Gambling on weight loss...

CheesyPoofs · February 2011

Hey peeps,

I want to bet my friend $1000 that I can lose more weight then her in a given period of time..

The problem is that I weigh around 175 and she weighs about 250...

So theoretically, she can lose the weight easier and faster, right?

I want to go from 175 to 160 for an ideal body fat percentage of around 12%...

But she can probably go from 250 to 225 or something in that time period and lose more weight then me, since she has more fat to lose and a lot of water weight probably...

How can I adjust this bet to make it an even and fair race?

Thanks..

Cheesy Poofs

randi50 · February 2011

bet on %

EDBENAGLIO · February 2011

Weight Loss Percentage same as biggest losser

http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/calculate-weight-loss-percentage.html

Jlennhikes · February 2011

Base the weight loss on percentage of body weight lost. If you lose five pounds, it's 3 percent of your body weight. For her, it's 2.

hroderick · February 2011

start saving your money or sabotage her efforts

kmm7309 · February 2011

I would bet on fat % instead of pounds. That would even be better than inches.

themommie · February 2011

bet on percentages like they do on the biggest loser, or you could just make the bet for less money like $100 or so....it would diffinately motivate you. Good luck whatever you decide

merrillfoster · February 2011

Even on percentage I still think you're setting yourself up to lose, since it gets harder to lose the smaller you go. And the last 10 lbs are the hardest. She's got a larger % to lose too.

CheesyPoofs · February 2011

Why are the last 10 lbs the hardest, is there a scientific reason for that?

avimoo · January 2012

use body fat percentage

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