Bloggy Love Giveaway for MomActive

Hey Bloggy Friends! Fiona and I wanted to make sure to get the word out before our MomActive twitter party on Thursday and first MomActive radio show on Friday. Wanna show us the love?

I'm proposing doing a giveaway for those of you who decide to show us the love by posting a special blog post about my weight loss AND our MomActive launch & twitter party. This will help us majorly with all the promotion! Just make sure to do the post before Thursday, June 18th.

I'm attaching a questionnaire and some pictures for you to use in your story. Make sure to link up to the twitter party post, MomActive, MomActive Radio Show, Bookieboo, and Bantering Blonde. After you have created the story, come back and hit Mr. Linky with the link to the story. I'm going to use Random.org to decide the winner of the giveaway. It will be announced during the Twitter party on Thursday night.

Prizes:
Traceable Wall Murals from The Spunky Monkey
Organic cotton bra from Nummies
Rose Oil & Bitch Balance Butter from Vital Earth Traditions
One 3pack of Dapper Snappers
Cuddle a Cup, Super soft Tagiee, & set of 2 Burpiees from Sparkles and Strawberries

(If you own a boutique and want to add to this list, email me at bookieboo78@gmail.com)

You can also show us the love by tweeting this out:

"Come join us for the MomActive launch party on Thursday, June 18th from 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"

OR

"Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of MomActive Radio Show on Thursday, June 18, 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt"

Here are some before and after pictures you can use. Just steal them, I don't mind. I've also got the grab code for the twitter party banners available on the twitter party post.

At 149 lbs.

About 240 or so...

About 215 lbs.

Here is a questionnaire to help you out with the post:

1) Can you share a bit about your weight loss and your motivation for starting Bookieboo?

I was 253 lbs. when I gave birth to my first son, whom I refer to as Bookie. (When he was a baby, I called him Bookieboo.) I lost over 100 lbs. after he was born. I did it the old fashioned way: diet and exercise. I did it slowly, taking it 5 lbs. a time, and it ended up taking me two years. Fitness and healthy living have become my lifestyle now. It’s something I enjoy doing and something I enjoy sharing with my family and friends.

After I lost all that weight, I decided to combine my interests and create a site that was helpful to moms. I couldn’t find a go-to place where moms could share their struggles staying or getting into shape. I thought moms would enjoy the concept, so I created Bookieboo.

Bookieboo has over 40 contributors, posting about fitness, weight loss or healthy living. Many are certified personal trainers, but all are moms. No boys please. Bookieboo also has over 100 discount codes to share, as well as weekly giveaways, and great women.

I just had another baby, so the moms on my site are losing weight with me again. This time I only have 18 more pounds to lose. Come join me!

2) How do you stay motivated to exercise and eat well?

I don’t do the exercise for me, I do it for my family. I’m a better mom and person when I’ve worked out. I’m more patient, loving, and of course have more energy. The days I haven’t exercised are like mornings without coffee…I’m an absolute shrew. I do it for them, and that is my motivation.

People say you should exercise for yourself and put yourself first, but I don’t believe that. I think some things are greater than you are…like your family. And they deserve it.

As for the food, on days I exercise, I only crave what’s good for me. I know that sounds crazy, but it’s true. It’s the days I don’t get any exercise, I have to think about what I’m eating.

3) What do you think is universally the biggest challenge for moms when it comes to being healthy and/or losing weight after pregnancy?

Having children and getting into shape is tough. I’m finding it tougher and tougher with two. I don’t have all the answers. What works for me may not work for everyone, which is exactly the reason I have Bookieboo. It’s about how to do it all with kids from many perspectives. Moms supporting moms. I get a lot of advice from my own members.

The MomActive radio show will be similar. Fiona & I will be there to support moms in all sorts of fitness and healthy lifestyle endeavors. We are not all the same, but we can all certainly use some support and encouragement. MomActive will be covering all aspects of healthy living on the show. Not only will we discuss losing weight and staying fit, but general wellness and health issues as well.

4) How do you balance all you do—work with family?

I ask for help. I’ve got two mothers as my secret weapon. YaYa is my mom and Grammo is my husband’s mom. They love spending time with the kids, and I love having them. Having an extended family is wonderful. I also have a close cousin nearby that I work out with and bounce ideas off of. She’s equally as brilliant and we are both Trojans! Fight On!

And I also have Kelly Loubet, the Editor/Moderator of Bookieboo and Bookieboo Rave Reviews & Giveaways. She helps me out ALOT with all my projects. You can visit her at Childhood Clothing or follow her @childhood.

5) Tell me about MomActive and any other projects you are working on…

MomActive is the new radio show hosted by myself and Fiona Bryan from The Bantering Blonde. Our premiere is June 19^th at 11am pacific standard time. We are going to have weekly guests that talk all about the same sort of stuff on Bookieboo--How to stay fit or live a healthy lifestyle while being a mom. I’ve already gotten a lot of interest in the show and am going to be bringing on some incredible guests. You won’t want to miss this. I’m going to be my eccentric self and Fiona is going to be her witty self and we are just going to make a go of it, so I’m hoping you all can join us.

MomActive will have a great website as well. Fiona is going to be doing most of the writing. For those of you who don’t follow her, she’s a very witty writer, sometimes I pee my pants I’m laughing so hard at her antics. But of course, I just had a baby, so that’s not hard to do.

6) Tell me about your family, kids—ages, etc?

I have a thoughtful husband and two children: 3 years and 5 months. I’m surrounded by boys, but I love boys, so I have a lot of fun. We include grandparents a lot. Our parents are very good at not stepping on our toes, so we enjoy having them around. Both my kids have red hair—a trait just like mom. Freckles also come with the territory as well.

7) What is your greatest joy as a mom? Your biggest challenge?

I love it when my son says “mommy I love you” out of the blue. He’s been doing that a lot lately. And then getting to see smiley face all the time from Mr. Grumpy Pants, the 5 month old, who might I add is almost crawling…I’m in so much trouble!

Biggest challenge…hmmm…well, my children have a lot of energy, so that is the most difficult aspect of it. They really need to get out, or they go nuts, especially the older one. Chasing after two is twice as hard. Which is why I rely on grandparents so much.

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