Tuesday Check In - Week 19
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
I’ve had a busy week working on new buttons and badges for us. I’ve had some requests for announcing you’ve made goal, stayed on plan over the weekend or that you’re just kicking ass so by request, we have new buttons and badges. They are also a bit narrower to accommodate those of you who have limited column width.
For all of our UK team members we now have buttons and badges in STONES and for the rest of the world, buttons and badges in kilograms. Phew! I had a busy week getting all of these ready but it’s worth it. Links to all of these can also be found in the Celebrating Victory section in the side bar under Everything You Need for quick reference. You can find the codes for your blog there too.
Here are a few examples
Just a reminder, Wednesday is the deadline to sign up for the Free Your Y, Fuji Bike that I’m giving away on my site. Don’t miss out; this is a fabulous prize package worth over $400! Our very own Mama Bear June was the lucky winner on another site, you could be the lucky winner on my site!
I’m having a Summer Blog Party on the Scale Junkie site and you’re all invited. Yesterday I blogged an invitation for other bloggers to host the party on their blog for a week and give away a prize and I’ll promote it on my blog. Why? To join in the fun and to increase traffic to your blog, there are so many wonderful bloggers out there and this is a great way to get more people reading your fabulous words. Interested? Check it out on Scale Junkie. Even if you don’t want to host the party, you’re still invited. I’ve already had five people sign up to host the party and there are going to be some great giveaways and contests. Lets making staying on track this summer even more fun!
MOVED
Stephanie from Extreme Makeover ~ Stephanie Edition has moved and changed her name to The Journey Back Her New URL: http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/TheJourneyBack
WELCOME
We have a lot of runners on the HYC and this week we have two more runners joining us. I know you’ll give them a warm welcome.
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You’ll notice Mister Linky looks a bit different this week, I’m going to try embedding the sign in right into this post and hope we don’t explode it from all of us signing in. We’ll try it this week and if we decide we prefer the classic sign in, I’ll switch back. Remember, we’re visiting a few people who sign in before and after us, not everyone, we need to save some time for exercise and life!
Let’s get started! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week! To sign in, just fill in your blog name and URL and press ENTER
Tuesday Check In - Week 18
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Welcome to week 18. I hope everyone has had a good week. I've seen quite a few Exercise and On Plan badges posted on your blogs and I applaud you all!!
Lipton Tea's is having a promotion called Free Your Y, Y standing for youthful spirit. To promote the idea of youthful spirit, they've asked me to give one of the Scale Junkie readers a free bike. Its a pretty nice bike, the only drawback to the giveaway is that its open to US residents only. If you're a US resident and would like to enter, head over to the Scale Junkie blog and leave a comment. If you link back to the post I'm giving you two entries into the drawing, just be sure and let me know you've linked back.
Awakenings has moved and changed name to Diary of Curvy Jones - http://curvyj.squarespace.com/
The Cake Hole has moved and changed name to Debiggering http://www.debiggering.blogspot.com/
Swizzlepop has moved to http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/swizzlepop
If your blog has moved or changed names, please email me so I can update the blog roll.
WELCOME
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Tuesday Check In - Week 17
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I hope everyone has had a great week and has a wonderful week ahead. Has spring finally sprung where you are? I hope you've been able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful spring air.There are 9 more months in the year for us to really make a difference in our lives, lets make the most of every moment.
Life Blooms has changed the name of her blog to Totally Losing It and her URL has changed to: http://www.totallylosingit.com/
Fat To Fit: My Weight Watchers Journey
To check in, click on the Mister Linky logo below and enter your blog name and URL. If you have any questions, email me.
Tuesday Check In - Week 16
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve done a bit of redecorating around here to freshen up the blog a bit. I hope you like your new home! The only problem I have with it so far is that I’ve somehow broken the clickable header function so to fix this without driving myself crazy, I’ve added a button in the side bar that says HOME so you can quickly and easily navigate back to the home page. I’m sure once I have a few free hours again I’ll edit again make the blog even more functional but for now, this will have to do.
Leslie has moved to http://lowcarb-leslie.blogspot.com/
Danielle has moved to http://journey2healthyme.wordpress.com/
If your blog has moved, please let me know so I can update your link in the blog roll!
WELCOME
Extreme Makeover: Stephanie Edition
To sign in, click on the Mister Linky Logo below and enter your blog name and URL
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Tuesday Check In - Week 15
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Welcome to another wonderful week on this journey to find a healthier version of YOU! I hope everyone has had a great week, I know I’m really looking forward to making this week a great week!
We have a LOT of new members this week I thought it would be a good time to restate the guidelines we decided on earlier in the year.
If you are actively blogging and want to give and receive support, sign into Mister Linky on Tuesday’s.
If you sign into Mister Linky you will be considered “active” that week.
