You’ve decided to sign up, or you’re still mulling it over. Here’s the lowdown on how you can be part of a weight loss team with supportive members and people who are in the same boat as you are. But, uh, without having to wear makeup when you weigh in because no one sees you. HA!
1. You must sign up by midnight Eastern time, Friday January 5th. We will accept late members until midnight, Sunday January 14th but you will be penalized by paying the $5 “fatty fee” for missing the first weigh in.
The Pool runs for 12 weeks. Sign up weigh in, with photo, is January 5th. Week 1 weigh in is January 12. Week 12 weigh in is March 30th. The winners of the cash will be established following the last weigh in and those persons will be sent their winnings to their Paypal accounts when all final Fatty Fees have cleared Paypal.
2. You must register with Paypal as the pool monies for the contest will be collected in a Paypal account and all Fatty Fees will be paid to the DEOTP. Only balance transfers or bank transfers will be accepted so we are not assessed the fees by Paypal. No credit card payments!
3. To become a member of this pool, you must send the following information to the blog email address: deependotp@gmail.com
a. Your name (first only is fine)
b. Your starting weight
c. Email address and Paypal account information (to bill you if you miss a weigh in)
d. Your blog address (if you have one) we will be linking all participating bloggers on the links in the sidebar so you can talk about this blog on your blog and refer to it and we link you all to each other. Makes it much more fun and team-oriented.
4. Take a picture of your feet on your scale for the first and last weigh in. This is to verify your total weight loss for the duration of the Pool. All the weeks inbetween are, obviously, on the honor system.
5. Weigh-ins are recorded every Friday. You must email your weight by 4PM Eastern time on Friday. Failure to do so will result in your being assessed the $5 fatty fee. Your payment is due to the Paypal account by 12PM Eastern time the following Monday. If you are unable to weigh in on Friday (if you are leaving on a vacation or something like that) we will only accept an early weigh in on Thursday, no earlier.
6. Each weekend, the Drill Sergeants of Squish (that being Heather and Sonia) will track everyone’s progress and post the results from that week’s weigh in. Your weight will never be mentioned, only pounds lost (or gained, but hopefully that will not happen!!!) but even when you have a down week, this is the time at which your drill sergeants and other members will be able to post encouraging messages, so don’t beat yourself up if you gain, we’re all in this together!
7. The success of this entire experiment depends on the honor system. When you report your weight loss each week, be honest. Nobody wants cheaters participating. Don’t be a cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater.
8. What is the “Fatty Fee”? If you lose weight, you owe the pool nothing. If you maintain or gain, you owe the $5 fatty fee. It’s that simple. This is a 12 week program, lose a pound a week, that’s a great start if you have a lot to lose or it’s a good total amount if you have “let yourself go” and just need to get toned up and back in shape. The focus is to have your weight loss be fun, simple, and healthy above all. No crash diets or unhealthy weight loss suggestions will be offered here. Just the old standby: eat less, exercise more. Period. Can’t deal? Don’t join.
9. There will be TWO WINNERS of this 12-week weight loss pool. They will split the pot, whatever it turns out to be. One winner is the person who loses the most pounds. The other winner is the person who loses the biggest percentage of weight. If the same person happens to have the highest numbers in both categories, the second highest total in weight loss percentage will be awarded the other half of the cash.
10. We have a Pool personal trainer who is available to answer questions about your exercise routine. Feel free to use her knowledge and expertise to enhance your experience.
Additional notes:
• We will be posting informational and, we hope, inspirational posts 2-3 times per week. For you repeat Poolers, some of this information will be repeat. Some won’t. Keep checking daily for something that will help you. Please comment each day if you have suggestions or just want to share a warm fuzzy with the other members of the pool. This is a positive and fun environment, it is meant to be a support system for bloggers or those addicted to blogs, to lose weight together and build each other up!!
• Tell all your blog readers about it right away. There is a deadline and the more people who become members, the more fun it will be!
• If you have suggestions for post ideas, recipes, tips, etc. please send them to the email address.
