Biggest Loser 2009 Rules of the Game 1. Eat Healthy. Tips: Avoid junk food/sodas. Don’t skip meals. Instead of 3 large meals, try 5 smaller meals. 2. Exercise. Tips: 20 mins, 3 times per week of brisk exercise like walking. Lift weights. Adding lean muscle mass will promote fat burning.
3. No artificial help. Ex. Dexatrim, Slimfast, Hydroxycut, Stacker, etc. You get the idea. This will be on the honor system, so please do the right thing. 4. Entry fee will be $15 per person. No refunds will be given to anyone who decides to drop out.
5. Initial weights and final weights will be strictly be taken by the Director of Food and Nutritional Services & Commissioner, Matthew Curole. All weights must be taken on the same scale in the food service dept. 6. Weigh-ins will be every other Wednesday. The commissioner (or a designee in his absence) will verify your weight. There is no specific time to weigh in. If you happen to be off on Wednesday, please weigh in on your next available shift. If you go on vacation, we will remove you from the competition for that week. Your weight loss or gain will not be counted for or against your team while you are out. If you fail to weigh in for two consecutive periods, we will assume you have voluntarily removed yourself from the competition. All team results will be posted each Friday after weigh-in in the cafeteria.
7. The commissioner will be either conducting regular bi-weekly sessions or sending via email information on such topics as eating healthy, exercise tips and making lifestyle changes.
8. Participants will be divided into teams with an even amount (as possible) of men and women. Every effort will be made to keep participants within the same department together.
9. For every weigh-in, each team will have a goal to lose 2 pounds per team member. That equates to one pound per week per team member. If a team fails to meet that goal, then every member of that team will have to pay a $2.00 penalty which will go towards the final prize. If the team reaches its goal of 2 pounds per person, then no penalty will be accessed. You should celebrate and share your successes. If a team member fails to pay the penalty, they may be asked to resign from the competition. 10.Your personal weights WILL NOT be posted. However, your team’s weight loss (in lbs.) will be charted and posted in the cafeteria. For the last two weigh-ins, a leader board will be posted for added motivation. Again, personal weights will not be posted, only percentages.
11.Although we are participating as teams for motivational purposes (support each other so we all can win), there will be only one winner. The winner of the competition will be determined by total percentage of weight loss (amount of weight loss / initial weight). The winner will receive all of the entry fees as well as all the penalty fees collected throughout the competition. 12.The competition will begin on Wednesday, January, 14, 2009 and continue each week until the final weigh-in on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 which is 16 weeks.