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GenoVive: Tuesday #gno Twitter Party on Weight Loss

Jen Tilley — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:47:06 +0000

It’s now mid-March, so let me ask the all-important question: How many of you have stuck to your New Year’s resolution of getting back into shape? With the chilly winter months and bodies still stuck in hibernation mode, it’s difficult to focus on shedding those extra pounds. When it comes to weight loss, it’s all about finding a diet and exercise plan you can stick to—one that isn’t unrealistic or synonymous with deprivation.

In terms of dieting, the key to losing weight successfully is eating the right balance of macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein and fat) to optimize your calorie burning potential. GenoVive’s meal programs take the guesswork, worry and frustration out of dieting. GenoVive is a personalized weight loss solution based on science that uses your unique DNA to create a meal and exercise plan to deliver the most effective results.

Party Topic

Join GenoVive and our panel of experts as we discuss the relationship between losing weight and your individual DNA. The party will be held on Tuesday, March 15 from 9-11 ET (8CT, 7MT, 6PT). Click here to see details about the giveaway and enter for a chance to win.

Party Details

What: Girls’ Night Out (#gno) Twitter party (Click here to learn about #gno!)
When: Tuesday, March 15 from 9-11 p.m. EST (8CT, 7 MT, & 6 PT)
Where: Party with us on our very own Custom Tweetgrid! (Use hashtags #gno and #GenoVive)
Topic: Weight Loss
Who: Brand Panelists: @mygenovive, Community Panelists: @fitcheerldr @shelrael @LeighFazzina @mollymorganrd, Moderators: @jylmomIF @Dadventurous @troypattee and @MomItForward
Party Favors: Click here to enter the giveaway
RSVP: Use Mr. Linky below (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID (e.g., http://twitter.com/jylmomIF).

RT @MomItForward Join the @mygenovive #gno party Tue 3/15 (9-11 ET) 2 chat about weight loss http://bit.ly/fhU6Dd #GenoVive PLS RT

Note: Mom It Forward accepts paid sponsorships for most #gno Twitter parties. During the parties, brand sponsors provide tips, techniques, expert advice, and information on party topics. Mom It Forward is grateful for the giveaway prizes, coupons, and discounts that sponsors also provide to the Mom It Forward community in conjunction with #gno Twitter parties.

GenoVive Giveaway: Win a Diet Starter Kit (2 Winners)

Jen Tilley — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:46:59 +0000

Losing weight is on many to do lists but the approaches differ greatly with everything from crash and fad diets to countless hours at the gym. The effort of trying to lose or maintain weight is a very challenging, but a new approach sheds light on the fact that it isn’t you; it’s your diet!

GenoVive represents a new approach to weight loss and sustained healthy eating. It is a personalized weight loss solution based on the science of your unique DNA to create a meal and exercise program delivering the most effective results. The customized meal program focuses on delivering the ideal type and overall percentage of fats, carbohydrates and proteins that will work best with each individual’s genotype to deliver effective weight loss results.

A study recently conducted by Stanford University found individuals who participated in genotype appropriate diets lost on average up to 2.5x more weight.
Deprivation is a key reason diets fail—having gourmet meals made from natural ingredients designed for your body’s individual needs may be just what you need to reach optimal weight loss (50% of women say they gain the weight back within six months).

The Prizes

This week’s giveaway is all about weight loss by DNA. Two people will receive a DNA Diet Starter Kit consisting of the GenoVive DNA test, three months of the meal program*, a gym bag, Flip cam to track your weight loss and a year subscription to Exercise TV’s Premium Pass all with the goal of helping you reach optimal calorie burning (ARV: $3,000).

*The meal program includes everything you will need to get your weight loss on track. There is no need to supplement with additional foods because GenoVive already provides all of the daily nutrition you need for healthy and effective weight loss. The meal program may not be able to accommodate all allergy and dietary restrictions at this time. The program includes beef. pork and poultry dishes and vitamin supplements.

Entry Requirements

For a chance to enter and win, please complete the following requirements and leave a separate comment for each on this post, including links to your original tweets.

Follow @mygenovive on Twitter.
Answer the following question in the comment section below: How do you plan to eat healthy and lose/maintain weight this year?
Tweet the following:

RT @MomItForward Is ur weight loss resolution on track? Let @mygenovive help u reach ur goals! http://on.fb.me/g5ZAO9 #gno #GenoVive PLS RT

RT @MomItForward GIVEAWAY! Enter 4 chance 2 win a Diet Starter Kit (2 Winners) ARV: $3,000 http://bit.ly/hlUVYg #gno #GenoVive PLS RT

Optional Entries

The following are extra entries that are completely optional and will earn you one extra entry for each completed item. Leave a separate comment on this post for each completed optional entry.

Like GenoVive on Facebook.
Follow @momitforward on Twitter.
Like Mom It Forward on Facebook.

Terms and Conditions

Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Giveaway ends at midnight ET Wednesday, March 16. See all terms and conditions here. This giveaway is available to U.S. residents only.

Using ‘Mamavation’ to get Moms Moving Towards Healthy Living

Jyl Johnson Pattee — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:14:24 +0000

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.