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Has anyone ever done a Biggest Loser type of event with their school staff?? How did you work it and was it well received?? Thanks

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I remember a couple years ago the staff had a challenge like that. Everyone put up $10 I think, then whoever lost the most weight won the pot. It was a teacher that organized it, and the nurses office was only used to weigh in on the scale each week. I think it was well received.

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Did the teacher keep track of the weight or did they go by precentage lost----thanks for replying.

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YES! We are starting 1 tomorrow.

$75 to join. Percentage lost. Midpoint Winner and Top Female Winner. Last weigh in March 15.

I'm in. I've been getting very puffy over break.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I've tried various and sundry things over the years and, without exception, there has been some faction complaining the scoring is unfair because of xyz, regardless of pounds lost, laps walked, percent of body fat lost, minutes logged at the gym, yards mowed, naps taken, oxygen consumed, and on and on. Now I just sit back and watch when others try something.

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There will always be THAT group of complainers------ugh...

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I figure just cutting out wine alone will let me drop a good 5. :bag:

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I've tried various and sundry things over the years and, without exception, there has been some faction complaining the scoring is unfair because of xyz, regardless of pounds lost, laps walked, percent of body fat lost, minutes logged at the gym, yards mowed, naps taken, oxygen consumed, and on and on. Now I just sit back and watch when others try something.

We saw your hiney, OldDude. You don't have to lose weight.

Oh, and yes, we are still doing Pink Wednesdays! Thanks for asking!

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We saw your hiney, OldDude. You don't have to lose weight.

Not that any of us actually checked it out or anything. :bag:

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I did it for 12 weeks in the fall and we are starting again this Friday. 15.00 buy in, weekly weigh-ins. We went by percentage lost and I used Biggest Loser at Work. This will do all the calculations for you; you just enter the weights. I emailed the group the chart each week except week 11 so the winners would be a surprise the last week.

I also sent encouraging emails and what I thought might be helpful links, for least once a week. The website itself has some nice information. I offered to do a brief meeting once a week to discuss problems but no one wanted to.

We had 16 people join, and about 8 saw it through. The winner got 160.00 and the second place winner got 80.00.

Good Luck!

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
I figure just cutting out wine alone will let me drop a good 5. :bag:

That's me, I'm resolving to cut back to a six pack of Bud Light per day, during the week of course.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Not that any of us actually checked it out or anything. :bag:

I understand. I was just supporting the cause.

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