Greedy Giveaway! The Quantum Scale (it never shows your weight)

Your shining moment has arrived. No longer will you want to throat-punch the number on the scale. The Quantum Scale gonna fix all that. It will change how you feel about stepping on the scale. Josie gonna tell you how you could win one.

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE QUANTUM SCALE?

Quantum never EVER shows your weight. Once you step on it for the first time, it records your weight on the down-low and secretly stores that data into the scale. No amount of bribery or blackmail will get that scale to divulge your weight. On flipside, what Quantum WILL give you is a plus or minus total of how much weight you lost or gained since the first time you stepped on it. With this special weight tracking being so personal in nature, the scale is designed to be used by one person only. So basically, don’t let yo momma get on the scale. She’ll have to get her own.

The Quantum Scale is on sale for the holidays at a sweet price. Check out the scale demo from the Dr. Oz show, and then scroll down to enter the giveaway…

Set up is insanely easy. I had mine out the box, calibrated and ready for use in about 90-seconds. The instructions in the box are straightforward, plain and clear. The LCD display is without a backlight (deep dark cave dwellers need to know that). Use your scale in a well-lit area. Max weight capacity is 330-lbs.

THE GIVEAWAY (Update 11/30/13: this giveaway is now closed)

One winner will receive a brand new Quantum Scale in the color of their choice.

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment and tell me about the worst, most cheesy-terrible gift you have ever received. I’m nosy and wanna giggle about it. An expired box of chocolates in a beat up package tops the list for me.

**If are a subscriber to my Youtube channel, leave a separate comment with your Youtube name, and you’ll receive an extra entry. Yahoooo!

Your chance to enter ends Friday, November 29th (eastern time). Winner will be selected at random and announced by Sunday, December 1st. United States and Canada entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited.

Ready? Set. QUANTUM!

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FITBLOGGGGGGGGGIN! (ticket giveaway)*

Please amble with me down memory lane.

I know it’s an indication of aging when every single occurrence has to have a story attached, but Im embracing that notion and dragging you down the proverbial lane with me.

One upon a time there was a blogger trip.

It was the very first blogger all! expenses! paid! trip and, to put it mildly, all of the invitee’s minds were blown out (as the child sadly no longer says).

Emails flew (“is this really all expenses paid!?”) as this was early 2008 & we couldnt believe a brand would *pay* to bring us together.

All of us who had wanted to meet for s-o v-e-r-r-r-y long.

All of us who had kinda STALKED RONI NOONE and longed to meet her in person. (<—–yes. indeed. that all of us was ME.)

The trip was amazing.  I flashed the Windy City with my NEKIDness. And a friendship was born.

Ambling a head a few months—-Roni and I connected at BlogHer.

ahhh youthful bloggers…

We took the opportunity to plop in a hallway & gossip about our lives chat in a very serious away about blog conferences and Roni mentioned the idea of launching FITBLOGGIN.

A conference not unlike BlogHer but where it would only be us crazy healthy living types doing what we do & having fun the way WE like to have FUN.

And, because she’s RONI, a few month later the first Fitbloggin was born.

our tribe

Four years later my life feels crazier than it’s ever been.

I find I say NO far more than YES when it comes to trips & opportunities.

I receive invitations to events and ask myself:

Is XYZ really worth the “cost” of leaving my family (I like my family!) and missing time with the Tornado?

Quite frankly—reason #78347 why Ill happily never be big! and famous!—the answer is usually NO.

Fitbloggin, however, is my exception.

It’s like a blogger family reunion (even if we’ve never met!) which feels my soul and has me return to my family energize not depleted.

This woman is freakin amazing.

I was so happy to finally meet TJ!

Dont make me pick JUST 1 reason I love him…

New friends who feel like old!

First meetings make me smile.

Im not sharing about this friendship. <3.

I love this guy!

MATCHING hoodies? Yes, please!!

Check out my balls!

In all honesty each year I think:

Can I afford to go to FITBLOGGIN?

And each year my answer is the same:

Can I afford not to?

A few days with people who get me, get healthy living & GET MY IRREVERENT SENSE OF HUMOR?

Im a

child!

How on EARTH could I not go?

To that end I have a ticket to the conference to GIVE AWAY & you can be entered for the LOW LOW cost of a comment below.

If you were to attend fitbloggin whats the VERY FIRST THING you’d do?

*because I am a child I cannot stop singing the word FITBLOGGIN to Jim Gaffigan’s hot pocket.

random number generated winner announced June 10th.

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MIZFIT SKIRT GIVEAWAY!

Miz, I want to buy a skirt and give it away anonymously.  On your blog.  It’s the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward.  I do this monthly as it supports my spirituality/who I am and watching the momentum it sparks is amazing.  I believe in your MizFit angel network.

I received this email the day I announced my Miz skirts were for sale (links added by me).

