YAY Weight Loss Challenge! Here are the deets

Disclaimer: consult your physician before starting a new weight loss, nutrition or exercise regimen.

Goal: Lose 8% of your body weight in 8 weeks

First Weigh In: Monday, January 11 (Happy Birthday Thomas!)

Last Weigh In: Monday, March 8

Money: $20 upfront to participate.  Send via Venmo.  (my account number was emailed to you) I'll need the mula Sunday night before the first weigh in.

Winner: If you get to the 8% goal, you at least get your money back.  The highest overall winner gets the remainder of the pot after the other 8% winners get their $20 back.

Weekly Challenges:  Every week there will be a weekly challenge.  Everyone who completes the weekly challenge will be entered into a raffle to win prizes.  (full disclosure...the prizes are probs gonna be things I find around my house that will be re-gifted LOL But I'm going to find things that are health/wellness related)

Details:

Weigh Ins:  I'll prompt everyone via an email to send me their weekly weigh in.  The email will go out every Sunday night.  You will have from then until Monday mornings at 11am to send me your weight.  No exceptions.  In the Sunday night email I will email out a word that needs to be in the picture of your weight.  The picture should be a picture of the scale with your weight displayed, the paper with the weekly word on it, and your toes or hand in the picture.  Either email me the picture or text it to me. (my phone number went out in the email) I will keep everyone's information private and each week I will post everyone's rankings with only their percentage lost listed...weights will not be made public.

Method:  This challenge will not require any certain nutrition or working out guidelines.  It's up to each person how they want to lose the weight.  Whether it's Paleo, Zone, Keto, Whole 30, counting calories, etc., or just making better choices in general.  The goal here is to lose weight the healthy way and to jump start us into creating better habits.  No crash dieting, diet pills, water pills, or starving yourself!  (I'm going to be doing Paleo-ish...allowing dairy and occasional grains.  Also, cutting out Alcohol.)  I know a decent amount about Paleo and Zone if anyone wants to pick my brain.  While the majority of weight loss is going to come from good eating, a good exercise plan is a must as well.  Make a plan for yourself and set goals.  (I think Michael and I will be doing some P90x videos to start and probs mixing in some runs and some crossfit workouts).

Even though it's a competition, we are here to support and encourage each other.  This group should be used for motivation and accountability.  Feel free to share recipes, fun workouts, etc. throughout the weeks.

Optional:  I always find it's fun to take before and after pictures and measurements.  Even though this is a weight loss challenge, sometimes you see even greater results when looking at pictures and seeing inches lost.  There are even spreadsheets you can get off the internet to track your measurements.  This would just be for yourself if you choose to do this, no need to share with anyone.

On this blog I will post the weekly challenges, people can comment, etc.  I'll start random threads like for recipes, work outs, motivational things etc.  Any notifications will go out by email, but this blog will be for when you want to access more info or want to interact with the group, etc.

Can someone send me a letter, please?  This will be the first letter of the word I send out for the first weigh in.

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

Otherwise send me your mula!  (I already have money from myself, Michael, and Glen)

~ C8