Wl-chllng #2!!!

[Flybye]

Well, you all asked for it, so here it is...............

I am challenging anyone on this site to a

7 Week,body fat % weight loss Challenge.

Let's see how we do!

Let's sweeten the pot with a little reward for those who want to participate- a water bottle shower!! Everyone who participates in the reward portion of the challenge agrees to send the winner a water bottle at their cost. If you win, you get the loot!!
Rules:
1.You must be honest about your weight and % of weight loss. Weigh at the same time of day in the same "outfit" or sans outfit!
2. You must have a scale that weighs to the nearest ounce to keep it fair.
3. You must not miss a weigh in.
4. Weigh in's will be on Friday this time, since today is Thursday and some of our TE'ers won't read this until after work tonight - no one wants to weigh in at the end of the day!!
5. You can't guzzle 2 gallons of water like the guy on Biggest Loser to throw the scale and win the water bottles. Sorry.
6. You must be willing to purchase a water bottle and pay for the shipping to the winner out of your own funds within one week of the final weigh in.
7. The contest ends - Friday February 22
8. Biggest loser by % of body fat lost wins!
9. You must cut and paste your name to the list and declare yourself a reward or no reward participant.

We will do both a reward and non reward challenge.

I will start a cut and paste list - add your name to the list and add whether you want to participate in the reward or no reward challenge!!

Love ya all - Friday is just around the corner - woo hoooooooo!!!!!

[Flybye]

1. Flybye - reward challenge.

[Pedal Wench]

I want to be in, but I can't guarantee I can weigh in on Fridays. (I use the FedEx scale at work, and if there are a bunch of people in the room, I'm NOT hopping on it!)

So, I guess I'm in the non-reward side.

[GLC1968]

1. Flybye - reward challenge
2. Pedal Wench - no reward challenge
3. GLC - reward challenge


I want to participate and I'll agree to send a water bottle to the winner! Can I suggest that we do it like The Biggest Loser and do % of body weight lost instead of just lbs lost? It'll even out the stakes a little...you know?

(I took the liberty of adding Pedal Wench to the challenge as a 'no reward' participant...hope that is ok!)

[Flybye]

Can I suggest that we do it like The Biggest Loser and do % of body weight lost instead of just lbs lost? It'll even out the stakes a little...you know?

That is a great idea -

Who would win? Pounds or % ? Theoretically, can't someone loose a lot of weight but a lesser % ?

[Pedal Wench]

That is a great idea -

Who would win? Pounds or % ? Theoretically, can't someone loose a lot of weight but a lesser % ?

I LOVE that idea! I really can't lose too much more weight, but as a percentage, I probably can compete. After watching the premier of this season's Biggest Loser, I realized that just pounds is hard to compete against. I really can only lose about another 5 lbs before I start losing muscle, but those folks are knocking off 20 lbs. in a week!

[kelownagirl]

Like the % idea but I'll go with either way - I just like participating as a motivation. (The reason the % is more fair is that it's easier to lose weight faster at the beginning. I used to lose 2lbs a week, now I can barely lose 1/2 lb a week). Anyway, make me non-reward - I can't win anyway. We all get to post on the same thread anyway right?

Do we also need to post our start and goal weight?
Start - 122 lbs this morning. (I won't be here tomorrow)
Goal - 117 by Feb 28

5lbs loss is only 4% of my current body weight.

1. Flybye - reward challenge
2. Pedal Wench - no reward challenge
3. GLC - reward challenge
4. KG - no reward challenge

[Tri Girl]

I'd like to join the no reward challenge.

[nonsmoker3]

My first weigh in:

1/4/2008 - 146.0

[brok]

Great idea - I needed this

1. Flybye - reward challenge
2. Pedal Wench - no reward challenge
3. GLC - reward challenge
4. KG (kelownagirl)- no reward challenge
5. Nonsmoker3 - reward challenge
6. Tri-girl - no reward challenge
7. Jusdooit - no reward challenge
8. Kerrybelle - reward challenge
9. Liza - reward challenge
10. BK (bonniekate) - reward challenge
11. Firenze - reward challenge
12. Snowtulip - reward challenge
13. Brok - reward challenge

[brok]

Friday 1/4 - 144lbs

[kerrybelle]

Friday 1/4 139.5 lbs 33% body fat

Added the % body fat, since I want to lower that as well.

Good luck everyone!!!

[Over50Newbie]

I am in for the reward challenge!

I feel like I am on the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Show." I will now look into the camera and say, "My name is Lynette and I need to lose weight. If I am not the winner of this challenge, I promise to send a water bottle to the winner."

1. Flybye - reward challenge
2. Pedal Wench - no reward challenge
3. GLC - reward challenge
4. KG (kelownagirl)- no reward challenge
5. Nonsmoker3 - reward challenge
6. Tri-girl - no reward challenge
7. Jusdooit - no reward challenge
8. Kerrybelle - reward challenge
9. Liza - reward challenge
10. BK (bonniekate) - reward challenge
11. Firenze - reward challenge
12. Snowtulip - reward challenge
13. Brok - reward challenge
14. Lynette - reward challenge

My weigh-in this morning: 144.2 pounds

Lynette

[katluvr]

Hi,
I have been browsing these post for a while. It has been quite some time since I joined any chat line.
I have been biking for 4+ years. I lost weight 4 years ago on WW and biking. I am only 4'10" and weighed 140. Now I teeter below 120. But still have pounds to lose. I have biked centuires, bike vacations, charity weekends, etc. I am "in shape" but still have that "stuff". I also run...and doing a very poor job of training for a 1/2 marathon.
I am doing my own Biggest Loser at home and by 3/22 I need to lose 15 pounds. I have lost 2 - 3 depending on the day. I "think" I would like to join this and do the reward thing.
I jsut think the constantly trying to lose weight (especially the last 10- 15 pounds) is so hard. And now matter how active I am, I have to constantly watch my wieght. That being said...I am always falling off the wagon, needing a night "out", love my wine and work really get's inteh way of my training schedule!

So here it is...a public confession and committment to get teh weight off!

[CLM]

1/11 weight is 162. I'm down 1 pound. Hope to do better next week. I haven't been able to make it to the gym for spinning class this week due to working late.