Guest Blogger with Terrific Giveaway!

One of my favorite bloggers is having a BIG GIVEAWAY to celebrate 10,000 Facebook likes.  For those who are contemplating or who have had bariatric surgery this blog is a must-see for tips, recipes and inspiration.  Be sure to enter for the prizes but don't forget to try her recipes.  

  http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

 

The Eggface BIG 10,000 Giveaway

While I was away at Fitbloggin' last weekend we hit the 10,000 friends mark on The World According to Eggface Facebook page! To say thank you for taking this journey to better health with me and for always sharing the blog and Facebook page with your pals. I'm doing a HUGE GIVEAWAY!

Sharing this ride with all of you and never feeling alone is AWESOME! Thank you!

The Prize: A Nike Gym Bag Hit the gym, pool, or dance class in style and it's jam packed with some of my post weight loss surgery bariatric favorites...

Celebrate Vitamins Calcium Plus 500 (Chewable Berries and Cream) 90 ct.
Celebrate Vitamins Multivitamin (Chewable Pineapple Strawberry) 60 ct.
Celebrate Vitamins 30mg Iron + C (Chewable Grape) 30 ct.

3 single serving packets of Celebrate Vitamins ENS in Vanilla Cake Batter, Chocolate Milk, and Strawberry flavors (each delicious shake contains a high potency multivitamin, 500 mg of calcium citrate, 4 g of fiber, and 25 g of whey isolate protein in each serving)

5 single serving sticks of Celebrate Vitamins Multivitamin and Calcium Drink Mix (Cranberry Grape flavor)

1 30 ct. Box Calcet Lemon Cream 500mg Calcium Citrate Creamy Bites

1 tub of CLICK Espresso Protein (Mocha Flavor)

2 single serving packs of Syntrax Chocolate Truffle and Vanilla Bean Torte Protein Powder

1 Oh Yeah Ready-to-Drink Vanilla Creme Shake

3 Quest Protein Bars (Wild Berry, Apple Pie, Vanilla Almond flavors)

2 Premier Titan High Protein Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

2 Sample Packs of PB2 Peanut Butter Thins

Chike Nutrition 6 packet Protein Variety Pack (1 of each flavor: Chocolate Bliss, Very Vanilla, Strawberry Burst, Banana Magic, Orange Creme and High Protein Iced Coffee)

1 Mini Sampler Set of Sugar Free Torani Syrups (4 - 150 ml mini bottles in SF Caramel, SF Raspberry, SF Vanilla, and SF Hazelnut)

Big Train 5 packet Fit Frappe Protein Variety Pack (1 of each flavor: Chocolate, Espresso, Mocha, Vanilla, Vanilla Latte)

Big Train Reusable Tumbler Cup

1 Blue 28 oz. Blender Bottle Shaker

How to Enter: Like The World According to Eggface on Facebook. Come back here and LEAVE A COMMENT (include a name and an email addy) on this blog posting. Scroll down to # of comments to leave yours. Do not leave on Facebook (they have rules about it.)

Contest periods ends: Sunday October 7th, midnight (Pacific time)

Monday, October 8th I'll draw a name using a random number generator and announce the winner here on the blog! I will also email the winner at the address posted. You'll have one week (7 days) to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. Remember winners MUST be a Facebook friend of The World According to Eggface. One ENTRY per person. Blog comments are moderated so there may be a slight delay (up to a few hours) in seeing your comment/entry post. Giveaway is open to anyone in the United States (48 contiguous, Alaska & Hawaii.)

Good luck everyone! 

Love to all, 

Marlena of Mohegan

Sunday Afternoon Ambulation

I seem to have trouble staying active on Sunday.  I go to church where I am the nursery leader.  After our main meeting, I spend two hours corralling a herd of two-year olds.  Yes, you read right.  Three hours of church.  Every week.

Late afternoon shadow. 

Sunny day for my walk.

Anyway, after the nursery rodeo I come home, have lunch while playing on the computer and then go up to my bed to read for a while.  My reading usually turns into a nap.  I don't really like to head for the gym on Sunday and today I really wanted some family time.  I had a great idea to go with my daughter's family and head for a nearby place I've wanted to see for quite a while.  The Walkway Over the Hudson is a former railroad bridge turned into a New York State Park. It is 1.28 miles long and 212 feet above the Hudson river.  

Southward view from mid-span. 

It was a perfectly clear day with the temperature and humidity just right.  A little breeze but not too much. There were all ages of people walking, running, riding bicycles, tricycles, wheelchairs and scooters.  Lots of dogs.  One couple had a very old dog riding in a wagon.  Like any open space in New York, the faces were from all parts of the world.  Today was a whole lot better than laps around the track. 

 

Love to all, Marlena of Mohegan

View of the longest pedestrian bridge in the world. 

Labor Day

Today while grocery shopping I was surprised to discover that Sunsweet is marketing chocolate covered prunes!  While they may call them Plum Sweets they are really just prunes in disguise.  I suppose this is another result of the great glut of humanity known as the "Baby Boomers" becoming obsessed with "regularity" as we age.  What next?

I had to hustle to get to Planet Fitness today because they closed at 1PM for the Labor Day Holiday.  I was surprised to find the place packed with people when I arrived about 11:45.  Only one upright stationary bike was vacant at the time and I was glad I didn't have to resort to the recumbent bike (my butt gets numb on those).

While on the bike I glanced at the row of TV's not expecting to find anything outside the usual daytime drivel.  I was not anticipating something that would make me cry.  On the show "Inside Edition" there was a report of a viral video showing Matt, a young boy with cerebral palsy running a 400 meter race.  He faltered painfully but before he could give up his gym teacher ran up next to him and gave him words of encouragement.  His classmates joined in behind him and gave him the incentive he needed to finish the race.  It was a beautiful moment even though I was not connected to the audio feed.  Below, find a link to Inside Edition write-up.  

News - Boy With Cerebral Palsy Triumphs At Elementary School Field Day - InsideEdition.com

Then view the video on You tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Alt2DssYc

My struggles pale by comparison to this brave kid.  To boldly start a race he knew he couldn't possibly win puts to shame all of us who whine and complain about our lack of will power.  Winning isn't always about finishing first.  Sometimes triumph comes by not giving up. 

Love to all,
Marlena of Mohegan