Giveaway! $300 in Gift Cards & Goal-Setting Online Service
January 5, 2010 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 421 Comments
Have you set your New Year’s Resolutions already? This week’s giveaway offers services and products to help your resolutions become a reality.
Prizes
- One Grand-Prize Winner—will receive:
- 1 Lifetime Membership to Mindbloom—online goal-setting and tracking services
- 1 $100 Gift Card to Barnes & Noble
- 1 $100 Gift Card to Lucy Athletic Wear
- 1 Year Subscription (10 issues) to Body + Soul Magazine
- Four Runners Up—will each receive a lifetime Mindbloom membership.
Entry Requirements
Please do the following three things to enter for a chance to win this week’s giveaway:
- Follow @mindbloom on Twitter.
XX - Visit http://mindbloom.com and leave a comment on this post, identifying one branch you’d like to add to your Mindbloom tree.
XX - Post these two messages on Twitter and leave comments here with a link to your tweets:
GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win $100 Barnes & Noble gc, $100 Lucy.com gc & @mindbloom goal-setting membership http://bit.ly/7DpaDO #gno PLS RT
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Wanna make ur NY Resolutions stick this yr? Check out @mindbloom’s goal-setting & tracking services: http://mindbloom.com PLS RT
Extra Entry Requirements
The following five entries are completely optional and will earn you one extra entry each. Simply do any or all of the following and leave a separate comment on this post for each completed optional entry.
- Sign up for a 14 Day Trial Subscription to Mindbloom and be on your way to achieving your New Year’s Resolutions.
- Follow @momitforward on Twitter.
- Become a Friend of Mom It Forward’s Google Friend Connect (see box in right sidebar).
- Subscribe to the Mom It Forward RSS feed (click on orange heart at the top of the right sidebar).
- Join the Mom It Forward Flickr group and leave a picture here of how you plan to “Mom It Forward” during the New Year!
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Mindbloom and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Wednesday, January 6 at midnight PT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If they do not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person.
Mindbloom will provide for the Sweepstakes one lifetime subscription worth $250. This prize is not transferable. It may not be redeemed for cash. The winner will be notified by e-mail and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the prize before another winner is selected.X
Full disclosure: Mom It Forward, Inc. offers brands sponsorship opportunities, which include giveaways.
50 Million Pound Challenge Promotes Healthy Living
December 21, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 12 Comments
With 2010 right around the corner and with being overweight topping the list of health issues facing Americans, many are thinking of ways to adopt healthy living habits for the new year.
Dr. Ian K. Smith, M.D. created the 50 Million Pound Challenge (50millionpounds.com) to help people:
- Shed those excess pounds, achieve healthier weights, and reduce our risk for life-threatening diseases.
- Unite as a community and pool our strength and resources to overcome the health problems that afflict us.
- Learn more about our bodies and what we can do to live healthier, longer lives.
- Teach our youth the importance of making healthy lifestyle decisions that will benefit them for years to come.
Join State Farm, sponsor of the 50 Million Pound Challenge, and other healthy living enthusiasts as we discuss diet, exercise, and how-tos for healthy living here this Tuesday, December 22 from 9-11 ET (8 CT, 7 MT, 6 PT) on Twitter. (See details in the list below.)
And, don’t forget to click here to enter this week’s giveaway for a $250 Visa cash card.
- What: State Farm is sponsoring this week’s #gno Twitter party (Click here to learn about #gno!)
- When: Tuesday, December 22, 9-11 p.m. EST (8CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
- Where: Party with us here on our custom Tweetgrid. (Use hashtags #gno and #50MPC.)
- Topic: Healthy Living and the 50 Million Pound Challenge
- Who: @bookieboo @jaybashinc @mandyhjellming @markting4mom @ronisweigh @skinnyjeans @stephanies
- Party Favors: Click here to enter for a chance to win this week’s giveaway from State Farm. Deadline: Thursday, December 31 at midnight PT.
- RSVP: Please leave your Twitter ID in the comments to follow and be followed (on Twitter, of course!) by other #gno gals. The best format is as follows: http://twitter.com/jylmomIF.
Giveaway! Win a Spa Treatment, $250 in Origins Products, & Free Gift Wrap!
December 10, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 317 Comments
The holiday season is all about giving. But often, we’re so caught up in coming up with the perfect gifts and acts of service for others that we don’t make time to give back to ourselves. If you’re like me, you barely find time to wrap the gifts you do buy!
Origins would like to help make your holiday season more enjoyable by offering one lucky winner an amazing gift pack that’s all about YOU! (with an approximate retail value of $400), including:
- A 60-minute spa treatment at a local spa of your choice*
- $250 of Origins Holiday Gift Sets**
- Wrapping of up to 10 gifts***
Entry Requirements
Please do the following two things to enter for a chance to win this week’s giveaway:
- Become a fan of the http://www.facebook.com/Origins Facebook page. Visit http://origins.com and leave a comment on the Origins Facebook page, sharing which Origins product you’d love to try and why.
