Before beginning a weight loss contest, it is best to get a group of people on board. Being prepared is extremely beneficial. When you decide to start a competition, start asking around to figure out who is interested and what exactly people are prepared to commit to. Make sure to stay positive and explain it is more of a support group than an intense challenge. The majority of participants will end up shedding weight so there aren't any losers.
Put money at risk. We almost always require an entry fee for our competitions. Entrance charges suggest you'll be committed and provide additional commitment.
The payments are then used for payouts at the finish of the challenge. You may pay all the money to the person who loses the highest percentage of their starting weight or divide it up however you choose. All of the competitions we've done were with extended family or close friends and we each trust that not a single person will be taken advantage of. We commonly make requirements such as no diet pills, surgeries or other extraordinary measures. Penalty fees can often be used to get individuals to weighing each week. We have had fees and penalties for not weighing in gaining weight and occasionally we'll even have consequences for failing to lose weight.
It is difficult to keep participants dedicated to losing weight for more than a couple weeks. Establish milestones and short term goals and objectives. Most definitely with longer contests, it is hard to be motivated for a long time. Not long ago I had accomplishment in which we set milestones designed for four and eight weeks and if you hit the milestones you got repaid some of your entry price. Groups can also help most people have a real sense of commitment. In case you have some folks who are not as committed as the others and don't believe that they have a chance to win then groups may help strongly encourage them to keep trying to help out their team. I have quite a few relatives who seem to like teams purely because then someone else is relying on them while other folks don't like it for the exact same reason or because they then have to depend on others. Be sure you talk to everyone before you start to see whether teams might help.
Try to be encouraging. It might be exhilarating to compete, nevertheless see to it the trash talk remains playful and polite. It doesn't help anyone to offend or boast continuously. Trash talking, when done correctly, may help inspire the competitive types to work harder. Around two to three months seems to work perfect.
Very much more time and you get exhausted and lose participants and very much shorter causes it to be really hard to see the big results a competition might help you get. Reward participants for reaching goals. On a few occasions, we have agreed to give back penalty fees for anyone who meets their goal. Be sure everyone has a good goal. A minimum of one percent each week or more is a suitable goal.
Plan for a post challenge. Once the competition ends it is common for competitors to let loose following a couple months of going on a diet. To try to avoid this by getting ready to begin the next competition right after the close of your competition. Another option is to have another quick competition to find out who can maintain his or her weight loss. It will allow some alleviation from heavy dieting but helps to keep the participants from gaining all of their weight again rapidly.
Most importantly, enjoy yourself!! I have found weight loss challenges to be quite rewarding. They satisfy many key elements of a successful weight loss plan. They provide you with commitment and responsibility and it can be very rewarding to win a few hundred dollars along the way. There is scarcely a disadvantage if you offer your best attempt. What do you have to lose apart from a few pounds? The cash you may save on eating out can go towards the entry fee.
Put money at risk. We almost always require an entry fee for our competitions. Entrance charges suggest you'll be committed and provide additional commitment.
The payments are then used for payouts at the finish of the challenge. You may pay all the money to the person who loses the highest percentage of their starting weight or divide it up however you choose. All of the competitions we've done were with extended family or close friends and we each trust that not a single person will be taken advantage of. We commonly make requirements such as no diet pills, surgeries or other extraordinary measures. Penalty fees can often be used to get individuals to weighing each week. We have had fees and penalties for not weighing in gaining weight and occasionally we'll even have consequences for failing to lose weight.
It is difficult to keep participants dedicated to losing weight for more than a couple weeks. Establish milestones and short term goals and objectives. Most definitely with longer contests, it is hard to be motivated for a long time. Not long ago I had accomplishment in which we set milestones designed for four and eight weeks and if you hit the milestones you got repaid some of your entry price. Groups can also help most people have a real sense of commitment. In case you have some folks who are not as committed as the others and don't believe that they have a chance to win then groups may help strongly encourage them to keep trying to help out their team. I have quite a few relatives who seem to like teams purely because then someone else is relying on them while other folks don't like it for the exact same reason or because they then have to depend on others. Be sure you talk to everyone before you start to see whether teams might help.
Try to be encouraging. It might be exhilarating to compete, nevertheless see to it the trash talk remains playful and polite. It doesn't help anyone to offend or boast continuously. Trash talking, when done correctly, may help inspire the competitive types to work harder. Around two to three months seems to work perfect.
Very much more time and you get exhausted and lose participants and very much shorter causes it to be really hard to see the big results a competition might help you get. Reward participants for reaching goals. On a few occasions, we have agreed to give back penalty fees for anyone who meets their goal. Be sure everyone has a good goal. A minimum of one percent each week or more is a suitable goal.
Plan for a post challenge. Once the competition ends it is common for competitors to let loose following a couple months of going on a diet. To try to avoid this by getting ready to begin the next competition right after the close of your competition. Another option is to have another quick competition to find out who can maintain his or her weight loss. It will allow some alleviation from heavy dieting but helps to keep the participants from gaining all of their weight again rapidly.
Most importantly, enjoy yourself!! I have found weight loss challenges to be quite rewarding. They satisfy many key elements of a successful weight loss plan. They provide you with commitment and responsibility and it can be very rewarding to win a few hundred dollars along the way. There is scarcely a disadvantage if you offer your best attempt. What do you have to lose apart from a few pounds? The cash you may save on eating out can go towards the entry fee.
