Welcome to our Get Healthy in 2013 Great Saunas Giveaway!
It's a new year and time to start making some changes. I remember the days when I felt young and thin and actually had an ounce of energy. These days I get tired just watching my kids run around. I'm 35, my knees hurt, my back hurts, I'm overweight, and I don't have the energy to play with my own kids. So that's it! Enough already! Time to take action!
Step 1: Find support
I have a fantastic group of blogger friends who have decided to get together to support one another in our quest to lose weight and get healthy. We share our ups and downs, our accomplishments and even some yummy recipes. Family support is also crucial. It doesn't help if hubby keeps bringing home chips and ice cream, or if the kids are always eating candy in front of me. My husband and kids know how important this is to me and I hope that, not only will they support me, but they will join me in making healthier choices.
Step 2: Get active
This one is a bit hard during the cold winter months up here in Canada. Next week's wind chill is supposed to be as low as -22°C! Not very conducive to outdoor exercise. So hubby bought a used elliptical machine for me. Nice guy, eh? So far I can barely do 2 minutes on it but with a little bit every day I'm sure my endurance will improve. Another fun way to exercise is with Just Dance on our Wii. Even if i'm tired, once the kids turn it on and I hear the music I just have to dance along. Before I know it, I've done 4 or 5 songs and i'm exhausted! Once spring is here and the weather is nicer I definitely plan on adding daily walks to my routine. But for now, this is a great start.
Step 3: Eat healthy
I hardly doubt that sausages with perogies cooked in bacon, and meatloaf with mashed potatoes made with butter, milk and sour cream are helping me achieve my weight loss goals. I've always felt there are great benefits to a vegan diet. I gave it a try a couple years ago and did really well. Even without exercise, the weight was dropping off and I felt great. I'm making delicious soups and chilies and adding lots of fruits and vegetables to my diet. I just joined a local delivery program that will deliver fresh organic or locally grown fruits and veggies right to my door every week. I'm hoping the 'if it's in the house, I'll eat it' thing works. Every little bit helps. And this time, I'm determined!
So that's my plan for this year.
If you have plans to get healthy this year I truly wish you all the best:)
And now for the giveaway!
Great Saunas wants to help you reach your wellness goals too. Take a look at the fantastic benefits of owning a sauna of your own and be sure to enter for your chance to win!
The Gi-2E infrared sauna is made from non-allergic hemlock wood and no toxic glues are used.
Features:
- 5 Ceramic Emitters in total
- Plugs into a regular Outlet
- No Electrician needed
- Small size fits anywhere
- Elegant roof crown with recessed lighting
- CD Radio with MP3 Player
- Assembles in about 1 Hour!
Great Saunas has teamed up with eight Great North American Bloggers to giveaway an infrared sauna (retail value $2,400) to one lucky reader. Fill out the entry form below to qualify. Entrants must be 21 years of age or older and a resident of USA or Canada (Contest is not available to Quebec Residents) Good luck!
Begins 01/21/2013 at 1:00 AM (ET) and ends 02/14/2013 at 1:00 AM (ET)
One (1) winner will receive 2 person infrared sauna.
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Disclosure: Homeschooling Mom 4 Two was compensated for participating in this giveaway. All opinions are my own and may not be the same as your own. This blog IS NOT responsible for prize fulfillment.
My healthy goals are to eat better, move more and lose some weight.
ReplyDeleteNo more soda! Eat healthier ..
ReplyDeleteMy health goal for this year is to make sure I eat a better balanced diet. I am so busy on the road all the time with my job and I simply don't eat well or properly. I am ashamed to say that I don't eat breakfast, nor do I eat lunch and by the time I get home, it is dinner time & I have a headache. By that point, I'm ravenous and eat everything in site...I have been making a huge effort to change that ridiculous behavior. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot eating as much junk and walking daily
ReplyDeleteEat healthier and try to lose some weight. BUY A RECUMBENT BIKE!
ReplyDeleteto sculpt and define my body
ReplyDeletePamper myself- be it with a sauna or other things ;)
ReplyDeleteabrennan09@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI vowed to replace as many coffees with a glass of water, as possible throughout the day.
I am eating better taking many vitamins and exercising. Already down 15 pounds. :)
ReplyDeleteTo slim down by about 30 to 40 pounds.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh I can't believe someone is just giving one of these away!! Good luck to everyone!!
ReplyDeleteOne of my health goals is to eat less meat in my diet, and to exercise more
ReplyDeleteIn 2013 my one of my goals is to stop drinking diet soda all together and replace it with water, juice and milk. I have been addicted to diet soda most of my adult life and it is time to get rid of this unhealthy habit.
ReplyDeleteI need to be more active and don't eat for 4 hours before going to bed. :)
ReplyDelete(tarelka77@hotmail.com)
to lose 20 lbs and have a more active lifestyle for our whole family
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goals are to cut out extra sugar and exercise more!!
ReplyDeleteMy goals are to start taking daily walks, have finished eating dinner by 6:30 pm, and start getting more rest. Oh, and increase the amount of water I drink.
ReplyDeleteA new year....a new start. I need to get my blood sugars under control and then get exercising too!
ReplyDeleteA new start, A new me!!!
ReplyDeleteAmanda Greene-Lebeck
To take more walks and go to the park and just "play" with my kids.
ReplyDeleteI would love one of these saunas. I have read about them and done some research. They do what they say they will do. I need to get active too, like my daughter wrote about in this blog. A vegan diet did me a lot of good too, but I didn't stay on it. My bad. Time to get moving again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer. You and I could both use one of these saunas.
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goals for this year are to continue with my healing journey by eating well, starting to exercise more, and continue with treatments that will help get me a healthy life :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this INCREDIBLE opportunity! I cannot tell you how long my family and I have wanted an infrared sauna!
to exercise more
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goals are to make physical activity and eating well a part of my everyday life.
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goal is to eat more veges!
ReplyDeleteI am juicing, and have lost 10 lbs
ReplyDeleteI am eating healthier, moving more, and losing weight.
ReplyDelete:)Jeanne B.T.
I'm drinking a lot more water and eating more veggies.
ReplyDeleteMy goals for 2013 are: to get physically in shape, eat healthier (like 75% raw), drink eight cups of water per day, keep my iron levels up (since I have problems with that)
ReplyDeleteI want to feel good to enjoy my family and grandkids!!
My goals for 2013 are: to get physically in shape, eat healthier (like 75% raw), drink eight cups of water per day, keep my iron levels up (since I have problems with that)
ReplyDeleteI want to feel good to enjoy my family and grandkids!!
Walk in the evenings.
ReplyDeleteWe want to eat more salads and vegetables. And get more exercise!
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goals are to eat healthy, exercise, and get a lot of fresh air.
ReplyDeleteBe more active. Love to support a fellow Canadian company.
ReplyDeleteBesos, Sarah
Zookeeper at Journeys of The Zoo
journeysofthezoo at hotmail dot com
Eat better and get out and exercise
ReplyDeleteMy healthy goals are to get more exercise and sleep better (I already eat pretty well, I think). I think the second will follow from the first.
ReplyDeleteEating less and exercising more
ReplyDeleteno year, new start....weight loss is my goal
ReplyDeleteMy goal this year is have everything in moderation
ReplyDeleteI will take my vitamins regularly and more exercise to keep me fit.
ReplyDeleteWalk 3 times a week and drink more water and take in less caffeine.
ReplyDeleteBrenda Wood