Activision’s 10 Minute Solution for Wii. “10 Minute Solution” is a fitness Wii game based on the popular fitness DVD series of the same name.

“10 Minute Solution”, the videogame, lets users customize their workout in ten minute blocks while getting feedback and tracking progress. The workouts consist of the user’s choice of cardio boxing, mixed games, and step aerobics at varying levels of difficulty. This game is compatible with the Wii Balance Board for feedback but can be played without it. The games price is $19.99.

FROM ME :

With the “10 minute solution” program, you are able to customize your workout sessions to tailor them to your own needs. There is cardio and strength training regimen’s that you can work out through. There are 3 levels to choose from for the cardio-boxing (my favorite because it is something different), mixed games, and step aerobics. The “10 Minute Solution” program works with the Wii balance board as well.

This program also includes tips and information from Jessica Smith, who is a renown fitness spokesmodel.

I like that I can start off working out at a lower level and work up to higher ones. My heart get’s pumping every time I have used this so far. I also like how it tracks my progress as I complete levels so I can decide when to go on to higher ones.

For a Limited time you can get the “10 Minute Solution” for Wii and it comes with bonus pair of weighted gloves from Costco!

These gloves are really nice to add weight to your work out experience. I love them.

You can learn more about this program by visiting :  www.activision.com

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I was sent a copy of this game to review. My review is 100% my own opinion.

Please claim your prize by emailing me at plussizemommy@gmail.com and putting in Subject line : Wii Game Winner

I will need your address to ship you out your game! You have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Thank you so much to all who entered. More DVD’s and Wii games coming to win SOON, keep watching for them

Have a wonderful and Safe 4th Of July !!!

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I was sent a copy of this game. The copy for the winner will be mailed by me at my own cost. I will not be held responsible for any lost or damaged items to the winner.

The Your Shape Challenge is now in it’s final week. I would like to conclude with a final wrap up about my thoughts, feelings, and idea’s about the fitness program by Ubisoft. Also I would like to share my final results.

The 12 week challenge I just participated in was the longest running challenge with my blog I have participated in. I must say, it has been a fun, invigorating, frustrating, exciting, disappointing, stressful, energetic, blissful ride. And even though the official challenge is over, I do intend to keep with doing the Your Shape program, along with other fitness programs, and also continuing to go to the gym, and walking outside too.

I didn’t reach my goal of losing all the weight I wanted (there was no way in 12 weeks this could occur anyways without a miracle) but I feel like the Your Shape program has given me a jump start of a beginning!

I also intend to fully maintain eating healthier too, not just me but my whole family. We have started these little steps already and have accomplished so much in these 12 weeks, I am not going to fall back and lose that.

I have been sick the past few weeks, so I have gotten off track and have actually gained a few pounds back, but, I am not going to let this deter me from getting back on the bandwagon.

The support of the Your Shape Team Leader (@StacieinAtlanta) has been phenomenol, as well as Brooke’s (@austinbrooke). I have also met (over the phone and twitter) @YourShapeGame who is fitness trainer -Laurel House. She has given great advice and tips on how to keep on track. Lastly, but never leastly  is my crew of wonderful ladies who all participated in the challenge along with me. They are phenomenol and we have all had our ups and downs and shared pains, happiness, excitement, and defeats, and triumphs with eachother. They are an amazing bunch. I would like to recognize them all now:

• Toni from A Daily Dose of Toni. @totally_toni
• Kim from Crafty Mama of 4. @craftymamaof4
• Amy From Selfish Mom. @SelfishMom
• Lori from A Cowboy’s Wife. @ACowboysWife
• Claire from The Mom Claire. @TheMomClaire
• Elizabeth from Busy Mom. @BusyMom
• Kelli from The Centsible Life. @CentsibleLife
• Stephanie from Mommy Musings. @MommyMusings
• Jodi from Multitasking Mommy. @JodiGrundig

and a big thanks also to you; my readers who gave me some great tips, recipes, and support along the way as well.

