NEW BIGGEST LOSER CHALLENGE BEGINNING FEBRUARY 13TH!!

Interested in joining a new challenge group? The Biggest Loser Challenge will start up a new 9-week challenge ON February 13th!! Please read over the dates and the rules for the challenge and if interest, request to join the group by clicking here and requesting to join: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/23818-biggest-loser-team-challenge

Challenge Calendar:

Thursday, February 9th - Sunday, February 12th: Initial Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, February 13th: Week 1 Begins (Check the forum to see which ream you are on, and the challenges for the week!)
Thursday, February 16th - Sunday, February 19th: Week 1 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, February 20th: Week 2 Begins and Week 1 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST (Check the forum to see the results from the previous week's weigh in every Monday.)
Thursday, February 23rd - Sunday February 26th: Week 2 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, February 27th: Week 3 Begins and Week 2 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, March 2nd - Sunday, March 5th: Week 3 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, March 6th: Week 4 Begins and Week 3 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, March 9th - Sunday, March 12th: Week 4 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, March 13th: Week 5 Begins and Week 4 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, March 16th - Sunday, March 19th: Week 5 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, March 20th: Week 6 Begins and Week 5 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST (Officially Halfway!)
Thursday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 26th: Week 6 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, March 27th: Week 7 Begins and Week 6 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, March 30th - Sunday, April 2nd: Week 7 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, April 3rd: Week 8 Begins and Week 7 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, April 6th - Sunday, April 9th: Week 8 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, April 10th: Week 9 Begins and Week 8 Results posted by 12:00 pm PST
Thursday, April 13th - Sunday, April 16th: Week 9 Weigh In (closes at 10:00 pm PST)
Monday, April 17th: FINAL RESULTS POSTED!

Challenge Rules (subject to discussion and change):

1) Several teams compete, with between 20-30 members each. Which team you are a member of is decided by the power of The Almighty Spreadsheet. Please respect the other members of your team! Everyone has a valid opinion, and we want to provide an open space for them to share it.

2) Each group will have their own thread. Please keep all group discussions in this thread, as making multiples threads per group makes it harder for we (the moderators) to keep track of everything and keep things organized. Please help us, help you. If you would like to post about a topic not related to your group, please feel free to start a thread. Otherwise, each team will have one thread for discussion.

3) You should log your weight once each week. Weigh-ins will always open on a Thursday afternoon and close on Sundays at 10:00 pm (PST; Pacific Time US)! This will happen in the form of a new thread each week (e.g. WEEK 1 WEIGH IN THREAD) which will be posted on the group's forum. Late weights will not be accepted. We - the group's moderators - will post the results of each weigh-in by Monday at noon, 12:00 pm PST at the latest.

4) The first weigh-in (the starting weigh-in) establishes your "beginning" weight for the purpose of calculating percentage lost. The team with the highest percentage of weight lost during the challenge will be our official challenge winners. NOTE: Please make sure that you accurately post your initial weight, and your weight for all following weigh-ins. We (the moderators) encourage everyone to accurately post their weights, and follow a healthy weight loss plan. Really, at the end of the day, the goal of this competition is to motivate one another to work towards the ultimate goal -- a healthy, long, and happy life (and safe weight loss to get there)!

5) 3 Strikes and you're out: Missing 3 weigh-ins disqualifies you from the competition and puts you onto the Cheerleader's team. These weights will no longer count for your original team. Members of the Cheerleader team will not be ranked for the purposes of this challenge, but they are still encouraged to weigh-in each week. They may also participate in the threads and challenges hosted by competing teams. If you KNOW that you're going to miss a weigh-in, please message Wiccandothis or MonicaA2013 and we'll repost your previous week's weight - so you will not get a strike.

6) We will set challenges every week. These are usually posted within the weigh in thread on Thursday as a heads up and also at the bottom of the results for the week on Monday (usually one nutrition and one fitness). In addition to the challenges we set, your group may decide to do additional challenges. You may also pick and choose from the challenges we set. It is up to the teams!

7) This is a 9 week challenge, before posting your initial weight and being assigned a team, please make sure you are ready to participate for the full ten weeks. I CANNOT MAKE THIS STATEMENT BOLD ENOUGH!! It is not fair to yourself or your team to begin a challenge you do not intend to finish. We are all here to help each other. If you are having a hard time staying on track, please do not drop out…turn to your team for help. Please participate in your team threads as much as possible. We are all here to help each other and keep each other motivated for the duration of the challenge. Great friendships have started here so take advantage of it![/b]

8) New members and returning members must join the group and log a starting weight BEFORE the February 12th deadline, after that membership to the group will be closed for the duration of the February - April Challenge. Non-members can either visit the group's homepage (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/23818-biggest-loser-team-challenge) to request entrance to the group, or they can send a direct message to Wiccandothis or MonicaA2013.