My initial reaction was to implore the emailer to share her name.

It’s not I believe it’s important to take ‘credit’ (in Judaism one of the highest forms of mitzvah is anonymous giving) I just thought it such a cool idea I wanted to share the source.

Our emailer declined & said she cared NOT how I conduct the giveaway. ..what I did for the giveaway…but really wanted anonymity.

And, given her choice of MizFit Angel network wording, I immediately knew what I’d do.

And I penned a post which I choose to preempt when Hurricane Sandy happened.

A post about RAOK & how small acts spark bigger movements ala the MizFit Angel Network reference in our GENEROUS emailer’s missive.

A post encouraging you to do an act of good.  Any act—BIG like skirt giving or small like a smile—which would spontaneously brighten another person’s day.

I almost changed the post for today—but decided not to as our world–in my opinion–is always in need of a little extra loving kindness.

Drawing a blank for your pay-it-forward gesture?

We tend to git weird misfit’y with our actions—so here are a few of our more staid ideas:

Use manners as a form of kindness.  Please. Thank you. Hold the door open for a stranger. Done!Stop a stranger on the street & give a genuine compliment and a smile (<—one of our faves).Clean out your toy room/bring gently used toys to fire/police station so they have extras on truck in case they encounter a frightened child.Bring coupons to the grocery & leave the ones you dont use TAPED to the item for the next shopper (<—another one we love).Launch A PRO-ANYTHING campaign on a social media platform (blog, twitter, instagram, pinterest etc).  For example, anti-BULLYING is a great message, but PRO-KINDNESS might be even better?  Pro-positivity.  Another example: not ANTI our healthy living TROLL but PRO everyone else.

Not yet sold on spending your little leisure time PAYING IT FORWARD?

Need to know there’s a little fitness-payback in the deal for YOU?

Voila.

Acting in a kind/giving fashion can:

Contribute to good health & diminish the effect of diseases psychological and physical.Spark the “helper’s high.”  (The rush of euphoria, followed by long period of calm, after performing a kind act. This ‘helper’s high’ triggers the release of endorphins.)Create feelings of joyfulness and vigor (woo-hoo! Im all about the vim & vigor).Decrease intensity/awareness of physical pain.Serve as an amazing distraction from the fact Thanksgiving is merely a week away (!)

You can be entered to win a MizFit workout skirt (men, they make great gifts!) for the low low cost of a comment below.

What act of kindness will you do this week to pay-it-forward?

All my proceeds *plus* a matching donation from abprosports go to the Mayan Families charity in Guatemala.

winner announced 11.21.12 USA and CANADA only

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We’ve gots new FREAK FLAGS (Mad Pax giveaway)

Last years Mad Pax birthday present.

We like Shrek the movie(s).

We LOVE Shrek the Musical.

It’s cute, filled with catchy tunes & it’s a show all of us adore which isnt always the case.

The Tornado & I, however, share the same favorite song.

The first time we saw the musical she immediately leaped to her feet & sang & danced & shrieked with wild abandon.

And it freaked me out a bit (upcoming pun not really intended)

The song? LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY.

Apparently I truly am a misfit guttermind as the song initially made me think FREAKY as in KINKY as in, well, you know where my mind went.  If you’ve never heard the song I highly recommend watching.

It’s EARWORMtastic.

As we exited the theater, both of us singing about our FREAK FLAGS, I stopped to ponder what on earth a FREAK FLAG was.

What the heck we were waving and never taking down.

Stopping singing long enough to pose…

The longer I ruminated the more it dawned upon me the concept of FREAK FLAG for me is almost defined by what it is not:

It is not “in your face” merely for the sake of being IN!YOUR!FACE!  I like to think we’ve all done this.  Perhaps only in our youth–but action or attitudes intended to shock, horrify and annoy.  Many people assume my TATTOOS are this.  They’re not.  Which leads me to…Your Freak Flag is NOT necessarily how you look. Once upon a time I met a woman who appeared, to my judgmental eye, exactly as I imagined Stepford Wives to look.  I assumed she’d be boring, uptight & we’d have nothing in common.  Holycrapballs was I wrong. She & I became closeclose friends & I quickly learned her Freak Flag made mine look like the tiny flags suck in club sandwiches.  Your Freak Flag is not necessarily connected to your exterior.It’s not rebelling.  Unfurling and flying that Freak Flag HIGH has absolutely, entirely nothing to do with angst or rebellion.  Period.  It’s self-love and self-confidence at its finest.

So what in the heck is a Freak Flag?

To me it symbolizes:

Feeling good about and at peace with who you are.  It’s being Unapologetically Yourself whether that be a tech geek or a member of the marching band.  It’s that sense of feeling *wholly* comfortable in your own skin which emanates from within. It is KNOWING  you are enough precisely as you are.It’s being transparent.  It’s living authentically without hesitation or fear.  It’s letting others see who you are and what you are about.  It is PRIDE in your authentic self & waving that authenticity for all to see.A reminder NOT to harshly judge other people AND also NOT to judge yourself.

