Who's in for a competition!? Monetary prize!

Healthyby30

Okay, so I joined a competition with some people on another site and I thought it was a great idea to try and start one here! It's a GREAT motivation to keep at it, especially through the holidays!

Whoever stays in the longest wins! There is no deadline! You must either maintain or lose. If you fail to weigh in, you're out. If you gain weight, you're out!

Competition starts Dec. 1 and ends when only one person is left losing (maintaining).

Rules are:

1) Entry Fee of $5. If sending by PayPal, it would be $5.46 (including fees). There will be 3 prizes given in the form of a Visa or Mastercard Gift Card. The amount will be determined after registration date. (If you register, send me a message for mailing address or paypal address)

2) You must register by Nov. 25th. (NO exceptions) and payment must be received by Dec. 1.

3) You must weigh in every week on Wednesday, starting on Dec. 1, 2010 - post the pic of your scale with your weight that week!

4) This competition has no real end date, since it will just go off of who is the last one still losing/maintaining.

- Courtney

nisijam5

Very interesting, I might just try this....

mrsewert

OH I like I like...I don't like weighing in on Wednesdays...LOL but its doable.

Healthyby30

OH I like I like...I don't like weighing in on Wednesdays...LOL but its doable.

Yeah, I didn't either but Dec 1st is a Wed. As long as you weigh in between Mon and Wed of that week, it would be accepted.

mymelody_78

Sounds interesting. I'll consider it Thanks for the idea!

mrsewert

I've wasted $5 on many other things.... Count me in!

jhandley

:glasses: you can count me in as well.....

wednesdays are my weigh in day - i like it cus you dont get disappointed after the weekend cus you've had some time to catch up! JMHO....

AmberBarrios

Oh I like this idea. I think I want to join in.

Healthyby30

Ok, so I just received a message from someone because they said I was trying to rip people off?

I can see where the concern is seeing as I just started my account here (though, I had an account for a few years...don't have that email address to retrieve password) ..I am not doing this to rip people out of $5. Anyway! We can send the money to someone else if people want. I just want the competition for my own personal motivation!

SammieD

Hi, you ok with £'s or just $'s??

mrsewert

:laugh: I don't know you or anyone else personally on these boards (ok well I have two of my friends here) but its $5 if you take it and feed your family I guess yay for me for feeding someone's family. I give $5 to the red kettles outside of Walmart during the holiday season. It's $5 not $500. :happy:

ashbridge

I am so in!

iamstaceywood

I'm down. Even if you are trying to rip me off. Its $5. I'll be okay. I just got two free treadmills. It will work out.

EternalMysteria

I think that person is just mad because they don't have 5 dollars to join the competition. Don't sweat it. lol

CGerman

I just might join in - sounds like a good motivator!

nehtaeh

I don't "know" Courtney, but she's been on here for some time. Haha, this is what - your third name change?

And, others are right - I've wasted $5 on worse things - like fast food. :blushing:

Since I so need the motivation...I'll likely be in!

just4peachy

:laugh: I don't know you or anyone else personally on these boards (ok well I have two of my friends here) but its $5 if you take it and feed your family I guess yay for me for feeding someone's family. I give $5 to the red kettles outside of Walmart during the holiday season. It's $5 not $500. :happy:

This. EXACTLY this!

jhandley

I agree I'm sure we've all wasted more than $5 this week on something - or how about I'm sure we've all wasted $5 in a vending machine on JUNK!

dageeus

I'm in....sounds like motivation to me!!


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nisijam5

I don't "know" Courtney, but she's been on here for some time. Haha, this is what - your third name change?

Agreed, Courtney has been on here for over a year...why would anyone challenge her ethics, seriously...just don't be in the competition if you are afraid of being ripped off...why insult someone like that...God, I hate whiners

dageeus

I would like to participate, to what account do I pay at paypal? Thanks! Debbie

mam734

I'm in.
I only suggest moving the start up to Nov-something !!

Can my Withings scale logging be used instead of the pic? Tthe scale logs weigh-in's to their website, under my account.
For example:

http://www.withings.com/en/utils/graph?userid=111347&publickey=dd62313e3b0af3e4&massUnit=lb&forcedisplay=fm

Healthyby30

I don't "know" Courtney, but she's been on here for some time. Haha, this is what - your third name change?

Agreed, Courtney has been on here for over a year...why would anyone challenge her ethics, seriously...just don't be in the competition if you are afraid of being ripped off...why insult someone like that...God, I hate whiners

Thanks guys! I can understand the worry, but it's $5! Just thought it'd be a fun way for a competition with an actual prize (other than self gratification of course!)

Healthyby30

I'm in.
I only suggest moving the start up to Nov-something !!

Can my Withings scale logging be used instead of the pic? Tthe scale logs weigh-in's to their website, under my account.
For example:

http://www.withings.com/en/utils/graph?userid=111347&publickey=dd62313e3b0af3e4&massUnit=lb&forcedisplay=fm

I thought about Nov as well, but want people to get time to sign up and get the $5 in!

As far as the weigh ins, the reason I said a picture, is so we know its actual. Sadly, I've been in other competitions on this site where people altered their weigh ins so they wouldn't lose..sad but true!

Healthyby30

I would like to participate, to what account do I pay at paypal? Thanks! Debbie

Message sent! Ty!

Healthyby30

Hi, you ok with £'s or just $'s??

Can this be sent with PayPal and converted to $$?

ginnyroxx

i'm thinking about it.
i just want to reply so this goes in my topics if i decide to do it.

sounds fun tho

eta: i think you need to be strict about the weigh in date. i did something similar on a mommy board i was on. i started the weigh in thread with the date typed.

everyone printed out that first thread and set it near their scale and included it in their pictures to prove they were weighing in on that day.

to account for people overseas, i posted the weigh in thread the night before, before i went to bed.

Healthyby30

Ok so far we have:

Skinnyby29
jhandley
AmberBarrios
ashbridge
iamstaceywood
dageeus
mam734

Maybes I have:
CGerman
nisijam5
mymelody1978
shamrock14
virgierox

I'm going to put a spreadsheet together with all the definite yeses and then adjust it accordingly on the first for everyone who is paid and weighed in.

ginnyroxx

Ok so far we have:

Skinnyby29
jhandley
AmberBarrios
ashbridge
iamstaceywood
dageeus
mam734

Maybes I have:
CGerman
nisijam5
mymelody1978
shamrock14
virgierox

I'm going to put a spreadsheet together with all the definite yeses and then adjust it accordingly on the first for everyone who is paid and weighed in.

i edited my post to include some suggestions.

ginnyroxx

double post

Healthyby30

i'm thinking about it.
i just want to reply so this goes in my topics if i decide to do it.

sounds fun tho

eta: i think you need to be strict about the weigh in date. i did something similar on a mommy board i was on. i started the weigh in thread with the date typed.

everyone printed out that first thread and set it near their scale and included it in their pictures to prove they were weighing in on that day.

to account for people overseas, i posted the weigh in thread the night before, before i went to bed.

Those are great ideas! Will definitely be strict about it, as people are paying for it. I like the idea of printing something to prove the date, too!