Frequently Asked Questions

Q — When does the competition open?

A — Monday 21 June, 2010.

Q — When does the competition close?

A — Sunday 22 August, 2010.

Q — Can I enter the Healthy Life Awards if I'm not at goal weight?

A — The Weight Watchers Healthy Life Awards 2010 are open to all members who have reached goal within their healthy weight range (or their personal goal weight endorsed by their doctor) using the Weight Watchers POINTS® Plan, Core Plan™ and/or Satisfaction™ Plan, by close of competition 22 August 2010. But if you are still on your journey and would like to share your story, we'd love to hear it. Contact us by email or on one of the numbers below.

Q — Can I enter the Healthy Life Awards if I do not attend meetings?

A — Yes! Any member at goal weight, no matter how they have followed the program can enter the Weight Watchers Healthy Life Awards.

Q — Can I enter the Healthy Life Awards if I am a Leader or member of staff?

A — No. Leaders can enter the special Leader Healthy Life Awards competition. Entry forms are available on the Leader's website - Members of staff, as company employees, are not eligible to enter.

Q — Do I have to enter online?

A — We would prefer you to enter online. We have built this amazing website just for you to make it easier to share your story. But, if you really don't want to enter online, you can contact your Area Manager for a hard copy form that you will need to submit via post by the close of competition date.

Q — How are the Healthy Life Awards different to Slimmer of the Year?

A — Our prestigious Slimmer of the Year title is still a major part of this year's awards and we will be selecting a Slimmer of the Year in Australia and New Zealand as we have always done. The difference is that we have introduced new categories to broaden the relevance of the competition to the wider community. Read more about the categories below.

Q — What are the categories?

Workplace of the Year - For Weight Watchers At Work companies that have demonstrated their commitment to creating a healthier workplace. There is a separate entry form for this category, available to download from this website or from your At Work consultant from June 21.

Family of the Year - This category is to recognise the lifestyle changes made to whole families. How have you changed and influenced your family's lifestyle for the better since becoming a Weight Watchers member? Only one family entrant needs to be a Weight Watchers member to be eligible. You can enter this category through the main online form.

Community of the Year - To recognise the efforts of individual crusaders, school, groups and even your local council who are working to help the community through healthy lifestyle initiatives. Entrants into this category do not need to be affiliated with Weight Watchers in any way. There is a separate entry form for this category, available to download from this website from June 21.

Q — Do I have to enter the People's Choice Awards?

A — No. the People's Choice Awards are entirely optional and participation will have no bearing on your success in the overall competition. The People's Choice Awards are just another way for you to share your story with a larger audience, and inspire others to start on their journey to a healthy life. All the details for this award are available once you complete your online entry. From there you can decide whether or not you would like to take part. But remember, there are great prizes up for grabs!

Q — How are the People's Choice Awards judged?

A — The winner of the People’s Choice Awards will be the entrant who receives the highest number of online votes.

Q — How do you judge entrants?

A — Winners will be chosen on lifestyle change, story, weight loss and transformation.

Q — When is the judging?

A — This will commence as soon as entries close on August 22 2010. State judging for the Australian and New Zealand Slimmers of the Year will commence in mid September. The national judging week for our five Australian finalists and New Zealand winner will take place in October.

Winners of the Workplace, Community and Family of the Year categories will be announced at the awards ceremony in November. We will also be awarding up to four highly commended in each of these categories.

Check the website for further updates on key competition dates.

If you have any questions that are not covered here, please email us at healthylife@weightwatchers.com.au, or call 1300 880 053 (AU), 0800 009 009 (NZ)