CONTEST CLOSED - WINNERS ANNOUNCED.
I’ve experienced a lot of ups and downs over the last couple of years here on this blog. I’ve found that even when things aren’t going well on the weight loss front that I can count on participation on my blog as a form of a pick me up. And what I’ve learned is that the only thing I like as much as losing weight is giving away prizes to my loyal readers, like my past bike giveaway. So since I’m just not having any success losing weight right now I thought it would be a perfect time to hold a massive contest so that you can benefit from my largess.
This contest will run for the month of June. At the end of the month I will randomly select 7 winners for the following prizes:
1st - $250
2nd - $75
3rd - $25
4th - Book: The Source: Unleash Your Natural Energy, Power Up Your Health, and Feel 10 Years Younger
5th - Book: The Complete Beck Diet for Life: The Five-Stage Program for Permanent Weight Loss
6th & 7th - Set of NURU Exercise Anywhere cards
That’s a total prize pool of almost $425!
(Cash prizes payable through PayPal only - anyone is eligible to win. Prizes for 4th-7th include free shipping to continental U.S. only)
Want to know how to win? Here is what you need to do to be eligible:
At the end of the month I will randomly select 7 winners from the pool of entries (which I will do on video to ensure transparency). Each person may earn up to a maximum of 4 entries. This is how you earn entries:
1) You earn one entry by telling your readers about this contest. Include a link to this post on a post on your blog for a single entry.
2) You earn three entries by writing about one of my product reviews. Choose whichever product interests you the most and whether it’s just a funny story or a serious one, write up a post including a link to the review referring to the product you are writing about. For example, maybe you have had some bad luck with breaking glass bathroom scales, you could write a story about that and include a link to my glass bathroom scale review page.
I will use every means at my disposal to detect when these posts are written to give you credit for your entries, however if you want to be sure you will be credited you should add a comment here letting me know how many entries you think you have earned and including links to the posts so that I can verify.
Anyone with a blog is eligible and it doesn’t even have to be a weight loss blog - I’d love to read your stories whether you normally write about weight loss or not.
BONUS PRIZE!
I’m not going to attempt to track this formally, but I would like to give extra credit to whoever goes out of their way to Stumble, Tweet, Digg, Blog Post Comment, etc, this post. I’ll try to watch for who really excels at advertising this contest through social media and will work with the winner to determine a prize, which would be something related to a guest post, or an interview, or some similar thing.
Contest runs through June 30th, 2009. GOOD LUCK!
I want to thank the following contest sponsors:
“Why do I feel so tired and drained?” You’re not alone if you’re constantly asking yourself this question. Exhaustion is epidemic in America and “lack of energy” one of the top five complaints to doctors nationwide. This is because vast numbers of people have lost their connection with the inner energy that is the source of healing and radiant vitality.
But now Dr. Woodson Merrell shows us that it doesn’t have to be this way. One of the nation’s preeminent integrative medicine specialists, Dr. Merrell tackles this problem head on with his long-awaited first book, offering a way to break the fatigue cycle and achieve the abundant energy that leads to true health. Here is his uplifting, proven program — a breakthrough, six-step, 21-Day Plan for how you can become an “energy creator” rather than an “energy consumer.”
The Source is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and cutting-edge health guide available on how to power up your energy, your health, and your life. In his more than twenty years of medical practice, Dr. Merrell has discovered core concepts about energy that draw on both Western and Eastern medical knowledge and healing practices. His plan has helped to transform thousands of people’s lives physically, mentally, and spiritually to allow them to feel better than ever before. With myriad paths to energy and wellness, Dr. Merrell’s plan gives you all the tools you need — including relaxation practices, a sustainable exercise program, a protocol for detoxifying your body, and organic menus and recipes for each day of the 21-Day Plan.
Dr. Merrell is among the first physicians to give a blueprint for energy generation, providing an accessible, clear solution for living, looking, and feeling better. As you undertake his program, you will tap into “The Source” of life’s essential force — energy — and increase yours as you experience incredible changes in mind, body, and spirit. You will power up your body and wake up to life.
Learn more at Woodson Merrell.
Bestselling author and weight-loss expert Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., has inspired thousands of dieters to lose weight and keep it off using the power of Cognitive Therapy. Her techniques emphasize preparing the mind and changing eating habits before making changes to the food you eat. Now, for the first time, Dr. Beck outlines the next step on the road to success: a specific, balanced diet plan that teaches how to eat thin to ensure that weight loss lasts a lifetime.
Based on the eating choices of her most successful dieters and maintainers, The Complete Beck Diet for Life provides a step-by-step approach to weight loss by helping readers successfully navigate the 5 stages of learning to eat thin. Each stage teaches a different skill necessary for losing weight and keeping it off. It starts by first helping dieters change their thinking so they can make permanent changes in their eating. When dieters are ready to change what they eat, they determine the right food plan, including comprehensive suggestions for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and bonus foods, as well as a Think Thin menu formula with 37 recipes for Phase 2 of the plan and 15 bonus recipes for Phase 4. In addition, a sample strength-training plan is provided to help shape up while slimming down; interactive elements include filling out Response Cards, completing daily eating logs, and charting progress on weight-loss graphs.
Find out more at her website, Beck Diet Solution.
NURU’s Exercise Anywhere is for anyone who wants to improve their physique-regardless of whether they have access to a gym. Sized to fit in the palm of your hand, these 30 ultra-thin, waterproof cards provide innovative, “do-anywhere” cardio and muscle-strengthening exercises designed to get your blood pumping. Exercise Anywhere targets every major muscle group, including: arms, legs, chest, back, and abs. Each exercise provides variations for people at different levels. Plus, each deck comes with a unique serial code, providing access to the deck online.
To learn more about NURU, check out NURU Planet.
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