Holidays at Hogwarts - Harry Potter Weight Loss Challenge [7 Week Challenge]

Kisame29
Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
edited November 13 in Challenges
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is approaching our 12th term and we are looking for applicants to join for the new term.

First, some information about what to expect from your term at Hogwarts:

Basics:
  • It is a 7 week challenge that will run from Monday, October 31st (with starting weigh-in on 10/28-10/30) and go through Sunday, December 18th.
  • The term will be themed around the holiday season at Hogwarts, as well as themed around the holidays in general (Halloween, Thanksgiving, and approaching Christmas, which can be big challenges when you're trying to lose or maintain weight!)
  • We have a variety of challenges including food/dietary challenges (Potions), trivia (Defense Against the Dark Arts), and physical challenges (Quidditch), as well as other challenges including some based around the term's theme.
  • All players will be sorted into houses. These are your teams - look to each other for advice, support, and motivation.
  • Each week, players will weigh themselves on either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (ET). Weight loss will be totaled up (not by pounds lost, but by percentage, similar to the Muggle television show Biggest Loser) for each house.
  • Houses will be awarded house points based on challenges completed each week and the House Cup will be awarded to the house with the most points at the end of the term!

Benefits:
  • Geek out over all things Harry Potter with like-minded people! The entire challenge is Harry Potter themed, right down to the names of the threads in the group.
  • Make friends and be supported by a fantastic group of people!
  • Get motivated! We'll push you every day with different health-related challenges. Do what you can, and you'll probably find you're more capable than you thought!

For those interested in enrolling in Hogwarts, here is the application form for you to complete: https://hogwartsmfp.typeform.com/to/tdeHIl
-If you have trouble submitting the application, feel free to PM me!

Once you have been accepted, a prefect will contact you and you will receive an invitation to the School group and your House Common Room here on MFP. Acceptance owls (as well as Wait List owls) are planned to be sent out around ~10/23.

Hogwarts is an equal opportunity school and has openings available for people with all levels of ability, as well as places for students who are maintaining or gaining weight. There are always modifications allowed on the main tasks to allow students of all fitness levels participate.

Questions may be posted here. I hope to see many of you join us at Hogwarts :)

Sincerely yours,
Kisame29 (Headgirl, Slytherin Prefect)

Note: If you happen to read this much later (such as in November or December) and you're interested in joining the challenge, please send me a PM so I can ensure you get on the wait list!

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  • charelaine
    charelaine Posts: 712 Member
    @apescarbro
  • MichelleH1304
    MichelleH1304 Posts: 140 Member
    This is a fantastic and well run challenge! I took part in two terms earlier in the year and am hoping to return! Form submitted :) If you are interested in Harry Potter and having a group of friends to help motivate and inspire you, this is the place to go.
  • TheePhoenix
    TheePhoenix Posts: 26 Member
    AHHH HARRY POTTER!!!! I LOVE this! <3
  • asrai50
    asrai50 Posts: 937 Member
    *fingers crossed*
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
    edited October 2016
    Glad to have so many people applying :) There are still spots left though, so please apply asap if you'd like to guarantee yourself a spot!

    The first batch of acceptance owls will be going out soon! It may not be for a couple more days, so if you are worried if your application was received, feel free to send me a PM and I can confirm if it's being processed.
  • charelaine
    charelaine Posts: 712 Member
    So glad you posted that @Kisame29. I'm dying over here! Hogwarts Christmas is more than my brain can handle.
  • DBrooks1979
    DBrooks1979 Posts: 350 Member
    Watching and waiting for the owls to fly with the news....
  • Oathmeal
    Oathmeal Posts: 5 Member
    ~squeals~ AHH I'm so excited
  • milla1985
    milla1985 Posts: 153 Member
    I did the Term 5 challenge about 18 months ago and it was so much fun! Really hope that an owl will arrive soon :)
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
    Update - Sorry again about the delay, but the plan is that we will start sending out the acceptance and/or wait list owls on Wednesday afternoon ~ Thursday morning :) (With four houses, they may not all go out at the exact same time since the prefects send out the owls for their students). We had to get a few other things organized first and all the groups up! That is pretty much taken care of, so owls should be going out very soon.

    As I said before, if you are worried your application didn't go through at all, just send me a PM and I can confirm it was received!