Why do I even bring this FREAKY-concept up on a healthy living blog?

Because flying your freak flag allows you to fulfill your life’s purpose and relax into who you are meant to be.

Because it’s amazing, when we do the work to discover who we are really are and are fully honest with ourselves, all things (including health fitness and weight loss) finally click into place.

As a thank you for indulging my FREAK FLAG musings (am I alone in finding this fascinating?) I have a treat for you.

From me.  To celebrate 43.**

A chance to win a new.bumpier. FREAK FLAG like ours:

We love our new Mad Pax backpacks.

You can be entered to win a BUBBLE HALF PACK for the low low price of a comment below.

Have you unfurled your Freak Flag yet?  How have you shown the world your *authentic* self?If you still haven’t yet: what’s holding you back??

**yada yada yada no FTC diZclaimer.  The treat is from the Tornado & me.  USA and CANADA only.  Winner announced 7.20.12

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Greedy Giveaway! Win Josie’s “Favorite Things” Prize Packs

Update 5/28/12: Congrats to Angela (@goodfairyofny), Cassie and jbunny. You win prize packs!

Howdy ho, and welcome to the new look of the blog! You ready to win some stuff? Three random, greedy winners will each score one prize pack filled with some of my favorite things. Now let’s git ‘ta winning prizes!?!

BEAST MODE PRIZE PACK

Shakeology 2-Pack Sampler (Tropical & Chocolate)Gymboss Interval TimerBob Harper Totally Fit Core DVD

ACTIVE REST PRIZE PACK

Shakeology 2-Pack Sampler (Tropical & Chocolate)Rodney Yee Yoga Ultimate Power YogaLeslie Sansone Walk at Home DVD

GREEDY GOODNESS PRIZE PACK

Shakeology 2-Pack Sampler (Tropical & Chocolate)BelVita Golden Oat Breakfast BiscuitsBack to Nature Chocolate Chunk Cookies (they’re delicious!)

How To Enter

Leave a comment and brag a little about your fitness plans for this week. Lazy-bones and excessive couch-assers with no plans to do nothin’ need not enter.

Your chance to enter ends Friday,  5/25/12. Winners announced by 5/28/12. United States entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited. M’kay?

Ready? Set. PRIZES!!

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Video Product Review and Giveaway: Quaker Real Medley’s

Quaker reached out and asked if I’d be willing to review their latest product: Real Medleys. Before agreeing I asked a few questions…

Can I have a little more information on the product before I agree. My readers are looking for natural and low calorie options. Do you have ingredient lists and the nutritional information? 

They sent back…

I’m including the Nutrition label for the Cherry Pistachio flavor oatmeal. All of the oatmeal varieties range from 250 -290 calories. The ingredients are not on this label, but I included them for your reference below as well. Let me know if it sounds like something your readers would be interested in.

Thanks!

Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Dried Sweetened Cherries (Cherries, Sugar), Multi Grain Blend (Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Rolled Barley,Whole Grain Rolled Rye),Brown Sugar,Pistachios, Almonds, Nonfat Dry Milk,Whole Grain Rolled Wheat,Natural Flavor,Salt.

Contains: Wheat, Almond, Pistachio and Milk Ingredients

After seeing that I agreed! I get all excited when big brands make convenient products with real food.

Our shipment arrived last week and I, again, put Little Guy to work helping me review…

He’s such a goof ball!

Anyway, as I said/showed in the video, Quaker Real Medley’s com in 4 flavors: Apple Walnut, Summer Berry, Peach Almond and Cherry Pistachio. To cook just add water and microwave for 45 seconds. You can’t get much easier than that! They are tasty, satisfying and convenient. A great combination for busy mornings and I love that you could eat them in the car on the way to work.

On to the Giveaway!

Simply leave a comment below to be entered to win a sample of Real Medleys and a $75 gift card. I will randomly pick a commenter and announce next Wednesday. Prize can only be shipped to the USA. Sorry my international friends. :(

Good Luck!

Update: People are asking about price in the comments and I realized I only mentioned it in the video. They are $1.79 each. Compared to bulk oatmeal it’s pricey but you have to take into consideration the additional ingredients and convenience. As they say, “Fast, Good or Cheap. Pick two.” These definitely fall in the fast, good category. Hope that helps!

This post is sponsored by Quaker. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Office space workout challenge and Egg Beaters giveaway.

Im all gussied up.

Ive donned a real shirt, realish pants, & dress shoes.

Ive done all this just so I can divulge to you my office workout secrets.

Already at the office? Turn off the sound and follow along with the on-screen suggestions.

I challenge you.

 You may be entered to win Egg Beaters 100% egg whites for the low low cost of a comment below. 

