Anyone up for some friendly competition ??
Miss_james1990
Posts: 214 Member
Hi guys and girls, so not long ago a thread was started asking who would like to partake in a biggest loser style challenge ( if you havent heard of it but quite like the idea of a challenge just give it a quick google) the original post generated quite some interest and i for one would definitely like to go ahead with it. Depending on how much interest is shown will determime the amount of teams and sizes of those.
People who really want to do this send me a message ( a message will get to me quicker than responding on the forum plus some may not want to publicly say answers to the following) in this message please include :
● weight
● height
● age
● amount of weight already lost
● where you are from
● what you can offer a team ( for team leader entries)
some of you may think some of those are unnecessary, however i feel it will help me create good even groups.
I will stick with the same rules , it will come down to the group with the biggest weightloss % for the overal bodyweight of the group. As for team leaders i guess it will be easier for me to take results off of one person from each group ( they will be in charge of getting everyones lbs lost , they dont neeed to know starting weights ect then they can forward that to me) . If you would like to be a team leader then please include that in your message! One thing i will change is giving people the boot! Instead of removing teams who score the lowest we will just rank teams 1st 2nd and 3rd and the winning team can be champs for the week!
Please remember private message as i will get the notifications but may miss messages on the forum.
im hoping to start sunday , im aware most people weigh during the week , myself weighs on saturday but knowing i have to weigh sunday will stop saturday night binges!! Im happy to run it for 2 months if people are happy to continue then thats great and we can arrange for that to happen.
Hoping to hear from you guys soon!
People who really want to do this send me a message ( a message will get to me quicker than responding on the forum plus some may not want to publicly say answers to the following) in this message please include :
● weight
● height
● age
● amount of weight already lost
● where you are from
● what you can offer a team ( for team leader entries)
some of you may think some of those are unnecessary, however i feel it will help me create good even groups.
I will stick with the same rules , it will come down to the group with the biggest weightloss % for the overal bodyweight of the group. As for team leaders i guess it will be easier for me to take results off of one person from each group ( they will be in charge of getting everyones lbs lost , they dont neeed to know starting weights ect then they can forward that to me) . If you would like to be a team leader then please include that in your message! One thing i will change is giving people the boot! Instead of removing teams who score the lowest we will just rank teams 1st 2nd and 3rd and the winning team can be champs for the week!
Please remember private message as i will get the notifications but may miss messages on the forum.
im hoping to start sunday , im aware most people weigh during the week , myself weighs on saturday but knowing i have to weigh sunday will stop saturday night binges!! Im happy to run it for 2 months if people are happy to continue then thats great and we can arrange for that to happen.
Hoping to hear from you guys soon!
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Anyone els ? Room for more
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I admire your attitude. I'm also doing this for me and intend to lose the weight regardless , no harm in making my journey a little more fun in the meantime 0
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Other people can do what they want, but I don't think this is a good idea.0
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Honestly while I get that the idea is to be motivating, I feel like this kind of competition encourages/can encourage some really bad habits that may be difficult to overcome later on. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people in office pools that do these kinds of challenges (mostly in my FB) do ridiculous things to artificially inflate their starting weight (eat a huge, high sodium meal the night before, drink all the morning of weigh-in and hold off on peeing, etc) so that they can have an "advantage" - and then do the opposite (diuretics, starving the day before final weigh in, one lady even resorted to laxatives) before final weigh in. Even if *I* was doing it "right," I can't bring myself to participate in something where I've seen how easy it is to fall into doing it "wrong" just for the financial gain in the end. (This is also why I don't like DietBet, although it works for some)0
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Funny how overweight people can lie like alcoholics . . . .0
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I must say if it floats your boat fine, but I do have an issue with competitive weight loss as it doesn't seem a healthy approach or sustainable one to me
Good luck
Not for me and I'd advise a friend against it0 -
I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
I've got a migraine today and am letting my inner goddess out to play. What's your excuse for calling us out on being ugly?
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The truth?0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »The truth?
The truth is, if pointing out the potential pitfalls of such a competition can make even one person think harder about it, I'm OK with "ugly."0 -
I think this is a great idea for those who need a push. If its not for you then you dont have to enter.0
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Sophiasmomma wrote: »I think this is a great idea for those who need a push. If its not for you then you dont have to enter.
Exactly. And you don't have to voice your disapproval either.0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???0 -
herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I mean, if we're breaking it down to semantic simplicity, then you over-explained. The question was, "Anyone up for some friendly competition?" not, "Anyone up for some friendly competition? Why or why not?"
#justEnglishteacherthings.
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atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???
You are spreading a lot of joy aren't you?
As well as throwing a load of insults around - hangry perhaps?0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???
Oh dearie me, are your feelings hurt by a stranger's opinion on competitive dieting. Why is that?
