It’s a BlogapaLOSEa
About 3 weeks ago I tweeted this little statement about a weight loss challenge. I only got one response. From Heather, at The Mother Tongue. From there, we set about planning. And planning. And planning. Going back and forth on rules, names, everything. This is what we’ve come up with! We hope you participate and we hope that you have a great time and make some new friends along the way!
Here are the details:
- You have two (2) weeks to enter. Contest begins on August 31 and will continue until November 23 (the Monday BEFORE Thanksgiving). 12 weeks. Late entries will be accepted for anyone that sees your initial post and thinks they’d like to join. However, September 6 will be the absolute final date we will accept entries, and anyone who does not begin on August 31 will be playing with a one week disadvantage on the weightloss.
- The ante is $5. Couldn’t be more inexpensive than that! You can’t join the Y for that! Wanna know why we’re asking for an ante to enter? Because the money for the ante will go into a Visa Checkcard that will be the prize for the winner. Put that mouth to use for something other than OREOs. Tell your friends. Have them tell their friends. The more who enter, the bigger the prize! Please contact Heather directly for instructions on how to pay your ante or link up today so we know who to contact for instructions. So… the contest is NOW FREE!!!!!! FREE! And there will be details to come SOON!
- You don’t get your button code until we receive your payment.
- You must post weekly to remain in the contest. If you stop posting and linking up with us, we’re going to assume you dropped out. You will not get your ante back. If you have to drop out of the competition for medical reasons (i.e. pregnany, health condition, broken limb, etc) please contact me directly here or on Twitter through DM and we’ll see what we can do
- Weekly posting: Pounds lost. Head to Toe pic. This is about accountability! Sounds rough, but we’re going to be totally honest here!
- THIS IS AN UPDATED RULE! After hearing your thoughts and taking them into consideration, Heather and I decided that you will send me (or her) a picture of the scale via email, confidentially, to lisa (at) unfilteredinsanity (dot) com and it will NEVER EVER be published. When the contest ends, you will send another scale pic CONFIDENTIALLY so that we can determine the winner. We still would like you to post how much weight you’ve lost. You are more than welcome to continue to post your feet/scale pic weekly if you need/want the added humiliation accountability of people actually SEEING your weight. However, it is no longer necessary.
- Please tell us what you’re doing in the post. Recipes that were a hit with the family. Detail your exercise regimen. Detail your diet. Hey, if something’s working for you and someone else is struggling then you could be a big help.
- We will determine the winner on pounds lost. It’s not as exact as percentages or BMI, but hey, we’re not experts here. My math no is good. The most pounds lost on November 23, wins the contest and will receive the gift card!
- MckLinky. OK. For those of you who’ve never linked up a post before, you input the information it asks (usually name and URL). Once you write your post, just come here and link up! Simple as THAT!
- Speaking of health! This is super important. No extreme diets. No extreme exercising. This is a friendly competition that was designed to create comraderie, accountability, motivation, and incentive. While there is no rule as to what diet you use (i.e. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, LA Weight Loss, Sugar Busters, Atkins, South Beach, etc.) or what platform you use to exercise (Wii, DVDs, gyms, personal trainers, walking, running, pilates, etc.), you must be healthy in your efforts and eat a diet that will provide you with adequate nutrition. (Please read this rule as: If you use crazy weight loss efforts, you will be disqualified. It ain’t worth killing yourself over and if you decide to be crazy, it ain’t our fault.)
Link up to get started in our BlogapaLOSEa Challenge. Linking up today will help Heather and I know who to send instructions for regarding payment for the ante!
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