90-Day Fitness Journal Giveaway Winner!

And the winner is.............

Lynn Nappari!! 

Congratulations, Lynn! You have just won a copy of the 90-Day Fitness Journal. Please notify me by May 10, 2010 with your shipping address, email address and daytime phone number and this handy tool will be shipped right to your door!

Thanks everyone who entered, also. For me, this is what it's all about, supporting and encouraging one another with helpful tools, information and well-deserved pats on the back! I appreciate you guys more than you know.

In it with you,
Cheryl

Fitness Friends Giveaway

Happy happy May! Warmer and longer days naturally make us want to get out and be more active, and as a part of my May plan, the hubs and I are embarking on a focused food and fitness plan that we'll do . . .TOGETHER! I am very fortunate to have a husband who is not only extremely supportive of my health and fitness goals, but actually wants to be a part of it to improve on himself also. Thank you, love!

So, after filling in our May menu of healthy food choices and stocking the cupboards and fridge, we came up with a fitness plan for the month too:

30-45 minutes walking/jogging/biking 5-6 times/week
20-25 minutes strength training 2 times/week

Simple. Doable. Necessary. And, the best part is that we're doing these things together.

It's already paying off, too. Last night we spent time in the fitness room of our condominium complex doing our individual workouts but just the fact that we were there together made time really fly by. I'm sure lots of you have experienced this before, too....getting fit with a friend is just much more enjoyable!

The other very important part for me is journaling this journey. I picked up the 90 Day Fitness Journal you see above, and I love the simplicity of it. Each day has a spread of two pages; on the left you track your food and on the right you track your fitness work. I've long been a journal-writer, so this simple task is a natural addition and gives me something to look back on to evaluate my progress. The journal also has helpful info, i.e. exercise chart showing calorie burn for different exercises and nutritional data for many common foods. Its also spiral bound which I absolutely LOVE.

So, I wanna ask, do you have a friend or partner that you work out with? Are you accountable to each other?

And, second do you have a plan that is written down with specific and measurable goals that you're reaching for? Are you tracking?  A fitness journal is a friend too! :)

It all sounds so simple, so straight forward that I think we often overlook the value of these things. To demonstrate my support of your fitness goals and how important I believe having these two fitness friends are, I am giving away a copy of the 90-Day Fitness Journal to one lucky person!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post describing how working out with a friend or tracking your progress has catapulted you forward toward your goals OR how you believe these two fitness friends would/could help you.  Be creative and interesting; the winner will be chosen based on those two criteria.

The fine print:
Giveaway runs for three days only, May 3-5, 2010 and all comments must be posted to this post by 9pm CST 5/5/10. Winner will be announced on the blog and Twitter on Thursday morning, May 6, 2010, so be sure to check back! Winner will have until midnight 5/10/10 to claim the prize (which is accomplished by supplying your shipping address, email and daytime phone number), or another winner will be chosen.


This giveaway is open only to US addresses. 90-Day Fitness Journal will be mailed directly from Amazon within 10 days to one winner. I am receiving no compensation from the author of this journal nor has she given me a free journal to give you; I am purchasing the journal on your behalf because it's a great little tool, and I'd love to share it with you!

To our friends in fitness!
Cheryl

It's A Giveaway ~ A Zevia Giveaway!!

I'm very pleased to announce that Zevia, Nature's Answer to Diet Soda is sponsoring a giveaway of their delicious all natural soda through this here blog! Last week they sent me a free mixed case to taste test and review . . .  AND to give three of my readers a chance to try it for free too!

So, first the review, and then the giveaway details.

The Review

I honestly LOVE this soda. I do admit to you that I am NOT a soda conoisseur, but in my opinion this bubbly beverage is tasty, fresh and light, and I feel good both while I'm drinking it and afterwards.

The 7 flavors they offer are Cola, Root Beer, Twist, Orange, Ginger Ale, Black Cherry, and Dr. Zevia.

My absolute favorite is the Orange, though the Root Beer and Ginger Ale run very close in the runner up positions. The flavors are distinct but not overpowering or strong....I find the soda very refreshing and thirst quenching. Hubby loves them too and he doesn't typically drink diet soda. There aren't ANY of the flavors that I disliked....I would suggest, tho, that if you are really tied to your equivalent soda flavor, keep an open mind. Zevia might taste a bit different, but the difference is not a bad one. At all.

So, I give Zevia a solid thumbs up! And, I'm willing to bet most of you will like it too.

Soda ~ We Love It And Hate It

I find that us soda drinkers have kind of a love/hate relationship with soda. We hate it because we know it's bad for us, and we love it because, well, why DO we love it?  One brand claims their product has "no caffeine, no sugar, no sodium." So, exactly what IS in there?!

Bubbles. We LOVE our bubbles. Maybe a little sweetness. And maybe a little bit of flavor. But, mostly bubbles.

So, if it's bubbles we're really after, lets drink some healthy ones and just make it all about love! Zevia says they have produced the first truly all natural (read: nothing artificial) diet soda. It contains zero calories and zero sugar....and is sweetened with the stevia plant.

Stevia is an extremely safe herb that is not only an excellent sweetener, but it actually lowers blood sugar levels in diabetics by helping to regulate pancreatic function. And unlike sugar which weakens the immune system, stevia has antimicrobial properties and actually helps the body fight off colds and flus.

So, now your soda can keep you healthier! Maybe your company will even supply it to reduce workplace illness. Imagine the possibilities! ;)

The rest of this week my posts will be devoted to the other stuff found in soda, i.e. sugar, artificial sweeteners, etc. and the effect they have on our bodies. And, why Zevia is such a GREAT soda option.

Now, the fun GIVEAWAY part!! 

Zevia will send three of my readers free Zevia soda to try for yourself!

• Two readers will receive a mixed 6 pack!
• And one lucky reader will receive a full mixed case!!  

And, all you have to do to enter is leave a comment below about why you love AND hate soda, and include your Twitter handle. That's it, nothing complicated.

You can also receive extra entries by one, tweeting out this post (making sure to mention @LosingMyBehind so I know about it), AND yet another by hopping on over to my Facebook Fan Page and becoming a fan!

The giveaway runs all of this week, ending on Sunday, April 18th at 9 pm Central Time. The winners will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on Twitter next Monday, April 19 in the morning. Make sure you follow me on Twitter if you aren't already so you don't miss the big announcement! You'll have 24 hours to claim your prize by emailing me through Twitter or Facebook at which time final details will be exchanged!

Okay . . . GO!

Cheryl

Protein Drink GiveAway!!

There's a FABULOUS giveaway going on over at the Me and Jorge blog that I don't want you guys to miss out on! If you use protein drinks to supplement your protein intake, you really should enter this giveaway!

In short, Jay Robb's protein powder is THE choice if you are looking for a protein drink that is low in sugar grams. Don't worry, it doesn't taste bad, it's sweetened instead with stevia, the natural herb sweetener that seems to be all the rage now!

The giveaway includes the following items (not just protein powder, all kinds of FUN stuff!):

• 2 packets each of: Tropical Dreamsicle, Pinacolda, Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla Whey Protein shakes.
• 1 packet each of Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate Egg Protein shakes
• 1 packet each of Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate Brown Rice Protein shakes.
• 3 Jay Robb Protein Bars
• Shaker Bottle
• Large reusable shoulder shopping bag 
• Bedazzled black tank top with Jay Robb printed on it!

So, run on over to the fabulous Amber's blog, Me and Jorge and get your entry in.

Hurry, it closes today!

Cheryl