The rules of this year's competition are as follows:
On Saturday, February 23rd, All local participants will meet at the McCoy house (click
here for directions) for a casual come and go Kick-Off Party from 9am-11am. At the party we will be taking "Before" pictures and establishing starting weight for everyone in the competition. Non-local participants will send a "Before" picture and a picture of their feet standing on a digital scale displaying their starting weight. This can be done either by email or text message. Both the pictures and the weights will be kept completely confidential.
The entry fee is $50 and can be paid in person or you can send the money via Chase Bank Quick Pay. This money will be saved throughout the duration of the competition and used entirely for prizes to the participants. $50 has proven to be just steep enough to keep most competitors motivated and engaged for 12 weeks. There are plenty of prizes to win, but even if you don't win any money, you'll be skinnier, healthier, happier and hopefully have several new like-minded friends.
Every Saturday morning thereafter for the next 12 weeks, all local participants will meet again at the McCoy residence between 9am and 11am to weigh in. All non-local participants will again send a picture of their feet standing on a digital scale displaying their weight. All results will be calculated against each participant's starting weight producing a percentage of total weight lost week to week. These percentages will ranked and the top ten "Losers" from both local and non-local groups will be posted on this blog each Sunday morning.
Local weigh-ins will
NOT be accepted after 11am. Weigh-in pictures will
NOT be accepted after 11:59pm MST.
Weekly Challenges
Each week, along with the top ten results, I will issue a challenge for the week. Those who successfully complete the challenge will be allowed to enter their name in a drawing for a small prize. These challenges are usually quite simple and require little to no extra time to complete.
DIET AND EXERCISE ONLY PLEASE. To keep a level playing field for all competitors, use of weight-loss aiding drugs or extreme diets is not permitted.
Prizes
The final weigh-in and Prize Giveaway Party will be held at the McCoy residence from 9am-11am on Saturday, May 18th.
Final prize amounts and quantities are TBA and entirely depend on how many people join the competition. In the past, we've been able to have a
First Place prize of $500 and a
Second Place prize of $350. Third and fourth prizes will be given out in similar fashion until the money is gone. In addition, a
$50 participation prize will be drawn from names of competitors who missed no more than 2 weigh-ins. A
$25 exercise prize will be drawn from names of competitors who exercised
at least five times each week for at least 30 minutes.
As we go on, I will also inform everyone of exercise groups, cooking get-together's, etc (if anyone is interested). If you have an idea of something you'd like to do with a group, let me know and I will get the word out.
Thank you to everyone that is joining in on this competition and GOOD LUCK!!