The Your Shape fitness program for Wii, is a great tool to use when you cannot get outside, goto a gym, or if you like to be able to work out in your own home. The work outs it selects for you are geared to your specific likings. They are hard, this is a REAL work out. Some may think, oh this is for Wii and it is a game, well, I kid you not, it is for real, you will feel the burn, the pain, and the sweat. You will see results if you keep up with it, and change eating habits and make bit by bit changes towards a healthy lifestyle.

While I think the Your Shape can have a few changes to the camera, to make it pick up better, some great idea’s I have read are to create arm and leg bands that can pick up movements better on the camera. The camera part of the Your Shape is very innovative and neat. It motivated me to want to lose weight cause I looked so awful on the screen, especially next to Jenny McCarthy, who is sensational looking! I also enjoyed the great updated music that the game plays to work out to.

All in all I think this has been a great challenge and I am grateful to have been a part of it. To Wrap it all up, below I have entered my results.  (Please remember everyone’s results from it will differ).

Weight – total lost = 12 pounds in 12 weeks! (not too shabby)

inches lost :

arms = 2 inches

waist = 4 inches

hips = 3 inches

calves = 2 inches

shoes = no change

neck = 3 inches

The above are all measurements I have taken.

I feel that if I wouldn’t have been asked to do this challenge I would have fell off of the Healthy living bandwagon months ago and wouldn’t have had even close to the above results. It isn’t only measurements and numbers that count either. I feel better, I feel more energetic. I get up and move more. Prior to doing this challenge I led a pretty sedimentary lifestyle. Now I am up and moving as much as I can all day long. I don’t get winded like I used to and I just feel better.

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure ~ I was given a copy of the game as well as other perks for participating in the Your Shape Challenge. My opinion and review of the game was no way influenced by the perks I received.

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.

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.

I am a little behind on my updates for the Your Shape Challenge I am part of. Last week I lost 2 more pounds, but this week I gained them back   I am not discouraged though. It has been 9 weeks now, and I am starting week 10 today, and I have lost 13 pounds total! Not too shabby, I don’t think

What has been even bigger to me, has been my endurance and energy levels.  Until I got sick over this past week end I was going to the gym, being more active with my kids, and doing house work and not being as tired as usual. This is huge for me because until this challenge I was VERY sedimentary and took a lot of naps all day long.  I am feeling better and happier too.

One of the Challenges a couple weeks ago was a “Different type of exercise” for all of us challengers. I was so intrigued by it, and loved to read everyone’s answers, that I would love to share it here with you all as well. As well as share my answers with you.

This is an easy question but some found it harder to answer then others. Mainly because it seems that inside of being a woman and a mother we often put ourselves last on the list, and we don’t think of ourselves on our “high horse”.  We can tell others what they are good at, and we can tell our children what their talents are, what we love about them, and how they can achieve anything when they just try. But all too many times, we do not take this advice ourselves.

Here is the Question, followed by my answers :

LIST 10 THINGS THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT YOURSELF!!

1. I am a hard worker when I set my mind to be.
2. I am a wonderful mother.
3. I am a wonderful and Faithful wife.
4. I am a good cook.
5. I am a wonderful and everlasting friend.
6. I love that I am a pretty good writer.
7. I love that I have the ability to help others sometimes.
8. I have a wonderful memory.
9. I love that I can float when I go swimming, lol (cause my husband just sinks)
10. I love that I can tend to be funny at times and make people smile.

This exercise was pretty simple for me to accomplish because I think about this often just to help me cope with my depression.

When I get down in the dumps, I do this often to try and help bring me back up. Sometimes it does help change my state of mind.

So, I would LOVE to hear from you all about your Top 10 list. Don’t worry this isn’t any quiz, and no right or wrong answers. I would just love for you to think about this and write it out in my comments section so we can all know what your Top 10 things that you love about yourself are

Thanks!

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.

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.

This challenge has been tough for me. As you probably already know, losing weight is not just all about exercise. It is a lifestyle change complete with an all new way of eating. Which brings us to the week 6 Challenge that we were given : Finding Healthy Snacks.