If you are active try to visit a few other blogs to give support
If you need support, please ask.
If you need a break, take one!! Don’t get derailed from your healthy life just to keep up with blogging or the challenge.
Don’t feel like you have to visit every blog in the blog roll, just visit a few of the people who’ve signed into Mister LInky in the current week. We said try to visit a few above your name and a few below your name, that seemed to work for most of you.
Don’t sacrifice things in your life for the challenge, always remember, this about YOU!
The challenge is and should always be about staying accountable and giving and receiving support.
With all that being said, lets give a warm welcome to our newest members!
Welcome!
Absolutely Fabulous By Forty!!
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Tuesday Check In - Week 14
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Today brings us to our week 14 mark, the start of the 2nd quarter of 2008! Lots of people said they were ready to recommit to their plans last week, if you weren't one of them and you need to, today is a great day to start!
Have a great week everyone!
Loser Irene has moved to a new blog address, please look for her at:
http://loserirene.wordpress.com/
Welcome to our newest Healthy You Challenge Team Members!!
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Time to check in! Click on the Mister Linky Logo below to sign in!
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Tuesday Check In Week 13
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Welcome to the last week of the first quarter of 2008!!
I've personally decided to challenge myself and make the next 14 weeks really count! I've committed to staying faithful to logging my food intake and intensifying my daily exercise while continuing to nurture my spirit. Oh yeah, I'm drinking plenty of water too!
As we look back and reflect on the past 12 weeks, congratulate yourself for a job well done, count your progress and refuse to dwell on the "could of" "should of" would of's"
Thank you all so much for being a part of this group!!
Losing CD has moved to wordpress, her new URL is:
http://losingcd.wordpress.com/
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WELCOME!!!
Please join me in welcoming our newest team members!
My portion controlled healthy change of lifestyle diary
please be sure to check your name and link in the blog roll for accuracy
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Sign In By Clicking On The Mister Linky Logo Below!
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Tuesday Check In = Week 12
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I know I say this every week but WOW, I can't believe its already week 12!! Time certainly is flying by.
So how did everyone do this week? I know that many of you celebrated the Easter holiday and faced the temptations that it brings. Several of you have been on spring break, welcome back!
Me? I have a terrible case of spring fever. The last place I want to be is in front of the computer. We've had wonderful weather here in Florida but don't worry, its headed your way very soon! With my desire to spend as little time in front of the computer as possible comes good news, you'll notice my long winded posts getting shorter and shorter!
WELCOME
The Amazing Weight Loss Journey by Plumptious
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Tuesday Check In = Week 11
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Welcome to another wonderful week! Some of you may have noticed that I didn't post a blogger of the week on Friday and it was simply because I had limited time (spring fever) and couldn't search for a suitable post and since no one sent a nomination for blogger of the week so we skipped a week. Yes I stressed over it but then I realized none of you would want me to stress over it and so I stopped stressing
If you see a HYC team member with an outstanding post that should be featured, please email me and let me know at healthyyouchallenge at gmail dot com OR just stop over at the Scale Junkie site and leave a comment directing me to the post you want to nominate. If you have an "ah ha" moment and post something brilliant that just makes sense to others, let me know!! I do my best to get around to everyones blog but some weeks are better than others and with our growing blog list, some weeks its very difficult.
This challenge and all of you are very important to me but keep in mind I'm also just one person focused on my healthy goals too.
I've had requests for an at Goal button and buttons in kilos and stones, I'm working on those requests and hope to share them with you next week. I'm also working on making smaller NSV and Exercise buttons. Thank you for your great suggestions. If you have any more, please let me know!
Dottie's Journey to Improved Health
Lets check in! If you aren't on the blog roll and think you should be, email me. If you have trouble checking in, email me or leave a comment on Scale Junkie and I'll get back to you ASAP
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Tuesday Check In - Week 10
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
I hope everyone has had a healthy week.
Jessica sent an email telling me all about the Biggest Loser MSN and NBC’s “Million Pound Matchup” Sweepstake. To enter you must answer 3 MSN Healthy and Fitness trivia questions. It’s a great way to get health and fitness tips and have a chance to win a great prize! You can enter daily until April 15, 2008 at http://biggestloser.msn.com/ Someone has to win, it might as well be one of us!
On a very sad note, if you have a chance to stop by Curvy Jones’ Awakening blog and offer your condolences. She lost her younger brother in a car accident over the weekend and needs all the support we can offer.
Monica from Expressing Not Stuffing has made her blog private and started a new one
The Little Engine That Could
Hanlie from Fertile Healthy has moved to:
http://www.fertilehealthy.com/blog/
I’m pleased to announce that Mrs Blubba took my challenge on Friday and started her own blog thanks to the many words of encouragement from you. I’ve added her to the links below. If you missed Friday's post, be sure to checkout the post Mrs. Blubba left on Mr. Blubba's blog.
