TOPIC: Weight Loss Challenge?

Along the lines of there and back again (Found: truedungeon.com/forum?view=topic&catid=8&id=252750 ), I'm wondering if there would be any interest in a weight loss challenge or competition of any kind.

Specifically, I would assume a final goal of percentage of initial body weight lost.
I would limit it for time. Either 12 weeks or some other preset timeframe (from now until GenCon seems a bit too long, though not impossible)

I would be willing to get more detailed, adding in a second goal based on points the group agreed to for things such as
"clean" eating (1 or 2 points per day, max 7 or 14 per week)
exercise (working very well with the above challenge) (2 points per 1 hour session, max 10 per week)
Water intake
Proper sleep
Etc
Etc
Etc

Would there be interest in such a challenge?
If so, where would we like the amount set? $10? $25? $50? Treasure draws?
I would be willing to donate a token prize (something from my collection, not certain what yet) to at least sweeten the pot

Thoughts on this?

Personally I'm hoping for a large response. I really need some motivation to get me off my butt, eating better, etc.

EDIT:

Here is the ruleset from a lower post:

Ok,let's do it this way.

A 12 week challenge with a 6 week mid point prize.

I'll add a golden fleece for the 6 week prize, and the 12 week will be an ISPN.

Only thing to track will be weight.

On 4/20 I will post a weigh in word. I need a picture of you and the word I post on your scale with your starting weight.

I will post mine publicly, everyone else with a pseudonym they choose themselves.

Additional cost to enter is $10.

Contest is for % of starting weight lost.
Winner at 6 weeks gets the fleece.

Winner at 12 weeks gets their choice of ISPN or pool of cash.

2nd place gets the other prize.


Everyone who wants to participate will need to send me a picture of themselves on a scale with the weigh in word, which is TOKEN.

I'll allow entry until 4/26/2021 given the speed of trying to get this set up, as well as everything else going on.

I'll add a spreadsheet with my information and everyone else's pseudonym.

The mid way point will be June 1st.

The final weigh in date will be July 13th.

Please send pics and paypal entry $10 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Let's do this!

I have some interest, but I guess it depends upon how detailed it gets. I fully support healthier habits and lifestyle. But I know myself and depriving myself of certain foods never works out well. I've lost weight in the past, but did so through portion control and moderation. Like I agree with healthier sleeping, but when your dog wakes you up before the sun rises because he has to go out, it can make it difficult. In the end, I'm probably more goal oriented. I'm comfortable with how I get there being variable, even though I understand that healthier habits are what allow you to keep the weight off. But I do fully support anything that motivates me in the right direction and helps the community.

I absolutely agree that what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another.

I also agree that deprivation is far more difficult to maintain than portion control and moderation.

I was mostly just throwing out ideas above, and hoping to generate some interest in one idea or both.

It could be 2 separate challenges if people wanted as well. One for the percentage goal, a second challenge for lifestyle modification.

I'm definitely in for the percentage weight loss.

I would be interested in this thing.

As to the implementation, I don't much care (any motivation seems good motivation), though simpler seems like it may be easier to get more people to join in and then manage throughout the challenge.

Also happy to throw in something to sweeten the pot.

I might join in. Winning some tokens might be the needed incentive to stop this pandemic stress eating.

Ok,let's do it this way.

A 12 week challenge with a 6 week mid point prize.

I'll add a golden fleece for the 6 week prize, and the 12 week will be an ISPN.

Only thing to track will be weight.

On 4/20 I will post a weigh in word. I need a picture of you and the word I post on your scale with your starting weight.

I will post mine publicly, everyone else with a pseudonym they choose themselves.

Additional cost to enter is $10.

Contest is for % of starting weight lost.
Winner at 6 weeks gets the fleece.

Winner at 12 weeks gets their choice of ISPN or pool of cash.

2nd place gets the other prize.


Sound reasonable?

Sounds great to me.

Count me in

Updated!

Ok, with all the new token development, I haven't gotten much traction with this.

I'd like to keep entry open for 1 more week, so by 5/4 (a day very dear to me).

I'm glad to hear that, because I totally wanted to do it and spaced applying. I'll do so this week.