Contest Advice & Help

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    fidget555's Avatarfidget555 , 05-29-2006 12:07 AM
    Ok, Here is the deal...We are going to be starting a contest at work to lose weight. We are all going to be adding $$$to the pool every week and whoever loses the most weight that week will receive the$$$. So here is where I need help:

    1. Does anyone have any advice on how we can do this fairly? (People who weigh more will naturally lose more than someone who doesn't have that much too lose.)


    2. I am going to heading the contest up...any suggestions on things I can do or add to make this more fun? Just wondering.

    ***Remember on that show the biggest loser how they calculated body fat instead of weight? or wait...maybe they did both...lol...not sure, but I know it needs to be fair. Has anyone ever participated in a contest like this?
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    Daisy Boo's AvatarDaisy Boo , 05-29-2006 12:16 AM
    Perhaps if you do it by % of body weight lost it would be fairer.
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    MyThreeTots's AvatarMyThreeTots , 05-29-2006 12:45 AM
    Exactly. That was just what I was going to suggest. To calculate how much, percentage-wise, a given person has lost, divide the amount lost by her total starting weight.

    So, say, ten divided by 260. That's a three percent loss.

    DON'T divide the amount lost by the person's *current* weight, but by the starting weight.

    Good luck with your contest. I personally probably wouldn't do it b/c it would set me off worse than ever.
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    ellis's Avatarellis , 05-29-2006 08:14 AM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Daisy Boo
    Perhaps if you do it by % of body weight lost it would be fairer.
    That's what I would do.
    Good luck, and have fun doing it! (sorry... "have fun"... did that sound sarcastic? )
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    fidget555's Avatarfidget555 , 05-29-2006 08:49 AM
    That sounds good...We can definitely use the body weight % to calculate. (And no Ellis, you didn't sound sarcastic...lol.)
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