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 on the table. We almost always require an entry fee for our competitions. Entry dues suggest you really are committed and give you additional incentive. The dues are then utilized for incentives at the finish of the challenge. You might give all the funds to the person who loses the highest percentage of their starting weight or divide it up however you prefer. All of the competitions I have done have been together with relatives or close friends and we tend to hope that no one is going to 'cheat'. We almost always make restrictions, for example, no diet pills, surgeries or other extraordinary measures. Penalty fees are often necessary to get participants to weighing every week. We have had penalties for failing to weigh in, gaining weight and occasionally we'll have fines for not losing.
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, have some fun! I have determined weight loss challenges to be highly worthwhile. They fit multiple criteria of a successful weight loss plan. They produce inspiration and accountability and it can be very rewarding to win a few hundred dollars along the way. There is hardly a downside if you give it your best attempt. What do you have to lose other than a few pounds? The money you can expect to save on dining out can go towards your entry fee.
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, have some fun! I have determined weight loss challenges to be highly worthwhile. They fit multiple criteria of a successful weight loss plan. They produce inspiration and accountability and it can be very rewarding to win a few hundred dollars along the way. There is hardly a downside if you give it your best attempt. What do you have to lose other than a few pounds? The money you can expect to save on dining out can go towards your entry fee.
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