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January 3, 2008

Yay for the Biggest Loser and FilterForGood!

I love watching the biggest loser for motivation and inspiration and of course as luck would have it I forgot to DVR the new season opener on New Years day. I now have it programmed so that won’t be an issue again.

The biggest loser is what inspired me to start this blog. I went to audition for the second season and was crushed when I saw the infinite line of people and realized I might as well play the lottery. The only sure thing was to do it myself. I did manage to lose 50 pounds while watching the second season.

I’m hoping this new season will re-inspire me to take off at least the 30 pounds I regained over the past year (then hopefully more).

I feel lucky that in association with the Biggest Loser, Wrigley contacted me to interview Molly Gee (that awesome nutritionist) and they gave us gifts! That was a ton of fun for me.

Now I’ve been contacted by FilterForGood and the B.L. for another great cause that is near and dear to my heart. They are working with The Biggest Loser to eliminate bottled water from the ranch in efforts to help contestants “reduce their waists and their waste” (that’s the catch phrase). Bottled water waste has become a very real environmental concern, with more than 38 billion disposable bottles sent to U.S. landfills last year. Trainers and contestants will pledge to use FilterForGood reusable bottles in an effort to take positive steps toward a healthier body and a healthier planet.

Seriously, when my husband bought a ton of bottled water to bring to work (when we ourselves have a filter!) I nearly divorced him. It was really tearing me apart because I’m a serious environmentalist who recycles and reuses damn near everything. After beating him up with the statistics he changed his ways. He was just being lazy, he’s normally pro the environment too.

I’m not getting paid for these posts I’ve done (although there are some more gifts for us), I truly believe in the cause and the benefits. Now about those gifts… I can give away three gift packs containing 1 FilterForGood water bottle (I can never have enough of these) and 1 Brita filter (or these).

UPDATE: I'M GIVING THE WATER BOTTLES TO THE FIRST THREE COMMENTERS. WE HAVE FILLED THE QUOTA (the first three commenters below), SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! (Winners, please email me your addresses and I will have the water bottles sent to you.)

Check out this site http://www.filterforgood.com/ for some awesome information especially in the “Tips from Josh” tab. There are some little easy things we can all do to make an impact on bettering our earth.

Posted by hopeful @ January 3, 2008 11:06 AM