opportunity to possibly still win my bet. I had no idea there was an issue until the bet was over. I should not be held responsible or penalized for one of their employees messing up.
Not only was I not paid out but only 3 of my 9 payments were refunded to me and now they have stopped responding to my emails so not only have they scammed me but have essentially stolen money from me. And based on the reviews I've read they always seem to find a loophole to not allow you to win twice.
I was skeptical when I found out about healthy wage but this is 110% real! You bet on yourself, you customize everything to how much you want to lose, in how long of time frame and how much you want to bet on yourself. I lost 30 lbs with healthy wage and won $1200. I am now in my second challenge trying to lose 35lbs in 6 months. If you need that motivation to get going this is definitely it! So glad that I was introduced to healthy wage! The picture is 1 year apart. In total I have lost 50lbs!
Way to go on your weight loss success and challenge win, Lauren! Your transformation is proof of your hard work and it's great to hear how the HealthyWager was such a motivating experience that you're signed up for a second one. You got this!
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Healthywage has really helped motivate me to work on my weightloss goals. Its easy to weigh in and not as complicated as I originally thought it would be. If your curious give it a try! It has definitely helped get me on the right track for my health.
Hi Arvie, we're happy to hear that the HealthyWager has been a motivating and helpful experience for you! Wishing you the best for both your challenge and health journey!
£600 and 6 months of consistent and steady weight loss to achieve my final goal after, I saw NO MONEY BACK from this company. Do not trust with your hard earned money. My weight goal was achieved, all necessary proof of that was sent to them and they still refused to send me my money back for my win. Utterly fraudulent and unethical business practice. Although it may sound like a great way to lose weight, if you happen to get your money back, it's probably more because of luck than actual results, so be aware of that before signing up for this fraudulent company. I am frankly disgusted by the way they run this business. After I tried to make the other members of their community aware of my experience, they blocked my account and deleted my post. WITHOUT returning my money back of course. Very transparent business practice as you can see. DO NOT TRUST. The money you see in the picture has never been returned to me, even after achieving my weight goal.
Our team flagged this account for suspicious activity. When we asked to arrange a confirmation weigh-out, the participant refused to cooperate. Getting paid is easy (we’ve paid out more than $10M this year alone), but your weight loss has to be honest! We do not take cheating lightly.
If you want to lose weight but need some motivation - HealthyWage is a wonderful company that gives you another incentive - money! HealthyWage was the motivation that I needed to keep going. I lost 60 pounds in 6 months and ended up winning a total of $5,892.90! Investing in myself made all the difference. For me personally, I think it was easier since eating out was limited with the pandemic. You get the freedom to choose how you will become healthier. And if you have questions, they are wonderful about helping you along the way via email and phone calls if needed. I so appreciated their wonderful support - I talked to Lara much of the time along the way. She was so knowledgeable and helpful! Thanks to HealthyWage, I am healthier AND happier. I would highly recommend HealthyWage to anyone who wants to lose weight. You don't need a new year to begin. All you need is TODAY!
AMAZING job, Frances and congrats on your incredible accomplishment! Your success, both health and financial is well deserved, and we appreciate your kind words about Lara from our wonderful support team!
HealthyWage was a game changer for me! Putting my own money on the line (with the chance to win on top of that) kept me motivated even on the hard days. I was amazed that they would pay me to lose weight. I lost 80 lbs and won $2,972 ($900 was my own bet). I know it can seem almost too good to be true, but within hours of my winning video being verified, my entire winning amount was deposited into my PayPal account. So glad I found d HealthyWage!
Congratulations, Miranda on your incredible weight loss accomplishment and challenge win! We're happy to hear this was a motivating and successful experience that helped you achieve your goals!
Its a nice idea but, once you set it up and pay up, you get zero support / prompts / advice from them. No reminders, no emails. I missed my goal - partly because COVID gave me an excuse to lose momentum and partly because the "goal" was just too distant and abstract to influence my day-to-day decisions without any other support. Thats on me of course. But my rating reflects that it didn't work for me, and if it was really about weight loss (and not just money) there'd be better communications.
I noticed they are also now closed to any new UK registrations - no idea why.
