I am a very competitive person. It's a gift and a curse, depending on the day. I hold myself to insanely high standards, and sometimes, that wears me out. This time though, it's a blessing, or at least, I'm going to take it as a blessing.
A group of people at my work decided to do a biggest loser contest. Whoever loses the highest percentage of weight wins. The buy in is $50. Winner takes all. As far as I know, there are currently only 6 people participating. That's a $300 prize.
The idea of the percentage thing is that a 150lb woman who only needs to lose 20lbs should be able to compete, and it has about the same effect as a 200lb woman losing 27lbs. That looks pretty fair to me. It's a little easier for heavier people to lose weight, because there is so much to lose (and because it takes more calories to maintain such a high BMI).
I've got this. The contest is 12 weeks (84 days) long. I'm hoping for 30 lbs. I think that's pretty optimistic, and perfectly doable.
I am not doing this with HCG. I'm doing it with my brain, and my muscles.
Wish me luck!
Oh, and in addition to that, a guy in my group (who isn't sure he wants to play the big game) has specifically decided to compete with me alone for another $25.
I got this.
