Let's loose weight & help feed America at the same time!!!!

Have you been thinking about loosing weight lately, but have lacked the motivation?
I am not going to lie, for years I have danced around and complained about my weight gains, but never was able to get myself motivated enough, well, thanks to Kroger Family of stores, and The Biggest Looser, we can ALL participate in the Pound for pound challenge and loose weight, while helping feed America!!!

You haven't heard about the pound for pound challenge? Don't worry, I will be more than happy to overflow your screen with all the details ;)
The pound for pound challenge is a program that was created to both motivate your weight loss and healthy lifestyle, but also to help end hunger in America. 
For every pound you pledge to loose before June 30, 2010, The pound for pound challenge will donate .14 cents to Feeding America; enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a food bank because of you ;)

These last few days I have been feeling very bad about my weight gain, being at the Nursing home with my Grampa for almost 2 months, everyday, has taken a toll on my body.  I sit all day and night with him, I drink soda all day long and eat once a day if that.  My only walking is going from the parking lot in the morning, and wheeling my Grampa to Therapy everyday.  So when I read about this pound for pound challenge, and reading that I can get tips and support towards my healthier lifestyle and weight loss, I will also be helping so many Americans by having .14 cents donated to Feeding America for every pound I pledge to loose.

So get it together, let's do this, together we can all start today, start a healthier lifestyle, loose weight, create a lasting bond of support, and best of all: help end hunger in America!!!!

Will you join me???
I weighed myself last week, I am 153 pounds and for my height of 5'2", the BMI calculator says I am overweight.  So, I have decided to pledge loosing 23 pounds, the awesome part is that there is no time limit to loose the weight, the only time limit is to pledge before June 30, 2010. 
Pledge with me!!!

As a Thank you, and an initiation to a healthier lifestyle, the Kroger Family of stores is giving one of my readers a $30 Dllr gift card.

Woo-Hoooo!!! right? ;)

Here's how to participate:

Mandatory Entry: 1 Entry

Visit the Pound for Pound Challenge website and tell me how many pounds you have pledged to loose, and what Food bank you chose.

Optional and Additional Entries:

1. Add @militaryfamof8 on Twitter 1 Entry
2. Tweet about this challenge & giveaway with  link, feel free to cut and paste: 
   Win $30 participating in the Pound 4 Pound Challenge,I pledge 2 loose __ pnds while I help Feed America http://bit.ly/aVyS8a @militaryfamof8     ((enter the amount of pounds you pledged in the blank before pnds))
   (1 entry per tweet, unlimited entries) make sure you keep @militaryfamof8 in the tweet so I can track it)
3. Follow This blog through Google Friend Connect 1 Entry
4. Subscribe to my feed reader (upper left hand corner) 1 Entry
5. Blog about this review and giveaway on your blog 5 entries
6. Become a Fan on My Facebook page 1 Entry
7. Comment on any other of my posts  1 Entry
8.   Follow me on NetworkedBlogs    1 Entry
9. Add my button to your blog 2 Entries (on the left hand column) 
10. Add "Tag, you're it" button for Tuesday's meme 2 Entries (right hand column)

Giveaway Ends 6-30-10 @ midnight PST, Open to US & Canada residents
Leave me a separate comment with url to your posts, including twitter, for each of your entries.  for example if you posted on your blog, leave me 5 separate comments, makes sense?  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR THE URL TO YOUR BLOG IN YOUR COMMENT IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT AS ANONYMOUS.

Winner will be chosen through Random.org, I will Post and E-mail the Winner.  Winner will have 24 hours to contact me with their information or I will choose a New Winner.  I received the information and gift cards from the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills, information, through MyBlog

What's better than eating yummy foods? Helping Schools w/box tops!!! ($25 GC)

OK, so we all buy products that have Box Top points on them right?
Did you know that even if you don't have School age children, or children at all for that matter, you can still help School's earn much needed money through the Box Top program?

Now I have to be honest, as a mommy of 6, and always on the go, having to remember to cut out the box top points and store them, has sometimes been forgotten, or too much of a hassle.  Well, obviously I was not the only one, lol, and to help us helpers/parents even more, the box top program just got so much easier ;)

To make it even easier to participate in the program, the SuperValu family of stores (ACME, Albertsons, Cub, Farm Fresh and Jewel-Osco) joined Box Tops for Education in creating a website that not only tracks your Box Tops contribution and the school’s redemption, but also offers recipes, coupons, store promotions and more.

