Our "Biggest Loser" Competition.

So, my office decided that we should partake in a "Biggest Loser" competition. Here is a copy of the email that I sent out earlier this afternoon:

It is 3:00 in the afternoon. You have been patiently sitting on the phone listening to a constituent go on and on about their problems. Worst part is, they need help from their state reps not from their federal legislator but they have not let you get in a word edge wise yet. Finally, you get a chance to refer them to their state representative. They blame you for not wanting to help and hang up. You decide to go to the hallway, stretch your legs, and comfort yourself with a piece of chocolate from the candy dish…

Or, it is Thursday night and you are on your way to the second dinner meeting of the week. This time you know the buffet is going to consist of greasy fried chicken, fat laden green beans, and an assortment of pies. And when you pick only a few of the healthier foods from the buffet you notice everyone glaring at you and you know negative thoughts about you are running through their heads. These looks guilt you into making your trip to the dessert table..

We have all experienced this, even the few in the satellite offices.

This is one of the reasons why we have decided to start a "Biggest Loser" challenge within the district offices. The other reasons being, we would all like to look a little bit hotter, we have a few obvious competitive staffers, who hasn’t made a new year’s resolution to become more fit, and spring is just around the corner, time to break out the sleeveless tops.

So, starting on Monday, January 7th, we will begin our version of the Biggest Loser.

Details on our Competition:
* We are using an honor system. You will be required to weigh yourself on January 7th and then every three weeks until the end date of March 31st. You will have to write down your weight somewhere where you will remember where it is each time that we have a weigh in date.
* We will be using a percentage of weight lost to determine the winner. Each time that we have a weigh in, you will have to calculate your percentage lost and email it to me. I will then email out to the competitors how much weight people have lost and rank them in order of most to least.
*Weigh-in Dates are as follows: January 7th, January 28th, February 18th, March 10th, and March 31st.
* To enter into the competition, you will have to pay an entry fee of $25.00. What will this entry fee get you? Well, if you are the BIGGEST LOSER in the office, then you will walk away with the grand prize. So, the more that enter the competition, the more that is at stake.

This gives me an added incentive to lose the pounds. I am determined to beat everyone at the weight loss game. I really just have to keep it on my mind 24/7.