X - Post these two messages on Twitter and/or your Facebook profile page:
GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win $150 spa treatment, $250 #origins prize pack, & free holiday gift wrapping. http://bit.ly/4JOh3b PLS RT
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Stay up to date on winter skincare tips by becoming a fan of the http://facebook.com/origins page. PLS RT
Extra Entry Requirements
The following five entries are completely optional and will earn you one extra entry each. Simply do any or all of the following:
- Read this post and leave a comment on your tips for winter skincare.
- Follow @momitforward on Twitter.
- Subscribe to the Mom It Forward RSS feed (click on orange heart at the top of the right sidebar).
- Become a fan of http://facebook.com/momitforward.
- Read this post and leave a comment, sharing tips for ways in which you help your children fall in love with giving during the holiday season.
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Origins and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Sunday, December 13 at midnight PT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If they do not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person.
Origins will provide for the Sweepstakes one free 60-minute spa service at spa of winner’s choice up to $150 value*, $250 of Origins Holiday gift sets chosen by Origins**, and winner can receive up to 10 holiday gifts wrapped for free at a nearby Origins retail store (not valid at dept. store)***. Winner of Grand Prize is responsible for bringing the holiday gifts they would like to be wrapped to an Origins retail store only at time agreed to by both parties. Origins will wrap designated gifts by end of business day of drop off. Gifts must be no larger than 2ft x 3ft. If winner is not able to bring gifts to Origins retail store winner will forfeit this portion of prize. The remaining prizes will be shipped to the winner via 2nd day shipping at the expense of the Sponsor. Total value of prize is approximately US$ $400. XFull disclosure: Mom It Forward, Inc. offers brands sponsorship opportunities, which include giveaways.
How to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holiday Season
November 29, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 3 Comments
The holidays are infamous for adding to our waistlines. It happens to the best of us. But we can take some preventative measures, so that we don’t have to go shopping for a bigger size during the New Year. I asked Leah @bookieboo, who heads up the Mamavation Sistahood—a group of moms losing weight and learning a healthy lifestyle together—to share some tips on how to enjoy healthy living during the holiday season. Here are some of the tips they shared:
1. Move more.
Get extra movement in any way you can. Turn the music on and dance. Park at the far end of the parking lot. Run up and down the stairs more. Studies have shown that adding extra steps to your day will burn more calories and keep your metabolism higher.
2. Get a support group.
Find a group of women that will support you in your healthy goals. If you are in need, we welcome all moms to the Mamavation Sistahood. You only need to have a desire to learn about healthy living and a positive attitude. We can be reached any time of day on twitter by using #mamavation.
3. Offer to bring a food item to the party.
Whether it’s a preschool party, family get-together, or office party, offer to bring a healthy alternative. Then bring something you can eat, like salad, fruit, or a low-fat appetizer.
4. Do your food research.
Know what it is you are eating. Do research and find out what the average calorie/fat count is to a certain food you like. Then ask yourself what you want to eat and what you want to skip. Don’t cut out everything, but cut out things you know aren’t worth the calories. For instance, did you know you will have to do over 2,000 jumping jacks to work off every cup of homemade stuffing?
5. Don’t drink your calories.
The holidays bring the best drinks of the season, but It’s very easy to drink your calorie allowance for the day without even knowing it. Check the nutritional count on what you are drinking BEFORE you drink. Wouldn’t you rather blow your calories on food instead? Dropping soda for the month is an easy way of cutting out a grip of extra calories. Stick to coffee, tea, red wine, and water. And for the diet soda lovers out there, studies have shown diet drinks actually make you gain weight, not lose weight. So don’t bother.
6. Control your portions.
Don’t get out of control. You can eat your favorite foods by using sensibility and portion control. Sometimes it is better to eat what you want and limit it, rather than deny yourself and overeat later.
7. Get a shoe that supports your needs.
Get a shoe this month that allows you to burn more calories as you are walking, like Earth Footwear. With a tool like this, you will be able to go about your life and the shoes will do a lot of the work for you.
8. Have a plate strategy.
When you load up your plate, fill half with veggies, ¼ protein, and then samples of whatever else you want. That way you aren’t depriving yourself and will feel full at the end of your meal. Another strategy is to use a smaller plate. You might be eating less, but you will feel more satisfied.
9. Add in more fruits and vegetables to every meal.
Make a conscious effort to eat more vegetables and fruit this month. Think about more ways you can incorporate them into every meal. Filling up on veggies will keep you satisfied and full and the end of your meal.
For more tips on how to live a healthy lifestyle and incorporate that in your family life, join the Mamavation Sisterhood.
Picture courtesy of Pink Sherbet Photography.
