Here are some fun finds for this week!

MentorMob.com organizes the best content for eating right over the holiday season in playlist form, so weight-loss seekers do not have to spend time sifting through endless articles and ultimately finding bad fits.  Here is their playlist page for health and fitness and you can search for healthy eating playlists too.

Have you seen this? I am nominated as one of Healthline’s Best Health Blogs of 2011! You can vote for me by searching for Losing It and Loving It. Prizes are awesome, check them out on that page. I would appreciate your vote and if you would share this with you friends/family, on Twitter, Facebook, etc. I would be most appreciative.

Healthline

AND I was selected as one of twelve blogs to receive one of the 2011 Ultimate Fitness Blog Awards from Two Shoe Guys.  I’m in great company.  The other 11 blogs rock!

Another recent find was howdini. This is a pretty cool site with free editorial video content on a variety of topics.  They have a decent health and fitness section there.

Our friends over at Sweaty Bands have a deal going until Dec. 25th.  Use coupon code “stockingstuffer” and get 20% off your entire purchase.

So there you have it for this week.  I’m thinking of sharing fun web finds every week in 2012.

What do you think?

 

The August 2009 Bloggy Love award goes to Gina, The Fitnessista.  I would consider Gina a fitness and healthy food blogger.  I love to give away these Bloggy Awards because it’s nice to show how much of an impact these bloggers really truly have on their readers.

I have been following Gina’s blog for quite some time now and I believe she is quite deserving of this award. Gina inspires me in so many ways and once you start reading her blog, you’ll figure out many of the reasons why.

Gina is a personal trainer, spin and Zumba instructor and more!  She’s amazing and really does it all.  I love that Gina freely shares her workout ideas, music play lists and more.  She’s just really cool! I might have to take a trip one day just so I can get a personal training session with the fab Gina.  It’s so much fun to hear about Gina’s gym escapades and her crazy workouts.  I love it!

Gina has so much to offer on her blog.  Be sure to check it out at The Fitnessista! The workout page is awesome along with her weight loss story.  I am always intrigued with how healthy Gina eats and secretly wish she would come teach me how to cook up all of her yummy meals.  Gina loves spicy foods, a girl after my own heart.  And I swear one day I am going to try Indian food.  It always looks so yummy when she blogs about her Indian dinners out on the town.  Wonder what Indian foods she would recommend for a beginnger? *wink*

I absolutely enjoy seeing how in love Gina is with her pilot (her hubby).  They have a great fun loving relationship which is a breath of fresh air to see.  I love to hear about their travels, quick road trips and their pets.  Never a dull moment in Fitnessista land.  You can follow Gina on Twitter to see what I mean.

Lastly, you have to check out The Fitnessista breakfast cookie and try one for yourself.  Soooo good!  In fact, I need to make myself one this week.

Be sure to visit Gina’s blog, The Fitnessista and add it to your reader.  You will be inspired on so many levels.  Enjoy!  Also, don’t forget to share the bloggy love with your favorite blogs and link back when you do.  Another fabulous blogger will be highlighted next month so come on back to see who it will be.

 

Her biking experiences have been fun too.  Caitlin is also a food blogger and I’m inspired when she shares her healthy meals and snacks.  You can read how she fuels up which includes a word on calories!  Caitlin and her hubby even run an online  supplement superstore called The Holistic Doctor Is In.  Drop by for a visit and you’ll find a wide variety of items.

Caitlin is training for the Disney marathon and is looking to raise funds for her Team in Training group who are raising the funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma.  Please help support her!  I donated, will you?

And lastly, something I have found that Caitlin started that is extremely inspiring. It’s called Operation Beautiful.  Maybe you have heard of it and maybe not but you need to read all about it.  I look forward to participating very soon.  The mission?  END FAT TALK!  Follow Operation Beautiful on Twitter and check out Caitlin on TV when Operation Beautiful was in the news.

Caitlin I thought you were so deserving of this Bloggy award because you are an inspiration to so many people. Keep up the great work and know that you are appreciated.

