Welcome to the "Biggest Loser" Contest!!

Take the Eliot challenge and join us in our goal to lose some weight this year! Posted below are the rules of the competition - but here's the gist: Everyone at Eliot is welcome to join, the contest lasts 12 weeks, you choose the amount of weight you want to lose, set your goal you email your losses/gains each week, I will post your weekly losses online (not your actual weight), the entry is $30.00, and the winner is determined by greatest % of weight lost! That's it! So... are you up for the challenge? Could YOU be the biggest loser?!! Fill out the attached entry form.

Contest Dates: January 20, 2014 - April 11, 2014

(12 Weeks - no weigh-in the week of Feb 21, vacation week)

The big losers will be announced and prizes awarded before April vacation!

The Rules:

• Entry Form and Fee ($30) must be received by Monday, January 21st

• Goal: Set a goal for yourself, at least 3% of your current weight. If you reach your goal by the end of the contest, you'll receive $10 back from your original $30. The remaining $20 will go into the overall winning pot.

• Weigh-ins: Weekly weigh-ins will be on Monday mornings and must be reported by noon on Monday (Tuesday if there is a Monday holiday). You may weigh-in at school or at home, but you must use the same scale throughout the competition and you must be consistent regarding clothing and shoes (no penny rolls in the pocket at the first weigh-in). Reporting tenths of a pound will be left up to the individual - tenths of a pound for digital scale users, nearest pound for "old-school" users. The first week's weigh-in (Jan 20) will be your starting weight for the contest.

• Entry Fee and Prizes: Contestants will pay an entry fee of $30. If the target weigh loss goal is met, the contestant will receive back $10. If the target weight loss goal is not met, the entire entry fee will go into the winning pot.

• The winners will be determined by the percentage of weight lost, not the number of pounds lost. Payout will be divided among the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners (60%, 30% and 10% respectively).

• Penalty Fees: I’m not wasting my time calculating penalties. Please make my life easier and report your weight on time. I would really appreciate it. If I don't receive you weigh in report by Tuesday at noon, I'll use the weight from the week before.

• Piggy Pass: Each contestant will receive a “Piggy Pass” that may be used at anytime during the 9 week competition. For example, this pass can be used if the contestant gains weigh for the week and doesn’t chose to report.

• Honesty Counts: Can you believe that some contests require supervised weigh-ins? Instead, let’s all agree to have fun and be honest!

• Confidentiality: The original weight of the contestant will remain confidential. The Fat Fairy is the only one who will see the pounds and she's not talking! Results during the competition will only show percentages for goals and weight gained or lost. 

That's it! Now get out there, have fun, and burn some calories!