Day 25 - Sign Up

If you want to be in the maintenance support group:

1. We will start Monday, May 11. We will end Monday, August 3. You need to sign up by Sunday, May 10.
2. Leave a comment (if you haven't already) that specifically says you are for the maintenance group. Remember, the maintenance one is just support, no money involved. Once our group is all on a private blog I will poll everyone to see if they want to earn a free point for a perfect week.
   
3. Please review the rules. One point per day for no treats, exercising at least 30 minutes, sleeping at least 7 hours, and keeping a personal daily goal. Remember, you have the ability to earn 29 points a week (4 per day, 1 bonus for posting your scores each Monday by 5:00 PM). We will be tallying scores with a scale of 25 possible for the week. That way you have 4 "free" points to work with during the week. You can decide how to spend them.


4. Be ready to cry when you don't eat treats and cheer when you feel great!
   
5. If I don't have your email, please leave your email address in your comment.


6. I will email you Friday with an invite to the private blog. You will be listed as an author. After you get the invitation, please go to the blog and post the following:

• A picture of yourself and a bit of information for get to know you purposes (why you joined the contest, family info, etc...)
• Your definition of a good eating day (keeping in mind the base rule of no treats)
• What your personal daily goal will be - this must be measurable. For example, trying to do more weights is not measurable. Setting a goal to do at least 15 minutes of leg weights and arm weights on alternating days in addition to your 30 minutes is measurable. Another example: saying you are going to cut back on your late night eating: not measurable. Setting a goal to not eat past 8:00 PM is measurable. My goal for our $25 contest was to keep a food log every day. I couldn't forget one day and then write it down the next day. I had to do it every day. (This was a great goal for me, I'm doing it again.) Also, your personal daily goal should be a challenge for you! It should be a challenge that is attainable if you try hard.

If you want to be in the Healthy Habits Meet Real Life contest, read on!

1. We will start Monday, May 11. We will end Monday, August 17. You need to sign up by Sunday, May 10. This is a fourteen week contest with two weeks you can take off at your discretion. The rules and point tallys are the same as for the maintenance group.


2. You cannot take off days here and there until it adds up to two weeks. You must take off a Monday to a Sunday. At the end of the fourteen weeks your two lowest week's scores will be dropped - hence your free weeks. I will be using one of my weeks for Girl's Camp because who really sleeps 7 hours a night at camp?


3. Please leave a comment on this post that says specifically that you want to do the Healthy Habits Meets Real Life contest. Leave your email address as well so you can be invited to the private blog.


4. This contest has a $60 entry fee, due up front. You have the ability to earn all of your money back. Each week that you earn 25 points (a perfect maintenance score) you will earn a $5 credit back to you. If you don't earn your points, the $5 will go into the pot. At the end of the contest, 1st place gets 50% of the pot, 2nd gets 30%, 3rd gets 20%. In the event of a first place tie, the pot will be split equally among the first place winners.


5. Please review the rules. My friend, Julie, is running this contest. She will email you further information. You will mail your money to her. You will be asked to post on the private blog the same things as the maintenance group.

***One last thing, please remember that these contests will not work without HONESTY! Just sayin...

You guys can do this! You'll love it! It gives you that extra nudge of motivation that you need. It's awesome!