#YourShape for Wii Winner!*

Congratulations to the winner of the Your Shape for Wii Fitness program from Ubisoft is :

Lynette (my3sonsmom) !!!!!!

You have 48 hours to claim this by emailing me at plussizemommy@gmail.com with your name, address, phone# (for shipping).

Enjoy, and come back and tell us how you like it, after you try it out

Thank you so much for all who entered!

The Plus Size Mommy

*This prize is being sent at no charge to me. I was sent a Your Shape for Wii exercise program for my challenge from Ubisoft & Collective Bias. All thoughts & idea’s about it are my own honest opinions.

BlockBuster Express New Kiosks & BOGO Code*

Have have you heard or seen the new BlockBuster Express kiosks that are now around town? Haven’t seen any? Goto www.blockbusterexpress.com and find one near you today! And I have some more fab. news !!!  If you rent a movie at www.blockbusterespress.com and use my unique code  :  5G13B29    You can rent 1 movie for $1 and get another one FREE!!!! (offer expires 3/31/2010).

I recently found a BlockBuster Express kiosk near me at my local Sheetz gas station but they are located throughout the US at many places.

Here is a Whrrl of my visit there

We had a great movie night. Why don’t you have one tonight, or over the week end ?

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I was able to rent 1 dvd FREE and also sent a gift card for my family night expenses. All idea’s, thought, and opinions are my own.
**Code is valid thru 3/31/2010. When you rent a movie at the regular price, you’ll receive the first night’s rental on a second movie FREE. Extra night charges and taxes apply. May not be combined with any other offer. Rental terms and conditions apply. Not valid at Blockbuster store locations.

Create a Healthy Meal or Snack – Share & WIN a Your Shape Game!

A couple weeks ago as part of the Your Shape Challenge I am in, the challengers were asked to come up with healthy snack idea’s.

I found nuts, Craisins, blueberry rice cakes, and dried fruits to be some healthy snacks that I loved to eat.

This upcoming week, we are going to be preparing healthy meals for our whole family to share as part of our challenge.

Also this week, I am getting to give away a copy of the YOUR SHAPE by Ubisoft for Wii game to one of YOU

Here is my challenge to you, for you to try and win :

1. Leave me a comment with a healthy snack idea you use, or you would like to try. = 1 entry
2. Create a healthy meal idea for a family, comment and share with my blog readers = 1 entry
3. Fave Your Shape by Ubisoft for Wii on Momfaves.com = 1 entry
4. Share the luv and share this giveaway on Twitter using the following quote, ” Win a #Yourshape exercise program by Ubisoft for Wii on @plussizemommy  ’s blog here :     http://twurl.nl/37wx8w  ”  = 1 entry per tweet (comment with the tweet thread, you may tweet up to 3 times per day for a total of 3 entries per day)
5. Share a “Get Healthy Tip”, comment with a tip you have that can help others get healthier = 1 entry
6. Write your own blog post about the Your Shape exercise program for Wii and why you would like to win one, link back to this post. Leave a comment with the link to your blog post = 3 BONUS entries!!!!

Winner MUST be a subscriber to this blog in order to win. Winner must also be a resident of USA (continental U.S. only). This giveaway starts NOW and ends on Sunday March 28th, 2010 at 9PM EST. Winner will be posted to this site by March 29th, and will have 48 hours to contact me with address,phone number to claim their prize. (my email is plussizemommy@gmail.com). One winner will be chosen by random.org.

Have Fun with this giveaway, I cannot wait to read all the great comments, hear all the great recipe idea’s and hear your thoughts!

Good Luck!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – The Your Shape Challenge is sponsored by Ubisoft & Collective Bias. So is the Your Shape exercise program giveaway. The Your Shape program will be sent direct from the company at no charge to me.

Your Shape For Wii; A Review*

I have been using the Your Shape for Wii fitness program for a little over 7 weeks now. I can definitely tell a change in my energy and have been feeling more active. I have changed my diet and been keeping track of my calories more and have been drinking a ton of water everyday, walking, and also cut wayyyyy back on soda.  My new healthier living lifestyle along with the Your Shape workouts have helped me to lose 12 pounds!