Here is the exact challenge we were confronted with :

We were all sent a gift card to cover the cost of this week’s challenge.

Your mission: Find and/or create a healthy snack for yourself each day. Use your giftcard to shop for yourself at Walmart and find some great, healthy food to snack on.

Here are the Healthy Snacks I bought :

Banana’s – which I love, and I learned as I was in agonizing pain with pulled muscles, that these help to alleviate some of that.

Craisins – I bought the regular ones. These are dried Cranberries. They were al great tasting snack (as you can tell, since my bag is empty). I also was able to use them as toppings for yogurt.

Fiber One bars – I bought the peanut butter kind. These are delish. And eating just one, was able to curb my appetite till the next mealtime. They are very fulfilling.

True Delights Blueberry rice cakes- These are so good, they have a texture of a potato chip almost and taste very blueberryish, which I love. I had a coupon for these so I picked this to try, and I was very happy with this purchase.

Nature Valley Nut Clusters – Can you tell yet, that I LOVE peanut butter? These nut clusters are very good. I love the crunchiness and they are very satisfying after just a few.

Planter’s Peanuts with Sea Salt – Again, I love nuts, and I was watching Dr. Oz the one day and he was telling how great nuts are for you, and that ones with sea salt are very much better for you than regular salt.  I was able to eat these plain or use as toppings.

I think I am much more a salt eater than sweets. I am not that into chocolate, which is amazing to most people. Every once in a while I will crave a piece of chocolate or a candy bar. Chips and pretzels and anything salty is my downfall though. So that is why I tried to chose healthier snacks that had a lot of good things such as fiber, and iron in them, that were able to satisfy my “salt- tooth” at the same time.

I also bought some bottled water with my snacks and this :

A new addition to my exercise equipment that I can use with the Your Shape. A Body Ball. I haven’t tried it yet, because to tell the truth, I am feeling a bit nervous, that I will blow it us and get on it, and it will pop and I will fall to the floor on my face! But I am going to blow it up for Week 7 and get to using it. I am also excited to see what new exercises Jenny McCarthy will have for me to do on/with it. So this is my motivation.

As far as the weigh in goes for this week, I lost nothing this week  But I didn’t gain either. I must say, I was less active this week due to having to stay in because of the yucky weather here in Pittsburgh. I still did my 30 min. with the Yourshape 4 days this past week but I am thinking I need to switch it up a bit. By using the Body Ball this week, I should be able to accomplish this, plus I am hoping for better weather so I can get out and get moving more.

I think I may have done a little too much snacking this week and not enough exercising. We shall see what Week 7 has in store for me

How is your weight loss, fitness, get healthy goal going? Comment and tell me about it. How was your past week, and what are you going to change this week?

The Plus Size Mommy

* I am participating in the Your Shape Challenge through Collective Bias , I received the game for free and I am also receicing fun prizes and perks. Your Shape is from Ubisoft.The weight loss and any idea’s are my own. I received a gift card for this weeks challenge.

I went away to a conference. I still tried, I had water and lots of walking. TONS of walking. We were at the Opryland Hotel for goodness sake, and well, that place is HUGE. I tried to eat as well as I was able, and watch my portion sizes.

But they had goodies there, and like an alcoholic with a smell of beer passing their nose, I crashed… and well, it wasn’t pretty. Can you say Potato Bar, where yeah, you add cheese, bacon, and so many other great toppings. Then a Friday night movie night, oh my, a TABLE FULL of candy. Popcorn, and soda. I couldn’t hold myself back.

Then I come home to a winter Blizzard, and have been cooped up in my house, and arguing kids, and stress, can you say STRESS. Yeah, Stress is DEFINITELY a trigger for me to eat.

I am not a happy camper at all, but I will get my car back on the race track. I feel like one of those racing cars that crashes into the side wall at 140 miles per house, and looses it’s tires and the pit crew needs to come and fix it all up and get it going again, WHERE IS MY PIT CREW? lol

A lot of the bloggers in this challenge have gotten off track, and it isn’t a wonder with that darned conference, lol and a lot of travelling going on right now. (by the way the conference was wonderful, and I learned a ton, and yeah had fun).