Everyone be sure to head on over to Healthy Tipping Point and add it to your reader. You won’t be disappointed.  And don’t forget to share the bloggy love with your favorite blogs too and link back when you do.  I’ll have another fabulous blogger to highlight next month so be sure to check back to see who it is.

PS.  Caitlin has a review of the 30 Day Shred so check it out!

 

The June 2009 Bloggy Love award goes to Sahar at Fat Fighter TV.  I have really enjoyed connecting with Sahar over the past year.  She always has a lot of fun and interesting things to share on her website and blog.

She has quite the variety of blog topics that I enjoy like healthy recipes, news nuggets, fun Friday and more.  Oh and she has giveaways as well!  I love watching the videos submitted by her readers too.

Sahar has a community that you can join and some cool shirts and other logo goodies in her cafe press store.

And lastly the most exciting for me is her Weight Loss WooHoo Hall of Fame.  I just heard about this recently and my goal is to get on there the day I hit my 100 lb weight loss mark.  It won’t be for a while but it gives me the incentive to keep going.

You can follow Sahar with Fat Fighter TV on Twitter and be sure to add her blog to your reader AND sign up for her newsletter.

Are you familiar with Fat Fighter TV? Sahar is a regular reader her so please show her some bloggy love.

Also be sure to share the bloggy love with your favorite blogs too and link back when you do. I’ll have another fabulous blogger to highlight next month, July 2009 so be sure to check back to see who the lucky blogger will be.

 

The May 2009 Bloggy Love Award is here and goes to Carla at MizFit Online.  Carla is one amazing woman and is always willing to help others.  Carla takes the time to make sure to uplift others and I like her honesty and her passion for fitness.

I had the pleasure of meeting Carla in Chicago last year when she was in town for a Quaker Oats sponsored event.  It was fun.  Here is a picture of the two of us.

Definitely check out the MizFit Online blog and you’ll find so much.  Love Carla’s Monday face time videos the most but you’ll see posts about food, trends and even giveaways and link love.  If you need a good dose of inspiration, you’ll want to make sure to visit Carla’s blog and spend some time there on a regular basis.

Check out MizFit’s article over on Yahoo Shine.  She’s a great writer!  And there are other great articles there as well.

Do you know MizFit? She’s a reader here so please show her some love!

Also be sure to share the bloggy love with your favorite blogs too and link back when you do.  I’ll have another fabulous blogger to highlight next month, June 2009 so be sure to check back to see who the lucky blogger will be.

 

For the month of April 2009, I have chosen Roni from Roni’s Weigh to receive this award.  Roni is a true inspiration to so many people.  What I like about Roni is that she is real and shares openly about her weight loss journey on her blog.  She uses the blog as a personal online journal and it’s very motivational to see that she is just like many of us who have struggles too. You should really get to know Roni better.

Roni is another one of the great bloggers I met last November while she was in town for the Quaker Oats event.  I also got to spend quite a bit of time chatting with her at Panera where we all had breakfast.  Here is a picture of us together.

Here are more blogger meet up pictures.

Roni’s blog has a lot to offer and is full of some super awesome stuff like Question of the Week, Thursday Thoughts, Ask Roni videos, a cool store with THE cutest broccoli shirt and much more.  Don’t miss her recipe video blog, GreenLiteBites.

Oh and check out her Blog to Lose community.  You’ll find a group of weight loss bloggers who are there to support one another.  As I write this, there are 64 groups at Blog to Lose.  I’m interested in the 100 pounds plus, losing with dvds, 30 Day Shred and a few other groups.   I just joined and you can see my profile here:  Angie Newton’s Blog to Lose profile If you decide to join, be sure to let me know!

Once you get to know Roni, you’ll know why I chose her as a recipient of this Bloggy Love award.  Roni, I appreciate everything you do on your blog and the time you dedicate to helping all of us improve our lives.  You are truly a blessing to many.

Don’t forget to share the bloggy love too. Feel free to use this bloggy love award and link back in the comments when you do. Be sure to come back next month to see who the May 2009 bloggy love award recipient will be!