Giveaway! Stay Healthy Over the Holidays With Earth Footwear’s Exer-Walk Shoes
November 26, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 361 Comments
Three lucky winners will receive a pair of Exer-Walk shoes from Earth Footwear.
Studies demonstrate that Earth Footwear increases the rate of fat-burning inside the body. Women wearing Earth Footwear burn 4x the fat than normal shoes. The difference is in the Kalso Negative Heel Technology, which positions the toes 3.7º higher than the heels. The slight angle shifts weight subtly back over the heels, and help strengthen and tone the body while also burning more calories.
This is why Earth Footwear is so useful during the holidays. While you are shopping, running errands and caring for the family, the shoes do the work for you.
Entry Requirements
You can earn up to three extra entries in this week’s giveaway by doing the following (one extra entry per completed item):
- Follow @earthfootwear on Twitter.
- Become a fan of the http://facebook.com/earthfootwear page and leave a comment there, sharing tips on ways to have a healthy holiday season.
- Tweet and/or post a message on your Facebook profile page the following messages:
GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win a pair of Exer-Walk shoes from @earthfootwear (3 winners!). http://bit.ly/73vJay #gno PLS RT
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Join #gno Tues 12/1 (9-11 pm ET) 4 tips on how to enjoy a healthy holiday season w/@earthfootwear RSVP: http://bit.ly/7NOZ4H PLS RT
Entry Requirements
You have the option of getting three extra entries in this week’s giveaway. Make sure to leave a comment for each extra entry on this post.
- Leave a comment on the Earth Footwear Whrrl story.
- Tweet and/or post a message on your Facebook profile page the following message (one extra entry each):
Become a fan of the http://facebook.com/earthfootwear FB page for tips on enjoying a healthy holiday season! #gno PLS RT
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Earth Footwear and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Wednesday, December 2 at midnight PT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If they do not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person.
Tips for Enjoying a Healthy Holiday Season This Tuesday on Twitter
November 26, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 74 Comments
What are some ways to stay healthy during the holidays? What are your favorite healthy and non-healthy holiday foods? What gets in the way of starting a healthy living program and how can you overcome these obstacles for the New Year?
Join the Earthfootwear and #mamavation teams this Tuesday, December 1 to discuss the answer to these and more questions! Party details included in the bullet list below.
And don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaway. Click here to enter for a chance to win a pair of Exer-Walk shoes from Earth Footwear (3 winners!).
- What: Earth Footwear is sponsoring this week’s #gno Twitter party (Click here to learn about #gno!)
- When: Tuesday, December 1, 9-11 p.m. EST (8CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
- Where: Click here to party with us on our custom Tweetgrid. (Use hashtags #gno and #earthfootwear.)
- Topic: Fitness, exercise, and healthy living over the holidays
- Who: @alyssabecthold @banteringblonde @bookieboo @craftymamaof4 @earthfootwear @kaisermommy @mombloggersclub @momitforward @stacieinatlanta @vdog
- Party Favors: Click here to enter for a chance to win a pair of Exer-Walk shoes from Earth Footwear.
- RSVP: Please leave your Twitter ID in the comments to follow and be followed (on Twitter, of course!) by other #gno gals. The best format is as follows: http://twitter.com/jylmomIF.
Using ‘Mamavation’ to get Moms Moving Towards Healthy Living
July 18, 2009 by Danielle Smith · 1 Comment
Sometimes you make a change in your life that is so monumental you just can’t resist the urge to help others to do the same.
Such is the case with Leah Segedie and her Internet-wide movement, Mamavation.
Until July 21, moms can fill out applications explaining their desire to lose weight and adopt a healthy lifestyle. On July 22, four moms will be chosen as finalists and the world wide web gets to vote. On July 30, the winner will be announced. That winner, that mom, will be treated like a weight loss all-star, complete with a virtual team who will design an exercise regime, a new diet, and provide all the coaching she needs to reach her goals in a 2-month period. And don’t even get us started on the goodies the chosen mom will receive.
Working with one ‘Mamavation Mom’ at a time, Leah hopes to teach moms how wonderful life can be when you have the energy to keep up with your kids and are setting a healthy example for your family.
Before Leah began this campaign, she motivated moms virtually on Bookieboo, a site she created as a go-to place where moms could share their struggles staying or getting into shape. Leah knows just how difficult the journey can be.
Three years ago, when Leah gave birth to her first child, a son, she weighed 253 pounds. While she was pregnant, her father was diagnosed with cancer and given only 6 months to live. Five days a week, Leah helped her mother to care for her dying father. Watching him suffer was tremendously painful and Leah found solace in food.
Like so many of us, she believed the weight would come off after she had the baby. But, also like many of us, that wasn’t the case.
When her newborn son was only 3 months old, Leah’s father lost his battle with cancer. Though she had prayed for an end to his suffering, she was devastated.
