I won my work's "Biggest Loser" contest!

joeboo81

My work had a "Biggest Loser" contest stretching over 12 weeks, with a $200 prize for most pounds lost and $200 to the most percentage lost, and I won both! I lost a total of 25.2 pounds and 10.5%. I'm going to use the money to buy myself a bicycle and work off the last 30 pounds.
The contest was a great motivation for me to lose weight, but I am glad it's over so I can focus on inches lost and not so much on pounds. Halfway there! Let's do it!

allana1111

awesome! how exciting

nikkiworld2

Great job. Congratulations!

nilbogger

w00t w00t!

pseudomuffin

Hey, that's excellent! It's awesome you're using the cash to further your personal goals, too. Great job!

ErinMcMom

Congrats! Awesome loss stats and $400 is a great prize!
I'm doing a Biggest Loser contest through my work right now too but they're only going by lbs lost, not percentage, so although I've lost a good chunk of weight percentage wise, I'm not sure if I'll win. In any event, it has been good motivation.
I can't wait till it's over so that I can focus on inches and some weight training instead of dropping lbs too!

tator456

That's awesome to hear!

I think that I may suggest this to my job!

Cookie_4

That's a pretty big deal! Congrats on a job well done

BlueBombers

Awesome! Congrat! :flowerforyou:

doin_it

CONGRATULATIONS!! that is so awesome!! wtg!!

rj2k21

NICE! Good investment into a bike

1HappyTurtleRunner

Incredible, congrats! Wish my employer had something like that.

TX_Rhon

Very nice, indeed!! Enjoy your bike! :drinker:

staceypunk

Congrats! You killed it!

Ftw37

Congratulations! It's great to compete, eh?

TheStephil

Congrats!! It's great that you are buying a bike with the money.

I did one of those a few years ago at work (based on percentage lost) and ended up winning 1st place. Everyone paid $10 to join and 1st place got 80% of the prize money and 2nd place got 20% The prize money was $300 but I only ended up getting about $160. The person hosting was extremely timid and wanted a bunch of people to join so she didn't enforce collecting the money beforehand. A lot of people kept telling her that "they pay soon" but never did and once they saw they weren't doing well or weren't going to win, they quit. They refused to pay because they had backed out of the competition and therefore weren't responsible. There was a lot of drama (not from me.. I was just happy to win and lose some weight) regarding it and our company banned weight loss competitions because of it.

kikicooks

Awesome, I won one of those many years ago at work too, money sure was added motivation!

joeboo81

Thanks everyone! I'm still wanting to lose about 30 more pounds but it was nice to win and to get the chance to buy the bike. Now I'm in a competition with myself. Hope it goes as well.

kikityme

Incredible, congrats! Wish my employer had something like that.

Run it yourself? http://logicalloss.com/organize-a-biggest-loser-competition/

bernied262

That is fantastic! Congrats on the win and the loss!

TINAHUNTER1969

That is absolutely brilliant and good idea to buy a bike with your winnings.

Well done :drinker:

marialynn2014

WTG! Nice investment to your health:happy:

sherambler

Major congrats!

steffihoney

Congratulations!!!!!

xPeacefulx

Thats awesome congrats!!!

meabea

That's fantastic news! And you're really smart to invest in a bike. It will be enjoyable exercise. Keep up the great work.