Once upon a time, there was a happy engineer at Raptr who used to weigh 170lbs. Unfortunately, due to the free sodas and snacks provided by the company, he began to consume large amounts of red bull, diet coke, and shrimp chips at work. In less than 7 months, his weight had increased all the way up to 185lbs. Maybe it is time to coin the term “Raptr 15″?

That engineer described above is me! As the saying goes, what goes up must come down. Since it is much easier to lose weight when you are doing it with someone else, I decided to challenge the rest of the team yesterday at the office to a one month weight loss contest. At the end of the contest, the person who loses the most weight in terms of percentage will be declared the biggest Raptr Loser!

To create the right incentive, I have it set up where each contestant would pitch in $20 to a pool. A weekly weigh-in will take place every Monday, and the person losing the least weight would have to pitch in another $5 to the pool. In the end, the winner will take home the entire pot.

Here are the contestants and their weight after the initial weigh-in. Our CEO Dennis has also assigned the odds of winning to each contestant:

1. Patrick: 185 lbs (2 to 1)
2. Kevin: 164 lbs (1.5 to 1)
3. Norman: 175 lbs (1.5 to 1)
4. Thomas: 175 lbs (1 to 1)
5. Ricardo: 180 lbs (1 to 1)

I hope this contest will help us get ready just in time for the summer!

Do you need to be inspired to start your exercise program too? Check out the following videos to get yourself pumped up!

• Need Motivation?
• Guy squatting 1000000000000 lbs
• Bill Stewarts Fiesta Bowl Pregame Speech
• John Henderson’s pregame warmup

Good luck everyone!

Update: The results are in.

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