Have you seen the #mamavation hashtag on Twitter? Well you will probably be seeing it a lot more here soon!
Mamavation is a weight loss campaign and social media experiment brought to you by Earth Footwear, The EA SPORTS Active & Smooth Fitness. The Mamavation campaign is a unique movement in social media. Not only does it support two moms (Mamavation Moms), it also supports a group of moms called “The Sistahood.”
My start to healthy living this week is my Two Week No Soda Challenge that you can find here. It is a small step but it is good step. I already watch what eat, limit my sweets, watch my portions but even at that I know I cheat. I might grab two cookies when I said I could have one. I will get a soda while we are out and well there are free refills so I will get a refill “just because”. So this is my start to keeping a better eye out on what I am drinking … and hopefully leaving that second cookie in the cookie jar for another day!
Why healthy living this year?
It is time for me. I spent the last 5 years trying to get pregnant, being pregnant, and in between being pregnant. My husband and I feel that we have completed our family and I ready to me again. I am still nursing Little Dude but I can do this while I finish that journey with him. Over the past few years, I did lose 20 lbs and additional 10 lbs with my recent gallbladder issue but I am not where I want to be. I want to get back in that box of clothes that is in the crawl space. Yes, I know it is probably all out of style but I want to be able to FIT into those clothes again before I decide that I don’t want to keep them. I have kept them there this long with the goal to fit in them again so this is my kick off to meeting that goal!
The challenge for this week …
My challenge is to keep up my no soda goal for this week. I know I will struggle some days because there are days where a soda was my treat for that day. I will learn to love my water bottle again even if it does mean running to the bathroom more often!
I say all of this with the ending note that I will be submitting my vlog to be put in the running for the next Mamavation Mom. I am hoping to get that done tonight. It will be a separate post here so watch for it and stay with me as I start this journey of getting healthy in 2010 while (of course) staying in our budget!!
In submitting myself as a candidate to be one of the Mamavation Moms, I will be asking for your help and support! As my first request, Please start tweeting for me! Head over to twitter and send this tweet:
Hey @bookieboo! I want @simplybudgeted to be the next #Mamavation Mom. She has my support!
Also check out Bookieboo.com to add your support the Mamavation moms and be sure to join in MomTV show tonight (Monday, Jan 4th). There are some great GIVEAWAYS!! Go here for the details on the giveaways!
Soda was the very first thing I did when I first started losing weight. I think that was really key to making the weight come off. I'm very excited to support you on this journey! XXOO
Great job in getting rid of the soda and watching what you eat. Remember the saying "You are what you eat"? I always tell my kids that we only get to have one body in our lifetime so we have to take care of it coz it can never be replaced once it's all "worn out". Keep up the good work!
Yay for Mamavation! I love the no soda challenge. That is a hard one for me, but I know I feel so much better when I've not had any to drink. My stamina with cardio improves immensely when I've not been drinking soda.
I'm going to head over to tweet for you right now!
Yes, portions are my concern as well and have to learn to focus on it myself. The soda, you will eventually not miss after a week 🙂 You're doing awesome on your goals. I wish you the best on the campaign!