It's so easy, to register, just go to www.GrowingLocalLearning.com . You will automatically receive 5 Bonus Box Tops just for signing up! Cool right!?
While you're there, go ahead and browse the website where you will find a variety of great offers on your favorite General Mills brands including Betty Crocker®, Old El Paso®, Totino’s® Pizza Rolls® and Pillsbury®, you can also find recipes that will earn you even more Box Tops and you can access coupons for the latest deals at your local SuperValu store! 

 How much more fun can it get to help a School in need?  Here's a fun and awesome fact, in the 2008-09 school year, the schools earned more than $10 million dollars from the support of everyone that cares ;)


As we all know, the budget problems have left so many schools without money for important supplies, in California, I know first hand of many Teachers that have and will be laid off, due to the California budget.  Any and all the help our schools and children can get, is always appreciated and put to great use, towards our futures, the futures of our children ;)

If you do not know of a school that you can donate towards, feel free to comment me, and I can help find you some, on  behalf of the Children, Teachers, and Parents, I thank you!!!

Guess who thanks you as well!?!?

SuperValu and General Mills ;)

They have offered a $25 American Express Gift Card to one of my readers!!!!

Cool beans right!?!?!

Since I have been so busy with my Grampa in the hospital, I have a short time to post this giveaway in order for you to receive the gift card, so we are going to do a super speedy giveaway ;)

Please understand these rules before entering this contest. 

This giveaway will run until June 8,2010 at midnight Pacific Time.
The winner will be posted on June 9,2010 1am, as soon as I verify the entries and get the winner from Random dot org.  I will post through blog post and through twitter from @Militaryfamof8. 
The winner will have until 12pm (noon) (PST) to send me their info, name address and such, if I have not received the info by noon, I will draw another winner and that winner will have until 3pm (PST) to send me their info.  If by that time I have not received the info, I will at my discretion pick a winner through twitter.  I hope you understand that I need to have a winner selected by a certain time to be able to give the gift card to someone ;)

Now, on to the fun part!!!!

Mandatory Entry: 1 Entry

Visit the www.GrowingLocalLearning.com website and register.
It's so easy!!! You can even register/log in through facebook!!!
Leave me a comment telling me what school you chose to give your 5 bonus points too, and what do you like about the program/site.

Optional and Additional Entries:

1. Add @militaryfamof8 on Twitter 1 Entry
2. Tweet about this giveaway with  link, feel free to cut and paste: 
   Help a #school earn $$$ from box top points & win a $25 Amex GC! Hurry,ends 6/8 @militaryfamof8 #parents #teachers http://bit.ly/bCEz8f (1 entry per tweet, unlimited entries) make sure you keep @militaryfamof8 in the tweet so I can track it)
3. Follow This blog through Google Friend Connect 1 Entry
4. Subscribe to my feed reader (upper left hand corner) 1 Entry
5. Blog about this review and giveaway on your blog 5 entries
6. Become a Fan on My Facebook page 1 Entry
7. Enter any of my other Giveaways  1 Entry per different giveaway
8. Follow me on NetworkedBlogs    1 Entry
9. Add my button to your blog 2 Entries (on the left hand column) 
10. Add "Tag, you're it" button for Tuesday's meme 2 Entries (right hand column)
11. Tweet about Tag, you're it (1 Entry) (unlimited entries)
12. Play Tag, you're it (fill out info on spreadsheet) (1 Entry)
13.  Add my giveaways to linky's 1 Entry each

Giveaway Ends 6-8-10 @ midnight Open to US & Canada residents
Leave me a separate comment with url to your posts, including twitter, for each of your entries.  for example if you posted on your blog, leave me 5 separate comments, makes sense?  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR THE URL TO YOUR BLOG IN YOUR COMMENT IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT AS ANONYMOUS.

All my information and gift cards have been provided from General Mills and SuperValu through My Blog S

Winner of $25 GC & Sweet Treats pack from Betty Crocker is.....

