I, along with some of my co-workers, are trying to lose weight and I was wanting to do a sort of "biggest loser" at work. but some of us are bigger and some of us are smaller, so i was wondering how the "winner" should be decided and how to keep motivated. Thanks!
2007-02-22 00:40:18 · 27 answers · asked by Gretchen 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I'm in the middle of an "exercise challenge" at work right now.
Here is how it works:
Every day you exercise for thirty minutes, you get a point.
If you work out twice in a day, you get a chance to "attack" someone and take away a point from them. You do this by flipping a coin, and if you call it right, you choose someone who loses a point.
We have about twenty people doing it, and it costs everyone $20 to join.
The challenge lasts two months, and the person with the most points at the end wins almost all of the money - nearly $400 - so there's a pretty good financial incentive. There are also smaller mini prizes, so at least 3 or 4 people will win some sort of prize.
The mini prizes help keep people motivated, because they can still win money even if they're not the grand prize winner.
It's alot of fun, and provides good incentive to work out.
I don't think I like the idea of taking points though...people get overly competitive, and form alliances. Takes the fun away.
I do like that it promotes exercise every day - any kind of exercise. So it's easy for people to take part in it. If it was a weight loss competition, some people might get discouraged if they weren't losing weight, and then give up. Also, people may not like the idea of posting their weight for everyone.
2007-02-22 01:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by lawrence_d_w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-16 07:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-20 01:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go by percentages.
If one lady is 100lbs and she loses 10, that's a 10% weight loss.
If another lady weighs 200lbs and she loses 10lbs, that's a 5% weight loss.
2007-02-22 00:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat 5 6 small meals a day instead of 3
2016-07-25 08:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Austin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had one and the winner was the one who lost the biggest percentage. But remember, anyone who loses weight is a winner in thier own right.
2007-02-22 00:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soups can be both filling and comforting try making a garden or bean soup with low salt broth and store in portion sized cups for later
2015-12-29 20:32:23 · answer #7 · answered by Jina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
milk a cow for 34 minutes
2016-05-27 09:00:59 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
odds are you re eating too fast try holding a conversation while having a meal so you re not gulping down more than you need to feel full
2016-08-12 08:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 hour round of tennis
2016-03-13 22:20:25 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