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Welcome to Fit 'n' Furry's Biggest Loser 8 Challenge!

Why play? Being publicly accountable will help you maximize your weight loss, and competition is part of the fun of the game! Your rate of loss will be calculated by the percentage of weight you lose, NOT by pounds lost, so you'll have a level playing field regardless of your starting weight. If you are a slow loser, don't be psyched out--this competition may help you lose faster and, if you are 100% diligent, you may be surprised by how well you compete!

Winning the challenge is based on total percent (of start weight) lost. Whoever has the highest percentage of weight lost will win a prize! ( Click here for an explanation as to why we calculate percentages instead of pounds lost.Collapse )

CONTEST RULES, DETAILS, AND PRIZES

The challenge lasts a total of 8 weeks starting this Monday, January 13th. It will end on Monday, March 10th, 2014.

How to enter: Get your camera ready! EVERYONE will be required to snap a quick picture of themselves on their scales showing their starting weight. Use your phone, iPod, digital camera, etc. to snap the picture, upload it, then share it in the first weigh-in thread (which will be posted on Monday, January 13th). Please make sure it is clear/legible to the best of your ability! Comment with your photo AND your starting weight, and you will be entered into the competition.

After that, all you'll need to do is continue to post on each weigh-in with that same information every Monday. You will NOT need to take a new picture every week! Only for the first and last weigh-ins. We will do all the tracking/calculating and share the results each week so you guys know where you stand!

Weigh-ins: Weekly weigh-ins are REQUIRED. There will be a 24 hour "buffer period" that will allow contestants to post their weigh-ins by midnight (EST/Eastern Standard Time) the day after the weigh-in. So technically, you have all day Monday AND Tuesday to get your weigh-in posted. If I receive a comment notification in my inbox that has a timestamp of 12:02am Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, I'm sorry, but you were too late!

Eliminations:

Missing a weigh-in is grounds for elimination, as is gaining weight two weeks in a row.

Once eliminated, players will not have their weights tracked further or be eligible to re-enter the competition. However, you can continue to post to the weigh-ins to help you stay accountable and keep us updated on your progress every week. There will always be more challenges to join later on!

Travel: If you know that you will be traveling (vacation, conventions, etc.) and will miss a weigh-in,

you may do so legitimately provided you let me know well ahead of time.

Send me a Private Message (not a comment in a thread) and make sure that I acknowledge. If you have access to the internet and a scale while away from home, I encourage you to stay on track.

Exercise: We will track exercise minutes, but there is NO minimum exercise requirement. We all know exercise will help you lose faster. It's up to you if you want to reap those benefits.

Weekly mission: Each week, we will post a special mission (in the form of a challenge or question) as part of the contest. Like exercising, the missions are optional, but they’re a fun way to keep the conversation rolling between weigh-ins and keep you thinking about your progress and goals.

Weight-Maintainers/Non-losers: Join us! Though you can't win the overall challenge if you aren't losing, your input is invaluable to those of us still working towards goal. We need cheerleaders!

Winner Verification: At the end of this challenge, you will be

required

to take a picture of your scale with you on it in order to prove that you are the weight you claim to be. Just snap a quick photo like you did in the beginning of the challenge and upload it and share it along with your weigh-in on the last day. I don't want to ever question anyone's honesty, but because there are prizes involved, it is the only fair way to be sure this challenge is judged fairly.

Prizes: If we have more than ten people participate in the challenge, as well as ten who actually finish the challenge (meaning at least ten people weigh-in on the last day), then we will have one first place winner and one second place winner. If that requirement is not met, then we will only have one winner and one prize, which the winner may choose from below. If there are two winners, then the first winner will have first pick of custom art from

TWO

of the artists listed below (you chose what you want). The second winner will then be able to chose

ONE

artist after the first winner has chosen their prize.

The Prize Pool (if you would like to volunteer a prize --or be removed from the list-- let me know! I can always add/remove people):
1.) Hollyannvix: 1 Custom Moving Conbadge (example, example, example)
2.) Quaylak: 1 Digital Sketch (Example)
3.) Ruzgar: 1 Custom 2.25 inch button (traditional example, digital example)
4.) Squidtape: One Animated Icon (example, example, example) -OR- One Fullbody Flat-colored Piece (one char, minimal BG; example, example, example)
5.)

Jakejynx: Custom Fursuit Tail (examples)

Not available this round, sorry!
6.)

Marus_puppy: Custom double-sided, one character ornament, OR, custom one-sided couples ornament (example, example)

Not available this round, sorry!
7.) Shirik: One character digital drawing + basic background (example, example, example)
8.) Archadia: One faux book cover OR movie poster (example)
9.) Starallon: Three dozen home-made cookies of the winner's choice (can be sweetened with Splenda for a healthier option; click here for more details and information on this offer from the chef himself!)
10.) Enaxn: One character (full body) digital drawing w/simple background (example, example, example)
11.) Zurarozier: Leather Accessory Prize Pack [includes: 1 custom leather carved book mark, 1 custom paw charm (example), 1 custom key chain (example).] Each item is handmade, from carving to dying and assembling.
12.) Alkaline-Lady: One con badge (example, example) OR, One full body character drawing (example)
13.) Danni: One 25" Yarn Tail (example)
14.) NeAA: One full-body, cell-shaded drawing w/simple background (example)
15.) DecolorDomina: One 3x4 realism badge (example)
16.) Tyr_Perhaps: One digital drawing (example, example)
17.) Banrai: One watercolor mixed media badge (example, example)
18.) Tigsie: One badge (example coming!)
19.) Java_Meerkat: One Deluxe Reference Sheet - 2 side shots (front/back), head shot, extra pose, chibi or feral, basic stats, side notes and images to ref, fancy background/theme to match your character. Flat-color or Shaded. (example, example
20.) LadyElisa: One drawing (traditional example, digital example)
21.) Zannah: One badge (UV/blacklight badge example, swing-style badge example, fullbody 4" X 6" badge example)
22.) Smurfy_wolf: Colored picture with 2 feral characters OR a single character, feral, ref. sheet (example, example)
23.) Pornography: One Sketch (example, anything labeled "bronze artist" in their gallery)
24.) JesseFlames: One small sculpture of your fursona/favorite animal character (example, example), OR, One full color digital drawing with up to two characters of you choice, can be nsfw or sfw (example)
25.) Dreamtaker: One line art drawing with blended highlights (example, example, example)
26.) Taesolieroy: One shaded traditional image of your character with a simple/or no background (example, example)
27.) ForeverChagrin: One traditional marker-colored portrait OR One traditional marker-colored full-body drawing (portrait example, full body example)
28.) DaggerLeonelli: One full color chibi OR One colored sketch (ferals preferred for this option) (chibi example 1, chibi example 2, colored sketch example 1, colored sketch example 2)
29.) KalownaFoxPard: Digital Drawing (example)
30.) FsMaverick: Digital Drawing (NSFW example 1, NSFW example 2, NSFW example 3)
31.) Slander: Digital Recolor of your choice of personal linework OR an icon (icon example)
32.) siriusandpyri: Either SFW or NSFW, full-color/shade image (available to first place winner ONLY, NSFW example), or Quick-color/shade image (available to first and second place winners, example), or a full-color icon (available to first, second, and third place winners, example)

NOTE: The volunteers have the right to refuse to draw content they are not comfortable with. If you win the challenge, consult the artist first if you are unsure if your idea will be accepted or not.

Fit 'n' Furry's Biggest Loser Challenge is a hardcore challenge. We will firmly enforce elimination rules in order to keep the competition fierce. No hard feelings, guys!