is it fair to play possum?

mrimike
mrimike Posts: 139
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Is it fair to play possum when you're in a weight loss challenge? Call it gamesmanship maybe? Any thoughts on recording a weight loss that's not quite as good as what you really lost?

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  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I think that is called "lying".
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    if you wanna be a cheater :huh:
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Is it fair to play possum when you're in a weight loss challenge? Call it gamesmanship maybe? Any thoughts on recording a weight loss that's not quite as good as what you really lost?

    Would you consider it dishonest if the person you were competing against did it?
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    Integrity is what you do when nobody is watching.

    You decide.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    I think that is called "lying".
    This.
  • BeanyFrog13
    BeanyFrog13 Posts: 161 Member
    Is it to make the other person feel better or what? I'm not really following why you would :)
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Doesn't "playing possum" mean pretending to be dead?

    But if you are in a competition then of course it is not fair to lie. Basic ethics...
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    Well, now, that would be cheating ... not that I wouldn't do it, but I would consider it less than honest.

    If I was on The Biggest Loser and I had immunity for a week, I think I'd drink a few extra glasses of water before the weigh in so I'd have a higher percentage of weight loss the next week.

    So, I guess the moral to my story ... I can be bought if the price is right.
  • TheirEllie82
    TheirEllie82 Posts: 162 Member
    We call it "sand bagging" and it is unfair
  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    Its the same as logging one less piece of pizza in your food diary. Sure You can but your lying and your hurting your self, but your the only one who knows so... I guess you have to be who you are.

    Charter is who you are when no one is looking
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    fail
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
    Integrity is what you do when nobody is watching.

    You decide.

    Well said, and SO true.
  • EllianaEva
    EllianaEva Posts: 14
    Integrity is what you do when nobody is watching.

    You decide.

    Exactly!!
  • Maggieq87
    Maggieq87 Posts: 400 Member
    Hahah It's totally lying, but what's the prize? I might cheat a bit for something awesome.
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
    Well, now, that would be cheating ... not that I wouldn't do it, but I would consider it less than honest.

    If I was on The Biggest Loser and I had immunity for a week, I think I'd drink a few extra glasses of water before the weigh in so I'd have a higher percentage of weight loss the next week.

    So, I guess the moral to my story ... I can be bought if the price is right.

    Someone actually did this on TBL a couple of seasons ago, and boy, was Jillian Michaels POed! She chewed her out right there at the weigh-in!
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I think people should actually read.

    I have no problem with it. I wouldn't do it, personally. I don't think it would effect me if someone else did it, either. My loss journey is my own and not dependent on someone else's. But I can see how people would potentially slack off in a competition if they thought they had a solid lead.

    A game, is a game, is a game. If that's your strategy then have at it.
  • glockster972
    glockster972 Posts: 704 Member
    What would you benefit from that? Personally I think it would show true character of person if you did that, but to each their own.
  • sparklesammy
    sparklesammy Posts: 465 Member
    ok, so you actually lost more than you said you lost? becasue you wanted someone else to win? Is that whats going on? im confused?
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    He means midway through the competition, to give other people a false idea of where they stand in relation to his progress.
  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    I think people should actually read.

    I have no problem with it. I wouldn't do it, personally. I don't think it would effect me if someone else did it, either. My loss journey is my own and not dependent on someone else's. But I can see how people would potentially slack off in a competition if they thought they had a solid lead.

    A game, is a game, is a game. If that's your strategy then have at it.

    I guess if it s a game to you and you don't want to play fair.

    Cheaters never win and Winners never cheat
  • sparklesammy
    sparklesammy Posts: 465 Member
    He means midway through the competition, to give other people a false idea of where they stand in relation to his progress.

    oh i seeeeeeeee.
    aye, fair enough.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    He means midway through the competition, to give other people a false idea of where they stand in relation to his progress.

    I'm still going with 'fail'
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I think people should actually read.

    I have no problem with it. I wouldn't do it, personally. I don't think it would effect me if someone else did it, either. My loss journey is my own and not dependent on someone else's. But I can see how people would potentially slack off in a competition if they thought they had a solid lead.

    A game, is a game, is a game. If that's your strategy then have at it.

    I guess if it s a game to you and you don't want to play fair.

    Cheaters never win and Winners never cheat

    It's strategy. It's called bluffing.
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    I think people should actually read.

    I have no problem with it. I wouldn't do it, personally. I don't think it would effect me if someone else did it, either. My loss journey is my own and not dependent on someone else's. But I can see how people would potentially slack off in a competition if they thought they had a solid lead.

    A game, is a game, is a game. If that's your strategy then have at it.

    I guess if it s a game to you and you don't want to play fair.

    Cheaters never win and Winners never cheat

    It's strategy. It's called bluffing.

    I guess there are games where that is acceptable. I'm not sure this is one of those... *shrugs*
  • mrimike
    mrimike Posts: 139
    It's hasn't actually happened. It just a suggestion made by a former winner and coworkers. No real significant prizes. It came from the same person who had doughnuts sent to all the other departments that were in the same competition, which I found hilarious. Geez there's some harsh people out there. It's all or fun in this one.
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