1. You must sign up by midnight Eastern time, Friday January 5th. We will accept late members until midnight, Sunday January 14th but you will be penalized by paying the $5 “fatty fee” for missing the first weigh in.
The Pool runs for 12 weeks. Sign up weigh in, with photo, is January 5th. Week 1 weigh in is January 12. Week 12 weigh in is March 30th. The winners of the cash will be established following the last weigh in and those persons will be sent their winnings to their Paypal accounts when all final Fatty Fees have cleared Paypal.
2. You must register with Paypal as the pool monies for the contest will be collected in a Paypal account and all Fatty Fees will be paid to the DEOTP. Only balance transfers or bank transfers will be accepted so we are not assessed the fees by Paypal. No credit card payments!
3. To become a member of this pool, you must send the following information to the blog email address: deependotp@gmail.com
a. Your name (first only is fine)
b. Your starting weight
c. Email address and Paypal account information (to bill you if you miss a weigh in)
d. Your blog address (if you have one) we will be linking all participating bloggers on the links in the sidebar so you can talk about this blog on your blog and refer to it and we link you all to each other. Makes it much more fun and team-oriented.
4. Take a picture of your feet on your scale for the first and last weigh in. This is to verify your total weight loss for the duration of the Pool. All the weeks inbetween are, obviously, on the honor system.
5. Weigh-ins are recorded every Friday. You must email your weight by 4PM Eastern time on Friday. Failure to do so will result in your being assessed the $5 fatty fee. Your payment is due to the Paypal account by 12PM Eastern time the following Monday. If you are unable to weigh in on Friday (if you are leaving on a vacation or something like that) we will only accept an early weigh in on Thursday, no earlier.
6. Each weekend, the Drill Sergeants of Squish (that being Heather and Sonia) will track everyone’s progress and post the results from that week’s weigh in. Your weight will never be mentioned, only pounds lost (or gained, but hopefully that will not happen!!!) but even when you have a down week, this is the time at which your drill sergeants and other members will be able to post encouraging messages, so don’t beat yourself up if you gain, we’re all in this together!
7. The success of this entire experiment depends on the honor system. When you report your weight loss each week, be honest. Nobody wants cheaters participating. Don’t be a cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater.
8. What is the “Fatty Fee”? If you lose weight, you owe the pool nothing. If you maintain or gain, you owe the $5 fatty fee. It’s that simple. This is a 12 week program, lose a pound a week, that’s a great start if you have a lot to lose or it’s a good total amount if you have “let yourself go” and just need to get toned up and back in shape. The focus is to have your weight loss be fun, simple, and healthy above all. No crash diets or unhealthy weight loss suggestions will be offered here. Just the old standby: eat less, exercise more. Period. Can’t deal? Don’t join.
9. There will be TWO WINNERS of this 12-week weight loss pool. They will split the pot, whatever it turns out to be. One winner is the person who loses the most pounds. The other winner is the person who loses the biggest percentage of weight. If the same person happens to have the highest numbers in both categories, the second highest total in weight loss percentage will be awarded the other half of the cash.
10. We have a Pool personal trainer who is available to answer questions about your exercise routine. Feel free to use her knowledge and expertise to enhance your experience.
Additional notes:
• We will be posting informational and, we hope, inspirational posts 2-3 times per week. For you repeat Poolers, some of this information will be repeat. Some won’t. Keep checking daily for something that will help you. Please comment each day if you have suggestions or just want to share a warm fuzzy with the other members of the pool. This is a positive and fun environment, it is meant to be a support system for bloggers or those addicted to blogs, to lose weight together and build each other up!!
• Tell all your blog readers about it right away. There is a deadline and the more people who become members, the more fun it will be!
• If you have suggestions for post ideas, recipes, tips, etc. please send them to the email address.
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2 Comments:
I was thinking that a decent addition to the pool this time around is a "leader board" of sorts on the left side of the blog. We have the pool totals for cash amount and total lbs lost, but it would be cool to track everyones progress from week to week. Might inspire competition as well.
We'll see what we can figure out, template geniuses we are not but we'll give it a try!
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