Before we get to it, I’d like to wish Oh She Glows Happy 9 months of blogging!! Exactly 9 months ago today, this blog was born with a ‘boo’ on Halloween night. Can you believe I have written 761 posts!? No wonder my fingers hurt! :D
It’s been a busy month!!!
My own personal calendar…
Sorry Todoist, this just works for me! I’m not even ashamed to admit it!
I have had so much fun doing the Summer Glow Boot Camp. We have had so many awesome discussions, guest posts, giveaways, and booty kicking exercises to shake things up a little!
For those of you who missed some of the fun, I have gathered most of the posts together below for your reading pleasure:
Summer Glow Boot Camp Wrap Up
WEEK 1: Reflection: How we think, feel, and perceive our current selves
Angela on Dear Body
Angela on Make-up: Can we live without it?
Angela’s Interval Training workout
Zesty makes Balsamic Salmon
WEEK 2: Goal Setting
Angela on Let’s Set Some Goals!
Stacy on Exercise and Hydration
Angela interviews Celebrity Trainer, Valerie Waters
Zesty makes whole grain oatmeal pancakes
Guest Exercises with Stacy
WEEK 3: Getting Over The Hump
Caitlin on Staying Motivated
Kath on How to fuel workouts
Guest exercises with April
Angela on One of her greatest life lessons (and her pre-race meal)
Madison on Friends Getting Fit
WEEK 4: It’s all about the self-love baby!
Angela on Learning to love the journey
Zesty on Roots vegetables jazzed up
Bobbi’s mini bootcamp + Angela discovers Tweetdeck (bahaha)
Leslie on Feeling confident in summer clothes
Video: 10-minute total body workout by trainer Marci Lall (made exclusively for the SGBC!)
WEEK 5: Where do we go from here?
VIDEO: Angela on Keeping Our Eye On The Prize
Personal Trainer, Jodie’s top 3 core blasting moves
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Whew, what a month, eh?? :) So much fun! I have taken away so many great pieces of advice and have learned more ways to appreciate all the awesome things my body does for me each day.
I just wanted to say a HUGE thank-you to all of our sponsors as well as all of the amazing contributors! Without you, this certainly would not have been possible.
And what would closing ceremonies be, without TWO HUGE giveaway contests???? :)
Would you like a chance to win a free professional photography session with two of the world’s top photographers? Your photography giveaway submissions are due Sunday August 2, 2009 at NOON EST! Please send to: [email protected] Please make sure to read the rules of the giveaway located here before sending in your submission.
The day is finally here! Amazing Grass is giving away SEVEN of their LARGE 17oz Amazing Grass tubs to one lucky Oh She Glows reader!
The winner of the 1st prize Amazing Grass package will receive SEVEN- large 17oz Amazing Grass powders (Wheat Grass, Green SuperFood, Chocolate Green SuperFood, Berry Green SuperFood, Amazing Meal Original, Amazing Meal pomegranate, and Amazing Meal Chocolate)! That is a value of over $325!!
Rules:
WAYS YOU CAN WIN:
- Leave one comment on this post telling me how the SGBC has impacted your life in a positive way. What was most memorable? Or tell me what post you enjoyed the most and why.
- For another chance to win: Tweet about this contest on Twitter, making sure to link to @ohsheglows so I can record it
- Contest ends TODAY at 7:30pm EST!
- Contest open to US and CAD residents only please.
- Winner will be drawn randomly
- Winner will be announced in tonight’s post- so stay tuned!!!
GOODLUCK TO ALL AND TO ALL A FABULOUS FRIDAY!!!!! :D
The bootcamp was definitely still an inspiration to me. I injured myself earlier this summer and have had a hard time sitting back and doing nothing (rest is my treatment :( ) But it was good to get an emotional/mental kick in the butt still :)
The bootcamp was so great for learning new strength moves and has showed me that just doing a little bit of strength training each day can truly make a difference! And the ab exercises are awesome! My abs are stronger then ever! woot!
While I didn’t keep up with the SGBC exercises, I definitely loved being able to read the daily topics. They definitely kept me motivated with my running and training! I really identified with the post-race blues topic because it definitely hit me after my half-marathon, when I only ran twice in the 2 weeks following the race!
Despite not enrolling officially, I loved the SGBC for the constant support and motivation it gave me to push myself harder. :)
Happy 9 months! I have to say the “Dear Body” post was the most inspirational and enlightening post for me. As for the exercises of SGBC, I loved Jodie’s core work. I did the 3 exercises yesterday after yoga and i am already feeling it!
Physically, my favorite part of SGBC was the fact that I lost 5.5 inches (and 3 pounds) in one month! But more than that was how this challenge taught me to appreciate my body now and not wait until I get to a certain weight. I think I really go “glow” now :)
OMG that’s a lot of Amazing Grass! I’ve been drinking Superfood since this past spring and I have to say that Amazing Grass has impacted my life by making me realize I need to take better care of myself and what I ingest. For me, it’s now all about real, whole foods and Amazing Grass just helps me when I can’t get enough of the greens and the fruits. I feel better in the mornings when I get my chocolate “shake” and I’m actually going to the store after work today to buy more!
SGBC has not only taught me the AAAAHHHMAZING green monster- but it has also showed me that it is possible to have a healthy balance of diet, exercise and fun. Thank you so much Angela!
“Dear Body” was my favorite, but all have been great. Thanks for everything Angela!
I loved your video about the slump you were in. Sometimes I look at other people and think there so perfect they have it all figured out and I feel so guilty when I go through a rough patch. Thank you for being so real and so motivating through the good times and bad.
I’m pretty new to reading your blog but I’ve quickly become addicted! I would say any post where you talk about listening to your body and doing what it tells you would be included in my favorites. If you’re in an exercise rut then embrace it! Thanks!
SGBC had the power to bring women (and men) from around the world together in an effort to better ourselves, but also to accept ourselves. My favorite post–like so many others–was the dear body post. Too often we don’t appreciate our bodies for all that the continue to give us. The minute that we learn to treat them with the respect the deserve, they will become what we want them to be. HEALTHY!
I loved all the great food posts, and new ways to make my favorites (salmon and pancakes…yum). This was also the place I learned about those super Chia seeds!!
I liked that it was a constant reminder to respect yourself and your body. It’s so good to hear every day. THANKS!!!
SGBC helped me learn to love myself. I love my body for all it can do for me. The Dear Body letter was my favorite part!
I enjoyed the post about going sans make-up the most. Like a lot of women, I have trouble going to the grocery store without throwing on some mascara! I still prefer to wear make-up, but it definitely helped me think about how I should be confident in my own skin. Men don’t have cover-up and foundation, and they’re surviving!
SGBC has kept me out of my running ruts, whenever I don’t want to put on my 992s, I go to this website and you push me to get out there and tear up the roads!!!!
SGBC has impacted me by helping me to focus on achieving a healthy lifestyle first and the rest will follow. With every positive action or thought another grows. I especially liked the post on “Learning to Love the Journey”.
Thank you!
While I enjoyed every post throughout the BBBC, I really loved reading Leslie’s post on being confident in summer clothes. Body image is such a struggle for me (as I’m sure it is for many) and I’ve been striving so hard to simply love the skin I’m in and learn to flaunt my assets. Thanks for all the effort you (Ang) and everyone else put in to this great boot camp. It’s been an enjoyable experience!
I think that the SGBC has impacted me the most because it has introduced me to so many new excercises that I would not have known otherwise.
Thank you!
my favorite part of the SGBC was definitely all the different exercises and workouts! i get bored easily so it was awesome being able to switch things up. great challenge!