So we need to be each other’s Pit crew and get the tires back on and dents pounded out, and fluids replenished (via H2O) and we will be ready to roll this week.

Week 4 for the challenge was : Steps

Steps: Did you know that 10,000 steps a day is equal to 4 miles? This week, wear your watch (pedometer) daily. Making yourself more aware of how many steps you are getting in each day may actually help you exercise more.

I didn’t add up how many I got in this week, but I know I was not the highest stepper. Although I was proud of myself, when one day I got over 11K. That was excellent for me.

Week 5′s challenge was : Get Out Side

With the Blizzard we had here in Pittsburgh, I wasn’t able to go out as much as usual, not even back and forth on errands, since the roads were a mess. So I did get some outside time cleaning off cars, and one day I went over to my moms home and trekked up a SNOWY hill up her driveway. And the snow was up past my knee’s, so needless to say, THAT was exercise.

So we are now 1/2 way through. I didn’t lose any weight this week, but I didn’t gain any either, which is amazing considering the junk I have been eating and lack of exercise. I am happy to have Jenny to at least get me moving a few times this week. Since I am inside looking at snow and ice, which is not nice, at least Jenny is prettier to look at.

So we are at the start of week 6, and I have lost 10 pounds so far. I guess I am happy with it, cause without being in this challenge, I would still be at least 10 pounds heavier. So I guess I am okay with this.

Stay tuned to see what Week 6′s challenge will be and see if I can loose a few more pounds this week. Say a Prayer for me too This isn’t easy, even though I tried, I really tried to be good!

The Plus Size Mommy

* I am participating in the Your Shape Challenge through Collective Bias , I received the game for free
and I am also receicing fun prizes and perks. Your Shape is from Ubisoft.The weight loss and any idea’s are my own.

SouthPeak’s food-serving-simulation video game Fast Food Panic on Wii and Nintendo DS . In honor of the game’s release, I wanted to extend a special giveaway to you. A very special custom made, burger-shaped plush CD-holder!

Overview:Create the best restaurant in the world by cooking up yummy dishes, making yourcustomers happy, greeting them when they stop by, and keeping your restaurant squeakyclean in this vibrant and fast-paced restaurant simulation game. A top-quality restauranttakes a lot of work, and your waitress will need help—keep the place clean, makedeliveries, ring up customers, and more.Features• Work against the clock to turn your restaurant into the best in the world• Beyond cooking minigames – Juggle making delicious food, keeping everythingspotless, greeting customers, and helping your waitress to improve yourrestaurant’s popularity• Prepare yummy dishes including steaks, pasta, burgers, pizza and more!• Take care of VIP customers who will push your service and cooking skills to thelimit• Replay each level from Story Mode in Free Mode and challenge your high score• Unlock more than 10 fun cooking mini-games to further hone your skills• Three levels of difficulty for beginners and master chefs alike.

This game is made for Wii and DS platforms.

Now for the giveaway: TO be clear.. This giveaway is for an exclusive Hamburger CD case ONLY, no game is included! (pictured above). TWO winners will be selected.

1. Tweet the following = ” Win an EXCLUSIVE Hamburger CD case from @plussizemommy  ’s blog here :  http://is.gd/7wKpR   ”            you may tweet up to 3 times per day = 1 entry per tweet, separate comments please.
2. follow me on twitter = 1 entry  (I am @plussizemommy)
3. Use stumbleupon, technorati, digg for this site/post.  - comment letting me know which you have done = 1 entry per way.
4. Fave my site on momfaves – comment and let me know you have = 1 entry

This giveaway begins NOW and will end on Feb. 9th, 2010 at 7PM EST.  TWO winners will be chosen via random.org.

Winners MUST be subscribers to this blog. Winners will NOT be contacted so if you enter to win, please check back for the winners post around 2/10.

Thank You for entering and Good Luck!

The Plus Size Mommy

*The prizes were sent to me FREE from South Peak games.  I will be paying for shipping to the winners on my own. I was not otherwise compensated for this post.