Losing weight can be an isolating experience, which may lead you to give up on your weight-loss goals. Getting involved in a team weight-loss challenge allows you to lose weight with a group to stay motivated and on track. Whether you create a weight-loss team at work, with your friends or online, using a weight-loss challenge format can help you and your team members work together to find solutions and encouragement.
Organization
The first step in creating a weight-loss challenge team is find those who might be interested. Ask acquaintances at work, friends and family members how they would feel about joining a team and competing against other teams or each other for weight loss. Once you have a list of people, break it into teams, or simply organize one large team.
Competition
Consider making your group weight-loss challenge into a competition between groups. Adding competition can help enhance motivation while adding camaraderie between teammates. Typically, competition involves a team's combined weight-loss percentage, but you could choose anything pertinent to weight loss as a gauge for competition, such as exercise hours or taking healthy lunches to work.
Events and Themes
Events for your team can help you get to know each other better while engaging in a weight-loss activity. Events also serve as regular meetings to check up on progress and share ideas. For instance, have a nutritionist speak to your team about healthy cooking, begin a weekly walking or running group, or organize a group sport. Enjoying fitness and healthy foods together can make weight loss a more positive experience.
Prizes
Prizes, be they big or small, can inspire friendly competition between teams and between members. Arrange for a few prizes to be awarded throughout the challenge. For example, each week give a movie theater gift card to the team member who lost the largest percentage of weight that week, and then a larger prize, like a bike or other fitness equipment for the overall winner. If you're playing as a team, look for prizes that you can all enjoy together, like a trip to an amusement park or a short camping trip.
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