Aweigh

So, about this weight loss thing. I'm thinking we'll just set a start date and go for it. I have a few people that have offered prizes so we'll just start with what we have and hope we get more offers as we go. Maybe you have something you'd like to contribute?

Here's what I'm thinking. This will be open to bloggers and non-bloggers. Bloggers can post a starting photo if they want so we can look back at the end of the challenge and see how much we've changed. Because we ARE going to change, right? If you're not a blogger, I'd still encourage you to take a photo for your starting point. If you want, you can email me your photo and I can post it here. I sometimes need something like that to keep me accountable.

Let's start on Monday January 26 for the official weight-loss challenge starting point. Take your photos on that day (or the Sunday before if that's easier). We'll weigh in on Fridays and post our weight loss (or gain, or no change) and percentage of weight lost here in the comments. We'll continue through May 1st as the last day and post our final results then. I hope to have a bigger grand prize for the person who loses the greatest percentage of weight. (In order to win the grand prize you'll need to participate and weigh-in at least 10 of the 14 weeks.) Or, I may just put all those who participate at least 10 weeks in the drawing. If I don't get a sponsor or sponsors for the grand prize, I will give away a gift card myself.

You do not need to post your actual weight (if you want to, feel free, but I won't be doing that!). We will use the honor system. The only person you're cheating is yourself if you fib. The person with the greatest percentage of weight lost each week will win a groovy button to show off. Everyone who weighs in will be in the drawing for the weekly prize (if I have enough prizes to do one every week.)

I'm hoping to figure out how to use Mr. Linky so you can link up your blogs here too. If you have a prize you'd like to donate, please contact me either here in the comments or by email (cool_zebras at hotmail dot com). Handmade, store-bought, gift cards, whatever. You'll get a lovely thank you here. If you can't participate but still want to donate something, that would be much appreciated as well.

Here is a lovely button you can put on you blog!

The code: I don't know how to do one of those cool boxes to lift the code from, so if you want the specific code shoot me an email and I'll send it to you.

Anything I'm forgetting?

So, who's in? Anyone?