Hi Jamie,
While our main purpose is to facilitate your bet so you can focus on your nutrition and activity, we do provide support through your challenge dashboard. This includes a progress tracker that is updated each time you submit an unverified weigh-in, displaying your challenge timeline of your current weight, where you should be in order to meet your goal, and how much time and weight you have left till your challenge completes. There is also a participant forum where challengers share and gain healthy tips, motivate one another, and can seek advice from our HealthyWage coach, who is there to provide additional support and answer any questions.
In addition, participants in the UK (and all other eligible countries) are able to sign up via our US site at www.healthywage.com.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at info@healthywage.com.
This program helps give you the motivation towards your weight loss goal! I had signed up to lose 45 lbs in 8 months. I now have 57 days left with 7 lbs to lose! I started walking everyday several months ago and just added biking to my workout. Switching my workouts has helped to see results in weight reduction. I had also signed up for 5 individual challenges to help keep me motivated during the start of the pandemic which gives some more small winnings. You should lose weight faster in the beginning when eating healthy and exercising several times a week. Gitting paid to lose weight and get into shape, a win-win! If you sign up via the link below $40 will be added to your winnings.
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Amazing job, Rebecca! We're happy to hear how you've successfully implemented healthier habits into your lifestyle and that you're seeing success both on and off the scale. Keep up the incredible work!
Great company to deal with! I won two different bets and had no issue with receiving my funds. Weigh ins were easy and had my funds within a week! I tried to drop this weight for years and nothing worked like this. The money really motivated me!
Thank you, Ali and way to go on your amazing weight loss and health success!
HealthyWage is an amazing service! I bet that I would lose 100 pounds in 11 months, and I did it! I paid in a total of $2,000 over the 11 months, and won $5,000, so profited $3,000. I got paid right away with no issues. HealthyWage gave me that spark to get started, and provided structure/urgency to keep me going throughout. I highly recommend this to anyone who's had trouble sticking to a weight loss plan. When there's money on the line, you're definitely more likely to get it done!
Way to go Jenny and congratulations on your incredible success!
I joined to lose 50 pounds in 6 months as I remember. I had already lost 30 pounds bfr finding this. I was not on track come to the last months. But that doesn't matter much. The fact that they couldn't process 1 payment they eliminated me from the program. That was my issue. No matter what I would have won the competition. But they just eliminated me without my attempt to contact me.
Hi Alexis, if you have not done so already, please contact our customer support team at info@healthywage.com to discuss your challenge. When a participant's payment doesn't process successfully, several email notifications are sent, alerting of the missed payment. Once the account is back up to date, the challenge is immediately reactivated. We definitely want to ensure you're able to finish your challenge as planned, so please reach out to our awesome support team who will be happy to help!
I am so glad I found this company. Its only been a month and I've already lost nearly 5kg (10 lb). The fact that I have my own money on the line has given me the motivation I needed. Hardly anyone in the UK has heard of it though, I guess it's pretty big in America.
If anyone wants to use my referral link to sign up, they'll get extra money added to their prize and so will I. I've added the link below. You can also add me as a friend and we can help motivate each other.
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I'd recommend that you mess around with the prize calculator for a good hour or so until you get a decent prize as for some combinations, it's really not worth it. I do have a lot to lose but there is absolutely no way I am losing my money!
Good luck!
Hi Hena and great job on your success in just the first month of your HealthyWager challenge! Thank you for sharing your recommendation about running multiple experiments on the prize calculator until you find the right prize for you (with a profit ranging from 11% - 300%). With the prize calculator being free to use and having no obligation to sign up, we completely agree with you and encourage people to run multiple experiments before committing to the challenge terms that are best for them.
The company has done nothing to pro-actively address how the global pandemic is impacting customers. If you reach out they offer you can pay money to extend ($100 for every month) but they will not add to the prize amount, or you can pause for three months but if you lose any weight at all during that three months you lose the whole thing. They let me know that exercise is not necessary for significant weight loss. Their VP of finance also took the time to let me know that she considered the 25lbs I lost had lost to date was "not very much". I had felt rather proud of that weight loss, I guess I was wrong.
It's disheartening to see a company that alleges to want to support people in reaching their goals show themselves to be only concerned with themselves, even at a time of global crisis, even for those people living in the epicenter of the crisis.
I will be reporting them to the NYAG office, I encourage others with similar experiences to do the same. The NYAG office has taken several actions against companies who are refusing to accommodate during the pandemic, including ordering them to make massive refunds.