    I also strongly encourage people to continue to apply if you are interested!
  • RNamd23
    RNamd23 Posts: 92 Member
    Just submitted my application, this sounds like fun!!
  • redpath15
    redpath15 Posts: 16 Member
    This sounds awesome, just submitted my application!
  • gnidushka
    gnidushka Posts: 9 Member
    OMG this is just what I needed!
  • gnidushka
    gnidushka Posts: 9 Member
    Just realised- in my profile picture I am drinking Butterbeer! :)
  • KarenSmith196511
    KarenSmith196511 Posts: 110 Member
    I signed up a few days ago. Did you receive my application?
  • DisruptedMatrix
    DisruptedMatrix Posts: 130 Member
    edited October 2016
    I'm afraid I'm on a pre-planned diet so my potions grade won't be pretty.
  • foxandflora
    foxandflora Posts: 183 Member
    I hope I get to join in on this fun!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,037 Member
    Hooray! My owl arrived!

    :anguished: I used the links, but could find no Join button on the pages!

    Please help!
  • VirginiaRegina
    VirginiaRegina Posts: 4 Member
    I signed up so I'm awaiting my owl. ;) This really sounds fun.
  • KarenSmith196511
    KarenSmith196511 Posts: 110 Member
    No Join button for me too. (Using IPad, also tried IPhone)
  • riverpond25
    riverpond25 Posts: 309 Member
    I found that it logged me out and when you're logged out there isn't a join button. So you might just want to double check.
  • KevinYoukillus
    KevinYoukillus Posts: 206 Member
    A friend just referred me! I hope I can still get a spot! Application submitted!
  • Kassma
    Kassma Posts: 1,400 Member
    I am just starting back on logging in the MFP after the summer chaos and this looked like so much fun. Fingers crossed I get in :)
  • CSylviaMarie
    CSylviaMarie Posts: 80 Member
    I haven't received an owl... is it safe to assume i wasn't accepted this term?
  • ForeignersGod
    ForeignersGod Posts: 1 Member
    This is such a creative idea - (sorting) hats off!
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
    edited October 2016
    Update: At this point, everyone who has applied should have received an acceptance owl or a wait list owl. If you did not receive one, then your application may not have been received. Please feel free to submit the application again or contact me.

    Due to life circumstances, especially around the holidays, students often need to leave the term a bit early so we generally go through our wait list pretty quickly. If you are still interested in the challenge, then I still encourage you to submit an application to get on the wait list. Worst case scenario - if you do not get off the wait list this term, then you will be sent the application for Term 13 (which is set to start ~1/2/17) near the end of this term right after current students get a chance, so you will have an opportunity to apply before it gets posted to the forums which means you are very likely to get in. But most people on the wait list are eventually invited to join during the term.

    If you have any questions, feel free to send me a PM :)

    //

    I will continue to check the application form for the next couple of weeks and add you to the wait list. If you read this after ~ November 14th, then please send me a PM personally to get on the wait list.
  • dambjh
    dambjh Posts: 2 Member
    I hope I'm not too late for enrollment! I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best ;)
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
    Another update - I have sent out the next batch of owls (PMs) for anyone that has applied up until right now, so if you've applied and haven't heard from me, then we likely did not receive your application. Please send me a PM personally or re-apply.

    Thanks :)
  • Kisame29
    Kisame29 Posts: 10,282 Member
    edited November 2016
    ***FINAL UPDATE*** I have sent out the last batch of wait list PMs. I apologize for not sending some of these sooner.

    If you'd still like to be placed on the wait list, then please PM me. We will NOT be checking the application results going forward, so please PM me to get on the wait list.
    --Advantages of being on the wait list - you might get in during this term, or worst-case scenario if you stay on the wait list, then you will be PM'd our Term 13 application a few days in advance of us posting the application on the forums meaning you are more likely to get in - Term 13 will start after New Years of 2017.

    PM me the answers to the following questions:
    1. Would you like to be placed on the "Any house available" list? (This means you will be invited as a spot opens up in any of the 4 houses)
    2. If not, what are your first and second house preferences? (You may be on the list longer though as you wait for a spot in your specific house to open up - we go in order of application and each house will pick from Any/Their House so that is why Any gets you in faster).

    ***Again - We will NOT be checking the application results going forward, so please PM me to get on the wait list***
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