The Better for You BBQ Grilling Giveaway!
We may be heading to the end of August, but summer is not over yet!!! Last night I grilled up steak (fat trimmed of course) and corn on the cob in the husk! OMG, it was soooo good! There is still plenty of great weather left for you to get your grill on!!! Well, our great friends at I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, sent me this awesome gift set and they want me to give away one to my readers too! Can you believe it!
This awesome sizzling grilling giveaway gift set includes:
- Two coupons for a FREE I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! product
- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Summer Newsletter with great grilling recipes
- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Grill Basket perfect for grilling veggies, fish or chicken
- Set of Crate & Barrel Corn on the Cob Picks and Dishes
- Crate & Barrel Melamine Serving Bowl
- Crate & Barrel Grill Tongs and Turner
- BBQ Mitt
Here's a picture of what I got and the winner of this giveaway will recieve the same thing from ICBINB:
I have to say that the spray ICBINB is the bomb for grilled corn on the cob and veggies! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment and tell me how you love to spray it! If you haven't tried it yet, then what's the first thing you're going to spray? I will give you another favorite of mine...Clams on the Barbie! Give me more ideas!!! I need ideas!!
The winner will be chosen from random.org on Sunday evening. I will contact you via the email you leave me when you post (remember your emails aren't public...only I see them). You will have to provide me your shipping address which I will forward to "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter". They will then ship out your package to you ASAP! And its a BIG Package!! So get grilling! If you want to look at some great recipes check out ICBINB website.
Still Here!
Yep, I have been hard a work and vacation, but it is definitely time for me to get back on track and start blogging again. Summer has just really been busy this year and I can't seem to find my blogging rhythm! I really don't have any major excuses, and I am sure my summer has been no busier than everyone elses...It is just a funk I guess. Weight wise, I have been staying about the same, within a 3-5 pound range, which believe it or not, I think is pretty good for me when I get in to these funks. I have said it before, if it weren't for my awesome group at my 6:30 Weight Watcher meetings and for my readers who have stuck beside through thick and thick (not thin yet!), I would have thrown in the towel by now. What this has shown me though is that when it comes to maintenance, I think I will do just fine this time!
The Picnic Table
Wow, it really is summer time! I can't believe this heat! I have to say that obesity and temperatures in the 100's do not mix well together! I guess it has kind of gotten me into the summer time blues. Sorry I haven't written much lately but I am really trying to kick it back in gear. My confessions are definitely over due, so here is one for you! I recently had a "typical" summer time experience and I thought I really need to blog about this. It is something you don't really think about until summer time gets here. Last week I had the embarassing encounter with....THE PICNIC TABLE! This seemingly innocent encounter made me realize two things: ...CONTINUE READING =>
Back from Seattle!
Whew...what a crazy few weeks! I am finally back home after a one week trip for work to Seattle and then a one week vacation to (believe it or not) Seattle! The vacation was planed long ago and I was fortunate to have cached in some air miles for first class seats! That was the good part! The work trip came up unexpectedly a few weeks before my vacation. It was ironic that work asked me to go there the week before my vacation took me there! Unfortunately, I got really sick about half way through my work trip with a sinus infection. I have realized that I get these sinus infections every single time I fly! I immediately went to the Dr. when I got home as I did not want to be sick for my vacation which was only a few days later. I ended up going back to the Dr. the day before I left for vacation as I was no better and had only one antibiotic left to take. He put me on much stronger meds. I ended up being sick for most of my vacation, but it did get a little better every day. I still had fun as I refused to let this get me down! I tried several times to sit and write a blog post, but between visiting Seattle and being sick and exhausted at the end of the day, I just couldn't make myself focus long enough.
Weekends and Trips…
I think I am almost out of my rut. I seem to be back on track for the most part. My meetings and the comments and emails from my readers and friends have really inspired me to stay strong. I started tracking again and have been setting and achieving my short term small goals (well most of them anyway). In the last two weeks I have lost 3 pounds...not huge but I am back on my way down and a little more focused. My biggest issue right now seems to be THE WEEKEND!
Stuck in a Rut
Well life sure has been busy lately and summer is just getting started! Okay, I reckon that is just my excuse for being stuck in a rut! Here is a confession for you...I have actually lost and gained and lost and gained the same five pounds since December 2009. I guess my rut is more like a ditch that I am digging with my teeth! I guess I should be thankful that it is only 5 pounds that I have been struggling with. That is actually an accomplishment in of itself! Typically I would probably have gained more or all of what I have lost by now. So I am actually okay with the 5 pounds up and down and up and down...Okay, maybe I am not. My hope back in December of 2008 was to have lost 130 pounds by now, but I haven't. I am only down 40 pounds. I try not to let that frustrate me as frustration (an emotion of course) can throw me off the wagon quicker than I can eat a french fry. I am a self proclaimed emotional eater you know. I knew this wasn't going to be easy but I still refuse to give up, even if I am only losing and gaining the same 5 pounds right now. I have that down to some sort of crazy food science! For some odd reason, I get a little feeling of control that I have been able to maintain the up and down to only 5 pounds...I call myself, "Practicing for Maintenance"!
Munchies
I watched Biggest Loser this week and it was so inspiring and very touching. I actually teared up several times. The final four ran a marathon...Everyone finished and Daris even completed it in 4 hours and a couple of minutes! But my heart really went out to Daris when he got on the scale and after thirty days of being at home training for and running a marathon in Biggest Loser record time, he gained 2 pounds! He even broke Tara's record by almost an hour and yet he gained two pounds! In the confessional he broke down and really cried and said he would exercise, run, work out all day and come home and eat it all away! He couldn't stop himself...
And The Winners Are…
Congratulations to Karen of www.WaistingTimeBlog.com, Brooke of Brooke: Not on a Diet!, and Pam from my 6:30 Weight Watchers meeting! They are the lucky three winners of my Subway gift card give away and will soon be receiving a $10 gift card so they can try out the new Subway breakfast.
I would like to take this time to give a shout out to two of my winners who are also bloggers. Brooke's blog, Brooke: Not on a Diet! has some great posts and every time I read them, I know exactly how she feels. Brooke has already lost over a 100 pounds and writes about her victories and struggles she still encounters. You have got to check out her bucket list. She has some cool things on there and she has inspired to create one of my own!
Karen over at Waisting Time is a confessed Yo-You Dieter! Yep, we have all been there and you will be able to relate to her as well! You have got to check out her recent post on being a Control Freak! I am so there Karen! Loved your post!
So if you want some more inspiration, check out these winner's blogs and add them to your reading list! You will be glad you did!
If you didn't win, don't worry...there will be other chances this summer! So now it's time for you to get up and step away from your computer screen and go for walk around the block! You will be glad you did!
Subway Give Away!
The great folks from Subway have offered to give away a $10 Subway gift card to three lucky readers of my blog! They sent me a gift card to use and asked me to try the new Subway breakfast! You have got to try the new Weight Watcher friendly breakfast! They have a Western Egg White Muffin Melt with only 4 grams of fat! It is even on a light wheat English Muffin! Check out their breakfast options at Subway Fresh Buzz! Of course as with their subs, you can mix and match veggies and such. But I love the fact that they not only offer egg whites, they use a light wheat English Muffin! Thank you Subway!
Ups and Downs of Traveling
Hey everyone! Remember me? It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I have been working and traveling a lot and unfortunately haven't had much time to spend here or at Weight Watchers. And boy have I needed my meetings. I sure do miss everyone and miss the support and it really shows! Lots of confessions so hang on!
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