Week 15 Results
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 10:41:53 PM EDT
And the winner of this year’s BFLG Diet Contest is ... well, before I get to that I think that I mentioned last time that this was the worst diet contest so far. But instead of dwelling on how poorly we did, I want to point out that our winner lost a total of 16 lb (9%), and is the only one to hit his goal.
Additionally, third place finisher My Shaken Ton lost 14.6 lb (5.6%), and fourth place Jolly Anode Ogre lost 16.8 lb (6.2%). Honorable mention goes to Mad Urea Owner who lost 10.2 lb (3.7%), the only other person to lose double-digit pounds.
No mention goes to Bread Snorter, who gained 9.6 lb (5.5%).
Sure, our final weight loss of 3.4 lb (1.6%) is an all-time low, and is even worse that what I predicted a couple of weeks ago, but some people actually did lose a some of weight. They should be commended!
I’ve been thinking a lot about why this contest had turned out so poorly compared to other years. We had more people giving up much sooner. Could it have been the record-setting winter? Or is 7 years of diet contests too many for some people? Could I have been more encouraging? Or is a sustainable lifestyle of moderate exercise and healthy eating really, really hard?
Apparently, none of us clicked on the links for that One Weird Trick for Losing Belly Fat or 11 Bizarre Ways to Lose Weight.
Anyway, to finish my opening announcement, congratulations to Cher Jonc En for his well-earned win!
If you’re interested in joining us for a traditional celebratory feast, please let me know and I’ll set up a time and place.