THE RULES.

There was an entry fee of $25. Apart from the entry fee, there will be a $5 fee if the contestants GAIN weight per week (to keep ya'll motivated). We'll do a weigh in at the office gym on Saturday, the last day of this month. The money and your presence are required on that day. I cannot accept late payments or entries to make it fair for everybody, and also, you have to be present to enter to prevent cheating (I trust you, but it has happened before and I learn from my experiences). This is not only about looking good, but also about our health (D&C 89) and about making good choices. So there are two ways to win: by total weight lost percentage (some people might not need to lose quite as much as others but this way everyone has a chance of winning) and by points. There will be a set of rules and following them will add you points and the person with the most points wins. Only the weight loss winner will win money, the winer of points will earn a prize. (because I cannot be there to make sure you are in fact earning the points -sorry again-, I cannot award the point winner with money). There are a few things that can help you with your goal: 1: I will be posting recipes that will help you lose weight and keep your body healthy and energized, 2: Juliana Bates is teaching FREE Nya classes at the office gym 3 times per week at 6:00 am, and I will be teaching one FREE Zumba class on Saturdays, also at the gym. I will be there to support you every step of the way. The contest will be 12 weeks long. And at the end of the contest we'll have a nice gathering to announce the winners, and give them their prizes. You can enter one or both parts of the contest (weight and points). And yes, the winner of both could be the same person, who knows? Pregnant women are welcome to participate in the point challenge. I will have a blog where I will post every week, so I need you to text me every week with your weight and your points (or just your weight or just your points, depending on what you are participating in). I will post the blog address so you can all go in. How to earn points: *work out for one hour or more: 2 points *work out for 30 minutes: 1 point *eat NO white bread, potatoes or rice: 1 point (whole grain breads and pastas and brown rice are ok) *eat no sugary treats or desserts: 1 point *drink NO soda (diet or regular): 1 point *drink 6 8oz glasses of water: 1 point THERE WILL BE ONE FREE DAY PER WEEK where you can eat anything you like. There is a maximum of 6 points that you can earn per day and 36 per week. The points can only be earned in one day at a time. For example, you can not work out for 2 hours one day, and none the next and count 4 points. Also, the free day is one day during the week where no points are awarded. Its not one free day per point, so you can't eat sweets on Monday, potatoes and bread on Tuesday, not work out on Wednesday, and drink soda on Thursday, etc. If you were to do that, you would lose one point on each of those days.