Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
I'm not in, because I've already lost my weight, but I have a thought about this:


2) Person with the most % of starting weight lost is the winner.

It would seem to me that it would be better to focus on individual goals. So at the beginning, everyone would state what their goal is, and the people who meet their goals all win. The goal should be realistic but doable.

So for example, say my goal for this month was to lose 8 lbs. If I meet my goal, then I win. That way, lots of people are "winners." If I didn't meet my goal (or if I exceeded it), I would adjust my goal for the next time.

This would work better for me than % of starting weight. If I'm off base, just tell me to mind my own business .

Good luck, everybody!
Tulip - I think that's true, but at the same time, if we do a 'reward' it'll be hard to be objective if we all have different goals. % of starting weight is an easily comparable metric. And if we are all 'winners' (which we are anyway...just for playing!), then how do we decide to whom we send the water bottle or the socks or the whatever?

Then again, since so far most people are choosing 'no reward', maybe that's a better way of doing this anyway?

It's up to you guys. I'm still months away from my final goal, so any motivation and accountability I can get is worthwhile.