Welcome to the Foulk Family's Biggest Loser Blog!

At the request of several... we are going to do a Biggest Loser competition within our family. Non-family members can participate. Ask as many people as you want to if they want to join in on the healthy fun! The MORE that enter, the MORE money there is to win!

We are still determining the official rules... and I would like your input here:

FIRST:
How to calculate the Biggest Loser.

Biggest Loser could be the one who:
1. loses the most pounds.
2. loses the highest percentage of weight (is this fair if some have less to lose than others)?
3. meets their weekly weight loss goal (calculated by % of goal loss vs. actual loss)
4. Other ideas?

SECOND:
I think the 'Entry Fee' should be $50 to get you personally motivated to work hard to win the money... and keep in mind that if you don't win the money, you are still winning by getting healthy!

THIRD:
Should we have 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners? More prize money to go around?

FOURTH:
Should we divide the competition into 2 groups? A higher starting weight group and a lower starting weight group? If so, what weight will divide the higher and lower starting weight groups?

FIFTH:
Should men be in their own group and women be in their own group?

SIXTH:
Everyone will weigh in on their own scales... it doesn't matter if our scales are calibrated differently... just use the same scale each week when you report your weekly weights to me.

SEVENTH:
Is everyone OK with your weight being posted on this blog? I can make it private so that others that are not in our competition can't view it. I don't care if ya'll see my weight... but some are sensitive to that and maybe we should post just loss and not weights? We can also make it private from strangers...

EIGHTH:
Everyone needs to post each week how they are doing/feeling. You need to let us know what is working or not working for you as far as eating and exercise. You can post on Sundays or something... you pick a day that works for you... you can post daily. Up to you.

NINTH:
I will be The Master Poster to post the group's weekly results. You will all post comments on those results and post your comments on what you are doing that is making you successful... or what things are giving you challenges.

TENTH:
Go get people to join... everyone will send me their $50 to join... we will officially start with our first weigh in on Monday, August 17th. Email me your weight each Monday morning to tiffoulk@aol.com. You can also text it to my cell phone at 801-879-2277.

Our Biggest Loser competition will end on Monday, November 23rd, the Monday before THANKSGIVING! Thats 14 weeks I think... PLENTY of time to get healthy! :)

Give me some of your thoughts...!! :)

JUST DO IT!