What’s your favorite exercise to do when you’re stuck in an office setting?

This post is sponsored by Egg Beaters 100% Egg Whites.  The fact I chose to wear a real bra got dressed up was all my own decision.

USA ONLY Winner announced 3.12.12

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Tags: Egg Beaters 100% Egg Whites, MizFit fancy, office workout

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Chobani Champions Giveaway Winners!

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Greedy Giveaway! Chobani Champions Kids’ Greek Yogurt

If you haven’t tried Chobani Greek yogurt yet, what the hellz are you waiting for!? Chobani is the real deal, everybody. And now greedy children scattered all over the place can set aside that horrific, artificially-laden Trix yogurt and get on the Champions bandwagon.

But ya know what? I’m loving Chobani Champions, too. Have you seen it at grocery store? Orange Vanilla is my favorite (it tastes like a creamsicle), and its smaller portion size is great for all you calorie-counting peeps. There are four flavors, ranging from 100-110 calories, all with 8 grams of protein. Go to ChobaniChampions.com to read up on all the fun the flavors and get nutrition info.

In the video: Greedy Baby is chowing down on Chobani Champions.

The Giveaway

Three winners will be randomly chosen. Each of you will receive one full case of Chobani Champions Kids Greek Yogurt. Niiice!How To Enter

Leave a comment and tell me: What do you do when you get to the bottom of your yogurt cup? Do you scrape the bottom with your spoon, or do you lick the yogurt remnants out the cup?  (I do both, depending on how hungry I am.)

Your chance to enter ends Tuesday, 3/6/12. Winners announced by 3/8/12. United States entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited.

Ready? Set. GO!

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Let’s chat! (Egg Beaters 100% egg whites giveaway).

OK, Protein-People.

Get out your calendars. 

Grab your FiloFax (anyone? Im all about the technology. I love my Google calendar. I still pine for the FiloFax days…)

I come bearing information, freebie-foreshadowing,  and a recipe.

Tomorrow.

February 16th.  (11 am CENTRAL/Noon EASTERN/9a PACIFIC)

Im hosting a Twitter chat: Easy Changes for Heart Health Month.

Never participated in a Twitter chat? 

Here’s all you need to know about tomorrow and chats in general:

Tweetchat is your friend.  Go to Tweetchat, enter the hashtag EBwhites at the top and you’re in!  TIP: you can do this any time to follow the #EBwhites hashtag not only during the chat.It’s a H.I.I.T. chat.  What I mean by that is we’re going fast & furious for thirty minutes.  Join us during breakfast if youre on the west coast!  Pop in for a lunchbreak if you’re in the central/eastern timezones.  Ive structured a fast paced, fun, *energizing* chat so we all leave after 30 READY to wrangle our day.Completely baffled by all things TWITTER?  No worries.  Here’s your cheat-sheet. Youve got plenty of time to get up to speed by tomorrow.We will all get a chance to HANG OUT in real time and not in blog comments. It will be like a 30 minute mini-chatty FITBLOGGIN12.  COME! COME!

Now if youre anything like I am, whether it’s 9a your time or noon, it’s snacktime.

If all looks pretty (read: there’s a reason Im not a food blogger.  My food *tastes* yummy & looks messy.) I shall share pics during the chat as here’s what I will be eating while I tweet:

Egg Beaters 100% Egg Whites Protein Pancake (A MizFit concoction):

1 cup Egg Beaters 100% egg whites

1/4 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup dry oatmeal

1/3 cup protein powder (ANY BRAND. Read the label. You can use FLAVORED I choose not to because of unnecessary sugars.)

A smattering of frozen/fresh fruit (or honey. or agave. you get the THIS IS TO SWEETEN idea)

Blend the above concoction in a blender and make like traditional pancakes.

Eat sans-syrup rolled up while you tweet.

Now you.

Baffled by my ability to blend such few ingredients and make a pancake?

Willing to buy me a purple FiloFax even if I only carry it in an homage to the 80's?

Confused at all by the world of twitter chats?

You know what to do…

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Greedy Giveaway! Insanity Fast and Furious 20-min Workout DVD

In the spirit of kicking much booty and putting in the work to claim the body transformation you thirst for, welcome Shaun T’s Insanity Fast And Furious. I partnered with Yahoo! Shine as a Yahoo! Get It Guide Insider to share my thoughts on this 20-minute workout and offer you bad-asses the chance to win it for yourself. (Giveaway at the end of this post.)

I started doing Insanity last year. It’s the workout style I prefer most: high intensity in short time with maximum effort and maximum sweat for maximum results. It works for me. This is how I roll.

Equipment Needed: Your body, bottle of water, towel, mental toughness.

The Warm Up: Even the warm up is a little bit insane, so my advice is to allot 2-3 minutes for your own pre-warm-up time before you pop in the DVD. Because once you do, you’re headed right into a brisk jog in place, and the warm up only goes higher from there. Immediately following the warm up you’ll go into generous stretch that feels Oooo-ahhh-amazing.

