Giveaway/Contest

My Detox came to an end on Good Friday.  I lost no weight…which is quite surprising, all things considered (time spent on the toilet) but I stayed extremely well hydrated.  My gut tells me a lot of people probably lose mostly water weight while on a Detox. Read My Detoxing for an account of what happened while I was on the detox.

How do I feel? My body craves nothing anymore – no sugar, sweet, salt or fat food cravings.  What my head still craves however, quite a different story. I can’t say I’m particularly more energized but I do feel good and healthy.

So…since the Detox didn’t kill me and overall, I’m glad I did it. It’s not a miracle cure – it’s a cleanser. I’ve decided to go ahead with the Giveaway provided by Alison Soileau, district manager and independent consultant for Arbonne.

To be entered to win one of the Arbonne 7-Day SeaSource Detox – answer this question in the comment area: Why Detox? Let us know why you want to win and do a detox.  Deadline for entries is Saturday, April 17th at 9pm CST. We will randomly select and announce the winner April 18th.

Please, if you enter to win this giveaway – use it responsibly…follow the instructions and continue to eat real food (healthy food).

What is one of the reasons why buying local food is better?

The answer was one of the following four answers

1. Locally grown food tastes better.

2. Local produce is better for you.

3. Local food preserves genetic diversity.

4. Local food is GMO-free.

From the blog post: Crescent City Farmers Market: Eat Healthy and Help the Local Louisiana Economy

Who is the Captain of the New Orleans Rugby Football Club?

The answer is Matt Upton from the blog post: We Chat With The Captain Of The New Orleans Rugby Football Club

The ability for what vitamin was discovered to cure the disease scurvy by a Scottish surgeon in the British Royal Navy, James Lind?

The answer is Vitamin C from the blog post: An Orange a Day Keeps Scurvy Away

Nearly 6 million American have what type of disease and don’t know it?

The answer is Diabetes from the blog post: Today is American Diabetes Association Alert Day

The winner this week is Richard Brown who won a $20 gift card to Smoothie King

This week the prize for the Scavenger Hunt was for a $20 Subway Card.  Before I announce the winner – lets go over the questions and blog posts where the answers (and follow-on questions) could be found.

What is the amount of sodium considered adequate to promote good health in adults?

Answer: The amount is 1500mg to 2300mg.  The answer was in two blog post: Salt: A Teaspoon a Day is All you Need and How to Read a Food Label.

In Louisiana, 53 to 57 people out of every 100,000 are diagnosed with what easily preventable disease?

Answer: Colon Cancer.  The answer was found in the blog post: Get To Know More About Cancer – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

What are the 4 Abdominal Layers: Transverses, Internal Obliques, External Obliques and ___________?

Answer: The rectus aka – the 6 pack. The answer was found in the blog post: Core Training: The Four Abdominal Layers

Who brought Kettlebells with them to America?

Answer: They arrived in America with waves of Russian immigrants in the early 1900s  The answer was found in the blog post: Exploring Beyond the Gym: KettleBell Training

Which Vitamin helps the body deal with free radicals which can cause tissue and cell damage?

I was looking for Vitamin A but other vitamins also applied.  Vitamin A and Your Vision

Now…to announce our winner – The Winner is Erica Best! Congratulations Erica.

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Lets have some fun with learning and revisiting the information on the Be Fit NOLA blog!! This blog contains very important information for your health and wellness – it’s easy for information to end up buried and forgotten on blogs and we don’t want that to happen so we’re going to keep things interesting.

Every week we are going to run a scavenger hunt.  Five questions that will take you from blog post to blog post – the scavenger hunt will be started with a question on Facebook and Twitter. The prizes will vary from week to week.  The people who answer all the questions right will be entered to win and the winner will be selected by a random number generator.  The Scavenger Hunt will run from Monday-Friday.  The winner will be announced on Saturday along with the answers.

Have fun learning more about living a healthy lifestyle!!

(hint, hint…we do have a search box in the right column…)

Yesterday was the start of National Nutrition Month sponsored by the American Dietetic Association.

“National Nutrition Month focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Registered Dietitian Day, also celebrated in March, increases awareness of registered dietitians as the indispensable providers of food and nutrition services and recognizes RDs for their commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives.”

So in recognition of National Nutrition Month and the very exciting news that Be Fit NOLA now has a registered dietitian on board to blog for us – Lauren E. Futrell Dunaway, MPH, RD…more to come on Lauren later this week.  We have decided to do a fun giveaway.

Here’s how it works

To be in the drawing to win a brand new iPod, you need to leave a comment to this post with the top 3 healthiest items in your refrigerator and the top 3 unhealthiest items in your refrigerator. This is not required to win, but we would love it if you could also take a picture of what’s inside your frigde – add it to your Flickr account, join the Be Fit NOLA Flickr Group and share the picture of what’s in your fridge there (for our delight, nitpicking, and entertainment).

We will draw a winner next week, March 10^th.

BTW, for Aaron and I…in our refrigerator (picture included) the top three healthy items are: a variety of fruits and vegetables, skim milk and skinless grilled chicken (red container). Top three unhealthiest items are: the WholeFood’s Dill Tuna, a bottle of white wine (in the back) and light mayonnaise (on the door).