Today marks the start of my Family’s Biggest Loser Competition! I’m heading up this year’s competition as I’m in dire need for it to happen. I’ve got the unwanted, flabby, extra, Holiday/baby weight that just won’t come off (or maybe it’s just my lack of healthy eating and exercise holding me back?!)
Here’s our Family RULES for this year:
- Each person puts $10 into the pot. 1st and 2nd place winners will be determined. Before, my mom sponsored the winnings for the event, so decide how you want to pay and play.
- Competition lasts 3 months. Starts today, January 2nd, and ending on March 31st.
- Use the SAME scale for weigh in. Weigh in on Jan 2nd and again on March 31st.
- No Cheating like weighing in with wet hair, or changing a 3 to an 8. This is on the honor system, so there has to be some trust.
- Calculate the winner by weight loss percentage. We feel this is the best way to determine the winner with both men and women. My brother lost 21 lb. and I lost 20 lbs. one year and I won with a higher percentage. The Biggest Loser has a Percentage Calculator or it’s (Initial Weight-Actual Weight) / Initial Weight * 100=%
So it’s ON. I’m in it to win it. Here’s to a healthy lifestyle! And I challenge you with your family or even a group of friends and co-workers to do the same. Be the Biggest Loser on your block!
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What a great idea. Good luck!
I totally feel ya!
That is a great tradition! I think I will mention this to my family and see what they think! Good Luck!
Good luck, you can do it!
Good luck!! I know you can do it!!
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This is something my dad would LOVE to do, Biggest Loser is the only TV show he watches :) I signed up to do a marathon so eek that is what I am doing! Good luck with winning!
YOU CAN DO IT!! I’ll be jogging and eating celery right beside ya!
Best wishes to win! I’m in the last month of pregnancy so losing weight is a no-no for me, but after baby is born, I’ll be working on the super healthy eating and watching the pounds drop off! I’d like to NOT hang onto the extra 10 lbs. forever this time around! :)
Thanks for all the fabulous encouragement. I’ve done great so far. But I’m staying at my Mom’s tonight and it has been super tempting. She has way too many yummy Holiday candy leftovers… that I ate none of!! Yay for me!
Vanessa – awesome goal of a marathon! Good luck.
Blog Buddy – Good luck to you too.
CAB – it’s coming soon. Good luck with your new baby.
I love your blog! Thanks for doing it!
I highly recommend the South Beach diet! I couldn’t lose my baby-weight until I went on it…and it’s a healthy way to lose weight and healthy lifestyle after you’ve lost it!
Now see this is what I need. A little contest to get me motivated.
I’m rooting for you! Isn’t it amazing what a little “healthy” competition will do for you? We had a “biggest loser” competition at work, from July 15 until Oct. 31, and it helped me finally get back to my pre-baby weight after 20 months. Our team lost by less than half a percentage point, so it was right down to the wire!
Happy New Year!
Good luck! I hope you win! I started a weight loss program on Jan. 1, I should get some more people on board with me and start a biggest loser competition! Great idea!
Yay, my sister & I are doing a Biggest Loser too…I prefer to call it Celebrity Fit Club. Good luck! :)
Wow this is great motivation. Can you tell me why you base it on percentage of weight lost rather than pounds? That part confuses me. Why is percentage less the more weight you have to lose? Sorry I don’t watch the show so I’m clueless :)
GOOD LUCK! Strong wiLL!
They have a good tool kit here to start your own contest at work or in your community http://wonder.3v1l.com/contest
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