Thanks to everyone who entered!
I wish you all love and happiness.
2/4/12
My 2012 in Pictures - Day 35
Meet Big Bear.
He is my childhood teddy bear and childhood best friend.
I got him on my 3rd birthday and still have him.
Help! I've Fallen and Can't Get Up!
This morning when I woke up, I realized something was wrong with my littlest toe on my right foot. I looked closely to find it swollen and purple. Actually I noticed yesterday it was a little sore. Apparently, I have a broken toe. A couple of days ago, I fell down climbing out of my shower. Yes, climbing out. It's a big garden tub, so the sides are higher than a standard tub. I love it when I want to take a bath, but I really wish I had a separate stand up shower.
It really surprised me when I slipped. I had one leg almost over when the other one slipped out from under me. I landed with my stomach on the edge of the tub, hands on the floor, and feet in the tub. I must have looked quite a sight! I felt really silly and thought "That's gonna leave a mark!" Johnny heard me fall and called to me from the bedroom, "Babe?" I hollered back, "I'm okay. Just feeling a bit stupid for falling down." It never occurred to me to check for broken bones. Gosh, at my age, I'm just glad it wasn't a hip! I did end up with several bruises on my arms and legs. Maybe it's high time to install a grab bar on my bathroom wall! Have you ever fallen in your tub or shower?
It really surprised me when I slipped. I had one leg almost over when the other one slipped out from under me. I landed with my stomach on the edge of the tub, hands on the floor, and feet in the tub. I must have looked quite a sight! I felt really silly and thought "That's gonna leave a mark!" Johnny heard me fall and called to me from the bedroom, "Babe?" I hollered back, "I'm okay. Just feeling a bit stupid for falling down." It never occurred to me to check for broken bones. Gosh, at my age, I'm just glad it wasn't a hip! I did end up with several bruises on my arms and legs. Maybe it's high time to install a grab bar on my bathroom wall! Have you ever fallen in your tub or shower?
Make Everything Taste Like BACON - Review
Then just for fun, I made a Healthy Veggie Pizza (recipe HERE) for my vegetarian readers. I know, some vegans don't use cheese, but there's a veggie cheese out there you could substitute in this recipe. Bacon Salt on top is just as good as Bacon Salt inside. Check out www.AlwaysFits.com for more information and to find whimsical gifts that will always fit!
Game Day Quesadilla #Recipes with Nostalgia Electrics
This quesadilla also came out perfectly. I couldn't finish it...I was too full. Luckily for me, my teenage son arrived home from school and finished it. He also said it was really good and asked if we had more tortillas. I guess I better hit the grocery store because my family will be using our Quesadilla Fiesta all the time! We will be enjoying the big game with these healthy quesadillas instead of all those heavy, fatty, junk foods!
Disclosure: I received this product at no charge in exchange for my honest review.
2/3/12
My 2012 in Pictures - Day 34
My childhood Bible is tattered and the binding is taped, but the Word lives on.
My Bible is dated March 15, 1976. I was nine years old.
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Two More Happy Winners
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and my Novica Giveaway!
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Sponsor Spotlight: Scandle Body Massage Candle
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2/2/12
$50 Friday Cash Giveaway Event
Woo hoo - enter to win $50 Friday - TWICE - meaning you have a chance to WIN $100!!!!
Here's the catch - this is ONLY opened from 12:01 am and will close at 12:01am tomorrow - so THIS is OPENED for ONE DAY ONLY
Here's the catch - this is ONLY opened from 12:01 am and will close at 12:01am tomorrow - so THIS is OPENED for ONE DAY ONLY
Review and Giveaway - EatSmart Bathroom Scale
This is no ordinary bathroom scale! Remember how excited I was to get a smart phone? I've been just as giddy over this EatSmart Precision GetFit Digital Body Fat Bathroom Scale. How's that for a long product name? And that's not even all it is! I've been calling it my new smart scale. This scale is one of many different products, so be sure to visit their website and hook up on Facebook and Twitter with them.
First off, this scale measures body weight down to the ounce, so I can really tell if my weight loss diet is working. I've been using it for about a week and weigh myself first thing in the morning consistently and it's way more exciting to lose even just one more ounce, than wait for another whole pound to disappear! This amazing scale knows it's me on the scale, in a way. It uses bio-electrical impendance analysis to determine my gender, height, age, activity level and weight to calculate my body fitness right through my bare feet. Not only that, it stores my information (and up to 7 other people's as well).
So, besides my weight, this Precision GetFit Scale measures my body fat, my total body water, my muscle mass, and my bone mass. Seriously! My DOCTOR can't even tell me all that! These measurements are most accurate in the evening and it's recommended that I get on the scale each day, twice a day, because consistency is a big key. Since I already weigh myself daily, I'm good with that. I absolutely LOVE the design of the scale too. It even looks high-tech and classy. It's also very thin (good motivation there too).