Welcome
Diets, Food, and Everyday Life!
My (not so) private pages of my life
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If you have trouble logging into Mister Linky, let me know and I'll email instructions. I know many of us had problems logging in last week because Mister Linky's site had technical issues for about seven hours last Tuesday. I'm hoping for a smooth week! Lets get started!!
Week 9 Check In
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
So here we are in week 9 and the start of a brand new month! A great time to recommit to your healthy eating plan and add some additional exercise! In like a lamb, out like a lion perhaps?
After last week’s long announcements, I’m going to make this short this week. Mark your calendars because this my friends, is a rarity!
I just wanted to say that we’ve had a few people drop out and a few people who are just very busy right now and can’t participate, please refer to Mister Linky to see who is active!
Remember to send any interesting articles my way and don’t forget to nominate your favorite Healthy You Team Member Post for post of the week by emailing me the link!
Welcome to our newest members!
So how did everyone do this week? Hopefully everyone is feeling focused and ready for another fabulous week!
Edited: Mister Linky's service was down for 7 hours on Tuesday and many people weren't able to log in. The problem has been fixed and its working again, just log in when you can!
If you have any problems checking in, just email me and I'll be happy to assist you in any way that I can!
Have a great week everyone!!
Tuesday Check In - Week 8
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Welcome to week 8!!
I have a LOT of things to announce today!!
So Lets get started!!!
~*~ TIVO/DVR ALERT!!! ~*~
This THURSDAY, February 28, 2008, our very own LORA from Less Of Me is going to be a guest on the Oprah Show discussing events leading to a midlife identity crisis. Head over to her blog and check out her comments about her experience on the Oprah show, she's had three posts about it so far with more to come and be sure to watch on Thursday to see her on TV! She looks so warm and friendly in her photo, I can’t wait to see that photo come to life on TV!!
NEW!! Some of you wanted a smaller HYC button for your blog, here you go! I’ll revise more when I have time! Here is what it looks like, the code is below and I’ve added it to the Buttons and Badges link!
<a href="http://healthyyou.scalejunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img src=" http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii230/scalejunkie/HYC120x60.jpg " border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
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As you know on Wednesday I try to feature a success story or a motivational story, tomorrow I’ll be featuring one of our very own HYC team members who has reached a major milestone!! Be sure and check back tomorrow to read all about it!!
WELCOME!!
Loser Irene vs. The Fat Monster
Nicole's Weight Watchers Journey
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An Update From Me!
A few weeks ago we realized that with the group growing in size we needed to revisit the “rules”. Just to make sure everyone is clear I am going to state it here once again.
If you are actively blogging and want to give and receive support, sign into Mister Linky on Tuesday’s.
If you sign into Mister Linky you will be considered “active” that week.
If you are active try to visit a few other blogs to give support
If you need support, please ask.
If you need a break, take one!! Don’t get derailed from your healthy life just to keep up with blogging or the challenge.
Don’t feel like you have to visit every blog in the blog roll, just visit a few of the people who’ve signed into Mister LInky in the current week. We said try to visit a few above your name and a few below your name, that seemed to work for most of you.
Don’t sacrifice things in your life for the challenge.
The challenge is and should always be about staying accountable and giving and receiving support.
I’ve edited the FAQ’s and other information as best as I could, I’m sure I missed a few places that said weekly check in is required; if you notice any errors kindly email me so I can correct them.
The bottom line is I want you to have fun. I want you to be healthy and work towards being the best YOU that you can be, with or without the challenge. This is meant to be a way to stay in touch with likeminded people who blog just like you do. We all have good weeks and bad weeks but sometimes we need to take a step back and look at things from a new light.
Lots of Love,
Diana
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Week 7 Check In
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Welcome to week seven. I hope everyone has had a great on plan week filled with heart pumping exercise! Speaking of hearts, I know that Valentines Day had a few temptations but we are past that now and its time to get back on the healthy path!
We have a few new people joining us this week! Please give them your fabulous welcome!
A Healthy Journey
Remember to visit a few of the others who check in this week too and lend some support. If you are struggling, let someone know. If you see a post where someone is struggling let others know so we can rally the support needed.
So lets get started checking in!!
Week 6 Check In
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Hi everyone! I hope that you've all had a great week!! Time is just flying by and its hard to believe we've been together for six weeks already!
They say that in the 6 to 8 week mark, some people get discouraged because the scale slows down or they start to get bored with their plan. Don't let that happen to you!! Find ways to keep your plan interesting; try a new recipe, mix up your exercise routine (or start to exercise) or reread the information about your plan. Just keep hanging in there, you can do this!!
