Family 'challenge' help me decide please!!! (Or perhaps I ne

MaudeBeige

Before I start... Assumption:

% loss would be calculated by...

x/starting weight where x = total mass lost



I've been on a weight loss 'thing' since the end of August (with a few slices of gammon and a sip or two of wine and one or two nibbles of pavlova... ... ...) and am really enjoying it.

I've kept MFP a 'secret' from my family. They live overseas and don't know that I've lost about 3 stone. It wasn't intended as a secret, just never came up in conversation really. I currently weigh about 78kg and would be on the leaner side of a healthy BMI if I hit 60kg. 18kg is about 23% of my body weight. That is the extreme of what I'd like to lose. My hubby weighs 94kg and would like to go down to about 80kg. (16%)

My brother is large. I'm guessing he could do with losing about 50kg. (We're not sharing weights!) I'm guessing he's about 140kgs... Boy would he kill me if he read this and I was wrong!!! That's 36% of his body weight. His wife has just had a baby, she put on a few love handles.

My other brother isn't huge but definately on the very cuddly side and his wife also has some to lose although I don't think that much?! (Haven't seen them in about 2 years.)

They've set up a family challenge based on calculating loss as a %. Due to run until the 3rd July involving money!

Now, I don't mind losing if I've got an even or even almost fair chance of winning. Besides, I'd LOVE to see my brother lose weight! (Whether I join in or not they will continue with the money challenge - more involved means the winner gets more!!!) Winning couple get 50% of the money collected. Winning individual gets the other 50%.

Please tell me what you think... I was hoping I'd be clearer in my own mind by waffling on but... Nah!