A co-worker came up to
me the other day, wrapped her arms around me, and asked if I wanted to take
part in a “Biggest Loser” contest. Although I despise getting weighed, I
reluctantly agreed. Actually I've lost a few pounds since May so this
will inadvertently help reacquaint me with some healthy habits. So here’s
the deal, it’s a $20 buy in and we get weighed weekly. If we gain, we put
in $5. If we drop out, we put in $10. The pot is starting off at
about $400 already. We're doing this for
11 weeks, conveniently ending right before Thanksgiving. The winner is the person who loses the
highest percentage of weight (based on where they started).
Although it would be
great to win the money right before the holidays, I think the true point of this
competition is self-improvement. This
reminds me of Wayne Dyer saying, “you don't need to
be better than anyone else, you just need to be better than you used to be.” How
true is that? How many times to we waste
our energy comparing ourselves to others when what we need to do is improve on
and support ourselves to become better?
For a fun way to get healthy,
maybe you can try one of these contests with some special people in your
life. Whether you “win” or not, remember
the most important goal within – to be better than you were yesterday.