Crux of the Workout: Delivering fantastic cueing with constant reminders to “keep good form” and “keep your core tight”, you’re in for one helluva ride, people. If you think 20-minutes is no big deal, just consider the plyometric-palooza that includes moves like high knee jog, moving push-ups, diamond jumps, mountain climbers, burpee push-up jacks, plank holds, and fast football feet, all set to epic rocker music. The fatty parts will begin to melt as you simultaneously build muscle. Your body WILL be changed. Isn’t that what you want?

Shaun T specifically cautions you to stay at your own pace and know your limits, so if you’re worried about not keeping up, just stop that right now. Even Shaun and his workout peeps in the background are taking unscheduled mini-breaks and scraping themselves up off the floor. Then it’s time to s-t-r-e-t-c-h.

This program is NOT for beginners or anyone with troubled knees, ankles, heart problems, whimpy attitude, etc. If you lack mental fortitude, you either need to go get some before doing this program or use Insanity Fast and Furious to start developing mental fortitude right now.

“I’m just a tool to get you to where you need to be. If you don’t wanna go there, that’s on you.” ~ Shaun T

Insanity Fast and Furious is a-buzz on the Yahoo! Shine Get It Guide

The Giveaway: Leave a comment and tell me why you’re bad ass. No, really. I wanna know how you’re pushing daily to achieve your fitness goals.

Your chance to win ends Tuesday, 1/24/12. Winner announced later this week. United States entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited.

Ready? Set. Get Insane!

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Video Product Review and Giveaway: That’s It Fruit Bars

My first video product review. How fun are these? Well, for me at least.

Less Writing = Less Typos. Considering my track record, that’s a bonus. HOWEVER, instead of a typo I made a ‘speach-o.’ Throughout the video I say “Peach” when I really mean “Apricot.” The three flavors are Cherry, Pear and APRICOT. Not Peach. Oy vey.

Here’s the deal. Watch the video, leave a comment and be entered to win your very own box of That’s It to try for yourself. That’s 12 free bars! I’ll pick a winner on Wednesday. Sorry, U.S. residents only. :(

Disclaimer: This is a paid review. ‘That’s It’ compensated me for posting as well and provided the bars free of charge. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Greedy Giveaway: $100 American Express Gift Card to Plus Up Your Day!

So which one of you wants to win the $100 AmEx gift card I’m throwing at ya, courtesy of Kellogg’s FiberPlus? Just think of how easily you could Plus Up Your Day with 100 bucks. Here are some fancy suggestions for the winner that might be YOU:

Indulge in a high-end, $100 professional toenail clipping session.Buy 100 of your closest friends an awesome holiday gift from the Dollarmania store.Purchase a $100 pre-paid calling card to telephone your long lost uncle in the Bermuda Triangle Islands.

Say what!? You don’t like my suggestions? Then you better get a move on and enter this Giveaway so you can Plus Up Your Day any way you wanna. As for me? I used my $100 AmEx gift card (thank you, Kellogg’s) for a fancy dinner with husband. Then we hit a cozy coffee shop for sipping on the java and chewing on delicious, high calorie desserts. ‘Twas a very lovely evening.

My hungry teeth have been properly sharpened and I am currently working my way through all the boxes pictured above. But this is not my first time at the FiberPlus rodeo. I was a customer before Kellogg’s ever came knocking on Yum Yucky’s door with free food samples. But, err, I do love me some free food.

Newsflash! You need to know that the newest FiberPlus bar variety, Caramel Coconut Fudge (130 calories, 7 sugars, 9 grams fiber), is FREAKING DELICIOUS!! I want another one. Like right now. Although I’m not a fan every single ingredient (boo to the High Fructose Corny-ness), my highly skilled, flavor-loving taste buds declare to you my desire to tote Caramel Coconut Fudge in my purse for a hungry emergency and pack it up for after-lunch dessert.

How To Enter The Giveaway

Show me your fiber-knowledge! To enter for the $100 AmEx gift card, leave a comment telling me what you know, think you know or don’t know at all about fiber. Let’s talk fiber, people.

Read the official giveaway rules. Your chance to win ends Sunday, 12/11/11 at 9pm EST. Winner to be announced by 12/13/11.

Ready? Set. FiberPlus!

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Bringing sexy back (Nancy Rose giveaway post).

As Ive mentioned before Im completely over the giveaways (dramatic pause) until Im not.

And, as Ive mentioned before, the giveaways Im not over are the ones I seek myself.

I sought out this one and, in a time when I was feel less than (sexy, sultry, stellar, smart–you name the positive S-word I was feeling less than it) the simple shirt seriously perked this misfit up.

At first glance it appeared to be a staid, boring gray tank-top.  Nicely cut. Lovely long length.  Pretty fabric. Gray tank-top.