Random.org said that from 1-113 the lucky number was......
#74

Mari said...

tweet http://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/11798812642 runningmatey at hotmail dot com

April 7, 2010 6:42 PM

Congratulations and Thank you to everyone that entered.

I have GREAT reviews & giveaways coming this week, especially for my Mother's Day Gifts, please continue to check back, here are some of the 

1. $25 GC from American Express
2. a Family night game & food pack
3. Women's purse organizers (cool)
4. purse BLING!
5. personalized Tshirt
6. and more....

If you haven't seen the giveaway I have right now, it's for a chance to win your own personalized Adult or Children's Tshirt from Oopsy ;)
here is the link http://bit.ly/bIkVvr

Have a GREAT Sunday my friends ;)

Awesome Sweet Treats Prize pack & $25 Gift Card to Safeway Stores

What do you look forward to at the beginning of spring?

I look forward to flowers, sunshine, and awesome baked treats that i can enjoy with my little ones outside ;)

The Safeway Family of stores is having a great sale just in time for us, you and me, to stock up on our baking supplies ;)

From now, until April 6th, visit the Safeway Family of stores to purchase Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake and Traditional Brownie Mixes at the special price of $0.69 !!!!!!!

 For great spring recipe ideas, visit BakeSweetMemories.com today. Bake Sweet Memories has delicious recipes for fun desserts using your Betty Crocker favorites, including Easter Bunny Cakes and even morning brunches, like the Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake, which are sure to brighten any morning!

Even if you miss the sale, check BakeSweetMemories.com for great coupon offers that download right to your Safeway Club card. This Spring, Betty Crocker makes life a little sweeter.

 As a Family of 8, trying to budget quantity and quality on just one income, sometimes is not really an option, thanks to the Safeway Family of stores' SUPER SALE of $0.69 cake and brownie mixes;
I will be able to STOCK up on both Quality and Quantity.  

I use 4-6 boxes of cake mix every time I make a cake for our large Family, so yes, my pantry will be overstocked, and NO ONE is complaining ;)

So HURRY and get to the Safeway Family of stores, and take advantage of this GREAT sale ;)

As if this sale wasn't a treat enough, there is a "Prize Pack" included!!!

A "Spring Sweet Treats" prize pack that includes a silicon baking pan, stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, Betty Crocker mixing spoon, and a $25 Safeway Gift Card.

How AWESOME is that?!?!?!?

 Here's how to enter:
Mandatory Entry (1 Entry)

Visit the Bake Sweet Memories website, and tell me which of the recipes you will be making for Easter Sunday ;)

Optional and Additional Entries:

1. Add @militaryfamof8 on Twitter 1 Entry
2. Tweet about this giveaway with  link, feel free to cut and paste: 
   Win $25 Gift Card to Safeway Family of stores plus a Sweet Treats prize pack from Betty Crocker at http://bit.ly/d94nMK  @militaryfamof8
   (1 entry per tweet, unlimited entries) make sure you keep @militaryfamof8 in the tweet so I can track it)
3. Follow This blog through Google Connect 1 Entry
4. Subscribe to my feed reader (upper left hand corner) 1 Entry
5. Blog about this review and giveaway on your blog 5 entries
6. Become a Fan on My Facebook page 1 Entry
7. Follow me on NetworkedBlogs    1 Entry

Giveaway Ends 4-15-10 @ midnight Open to US & Canada residents

Leave me a separate comment with url to your posts, including twitter, for each of your entries.  for example if you posted on your blog, leave me 5 separate comments, makes sense?  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR THE URL TO YOUR BLOG IN YOUR COMMENT IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT AS ANONYMOUS.

Winner will be chosen through Random.org, I will Post and E-mail the Winner.  Winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information or I will choose a New Winner. Safeway and Betty Crocker provided me with my own prize pack, information, and giveaway through

 

Winner of $25 Gift Card to Kroger Family of stores!!!

Thanks to Random.org, the winner of The $25 Gift Card to Kroger Family of Stores is:
#127

Kathy Rambousek said...
daily tweet
http://twitter.com/LKARambo/status/11055615372

LKARambo at comcast dot net
March 25, 2010 3:03 PM


Thank you very much to everyone who entered, Congratulations to Kathy.


please email me with your info so I can have your prize sent to you ;)

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I just did it, and wanted to pass it on to all of you ;)
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