Bragging about going out on a Saturday night? Hell yes, any idea how long it's been since this full-time working mother spent a fun night out with her girlfriends.
You should possibly look up the concept of bullying, because your view appears somewhat skewed by your self-perception unfortunately
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I answered the way I answered because I don't think a competitive mindset when it comes to this whole thing is particularly healthy and it's not something that should be fostered on the forums.
It's not a way to be supportive. You can do everything right, and the scale won't budge. That's the truth of weight loss. If you add the pressure of a competition to it, it's just one more way for a person to feel like they're failing.0 -
herrspoons wrote: »herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I mean, if we're breaking it down to semantic simplicity, then you over-explained. The question was, "Anyone up for some friendly competition?" not, "Anyone up for some friendly competition? Why or why not?"
#justEnglishteacherthings.
Dat context.
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atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???
that is funny coming from the person who said earlier in this thread that "overweight people lie like alcoholics"…..
direct quote:
"Funny how overweight people can lie like alcoholics . . . ."0 -
FYI, there are several Groups that already do this. Not inventing the wheel here. Biggest Loser Team Challenge is going on right now (9th week of 11). Last fall I was invited to join the first one this particular member created and I did. Against my better judgement I decided to do it one more time. I'm not going to do it a third time. My reason is that I don't want a team's "win" to be dependent on my weight loss.
I do participate in 2 other group "challenges" which work much better for me. They are just groups that use spreadsheets to track losses weekly. The first one I joined was an Easter challenge in the spring of 2014. I think I weighed 212 at the beginning of that "challenge". I now weigh 169. It's pretty cool to look back at the spreadsheets and see the progression downward. These aren't competitions though. They are just a group of people who want to track their weight loss and occasionally talk about strategies for losing. Not for everyone of course!
Some of the things I've noticed about the Biggest Loser challenges is how many people drop out! A huge percentage quit really soon. Also, the "motivation" is all over the board because some people are focusing on "exercise" while some are focused on macros and others on certain ways to achieve a deficit. Very hard to have a "team" who care about doing the exact same things, so it gets a bit crazy.
Even the team leaders often quit; even the challenge creators sometimes quit before the challenge ends!
Like others have said ^^, I'm doing this for me. I don't want my weekly ups and downs to affect anyone other than me. Lesson learned about team challenges, in my case anyway.
OP, I suggest you start a new Group if you have people who PM'd you that they want to do this. That way you can talk about it amongst yourselves. Good luck with the challenge. Oh, I also suggest you create a google spreadsheet because really that's the most efficient way to track most efficiently.
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atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???
that is funny coming from the person who said earlier in this thread that "overweight people lie like alcoholics"…..
direct quote:
"Funny how overweight people can lie like alcoholics . . . ."[/quote
And your point is?0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
@atypicalsmith
In the hope that it will educate any lurkers of views that oppose competitive weight loss
And I will continue to offer my opinion as often as I wish
Because what is ugly to me, is people getting caught up in pursuits that I consider to be detrimental to living a healthy life and achieving positive changes ..like competitive weight loss.
just curious, what do you think the point of a forum is?herrspoons wrote: »atypicalsmith wrote: »mamapeach910 wrote: »I don't think this is a good idea either. Weight comes off when it comes off. It's best to form healthy habits and not do things to win some sort of competition.
I won't be joining.
Just curious - if you (and all of the posters above you) are against it, why did you bother posting? Seems just plain ugly to me.
Because a question was asked. It's a pretty simple concept.
I guess the point of the forums here (according to you) are to hurt people's feelings by insulting them. You are both great at that. You aren't trying to help anyone; you are bullies. And no, I don't eat pizza and drink beer on Saturdays, and even if I did, I wouldn't brag about it. That's helping???
that is funny coming from the person who said earlier in this thread that "overweight people lie like alcoholics"…..
direct quote:
"Funny how overweight people can lie like alcoholics . . . ."[/quote
And your point is?
that you are accusing other people of doing exactly what you are doing = hypocrisy0 -
I'm impressed! You took a couple of words completely out of context and made them resonate!0
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I can completely respect other people's opinion on this , of course if I'd had experience with this sort of thing before and maybe witnessed the kind of things you guys are saying then of course my view would probably be different. As competitive as it may be, for me it's more about the group support and making some good new friends who actually interact and that I can turn to and they can do so as well. It's lovely that so many of you have the drive to do this alone but please try to remember some people ( especially those just starting ) don't have that strong mind frame, that gradually builds up. I agree that it is very easy to lie about lbs lost but isn't it true that the only person they are lying to is them self? There's not some huge prize just a weeks worth of bragging rights, it really shouldn't cause too much competition , just some light hearted comp. As I said before I totally respect what others have said.0
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Well this went rather left.....SMH. I'm game!0
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