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The challenge is designed to stimulate and help maintain a healthy lifestyle by replacing just one meal a day with Healthy Choice! Participating bloggers will be guided by nutrition expert Tara Gidus, “The Diet Diva.” With her fitness and nutrition tips, those who sign up can make easy and simple changes toward a healthier lifestyle.
At BlogHer, Healthy Choice will host a special event for the 20 participants. Tara Gidus will provide them with one-on-one nutrition, fitness and general health and wellness consultations. This will ensure that “Better for BlogHer” participants can stay on track with a healthy lifestyle long after the conference is over. Healthy Choice will also give away prizes at the special event and beyond for continuing with the challenge and sharing experiences with others.
You can win a spot in the Healthy Choice “Better for BlogHer” challenge and special event with Tara Gidus by leaving a comment here. Please note that you must be a registered attendee of the conference to participate. *Please note the sweepstakes ended on July 13, 2010.
To whet your appetite for Healthy Choice and the “Better for BlogHer” challenge, here are some tips from Tara Gidus.
- Eat light and often. Eat only what you need to sustain yourself for three or four hours, then follow up with a light snack to tide you over until the next meal or snack. Healthy Choice meals are perfectly portioned to provide delicious, calorie controlled, nutrient-dense meals to help you stay on track.
- SLOW DOWN. Food is meant to be enjoyed, so slow down and taste every bite. Take sips of water and put your fork down throughout the meal to remind yourself to slow down. What type of eater are you – slow, fast or someone in between?
- Move a bit more. Go for a 15-minute walk during your lunch break, walk up and down the stairs a few times or get off the subway a stop or two early and walk the rest of the way. What gets you motivated to move?
- Need an energy break? Move major muscle groups instead of reaching for a cup of joe. Do a set of lunges right near your desk to get that oxygen flowing, supplying energy to your brain - a natural pick-me-up that is better than coffee! How do you keep your energy up during the day?
- Get enough sleep! Not having enough sleep can throw off your hormone balance and contribute to gaining weight. How many hours of sleep do you get each night?
- Drink up! Even mild dehydration can leave you feeling sluggish. Women need about nine cups of fluids a day from food, water and other beverages. Do you get enough water each day?
UPDATE: Check out a few of the posts from the Healthy Choice “Better for BlogHer” Challenge participants, including the sweepstakes winners!
“I am honestly hoping to look and feel like a new person by BlogHer...and I think the first step towards that is an attitude adjustment along with my diet and exercise.....I'm ready for some hard work...here goes nothing!” – Love Life Family and Then Some
“As soon as the product coupons came in the mail, I ran right to the store. I stood in front of that freezer case for a good 15 minutes trying to decide what meals I wanted. Do you know that you could go 90 days without ever eating the same Healthy Choice meal twice? That's a lot of choices my friend.” – The Coupon Goddess
“So, needless to say I am stoked to do this. I eat Healthy Choice frozen meals anyway and my husband is obsessed with the Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers. Oh my goodness does he love those and now, I do too! Beyond that, I am excited to work with Healthy Choice and with Tara to really work on finding out how to eat healthier and incorporate better habits into my life. I am really happy to do this!” – Pink Vanilla Cupcakes
And follow all of our challenge participants: Mommy Goggles, Mommy Niri, Mom Start, Table for 5, 5 Minutes for Mom, Pink Vanilla Cupcakes, The Coupon Goddess, Honest and Truly, Scrappin Michele, Stop Drop and Blog, Riding with No Hands, 4against2, A Disney Family, Love Life Family and Then Some, Losing My Hind, Heathen Mom, The Snyder 5, Autism Leaning Felt, Nate and Jake’s Mom, and Devine Miss Mommy.
For even more information on how Healthy Choice and Tara Gidus can help you stay on track for a healthy lifestyle, visit the brand at its booth in the exhibition hall during BlogHer 2010! Healthy Choice has some STEAMY surprises in store for YOU.
A lot of these tips have helped me to lose 35 pounds, and feel better about myself. I am looking forward to Blogher
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