Week 13 Results
Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7:26:31 AM EDT
I feel I have to apologize for this year’s contest. It’s shaping up (or not) to be the worst of all the diet contests so far. With two weeks left, we’ve lost a total of 1.9% body weight, with an average of 3.96 lb per person. The previous worst year was 2012, with 2.4% loss and 5.2 lb per person.
It probably also doesn’t help that the current leader has gained 12.8 lb.
Our best year was 2007, the first year we did this. Back then we lost 4.5% and 9.44 lb per person.
I usually like to encourage the participants throughout the contest and give tips and advice. And actually, I had intended to compile information about health and dieting that I’ve accumulated over the years and provide it on-line. So much for good intentions.
With only two weeks left, only one person has hit his target—Radon Ebbs. Granted, it was only 1.6 lb, but for Radon Ebbs, who for some reason has fluctuated only ±1 lb for the past 7 years, this is actually pretty good. The only other people near their targets are Cher Jonc En (-1.4 lb) and My Shaken Ton (-5 lb).
The following losers have effectively dropped out this year: Papa Needs Elk Run, Starchiest Hen Pork, No Crook, Dang Bro Zen Rho, Hide Hen Ha, Rink Arm Fell, I Hum Barroom Vice, Nu Owns Shag Van, and Minus Slim Avatar.
Bread Snorter, Cher Jonc En, and Jolly Anode Ogre are at the top of the charts. Good luck to two of them.
So if you’re still in the contest, and actually lost weight, consider yourself one of the good ones. Keep it up for two more weeks.