I wore it while I made the Tornado’s bed.

I donned it to prepare her foodstuffs.

I had it on while I went bill gathering.

It came with me to Skip It!

I sweated in it during yoga.

I wore it to leg-extend!

I gray tank’ed while drinking water out of a coffee cup (wink).

I even brought it with me to my L.A. speaking engagement.

 All the while getting an extra bounce in my step because even if no one else initially saw *I* knew I was bringing sexy BACK.

Bottom line:

I love the tank top (and its sexy back) and did seek a giveaway from the brand for you.

What did I not love? THE SIZING. 

I try only to promote/review items which are made in a full size run from xs to xxl.

This tank top does come in XS to XL Im just assuming it’s a none-too-roomy XL.

That said, being the holiday season, this tank top would make a fantastic gift for the woman in your life who needs to get a bit of HER sexy back. 

Take my word for it.

You may be entered to win for the lowlow cost of a comment below.

Upon whom would you bestow the magical tank were you to win? (and yes it can be YOU.)

USA ONLY

Winner announced 12.12.11

FTC my tank top was free. The unabashed love for all things Justin Timberlake *and* the aforementioned top are all my own.

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More Mamma Chia (giveaway post)

To my surprise Kinder-Tornado still ADORES her some Mamma Chia!

We are longtime fans of chia up in herre.

But I wont lie to you.

It was a love affair whose spark had dimmed.

Significantly.

Im not sure when it happened—-but I slowly returned to my flaxseed-loving ways & Ren Man & Tornado followed.

And then Mamma Chia entered the scene.

(here’s where I stop to clarify this was a personal discovery. Mama Chia never approached me to write about them & I approached them for the giveaways)

Mamma Chia with their drink that looks, to this misfit eye, as though you’re drinking the innards of a tomato.

The gluten-free, vegan, high fiber, loaded with 2000 mg of omega-3, high in antioxidants, only 110 calorie innards of a tomato:

And yes.

This misfit could NOT resist trying it.

What did I love about Mamma Chia?

Great googly moogly everything. The taste. The four different fabulous flavors. The healthiness. The informative website. The fact they give back to the community. The kindaWEIRDNESSofitall. Everything.

What might you not like about Mamma Chia?

The price. Mamma Chia isnt cheap (Approximately 2.50 a bottle. All depends on finding on sale etc), however, Im not one to skimp on health. A generic brand diet soda is only 50 cents. You do the HEALTH MATH.

What did the Tornado think of Mamma Chia upon first sip? (30 second video clip below)

She loved it so much, in fact, she ambushed greeted Ren Man EARLY the next morning with another bottle.

A pre-coffee good sport Ren Man (29 second video clip below):

Bottom line:

Mama loves her some Mamma Chia.The Tornado now brings Mamma Chia in her kinder-lunch!I pleaded for more inquired about procuring some Mama Chia for YOU to try & the super generous brand said YES.

So, now it’s your turn.

Are you brave enough to join us in our looks-like-tomato-innards-tastes-like-heaven love?

One USA-type will win a bottle of each of the four flavors (cherry lime, raspberry passion, blackberry hibiscus, & cranberry lemonade) & the lovely little Mamma Chia fold-up totebag pictured below:

Winner announced 11.28.11

FTC? I boughts my own Mamma Chia.

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YMX by YellowMan? I freakin love ye. (giveaway post)

(sing it)

Come and listen to a story

’bout a woman named Miz.

Been around fitness

many years in the biz

Theres one cool brand

she’s always longed to TRRRRRRRY

If you read this post you will know the reason why.

Yellowman it is.  Hip prints. Tattoo-style.

Oh people.

Im a strong, strong woman.

I decided to only do giveaways *I* seek from brands—and I stuck to it!

Until the great Yellowman email of 2011.

Allow me to set the scene.

It was a Friday afternoon.  Right before Shabbat unplug time.  I checked my emails for one last time and found the one Id only ever dreamed of receiving.  A FREE Yellowman outfit & a Yellowman outfit for you as well.

I squealed.  I told Ren Man.  He totally did NOT care until he took a gander at their site and longed for a cycling jersey.  I squealed again.  It was, perhaps sadly, a thrifty misfit’s dream realized.  Ive always loved the prints. Ive always loved the cut of the products. Ive always wondered if their stuff was worth the money. Please to enjoy what I discovered.

What did I learn after I quickfast pulled my Yellowman outfit from the package:

The fabric is silky smooth & seems NOT to snag! I loved how it felt on my hands & as soon as I could I yanked it on on my body. What I loved was their MadKool fabric.  It wicks. It doesnt wrinkle or snag.  The outfit I received had 30+ UV protection (something this Texan loves).  It was, in short, MAD KOOL.In my opinion the bottoms run big.  I initially asked for a small and ended up an extra small. (Im a small in the top).  Typically Im a small and in some brands a medium.The tattoo’esque patterns are prettier and more vibrant in person!  And not garish.  At all.  I’ll admit the fear of that was part of my hesitancy.