Update: After several weeks of escalating my complaints to the leadership of the company, they finally offered a three month extension at no cost. Please note, it took several weeks of making complaints and then posting this negative review and threatening to file a complaint with the NY State AG for them to accommodate me.
Hi Caroline,
Even though we are a smaller company navigating an unprecedented situation and all our challenges have continued without interruption due to being 100% online, we have and continue to work diligently with our participants who have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We offered you several options, one of which you accepted, so we’re confused as to why you would unfairly say we aren’t helping our participants.
In fact, many of our participants who told us they’re glad we’re not cancelling or postponing their challenges because they worked hard to achieve their weight loss goal and win their huge cash prize. During this time, we have kept our challenges running and paid all our winners as promised.
Please know that no one on our team has or would ever criticize your weight loss efforts. We care greatly about the health and well-being of our participants and are here to support all of you.
I'm writing this in response to a reviewer who wrote that it's a scam and that you don't WIN money, you just get your own money back.
Yes, you DO win money! It's common sense that the amount you win at the end is also including what they take by auto withdrawal every month. When I was deciding, at the beginning, how much to bet and how many pounds to shoot for, I simply thought to myself how much my payments would be per month, and then subtracted that amount from the "You will win..." number to see what I would actually win in profit. It's not rocket science. I bet $150.00 per month that I could lose 69 pounds in 1 year. I did it and got my $1,800.00 back that I put in, PLUS I won, on top of that, $1,085.00, free and clear. It's a FANTASTIC program and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
Thank you so much, Felice! Congratulations on achieving your goal and winning your challenge. We're happy to hear it was a motivating and enjoyable experience!
I'm just disgusted that Heathywage couldn't find some kind of way to help out when so many people are struggling to support their families. Their email to me basically said that I don't have a choice but to pay. MANY companies opted to waive fees, cancel memberships, or even contribute to those in need. Healthywage is not one of them. I did what I had to do to stop the automatic payments. Bad debt vs food for my family. Which would you choose?
Hi Jayna,
With all our challenges being 100% online and through our mobile app, there hasn't been a need to cancel them as they're still running as usual. In fact, a lot of our participants have told us they're happy HealthyWage isn't automatically canceling nor postponing their challenges because it's helped them stay on track during this time and they're looking forward to winning their cash prize. The reason we don't allow cancellations is because it's a crucial aspect of the service we provide with helping you stay accountable and committed to achieving your goal, which would diminish the point of the program if you could simply quit. For participants who need to discuss their specific situation, our support team does respond to every email and works diligently in addressing and helping each participant who reaches out to us. We checked and don't see that you reached out to us regarding your challenge -- the screenshot you provided is from our automated payment reminder. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact our support team at info@healthywage.com.
You might find yourself asking: Is it legit?
As legit as the $2,216 they deposited into my account. As legit as the 52lbs I lost.
Yes, it IS legit and fantastic!
If you find yourself struggling and needing an extra incentive, extra motivation, that extra push- SIGN UP! You won't regret it.
Amazing job, Valery! Happy to hear the HealthyWager was a positive and motivating experience.
I recommend HealthyWage to anyone who wants to lose weight. I signed up for HealthyWage thinking it would be a great way to help stay on track since I'd have a calendar goal and I found it to be a great incentive to keep working hard. I loved that I could set the amount that I wanted to pay each month and set my weight loss goal. I doubled my investment and more importantly, lost 55 pounds and am much healthier!
Thank you, Laura and congratulations on reaching your goal and winning your challenge!
You are worth it! Put some money in now, get it back later! I won $923! They are legit. If you have doubts you can do it, then you dont want it bad enough. This challenge proved to me it's possible if you believe in yourself, and it motivates you to keep believing in yourself on the days that you don't. I highly recommend this program to anyone who needs to get the real them back. And you get to reward yourself on top of that at the end. Just do it!
Congrats, Michelle on your incredible success and accomplishment!
I am so glad I gave this company an opportunity. The rules were easy, the weigh in was simple, and the payout was REAL. No pushy diets, no pressure to be who you aren't. I chose to invest in my health. I lost weight by doing it. I'm so proud to be paid to lose weight!
Great job, Sarah on achieving your goal and winning your challenge!
It is a great way to stay motivated to loose the weigth and keep doing it for a long time. It took me 12 months to achieved my goal but it was worth it. It really kept me going. Use my link and at least 40$ added to your prize
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Thank you, Ricky and congrats on your success!
