About Steeple Media Fit Club
Steeple Media Fit Club helps 5 Steeple Media users lose weight. The contest wil start on April 9 and end July 1.
The first SFC contestants are as follows:
gplash1958
miketoc
scoutmom
Winnie
Zach
Here are the Official Rules for the Contest:
Steeplemedia Fit Club (SFC) is a non-profit program
sponsored by www.steeplemedia.com in
hopes to help six (6) contestants lose weight for a better life style. This competition will take place starting
April 9 with an initial weigh in. The competition will end after 12 consecutive
weeks of weight loss. The winner of SFC will receive a $25 gift card to
Amazon.com.
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How to enter
Even though the enter phase is over, we have to post this.
To become eligible for this competition, you have to email smbl2007@gmail.com a brief summary of why
you should be in this competition before Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 11:59:59
PM EST. The first fifty (50) applicants will be reviewed for the competition
and the top six (6) will be selected for the competition. In the event of seven
(7) contestants more than eligible for the competition, that seventh contestant
will be allowed to participate. All other applicants will be numbered 8-50 and
any contestant in the top six (6) or seven (7) who later chooses not to partake
in the competition (or becomes disqualified), will then be replaced with number
eight (8) and so forth.
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Eligibility<o:p></o:p>
In order to enter, the applicants must be seventeen (17)
years to sixty-five (65) years old on or before the date of entry. The
contestant must also be considered overweight. The contestant must also own a
scale, or have access to one for the weigh in each week. Another requirement is
a digital camera and a daily newspaper (or a document certifying that the
contestant weighed in on that specific date).
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How to participate<o:p></o:p>
The participants must lose weight. A recommended way to do
so is to eat healthy food and exercise for thirty (30) minutes most days of the
week. The contestants are advised that they should not strain themselves more
than physically possible. Low fat food is recommended. The contestants are
advised that they are not to starve themselves while on the diet. Three (3)
meals a day and one (1) snack are also advised. The contestants have also been
advised not to totally cut fat out of their diets. Fat is a required part of
the food pyramid but is only needed sparingly. The contestants have also been
recommended to the new food pyramid and to eat well balanced meals. Please
note: Steeplemedia is not responsible for any injury of any contestant. These
contestants have willingly signed up for this competition.
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The Weigh-in
Weigh-ins (WI) take place usually one Thursday evenings with
a few minor exceptions. Here are the dates:
Monday, April 9, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
As stated in the requirements, a scale, a digital camera and
a newspaper are required for the WI. For the first WI, each contestant must
hold up that day’s newspaper (or a piece of paper with the date on it) to
certify that the picture is from that day. The contestants are required to
email three (3) pictures of them on the first initial weigh in: A front view (with the newspaper, or date
paper), a side view and a scale view (with the newspaper or date paper). For
the next ten (10) WI, the only photo the contestants need to present is the
scale view (with the newspaper or date paper). Also, for the final WI, each contestant
is required to present three (3) updated pictures just like they turned in for
the initial WI. Note: this is a friendly
competition and is supposed to be fun for each contestant. Also, Steeplemedia
is using the honor system and hopes no one lies about how much weight they are
losing. In the event of a contestant
found cheating, they will then be disqualified and the succeeding contestant
(number seven/eight) will then take their place.
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Blogging<o:p></o:p>
Each contestant is required to blog at least once per week.
The first blog post must include all of the following: username, current
weight, pictures (see above for requirements), amount of weight you would like
to lose (must be reasonable), and a short summary of why you would like to lose
weight. Note: this post does not count as the first week post. After each WI,
the contestant must post how much weight they lost and their current weight.
The weekly post is recommended to include a sample diet meal
and a short journal on what type of exercise the contestant is doing and how it
is affected them. The last post should include how the SFC changed you
physically and mentally about weight loss.
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How to win<o:p></o:p>
In order to win, the contestant must not only have lost the highest
percentage of weight, but have received the most out of this competition. This
contest is not only built to show how to lose weight, but to show other readers
how easy it is (or how hard it is) to lose weight. The winner will receive a
$25 gift card to Amazon.com. In the event of a tie, the top losing contestants
will partake in another week of the fit club weight loss. After that week, the
contestants will weigh in another time and that weight will be used. This
process will continue until a winner is crowned. Depending on how well this
goes over at www.steeplemedia.com,
we may have another fit club next year. Finally, Steeplemedia would like to
keep in touch with the contestants of the first SFC so further posts will be
allowed on the blog.
To calculate the percentage of weight loss, divide the
contestant’s current amount of weight lost by the contestant’s beginning amount
of weight.
For example: Lets say Contestant A weighs 200 pounds and
loses 30 pounds so they are now at 170 pounds. You would divide 30 by 200 to
get 15%.
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Good luck and have fun!