What did I learn after wearing my Yellowman treats?

I adored.  The fit, the wicking, the fact the tights are perfect for Texas and *perfect* as a base layer in colder climes.  The whole shebang was everything I could have hoped for and more.

o’dark thirty & read to wog!

They are for work AND working out.  Suffice it to say my tank top can be seen in every situation from Pilates to (work) presentations.

off to do a social media presentation!

The fact it’s an outfit (read: matching. I never match.) caused me to believe it was suitable for various & sundry other non-physical activities as well.

ahh protein pancakes in the morning. I love ye, too.

Bottom line:

I adored every single solitary thing about these pieces, People**

I really have longed to try them for ages—and they did not disappoint.

That said, they are still pricey. 

Now that Ive worn one (and decided, for me, it has myriad uses) I would definitely pay 59.00 for the tank top.

Quickfastandinahurry.

I wouldnt pay 89.00 for the tights, but 100% of that is the fact I now reside in Texas.  If I still lived on the east cost I probably would.  If for no other reason than the tattoo matchy thang.  Im easy like that.

Bottom bottom line (or HOW CAN YOU ENTER TO WIN?).

You USA-types can be entered to win an outfit of your own (as opposed to winning the outfit Ive worn) for the low low cost of a comment below.

If YOU had the chance to get your Yellowman on—where would you wear your prize?

Winner announced 11.14.11

** FTC the tights and tank were free.  My yammerings of lovenessment are all my own.

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EatSmart Scale Giveaway! (plus, my personal story of scale obsession)

(If you’re a Finish What You Started Challenger, this week’s “Finish It Monday” message is hitting your Inbox, so watch for it!)

I love EatSmart. Not only because their Precision Digital Bathroom Scale was part of my journey of healing from scale obsession (yup, it’s a real condition), but it they’re a trusted company run by wonderful people. EatSmart has a full line of bathroom scales, plus kitchen scales and a luggage scale that are all reasonably priced, and include a 2-year warranty.

So before I Get To the Giveaway Part: My Story of (former) Scale Obsession

Obsession with anything is a very unhealthy thing. I could NOT stop weighing myself. At the time I had more than 40 pounds to lose. I was shooting to lose 1-pound per week to get to goal weight. Pretty reasonable, right? But is it normal and reasonable to weigh yourself 3-4 times per day?

I hadn’t yet discovered EatSmart. I was using some other scale at the time. It was heavy and clunky and ugly, but I’d drag that dang thing out, strip completely naked, making sure to have already used the potty (uh-huh) in hopes of the best weight loss reading possible.

If my number was neutral or higher, I’d blame water weight or a sammich that hadn’t fully digested yet. I’d even blame a water-logged head of hair if I was fresh out the shower. If my weight was lower, I’d celebrate, but still find an excuse to hop on the scale many more times that day. At this rate, I was weighing in up to 28 times per week.

I’m almost embarrassed to admit this former obsession. It went on like this for close to 2 years before I acknowledged what I had been in deniable about for so long: I was obsessed with the scale. I knew my behavior was not normal. It took many more months before I had the courage to remove the batteries from my scale and stick it in the attic forever. It was sooo liberating to NOT have the ability to weigh in obsessively. After this, about a year passed by and that clunky old scale was still very much out of reach. I was doing okay and continue to drop weight. I could tell from the way my clothes fit.

In December 2010, EatSmart reached out to offer me my 1st scale giveaway. I also received a complimentary scale of my own. This is when I decided that I would not longer hide from any scale by banishing it to the attic. I would take control over my weigh-ins and maintain a healthy relationship with the scale. Keeping an EatSmart around would be the litmus test to show whether or not my old weigh-in habits had truly changed.

So did I go back to obsessing? Well, yes. I did for awhile. I had some ups and downs. It took effort and continued practice in self control over NOT weigh-in with the scale in plain view. But it got easier and easier over time. And now? I only weigh-in about every 1-2 months. Victory!

A major part of my recovery from scale obsession involved having the courage to keep my EatSmart around – not hiding from it. The other part of my healing involved ditching a goal weight and embracing non-scale victories like losing dress sizes, looking sexier in photographs (yeah baby!), making good food choices and simply having a healthy lifestyle mentality, NOT a “weight loss mentality” which very much obsesses over numbers.

There is more to our weight loss journey than the number on the scale. Do NOT use your scale as the absolute law that tells the entire story of your fitness efforts. A lot of people do that and it’s wrong. Instead, use your scale as a partner and tool in your journey. Use it to attest to your progress over longer periods of time.

I’ve lost over 16-pounds since March 2011. My EatSmart scale told me so. And it didn’t involve weighing in every week. I’ve only weighed-in about 5 times since March.

