Yup.
If you're interested, here's the scoop concerning this contest:
We begin on January 7th.
You weigh in once a week and do it the same way each time. IE: same
day (Mondays), time of day (morning), clothed/unclothed (PJs),
full/hungry (before breakfast); whichever it is, you must stick to
the same time/way as to make it fair. Otherwise we’ll have people
weighing in after Sunday supper, fully clothed and in their ski
boots the first week and then utterly naked the last week after a 24
hour fast.
The first week you’ll be at a
0%. After that you’ll take the total pounds you’ve lost and
divide it by the weight you were when the contest started. Multiply
the number by 100 (or move the decimal over two places) and this
gives you your percentage. This will be the number you report to me.
At no time do you need to tell me what you actually weigh.
There is no need to weigh in until
I receive your money ($50). You’re not officially in the
contest until I have your money. If I get it after January 7,
you will begin that day and continue the consecutive Mondays
after that.
You can enter the contest through
January 28 . The contest lasts until April 1st (even
if you enter late). No entries after Jan 28.
We will keep track of everyone’s
progress via a blog (
http://www.losingtenpercent.blogspot.com
). This is why you need to
send me an alias –
to protect everyone's privacy. I’ll try and post updates every
week as I receive them from you. I’ll do my best to remind you
with an email.
If you meet your goal of 10% you
will win the pool (the money in its entirety put in by everyone
minus a 5% finder’s fee I will be taking for time/energy). If
someone else also meets their goal, you’ll split it with them. If
you do not reach your goal, you forfeit your $50. There is no
“ultimate winner”. This gives everyone the opportunity to earn
back his or her own money (it also keeps people honest).
If you are a woman, you cannot
join unless you are at least 3 months postpartum.
If you don’t weigh in for 3
consecutive weeks, you are kicked out of the contest and forfeit
your money.
There are no prescription pills
or medical procedures allowed (this also includes HCG!). This is
a rather gray area and I’m not sure how to draw a line. If you
want to use crazy over-the-counter things…. be crazy. I just can’t
be blamed for you doing stupid things to your body/health over a $50
contest. Please don’t be stupid. If you have questions, feel free
to contact me.
There are two separate contests
going. One for women, another for men. The difference in success
rates between men and women is just too dramatic.
Have fun. A contest isn’t a
contest if there isn’t some smack talk.
Please do your best to have your
percentage to me every Monday by noon.
Remember, you are
free to invite anyone into the contest. If you trust them, I will
trust them.
Here are the results from WEEK 1. There's still more time to enter. Ideally, the men would be in there own contest. Darn guys always throwing the curve! Numbers in red indicate a gain in weight. Way to be honest, guys!
| CoconutKate |
1.50% |
| Lose the Caboose |
0.80% |
| garenkay |
0.00% |
| Bertha Butt |
0.92% |
| bane |
0.00% |
| slimjim21 |
N/A |
| sugar plump fairy |
2.11% |
| big bertha |
0.00% |
| Shopgirl |
1.00% |
| Honey Boo Boo |
3.60% |
| Big Mama |
N/A |
| flabulous |
1.17% |
| fat2fit |
1.87% |
| 2TonTilly |
1.00% |
| Pavement Princess |
1.90% |
| Honeybadger |
1.10% |
| Krusty |
0.00% |
| babynurse |
1.17% |
| muffin |
N/A |
|
|
| The Burger King |
2.00% |
| alias still to come |
NEW |
| Chunky Monkey |
1.00% |
| Ralph |
1.14% |
| 2MuchBBQ |
0.68% |
| chinkitumus prime |
NEW |
| Last Time! |
2.98% |
| Gordough |
2.61% |
| Fatty McFatterson |
1.16% |
