BIGGEST LOSER - Let's do it!

Alright, Biggest Loser Contestants, the game begins tomorrow, October 13th! Here are the rules for the Price Family Biggest Loser of 2008:

• You must weigh in on the SAME scale every Monday - no "weight shopping" on different scales!
• You must post your weight to the blog or in an email to me (Camille) no later than midnight on Mondays. To keep the blog uncluttered, post your weight as a comment to whomever posts their weight first that week. Does that make sense?
• Results will be posted ON THE BLOG every Tuesday. If you want me to email the results to you, you'll have to let me know.
• Your weight as of 10/13/2008 is your beginning weight. I realize that several of us have shed some pounds this year, but this game is not retroactive - sorry!
• The winner of the Grand Prize will be the person who loses the largest PERCENTAGE of weight in the next 10 weeks. Final weigh-in will be Monday, December 15th by midnight.
• Prize money contributions: you can either hold onto it until Dec. 15th and then send it to the winner, OR you can put it in my PayPal account where it will sit in holding until we have a winner. My PayPal account address is thegolds11@msn.com. Let me know which you all plan to do and how much you all plan to contribute (if you haven't already).

NOTE - once you start the Biggest Loser contest, and commit funds to the Prize Money, you're in it to the end. You can't quit halfway through. Is that a deal?

We will ALSO have a Biggest Changer for 2008. You DO NOT have to compete in this to be part of the Biggest Loser contest. This is just an added bonus for those of us who like incentives to develop healthy habits and make lasting changes. These are the rules:

• Keep track of your Point Possibilities (explained below), then calculate your points and post/send those numbers in with your Monday weight. Your total points will be posted next to your results on Tuesdays.
• You must send in your points weekly - no "saving up." I will only add up a week's worth of points each week. Does that make sense?
• The winner of the Points Prize will be the person who has the highest number of points as of Monday, December 15th by midnight. The Biggest Changer Prize will be either money OR a gift certificate of some sort.
• IT IS POSSIBLE to be the Biggest Loser AND the Biggest Changer for 2008.

These are the Point Possibilities (50 points possible each week):

1. Drink 8 (8 oz.) glasses of water each day - worth 1 point per day (must have ALL 8 cups).
2. Excercise 3 times per week - worth 2 points for every 30 minutes of real exercise. (MAX. possible, 12 points/180 minutes of exercise per week)
3. Take a multivitamin each day - worth 1 point per day
4. Keep a Food Diary (write down EVERYTHING you eat & drink) - worth 2 points per day. Calculate carbs and/or calories for extra benefit.
5. Challenge of the Week - worth 10 points.

So, enjoy a big calorie, carb loaded meal tonight, and let the games begin!