[cyslespitocop]

Let's have a Biggest Loser of the Summer Contest!

Summer can be a difficult time to lose weight. If a competition would be fun and motivating for you, please join in. Even if you don't participate yourself, you can log in and cheer on your champions.

I'll donate a $25 prize to the winner, in the form of an Amazon online gift card sent to the winner by email. That should allow anyone in the world to participate.

Rules
1. Participants must be members of this Atkins Diet, Low Carb Forum by June 17. That's meant to limit the contest to those who are past their first two weeks on Atkins.
2. Participants must follow Atkins guidelines, eating at least 18 carbs per day of healthy, low-carb food.
3. Participants may not take diet pills or have weight loss surgery during the contest.
4. The posting of your weight is on your honor. You can post a weight with or without clothes. Just post an ending weight from the same time of day and with the same (or lack of) clothes as your starting weight.
5. I'll judge the contest and award the prize, so the decision (and math) of the judge is final.
6. The purpose of the contest is to have fun and motivate one another in our weight loss. I'll participate, but the prize will go to someone other than me.

How to Participate
1. On or after July 1, 2008, post your current weight for that day, under the Biggest Loser of the Summer Contest topic thread.
2. On or before August 15, post your ending weight, also under this topic.

In between, feel free to post how you are doing and what is working for you.

Winning the Contest
The person who loses the greatest percentage of her or his beginning body weight wins.

Examples:
Kim posts a beginning weight of 275 on July 8 and an ending weight of 258 on August 13. Kim's total loss for the contest is 17 lbs.
That's a loss of 6.18% of Kim's beginning body weight.

Bob posts a beginning weight of 300 on July 1 and an ending weight of 282 on August 15. Bob's total loss for the contest is 18 lbs.
That's a loss of 6.00% of Bob's beginning body weight.

Kim wins because she lost a bigger percentage of her body weight.

Any questions?

[averkif]

Can I take part? My latest startup date, at my heaviest weight ever, was on June 17. If I post my weight this coming Tuesday, July 1, as my starting weight, I'll be past my first two weeks?

[cyslespitocop]

Yes, you can absolutely join in!

Post what you weigh on July 1 as your starting weight for the contest.

In other words, you may have weighed more when you started Atkins, but the starting weight for the contest is what your weight is on July 1, 2008. We want to see who can lose the greatest percentage of their body weight in six weeks.

[patrycjakolekk]

Sounds like fun! I'll motivate me. I'll join and post me weight on July 1, 2008.

[Hoglaunccoolf]

Im all in! It will be great for us all! Motivation for sure

[golfmenorca]

Ok... I thought about it.. I'm in, too!!! It'll help me stay on the straight and narrow while I'm at my mom's (family reunion, too!!!!) over the long weekend of the 4th. Travel on Thursday (2 hr drive, 1 hr ferry ride), cookout and immediate family gathering on Friday, extended family reunion cookout/potluck all day Saturday, repeat of travel day on Sunday. Sounds daunting, but I can do it!!!

Great idea, Karen! Thanks SO MUCH!!!

Tril

[freevideoandoicsI]

I'm going to join in too I find it difficult to stick with the plan over the summer because theres more alcohol around

[Ibrattnofich]

Brilliant Idea!

Count me in, too! I like the fact that we are all going by our weight on July 1 and not previous losses!! 8)

[Hoglaunccoolf]

see you guys and gals tomorrow! 8)

[cyslespitocop]

I'm glad you're all joining in the fun! I hope even more of us will post their weights tomorrow.

Start your engines!

[Hoglaunccoolf]

so I guess I'll start things off..... 8)

I weighed myself in my bday suit as always and forever.lol at 8am. We are 6hours ahead of the eastern time zone in the states

anywho, my stats....

Age 29
5'7''

current weight is 70.9 kilos or 156.3 lbs according to google.LOL
I will continue to post as I go along.....

That should do it,or any suggestions?

[freevideoandoicsI]

I'm 27 and 5'4
my weight today is 139.5lbs

[golfmenorca]

My stats for beginning:

Age 48
Height 5'4"
Weight 135#/61.4kg

[Ibrattnofich]

Age: 31
Height: 6ft
Weight on July 1: 159 kgs / 350 lbs

*engines revving* 8)

[HakTaisanip]

Ok, here goes!

:

Wow, that didnt hurt too bad!

[cyslespitocop]

Here are my July 1 stats:

Age: 52
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 178

And off we go!

[patrycjakolekk]

My stats as of July 1, 2008

Age: 32
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 249.8

Let the race begin..

[cyslespitocop]

Each week of the contest, I'll post who the top three losers are, with the percentage of body weight lost.

People can join in whenever they want, up to the last week, but only the weight lost by August 15 counts in the contest.

[averkif]

This was a long weekend for me and I forgot to drink my water. 4 days off the water wagon and I'm up in weight.

My stats as of today, July 1, are as follows:

Age 32
Height 6'4"
Weight 315.4 lbs

I don't want to be unfair though. I was down to 312.2 Friday past before I stupidly gave up drinking water for 4 days. Whatever weight you choose to take for my starting weight is fine by me.

[loginptsa]

July 1 numbers:

Age:25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 265