Carol over at Queen Sized Commentary found a great interactive calendar that she wanted to share with everyone. Head over to her post and check it out. At the top of her blog on the right side there is a link to her calendar where she tracks her days on plan with comments on how she did and her exercise!
We have a few new people joining us this week, please give them a wonderful welcome just like you always do!!
Extreme Fat Smash Diet – Andrea’s Journey
Ready Maid on The BestLife Diet
Don't forget to leave a comment. Email nominations for Healthy You blogger of the week to me by THURSDAY!!
NOTE: I don't know if any of you noticed or not but our Healthy You blog address has moved. Blogger will still forward from blogspot but the new address and its still a blogger blog but if you want to update your bookmarks is: http://healthyyou.scalejunkie.com/
Tuesday Check In - Week 5
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Welcome to week 5 of the Healthy You Challenge!!
WOW what a week! I’ve read so many incredible posts but I’m sure I’ve missed quite a few too, between my knee injury and computer issues it’s been a very hectic week for me. I’m happy to say that both knee and computer are in running mode!! So how was your week? Did you stay on plan? Did you struggle? I read about quite a few NSV’s and a few super bowl parties!
Today is "Super Tuesday" here in the USA because a lot of states will be voting today. Its also Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day...whatever you call it, if you celebrate it, I'd like to wish you a happy one!
Last week I asked about the blog roll and more specifically about visiting all of the blogs and I think we all agree that it’s just too much to try to visit every blog in a week. Honestly when I started this group I thought it would be me and less than 10 other people all cheering each other on but what I’ve ended up with is so much more and its WONDERFUL!! I’m meeting so many new people from all over the world and making so many great new friends. Inspiration is never in short supply with this group!
When I wrote the rules, I was kind of strict about the support because I only wanted people who were sincere in their efforts to join. I wasn’t trying to just get a lot of people on a blog roll or people who just wanted a link on a blog roll, I wanted a like minded group working towards better health. But what I've found is that there are a LOT of like minded people out there and I welcome them all to ban together here for support.
However with that being said its time to change things just a bit. Honestly, I just don’t have the time to assign you to groups so what I’m going to ask you to do is to pick a few people and visit their blogs.
We all go on vacation, have a busy time at work or just don’t feel like blogging for a few weeks. I do understand that. I would recommend you pick from people who have signed into Mister Linky because when you sign in it means you are active that week. Someone made the suggestion of picking the two or three people who sign in before you and two or three who sign in after you so you get a good rotation of blogs. I think it’s a great idea and that’s what we will go with from now on. Some people you will click with, others you may not. Next week, pick a few more until you build a group of support that is manageable for you! Don’t feel like reading blogs has become your part time job!
It’s kind of like when you are flying and they are giving you directions on your oxygen mask thing that will fall from the overhead should you need it…put your own mask on first and then assist other passengers. Everyone on the blog roll has the same ultimate goal, not all of us have the same amount of free time. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d rather you go out and exercise than read a blog. Your health and your goals are the reason why you joined this group, they need to come first, and supporting others comes second.
Welcome to our newest Challenge Team Members!!!
The Incredible Shrinking Katschi
Shaping Up My Life
Finding Fergie
please check your link in the blog roll for accuracy.
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Tuesday Check In - Week 4
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Welcome To Our FOURTH Check In! I hope you've all had a fabulous week!!
Click on Mister Linky logo below and sign in!
Weekly updates and welcome for our newest team members!
I need your nominations for blogger of the week! Have you seen a post from one of our team members that you feel is important? Please email me at healthyyouchallenge at gmail dot com with a link to the post so I can feature the post on Friday!
I’ve had several emails about this so I wanted to address it for everyone to see:
You only have to check into the challenge once per week, just look for the current TUESDAY post and put your blog name and blog URL into Mr Linky.
The blogging schedule that I posted is what I would like to post on the healthyyou site and if you have any articles/recipes/success stories to share, please email them to me so I can post them on the appropriate days for the whole group to see. This not what you have to blog about each day. You can blog about whatever you want but on Tuesdays it would be nice if you blogged about your progress. Keep in mind progress doesn’t just mean pounds lost but you are certainly welcome to share that news with us too. You can report NSV (non scale victories) as well as exercise goals met. This isn’t just about weight it’s about finding what works for you and living the best and healthiest life you can right now!. an lend support. Sorry for any confusion.
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I need to make a correction to the blog. I had incorrectly listed The Dachshund Diet Chronicles as The Diet Chronicles. Clearly I need to stick to cutting and pasting. Does anyone know how many calories you burn cutting and pasting?
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Once again, I wanted to add that with our growing blog roll, please lend your support first to the people who’ve signed into Mr. Linky. I know it isn’t possible to visit every blog every day or even in a week but do the best you can to lend support. I’m working on a system.
Welcome to our newest members!!