Every registered person who loses at least 5% of their registered starting weight will become eligible for our Grand Prize drawings, but what is your 5%?  Someone with a starting weight of 200 pounds would earn one entry by losing 10 pounds.

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Your percentage of weight loss will be calculated by subtracting your final weight from your starting weight, and then divide that total by your starting weight.

 

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Our Eligibility Formula for a 200-lb person  = ( 200 pounds x 5% ) or ( 200 pounds / 20 ) = 10 pounds

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Our Eligibility Formula for a 348-lb person = ( 348 pounds x 5% ) or ( 348 pounds / 20 ) = 17.4 pounds

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There is a simpler way to calculate your 5% (without even using a calculator).  Take the first 2 numbers of your weight (to the left of the decimal point) and divide that number by 2.  That is 5% of your current weight.  

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This formula works because most people’s weight have three numbers before the decimal point and dividing by 10 means you move the decimal point to the left.

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Our Simpler Eligibility Formula for a 200-lb person  = Take the first 2 numbers of your weight (20) and divide that number by 2.  The answer is 10 pounds, which is 5% of the starting weight of a 200 pound person

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Our Simpler Eligibility Formula for a 348-lb person = 34 / 2 = 17 pounds 

Actually, it is 17.4 pounds, so everyone should round up to the next pound for their 5% goal. 

A 348-lb person would aim for the goal of 18 pounds of weight loss before the end of April.

 

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This 348-lb person would mathematically earn an entry by losing 17.4 pounds.  We advise all entrants to “Round-Up” and create a goal that is one pound more than your 5% target.  A 162-lb person would need to lost at least 8.1 pounds (or 9 pounds) while a 278-lb person would need to lose at least 13.9 pounds (or 14 pounds).

 

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Go ahead and use this math trick to learn the 5% of your starting weight.