Here is my new scale in my master bathroom. You can see from the picture we have carpet in the bathroom, so we designed a scale base so we can weigh ourselves naked, in peace, away from the teenage sons. Most scales don't calibrate correctly or measure correctly on carpet. Since I've been dieting for the past three months (and have lost 18 pounds, yay) I am much less reluctant to weigh myself. With my fancy new GetFit scale I can make sure I'm reaching my goals!
Disclosure: I received this product at no charge in exchange for my honest review.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN ONE?
EatSmart is generously sponsoring a giveaway of one GetFit bathroom scale for a lucky Planet Weidknecht reader! Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Only the first entry is mandatory; all others are bonus entries to increase your chances to win. To be eligible you must be at least 18 years old, have a US address, and follow Planet Weidknecht in at least one way. This giveaway ends at midnight est on 2/12. Good luck!
Disclosure: I received this product at no charge in exchange for my honest review.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN ONE?
EatSmart is generously sponsoring a giveaway of one GetFit bathroom scale for a lucky Planet Weidknecht reader! Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Only the first entry is mandatory; all others are bonus entries to increase your chances to win. To be eligible you must be at least 18 years old, have a US address, and follow Planet Weidknecht in at least one way. This giveaway ends at midnight est on 2/12. Good luck!
Valentine's Day Collector's Bills
Swagbucks is releasing a new set of Collector's Bills just in time for Valentine's Day - 5 romantic reminders worth different amounts of reward points. Collect them all and get 14 Bonus Swag Bucks to use towards your free stuff! The bills come out at midnight PT on Monday and will be available only through Search until 11:59pm PT on Valentine's Day. Good luck!
My 2012 in Pictures - Day 33
I love it when I win a prize that I can use in my home daycare.
The kids were totally enthralled with this today.
Seeking Bloggers for NewbieBlogHop Giveaway Hop
I am very excited to announce that Planet Weidknecht will be co-hosting this hop!
Guest Post - Sharing Hope
Guest Post by Heather Von
St James:
Sharing Hope Through My Battle with Mesothelioma
Sharing Hope Through My Battle with Mesothelioma
I try to maintain a positive attitude, with a glass half full perspective. My optimistic view earns me a reputation of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, and has never come handier than when I received a frightening cancer diagnosis at 36 years of age. My only child was just 3 ½ months old when I received the news.
Nov. 21, 2005 I was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It’s not something anyone expects to hear, especially during the best and most joyful years of motherhood. I couldn’t believe I was hearing the words, ‘You have cancer.’ What would I do? Curse God? Live in self-pity, asking, ‘Why me?’ Give up? I needed to face the news head on, ready to fight! My rose colored glasses were no longer just a luxury but a necessity, if I wanted to live to raise my beautiful daughter.
Anyone who has experienced a battle with cancer would agree that it’s a double-edged sword. It is the worst thing that can happen, yet a good thing, if you can believe it. It has changed me forever, for the better, though some might doubt. Perhaps it was my decision not to live as a victim. Making light of a terrible situation allowed me to conquer fear, especially when I dedicated myself to helping others facing a cancer diagnosis. Hope is one of the first losses that accompany a mesothelioma diagnosis, but my fight could restore it to me and to others. I looked for good, and found it.
Referred to one of the leading mesothelioma doctors in the world, I received the encouragement from this expert that I could win my fight and beat this obstacle. When I learned that my surgery was scheduled for Groundhog’s Day, 2006, I dubbed my tumor Punxsutawney Phil. We renamed the day Lungleavin Day, the day my lung would leave my body. Each year, we celebrate this day on the first weekend of February, a celebration of life and of the conquering of my fear. We celebrate the good that comes from bad situations. We celebrate the hope that continues to shine!
My diagnosis has led to my getting to know many wonderful people. Some of the strongest, most amazing people have crossed my path on this journey. I have met and joined the ranks of others who battle valiantly against the darkness of mesothelioma, those committed to bringing awareness of the disease to others. They are the friends and family members of those who have been touched by this disease, they are passionate, and I call them friends. Without my own struggle with cancer, my life would be void of these precious people. Now, though, my life is purpose filled. My desire is to continue to bring hope to those who have need.
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2/1/12
Nutrisystem News Just Released #NSNation
NUTRISYSTEM CELEBRATES 40 YEARS AND MORE
THAN 70 MILLION POUNDS LOST OVER THE PAST DECADE
To Mark 40th Anniversary, Company Re-Commits to Helping Fight the Nation’s Obesity Epidemic and Launches 40% Off Promotion on Nutrisystem SUCCESS, Its Newest and Best Program to Date
FORT WASHINGTON, PA (February 1, 2012) - Nutrisystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI), the leading home delivery weight loss program, is ushering in its 40th anniversary year with a celebratory new promotion as well as a look back at four decades of helping people lose weight and get healthy. Within the past decade alone, customers have lost over an estimated 71 million pounds on the Nutrisystem ® program.
