So it’s a new month! And it’s the beginning of the holiday season! Everyone seems to be getting fired up again here at One Weigh, and that’s a GOOD thing! So let’s have some fun! I’ve decided to follow the example set by the Women At Home board and Blair’s old weight loss site, and have a Team Competition!
Here’s how it’s going to work. The group will be divided, by blest-the-dictator, into four teams. Points will be awarded to the team for performance in four categories. (this is gonna sound complicated, but it really isn’t - just hang on)
EXERCISE: 2 pts per person per day. And I mean real, make you sweat exercise for at least 20 minutes.
WATER: 1 pt per person per day in which 80 ozs or more were consumed.
SCRIPTURE MEMORY: We are all agreeing that we need more of God’s truth and less of our own dark thoughts in our minds, yes? That we need our inside transformed as much or more as our outside… Well, Scripture memory is the best way to do that. 1 pt per verse learned. And no fair counting verses you already knew.
POUNDS LOST: 1 pt per pound. 10 point bonus if every member of the team reports a loss for the week.
So basically, what you would need to do is send your team leader an email that looks like this:
Exercised: 4 days Drank 80 ozs of Water: 5 days Memorized 2 Verses
Or something like that! The team leader would add up the numbers and send me an email that looks like this:
Exercised: 12 days Drank 80ozs of Water: 19 days Memorized 10 verses
I’ll get the weight loss stats from the weigh in. So weighing in becomes even more important! 
Every week I’ll announce the winning by Wednesday. Maybe we’ll even add something cute to the sidebar showing which team is winning… For now the only prize will be bragging rights and better health, but I’m thinking of offering a prize for the overall winners come the end of the year.
What do you think? Let me hear from you and I’ll announce the teams later today! We’ll start counting with today - so get to work!!
Sounds great fun. I’m guessing that people like me can join in even if we’re un-official memebers?!
Comment by Debs — November 1, 2006 @ 11:49 am
Weeellll. I’m thinking that it’s time you became an official member. What do you think?
But yes, if we have non-members who want to be on teams - we can do that!
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 12:04 pm
Hi Blest! Fancy meeting you here! *chuckles* Thanks for sharing the link with me, dear.
) I think that it sounds like lots of fun to join in the challenge. I could certainly use the motivation to memorize scripture, something that I’m just not great at.
Oh, and who would I poke to see if y’all have a web banner that I could put up over on CH, to spread your weight loss encouragement?
*hugs*
Comment by Jenna — November 1, 2006 @ 12:13 pm
Oh cool! Jenna, you are very welcome! A banner…hmmm. I shall get to work as soon as I rid my floor of the stubborn and sticky lake of apple juice which has o’ertaken it!
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 12:16 pm
YES YES YES I’d love to be an official member. Oh please please please can I be?!?!?!
Comment by Debs — November 1, 2006 @ 12:25 pm
Oh, my team members are so gonna hate me. I’m terrible at drinking water and my weight is at a plateau at the moment.
But it would be an incentive to not let the holidays get the better of me.
Comment by Anita — November 1, 2006 @ 12:46 pm
No worries, Anita. The teams have a good balance of high goal and low goal people. After all, high goal people tend to lose faster.
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 12:49 pm
Ooohhhhh!!! I’m so excited!!! I love contests!!! I’m a very competitive person…all in good fun though. Weigh to go Blest!
Comment by Tami — November 1, 2006 @ 12:55 pm
Debs!! Hot Dog!! I’m so excited for you!!
Comment by Tami — November 1, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
Ohh it’s ON!!! ;OP
Comment by Mandi — November 1, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
Welcome Debs! Blest, you’ve already gotten my feedback on this - no need to post it here.
Comment by Blair — November 1, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
Absolutely! Great idea!
Comment by Jana — November 1, 2006 @ 3:03 pm
ohhhh!!! back to the whole can-non-members-join-in thing… i want to play!
Comment by anne — November 1, 2006 @ 3:05 pm
Great Anne! Jenna is a non-member too… Two more and we can still have even teams!
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 3:11 pm
Oh this is so exciting. How am I gonna manage to get to sleep now? And my name is on the blogroll and everything
Comment by Debs — November 1, 2006 @ 3:17 pm
ROFL - sweet dream Debs!
I think it will be fun Blest - looking forward to getting the team assignments
Comment by Blair — November 1, 2006 @ 3:27 pm
I think it’s a great idea, although I’m sure you are thinking of Lorri and me in cheerleading capacity only since we might have a tendency to GAIN in the next several months??
I love the plan though!
Comment by stephanie — November 1, 2006 @ 3:30 pm
Well, you and Lorri can still earn points in every other category. Of course, your exercise can be lower intensity…
And how bout this - you tell us what your goal is for gaining weekly. Like “No more than 1/2 a lb” and if you hit that or under, you count as a “loser” for your team. That way your team can still earn the “Everyone lost this week” bonus. Or we just won’t count you two in the weight loss category at all. Either way, you are NOT off the hook!
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 3:45 pm
I love the plan! somebody has to get me to drink more water…….
Comment by Maria — November 1, 2006 @ 4:07 pm
Just let me know which team I’m on, and the official start date…
Comment by Kimberly — November 1, 2006 @ 5:40 pm
I like the idea too. But, like Anita, I worry about whatever team I’m assigned to. I don’t do a “sweaty” exercise routine most days. I am doing target areas daily, with “work-out” intensity only 3 days a week. But, I can cover the others things quite nicely.
Comment by lady laura — November 1, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
Laura, exercise is exercise and we each have different goals in what we are trying to accomplish. I sweat when I work out with weights and I feel fatigued when I do a strength training or stretching routine for about 20 to 30 minutes. I am sure you can count your nonaerobic workouts, too, because they are helping you to reach your goals.
I talked on the phone with Blest earlier today and so she knows what I have to say already… It’s good!
Comment by Leann — November 1, 2006 @ 7:15 pm
Translation: If I don’t count your exercise, my elder Leann will beat me.
(I crack myself up)
Comment by blestwithsons — November 1, 2006 @ 8:49 pm
seriously, after eating too much candy the last two days (which i did NOT anticipate! who knew that grownups brought candy to work the day after halloween? i did not…) i am excited for this. where are our teams? i’m ready to roll!!
Comment by anne — November 1, 2006 @ 10:24 pm
Count me in - I need some extra accountability.
Comment by Carrie K. — November 1, 2006 @ 11:34 pm
ELDER??? :O I soooooooo… feel like a white haired old man in a presbyterian church!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Leann — November 2, 2006 @ 8:02 am