But with the devastation came a ‘moment of clarity,’ as she calls it. She didn’t want to be the ‘fat mom.’ She wanted to ‘model healthy behavior’ for her family. In that moment, Leah decided to make a change. So, she stood up and started walking. At first it was once a day and then twice. She joined Curves and began to practice Taebo. Five pounds at a time, Leah began to see a difference.
Working at a healthy lifestyle the traditional way, with diet and exercise, Leah lost over 100 pounds.
After losing the weight, Leah decided to start Bookieboo.com (named after her son). The site has over 40 contributors, many are certified personal trainers, but all are moms.
Knowing how tough it can be to balance being a mom with taking care of yourself, Leah is reaching out, hoping to give a little extra resolve to one mom at a time. Having recently had a second son, Leah is on the ball with getting back into shape one more time , and she has the support of whole bunch of moms on Bookieboo who are doing the exact same thing.
And, she will soon have the pleasure of changing one mom’s life for good. If you know someone looking to make a major weight loss/life change, there is still time to apply. Head to Mamavation.com to learn the details.
With her ‘one mom at a time’ philosophy, Leah looks forward to working with many Mamavation Moms in the future.
About the Author: Danielle Smith is a mommy to two smart and sassy small people, as well as the founder and primary author of ExtraordinaryMommy.com. You can catch her hosting a brand new live show, The Spin Cycle, on MomTV.com every Wednesday at 9pmEST. She also hosts a show on Blog Talk Radio and contributes to WhyMomsMatter. Danielle is thrilled to be contributing to MomItForward as ‘giving back’ has always been an important part of who she is and what she hopes to teach her children.
RSVP for GNO’s Last Party of 2008!
December 27, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 24 Comments
How Can GNO Strengthen You?
Mom It Forward’s mission is to change the world one mom at a time. Yep! We mean our world and with your help. Lofty, we know. But, possible!
(Mom It Forward Salt Lake City Chapter Service Project)
You may be thinking… “How do I balance my desire to give back with all the other responsibilities in my life?”
(Photos courtesy of Adria Richards, Betsssssy,and Ed Yourdon)
As moms, we know the demands of balance… which usually looks like balancing a baby on our hips while balancing the checkbook and at the same time attempting to balance our own physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual needs so we can even think about taking care of other’s needs. Just put us on a tight rope already and make sure there’s a really broad and strong net below, because that is a whole lot of balancing going on!
But, we also know that achieving success in our personal and professional lives and all the many roles we play in both arenas requires balance. That is why during the month of January, we are focusing GNO on strengthening moms… again, we mean You!… by discussing topics focused on balancing the whole person—on filling our pitchers, so to speak, so we can in turn fill the cups of those relationships that matter most to us.
(photo courtesy of Mark Stroizer)
What Is the Social Calendar for Jan.?
- December 30: A Healthy You—Chat with @drmommy about health and wellness.
- January 6: A Social You—Get in the know with @jessicaknows as we talk about networking, business solutions, and the power of social media.
- January 13: A Physically Fit You—Join other GNO Gals, led by @cutiebootycakes and @modernmom, as we committ to and support each other to improving our diet and exercise for 2009.
- January 20: A Financially Fit You— Learn budgeting and coupon tips from @chaotic_barb.
- January 27: Gab & Give—Gossip and gab in true GNO style (without an assigned topic) and enter to win our monthly giveaway.
RSVP Here!
RSVP for this week’s GNO (Tuesday, December 30 at 6 p.m. Pacific/9 p.m. Eastern) by using Mr. Linky below using your twitter ID and URL (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_MomIF). New to Twitter? Sign up at Twitter.com.
The Doctor’s In!
December 27, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 3 Comments
We are excited to announce our guest tweet for Tuesday, December 30… you know her on twitter as @drmommy!
Dr. Mommy is a Doctor of Chiropractic, freelance writer, blogger, speaker, devoted wife, and home school mom to five children. Being a mom to a 17, 15, 12, 8 and 5 year old she knows what it’s like to be a multi-tasking mom and still find balance. Her goal is to help moms find time for themselves in their busy lives and manage their homes in a happy and healthy way. She is a health/wellness advocate and shares her knowledge to help others live healthier, happier lives. For more information visit her site: Dr. Mommy Says
On Tuesday, December 30, you can get answers to the following types of questions:
- Balancing your Mom role, job, house, finances, family and husband.
- Keeping your sanity through it all.
- Nurtrition: can you live on MacNCheese? But do you want to?
- “Sometimes I come first”; when it comes to Dr. visits do you get regular check-ups, see your chiropractor to prevent illness or just wait until you can’t breath from the impending Bronchitus to see the Doctor?
Follow Dr. Mommy on Dec. 30th to get these and more answers to your health questions!