The your shape program puts a twist on all other Wii fitness programs. This one has a camera that hooks up easily to your Wii and you can see yourself side by side along with Jenny McCarthy on your television screen. It is really neat.  Seeing myself on camera and against Jenny’s fit body, motivated me to work out even more and to look like Jenny as a goal.

The only problem I have run into with this program has been the camera. It sometimes doesn’t pick up my moves and so it gives some wrong results, about how accurate my moves are. I do not let it frustrate me, I just modify my moves and keep on going with Jenny and keep with the work out.

I like that I have been able to use this program in my home. I am in PA and it has been a rough winter, so I haven’t been able to get out so much to do work outs or goto the gym as much. I enjoy being able to do this right at home. It has very modern, upbeat music that you can work out to. My children have sometimes even joined in.

Another of my favorite things about this program is how it has MANY different exercises. Do not get frustrated about not getting new ones right away, the more you use Your Shape, it seems the more you get to do. It took me a little while to figure this out.  Getting to do a new exercise is nice too. I like it to change it up a bit.

If your looking for an easy fitness program, this one may not be the one for you, however, if your like me, you can still do the work out with Jenny and just do it at your own pace.  Then as your more comfortable with it and get better at it, you can then start doing it at Jenny’s pace. Do not think that just because this is a “game” that it is going to be an easy peasy work out, cause that is not so at all! You WILL feel the “burn” and you will sweat, and you will see results with the Your Shape.

Some other equipment that I suggest you to buy along with this game, for maximum usage would be a body ball, weights (small hand type), and a step.

The Plus Size Mommy

* I have been sent the Your Shape for Wii by Ubisoft on behalf of my relationship with Collective Bias. I am in a 12 week challenge with a group of ladies who are all a part of Collective Bias. I also receive incentive gifts and gift cards for my time as part of the challenge. All of the thoughts, idea’s, and reviews and weightloss that I post are all my own honest results,opinions, and info.

Bloggers to Use Social Media to Share Black Friday Deals

Collective Bias, an interactive marketing firm that connects brands with shoppers at the store shelf by facilitating conversation and building relationships, has partnered  with Whrrl, a location based mobile application that lets people capture and share the stories of their lives one moment at a time, to create a unique platform that helps shoppers find the best deals on Black Friday.

Twenty bloggers, led by well-known mom bloggers Melissa Garcia, the “money-saving” Consumer Queen, and Courtney Velasquez of Giftfully Simple, will hit stores on Black Friday and upload photos and tips through Whrrl to My Black Friday Deals.

Visitors are encouraged to check the website throughout the days leading up to Black Friday and then all day, Friday November 27th, 2009 to find the best deals at nationwide chains and local stores, and to find the best prices on the biggest shopping day of the year. Visitors can vote for the deals they like the best, and the participating blogger with the most votes on a deal will receiveGoogle Analytics training or tech/design assistance for his or her blog.

“We wanted to integrate a strong social media campaign to show the power that the average person or blogger has to reach so many others,” said John Andrews, Managing Partner of Collective Bias. “By working with bloggers, Whrrl and social media sites, we can effectively spread this idea like wildfire.”

My Black Friday Deals will also be promoted through channels like Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook to reach a wider audience. 

About Collective Bias
The first company of its kind, Collective Bias offers an alternative to the traditional agency model. Formed at the nexus of and Social Media and Shopper Marketing, we address the need for a comprehensive approach to facilitate ongoing conversations amongst brands, retailers and consumers. Our philosophy is to build true relationships between brands and consumers that make those consumers “part of something” and engender a sense of ownership that manifests itself in advocacy.

About Whrrl
Whrrl v2.0 lets people capture and share the stories of their lives, one moment at a time. Whrrl is a product of Pelago, a Seattle-based company led by an executive team from companies including Amazon, RealNetworks and Yahoo. Pelago is backed by pioneering Internet and mobile investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Bezos Expeditions, T-Venture, Trilogy Equity Partners and Reliance Technology Ventures.

My Black Friday Site: http://mybfdeals.com/
My Black Friday Flickr Photo Stream: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bfdeals/

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