Answer: Hi, Dana! With our individual HealthyWager challenge, your cash prize is your total investment PLUS a profit up to 300% (you will ALWAYS get a profit and not just your money back). Your profit is based on a number of factors such as your challenge details (weight loss goal, challenge length, monthly bet) along with your current height and weight. Check it out and play with the free prize calculator at www.healthywage.com/healthywager
Answer: Hi Eric, That timing is absolutely correct, assuming the Winner Confirmation form has been completed. I see that our support team told you on January 11th that you had not yet filled out that form in order for our review to be finalized. The timeline noted above applies as soon as you complete that. Thanks, Kate@ HealthyWage
Answer: Hi, Michele. Yes, you can participate in another HealthyWager (our individual weight loss challenge completely customized to you with a huge cash prize up to $10,00!), after you complete your first! In fact, many participants like to break up their weight loss goal into a few HealthyWager challenges and have found it effective and motivating for both weight loss and maintaining it. Do know that if you win a HealthyWager and start a new one, your starting weight will be your winning weight from your last HealthyWager win. For more information, visit our "Yo-Yo Rules" at https://www.healthywage.com/faq/yo-yo-rule-faqs or contact our participant support at info@healthywage.com.
Answer: Hi, Dee and that's a great question! While we give you the flexibility to choose how you want to lose the weight, we do provide support through our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthywageofficial), email and our participant dashboard that gives challengers access to our HealthyWage Coach. Our email support includes healthy tips and guidance for nutrition and exercise while our participant dashboard allows you to chat with fellow challengers and share tips, support, and encouragement!
Answer: Hi, Maria. The earliest you can weigh-out for the challenge is 2 weeks prior to your end date, even if you have met your goal early. If you meet your goal early, you'll just need to maintain or continue losing (as appropriate) until that weigh-out window opens. We want to encourage weight loss and weight management over time. Our goal is to help you get the weight off and keep it off, develop new habits, and a new lifestyle over the course of your challenge.
Answer: Hi Elizabeth, the earliest you can weigh-out for the challenge is 2 weeks prior to your end date even if you have met your goal early. We want to encourage weight loss and weight management over time. Our goal is to help you get the weight off and keep it off, develop new habits, and a new lifestyle over the course of your challenge. If you meet your goal early, you'll just need to maintain or continue losing (as appropriate) until that weigh-out window opens.
Answer: Greetings, we do not have any weight gain challenges; however, we do have step challenges you may be interested in. You can view all our current and upcoming challenges at www.healthywage.com/challenges/directory.
Answer: Hi Amanda! Yes, HealthyWage challenges are available to participants of Africa. You can learn more, play with our prize calculator, and sign up at https://www.healthywage.com/healthywager
Answer: HealthyWage is not a scam. We've been around since 2009, have provided corporate weight loss challenges for some of the world's biggest companies (Johnson & Johnson, CVS, GE, etc.), and have paid out over $13M to winners (who lost over 785,000 pounds!) in 2019 alone. In addition, the BBB gives HealthyWage an A rating. You may want to check out some of our reviews here - https://www.healthywage.com/healthywage-review/ or our press coverage (including coverage on CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, etc.) here - https://www.healthywage.com/press/
Answer: HealthyWage is not a scam. We've been around since 2009, have provided corporate weight loss challenges for some of the world's biggest companies (Johnson & Johnson, CVS, GE, etc.), and have paid out over $13M to winners (who lost over 785,000 pounds!) in 2019 alone. In addition, the BBB gives HealthyWage an A rating. You may want to check out some of our reviews here - https://www.healthywage.com/healthywage-review/ or our press coverage (including coverage on CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America, etc.) here - https://www.healthywage.com/press/
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Hi JY,
Thanks for your comments. I understand that you won and were paid $2,445 with your first HealthyWager in 2019 and now the misunderstanding is with a subsequent HealthyWager made in 2020. Your starting weight for the 2020 challenge was above your previous winning weight in 2019, which is not permitted. Our one and only rule for subsequent HealthyWagers is you cannot get paid to lose the same weight twice. (But note we are looking for ways to offer prizes to winners who gain back some of their weight and want to do a subsequent challenge.)
Since you were not eligible, we refunded your wager (all 9 installments) in full on November 24,2020 to the two separate credits cards used to make payments. Please check both credit card statements to confirm these refunds. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your refund, please contact us at info@healthywage.com and we will be able to assist you.