To commemorate Nutrisystem’s 40th anniversary, the Company is promoting 40% savings on all of its 28-day auto delivery programs. This limited time promotion, starting today, Wednesday, February 1, enables customers to save approximately 40% off the monthly cost of the Nutrisystem SUCCESS™ program, the Company’s best program to date. The program was named the "Least Expensive Home Delivery Program” by CBS Money Watch in January 2011.
To celebrate Nutrisystem’s 40th anniversary and to receive 40% off the Nutrisystem® SUCCESS™ program, please visit www.nutrisystem.com/success4u or call 1-888-841-2572.
Guest Post by Laura Fenamore @ onepinky.com
“I’ll just have one.
It’s no big deal.”
By Laura Fenamore
By Laura Fenamore
I’m Laura Fenamore, and I am thrilled to be sharing my story, which offers hope and guidance to women worldwide.
I
was a compulsive eater out of my mother’s womb. The youngest of eight children in
an abusive home, I was born knowing that the world was definitely not safe for
me. I used food to feel safe. It was that simple. I could not stop eating. When
I was not eating, I was thinking about food or when I could get my next meal. I
obsessed about it regularly. I overate every day, hated myself for it, and yet
could not stop.
From
7th grade until age 24, I smoked two packs of cigarettes a day. I
started drinking alcoholically at age 13, and was a “wild child” as a teen and
young adult. By age 24, I was designing my ending and talked regularly about
taking my life. I was a fat, depressed drunk who hated herself. Until a major
shift happened…
I
was gifted with a moment of clarity that hit me like a brick. It was the moment
at which I realized I had the choice to either give up or go on, and
fortunately, I chose life. Between my 24th and 25th
birthdays, I lost 100 lbs. the old fashioned way - watching what I ate.
My
weight release and the emotions I felt surrounding it led me to create One
Pinky, a community that helps women achieve a healthy body image and release
their unwanted weight for good. I feel so grateful that as I approach 50, I
feel a million times better than I did when I was 20.
Although
not all of us struggle with food addiction, the vast majority of my clients
have complicated relationships with food - they eat when they’re sad or bored,
they eat too much and then don't feed their families well. It often seems that the moment we decide to
quit bad habits, the deluding, conniving self-talk begins - Oh I’ll have one more cookie for dessert. If
I give my child this candy bar, they’ll stop complaining. Before you know
it, this deceptive self-talk has become a deafening self-shout, and the danger
of relapse is just around the corner.
But it is possible to
get a hold of this self-defeating, one-way conversation. This is where Yum Yum
Dishes come in.
Yum Yum Dishes are the
perfect way to gain control over your eating habits. In a society of big
portions and excess, it can be hard to put on the breaks, but Yum Yum Dishes
make it easy. There are so many reasons I love Yum Yum Dishes:
• They work. Monitoring portion control is a huge part of
creating healthy eating habits. According to the CDC’s government website,
“Research shows that people unintentionally consume more calories when faced
with larger portions.” For anyone trying to release weight, portion control is
a must. Yum Yum Dishes make keeping portions reasonable a no-brainer.
• They’re
easy. For those of us who don’t have the time (or interest in) weighing or
counting everything we put in our mouths, Yum Yum Dishes do the work for us.
Their small size means smaller portions, which means better eating. I encourage
my clients not to deny themselves anything, but I do encourage them to eat in
moderation. Eating out of a Yum Yum Dish automatically regulates portion size.
• They’re fun. Anyone that knows me knows I am totally a kid at heart
- I love animated movies, I still play on swings at the park and adore my
Raggedy Ann doll collection. The colorful, eye-catching designs of Yum Yum
Bowls make them a joy to have in the kitchen. They remind me not to take myself
too seriously and that eating is supposed to be a joyful act of self-care.
Plus, they also appeal to kids, and can help parents teach children about
healthy eating habits at an early age.
Every day seems to
bring a new study or article about the benefits of healthy eating and
maintaining a healthy weight. Yet the world we live in seems to be pulling us
in opposite directions - 64 oz. soda cups next to fashion magazines full of
impossibly thin models. It’s hard enough staying positive and motivated without
having to worry about everything that passes your lips. Yum Yum Bowls do the
work for you, helping you enjoy the foods you love in portions that your body
can handle. And that’s something worth celebrating.
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About the Author: Weight Release & Body Image Coach Laura
Fenamore is on a mission to guide women around the world to love what they see
in the mirror, one pinky at a time, so they can unlock the secrets to a healthy
weight and start loving their lives as soon as possible. Laura is the author of
the forthcoming book Weightless: 7 Tools
to Love Your Body (and Lose Weight For Good) and a frequent contributor to
local and national media - including First
for Women, Ladies Home Journal, the Dr. Pat Show and blog contributor on
Betty Confidential, Daily Love and Positively Positive. Laura believes that
self-love and self-care is where the transformation begins. Learn more about
her programs, invite her to speak or contribute to your program or conference,
or place pre-orders for her book today at www.OnePinky.com.
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