Some have expressed interest in a reward/incentive plan for losing the most weight in a month's time and the winner receiving a fq from each one participating. This will be based on the honor system and each person will be truthful about their total weight loss for the month. The choice will be solely up to you to join in, but here is the way it will work.

All participants are voluntarily joining to lose weight and competing to be the top loser for the month of March. The winner will receive a fat quarter from the other participants. If there is a tie the fat quarters will be divided up equally. After everyone has sent a pm with the total pounds lost, for the time period, a winner will be determined and posted on the same thread.

We will begin tracking our weight on March 1st and continuing through March 28. Then on March 29 it will be the time to pm with the total weight loss. On April 1, the winner will be posted. It will then be the responsibility of the losers to contact the winner with details on how to send the fat quarter.

Those who wish to participate will be the ones who post to this new thread. The original thread "Weigh In" will continue as it always has for everyone, so that we can get the encouragement and support we need from each other.

All you need to do to get started is acknowledge that you are joining in with us by posting on the thread today. Weigh yourself and keep track of your pounds lost.

Thanks for your participation

Linda :-D :D

COUNT ME IN :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Yup, count me too!

Carole

Hmmm...I have to go dress shopping in april for my brothers wedding...seems like this is even more incentive...count me in!!

I need some more fat quarters. I'm in! Good luck everyone.
Linda

Sounds really good! I'm in. Do you think it might be better to do percentage lost rather than pounds? Some of us who have a lot to lose (me, me!) can lose more faster than someone who doesn't have as much to lose. Just a thought.

We will stick with lbs lost vs percentages. Maybe next time we can split it up into different levels according to lbs to lose. Say if you have 50 or more lbs to lose compared to 50 or less lbs. Anyone who participates on this thread for March will have to consider someone may lose faster. This should be fun and a little incentive may be what we all need.

Yes I would have to agree with Sharon. I have a lot to loose so I might be able to loose more pounds but not necessarily a larger percentage than someone who has less than myself. I am in....I need something to work for me or I fear I may stroke out or something :-(
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April

Well, I need to get rid of some weight , AND some fat quarters, so I'm in, too.

I'm in.... finely an incentive that will work for me :)

I'm in too.....GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF US!!!

Well for those of us who have more to lose and may lose faster, good luck, if you lose the most, you deserve to win FQ's. It just means that you are trying. And that is what this is about. Trying. Remember to have fun!

I'm in . . hope I can find this to report weight LOSSES, no gains, right?!?!

March 28 I will pm everyone here with a reminder to pm Lneal with your total lbs lost. Then April 1 I will post the winner
:-D We only want the lost weight and I'm sure there won't be any gains LOL! :D

Count me in, I KNOW WE WILL ALL LOSE AND NOT GAIN LOL!

No the whole Idea is to GAIN.... A stash of FQ. :)

Yeah! I finally found it :-) No sense of direction even on the computer. lol I'm in too.

I'm in too!80}

I'm in, too. Have to follow both sites so I can keep getting the encouragement from all of you. Good luck everyone and healthy eating!!

I need to sign in here too!

It's killing me to commit, but that seems to be what I need to motivate me - I'm in! :thumbup:

Doctor's orders but that hasn't helped. I will join all of you and try again.
Quilter68

Count me in. I have alot of weight to lose and this will make it fun and competitive. Thanks

Count me in.

Count me in :thumbup:

I'm in. Hopefully my material obsession will overrule my food obsession!

I'm in. Need to lose before I go see Jimmy Buffet in May.

That's the spirit!!! You go girls! Any guys?

I'll join!

Wow!!! What a response - this is just wonderful!! Believe me I need all the help I can get - just can not keep it off.

Sounds like a great idea! But I'm fairly new to this....is a 'pm' what I am doing right now?

Great thought! I will try very hard to remember that!! Thanks!

Hi and Welcome! A PM is when you click on a name (above the avatars) and send a private message (PM). Hope this helps. You are gonna love it here. :thumbup:

Today is the last day to enter this reward/incentive program, so anyone who may still be interested please sign up here. After everyone is accounted for we will let this thread dwindle.

On Monday, each one weigh yourself and keep record of your beginning weight. ( optional: If you would like, you can pm it to me for the record) Please pm Lneal at the end of the month with how many lbs you have lost and then the winner will be determined.

This is great :-D There are 26 current participants: truepeach, carolevidak, CrystalKicks, laparshall, SharonNC, Lneal, LovingIzabelle, yourstrulyquilts, Karielt, quiltylori, quiltincharlotte, MaryAnn, BrendaB, sewred, janRN, Naturalmama, quilter68, Quickstitch, GrammieSharon, JillR, lacikat, DONK, Teacup, JudeWill........just joining buddysmom and alaskasunshine

participants are yet welcome today so hurry :!: and may the biggest loser WIN :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Oh yes, please count me in for sure, I want to loose about 75 more pounds , thanks so much.

oh geez...count me in too!

Please count me in! My best friend and I were going to start tomorrow anyway so this is great!

Thanks!

This comes at the perfect time. I had decided tomorrow is the day I am going to get back on the program and start walking and swimming again. Good luck to all of us!

Hi, where do you go swimming? We have a pool but to cold right now, my friend wanted me to join the y with her but I just can't do that right now just to swim, it's 45.00 a month. She's at the gym with me but dosn't go to much anymore.