The Giveaway

Two (2) winners will each receive an EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale courtesy of EatSmart Products (you lucky peeps) AND a Shakeology Sampler 2-pack, courtesy of yours truly.

Required Entry: Leave a comment and tell us all how aim to maintain a healthy relationship with the scale.

*Bonus Entry: Get your booty on over to Twitter and tweet @EatSmart your fitness goals using the hashtag #HappyScale. They’ll been tickled to hear from you and I’ll also be following that hashtag, so join in!

Your chance to win ends Friday, 10/7/11. Winner announced on or before 10/10/11 on the top right sidebar. United States entries only. Totally null and void where prohibited.

Ready? Set. EatSmart!

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Banana ChocoChip VitaTop Review and Giveaway!

I get all excited when Vitalicious comes out with a new flavor. I’ve always been a huge fan of their chocolate VitaTops (Chocolate Mint and Dark Chocolate Pomegranate are my favorites) but recently they’ve been kicking butt in some non-chocolate flavors as well (Apple Crumb and Pumpkin Spice.) Their latest is Banana Choco Chip. My case arrived last week…

Little Guy and I found the package on the front porch when he came home from school. We each immediately tried one. As you can see, Little Guy was so excited he didn’t even bother to take off his book bag…

(He was in a post school mood. Can you tell?)

We both loved them!

I was a little worried, as I’m not the biggest fan of the Banana Nut flavor. But these were tasty, sweet without being too sweet, and I got a small taste of chocolate in each bite which was just perfect with the banana flavor.

They arrived defrosted and I enjoyed them that way, but since then I’ve had a chance to try them toasted.

This morning I took one out of the freezer and popped it in the toaster on the highest setting. It came out perfect! Warmed thru with gooey melted chocolate chips and a slightly crunchy outer shell. Here’s what the inside looked like when I tore it in half…

That was my breakfast in a pinch this morning. After I got Little Guy on the Bus and Little Bean fed, I had a busy morning. Thankfully I have the best co-worker in the world…

Note: That’s all of the GreenLiteBite books I’m shipping out to the winners. Click here to buy your copy today! I’m still running the 20% off sale using the code EX9MPHR6

I know I said this about the Pumpkin Spice, but Banana Choco Chip is my new non-chocolate favorite VitaTop! The Pumpkin is good, don’t get me wrong, but give me a banana/chocolate combo and I’ll pick it every time.

Vitalicious has been nice enough to donate one case of the new flavor for a reader to try. Leave a comment telling what your current favorite VitaTop flavor is for a chance to win. I’ll pick the winner next Monday. Sorry, only US residents can enter. :(

Click here to check out the new flavor and don’t forget to use the code RONISWEIGH for 10% all your orders at Vitalicious!!

Full Disclosure: Vitalicious is a Roni’s Weigh Sponsor and they supply products for me to sample. However all opinions expressed in this post are my own.

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I love My Race Ragz! (giveaway)

Ok, before I launch into my yammerings of love for My Race Ragz allow me to revisit what I declared about doing few reviews and giveaways.

Im doing fewer reviews and giveaways (rimshot!).

I will no longer do reviews without giveaways attached (to me it rings all too uncomfyclose to Neener! Neener! Look what I got!!).

In addition, I rarely say yes to giveaways pitched to me.

Most likely, if you see something here, Ive sought the brand out, declared my adoration & asked to review/give.

That said, My Race Rags reached out to me.

And I couldnt say yes quickly enough.*

It is such a cool concept (how long have we all been whining for personalized NICE tech shirts?) and their social media person is one of us.

As I  mention in the snippet-video below the only struggle I had with My Race Ragz was my own inability to decide what to put on the tees.

Apparently one the world is my mizfitOYSTER I get paralyzed—who knew?

Please to enjoy my 30 second review as filmed by the Tornado**:

Please to enjoy the Tornado’s 30 second review of the xxs adult tee My Race Ragz was so kind as to send her***:

Bottom line:

I adore the fact we can now design our own tech tees! Runner or avowed NON-runner.The tees were super comfy and not clingy when the Tornado and I tested them out along the streets of our ‘hood.Even though I was initially paralyzed by all the choices—I now wanna get a tee for each person in my family for Hanukkah

Bottom bottom line?

As always I had to procure me a treat for you.  The USA and CANADA you.  You can be entered for the lowlow cost of a comment below.  Be you walker, wogger, yogi or kettle bell’er what would you put on the front (and/or back!) of YOUR My Race Ragz tee?

winner announced 9.30.11

*FTC the tees were free! The silly logo on front & ramble child are both my own.

** Id apologize for the fact you cant really see my face/pretend I didnt wanna hurt the Tornado’s feelings & ask for a reshoot—but I looked tired that day. I like the partial obscurity!

***translation = when she refers to the AARGH she means the girly skull #youllhavethat

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