 

For the month of March 2009, I have chosen Jenna, the very fun, smart, energetic and absolutely beautiful blogger of Eat Live Run.  Jenna has shown me that you don’t have to diet to live a healthy life.  I find Jenna’s blog to be such an inspiration to me because she shows her readers that it’s OK to eat anything in moderation and also have fun with healthy foods.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Jenna in Chicago last November when she was in town for a Quaker Oats sponsored event.  It was a fun time and I’m thankful I was able to meet up with her.  Here is a picture of Jenna and myself

You can see more pictures that Kev (hubby) took of the blogger meet up.

I love Jenna’s blog and read it every day.  I would love for you to get to know Jenna and read about her food philosophy.  She’s amazing!  Jenna’s blog is not a weight loss blog but more of a food blog.  She does however share what she does for fitness too.  Jenna is a yoga lover so you might find that fascinating.  Yoga is not something I have tried or have an interest in right now but she can tell you everything you need to know.

Jenna has shared many great recipes and food ideas that I have found interesting.  She’s another oatmeal lover so between her and Kath, I’m covered on exciting new ways to eat my oatmeal.  And you MUST try her yummy oatmeal pancakes.  Just check out that beauty. Jenna told me how to prepare it and believe it or not when I made it, it turned out wonderful.  Look at my masterpiece (except I forgot the strawberries on top oops).

Here is how Jenna told me to make it:

The night before mix together 1/2 cup old fashioned oats with 3 egg whites. Let sit in fridge overnight.

The morning of, add 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 of a mashed banana and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 2 minutes per side.

I top mine with about a tbsp of almond butter and the other half of the mashed banana.

It tastes great, is filling and has about 21 grams of protein!

Totally awesome breakfast!

The other thing that surprised me is that thanks to Jenna, I now love tofu.  I hemmed and hawed over trying it but finally did and can’t get enough.  I love it!  You can use the search feature at Jenna’s Eat Live Run blog to find a variety of posts that include her tofu masterpieces.

I am sure you’ll find many great things as you browse through Jenna’s blog and of course you’ll then figure out why she was deserving of this Bloggy Love award.  Jenna, thank you for all you do!  You are a true inspiration.

Don’t forget to share the bloggy love too.  Feel free to use this bloggy love award and link back in the comments when you do.  Be sure to come back next month to see who the April 2009 bloggy love award recipient will be!

 

The recipient of my first Bloggy Love award is Kath from Kath Eats Real Food (KERF).  I can’t tell you exactly how I came across Kath’s blog but I’m so glad I did.  Kath and her blog have been an inspiration to me in many ways.  Since starting to read her blog back in 2008, I have been more adventurous with food.  She inspired me to make some yummy salads, try Larabar Fruit & Nut Food Bars, Almond Butter, Chobani greek yogurt and the list goes on.  Look at one thing she inspired me to make.  A large salad with grilled veggies.

Kath has me intrigued at the notion of food blogging so maybe one day!

Oh and I should probably tell you that I had the GREAT pleasure of meeting Kath in Chicago last November when she and other bloggers were in town for a Quaker Oats sponsored event (here are some pictures that Kev took of meet-up).  Kath is just as real in person as she is on her wonderful blog.  Here is a picture of us together.

Kath and another blogger (next month’s Bloggy Love recipient) have been instrumental in showing me that it can be fun to eat while being healthy at the same time.  I don’t think I have ever eaten so much oatmeal in my life but the variety of oatmeal toppings that is shared on their blogs is amazing.  I especially enjoy adding Almond/Peanut butter to my oatmeal now.  Yum!

I really enjoy how Kath and her hubby Matt enjoy their time together.  Their relationship stands out to me as one that is so loving and adventurous much like Kev and myself.  I would love to be able to hop on bikes like they do to get around town!

There are so many great things to find at Kath’s blog, you really need to check it out.  There are ton of awesome recipes and you don’t want to miss her famous “chandelier” coffee.  It’s the talk of the Internet on other food blogs.  And Kath even has her own KERF blog logo store. Sometime I want to get the bowl, apron and of course a magnet.  How fun!

Get on over to Kath’s blog, Kath Eats Real Food and you’ll see why she got the Bloggy Love award from me.  I’m sure she will inspire you as much as she has inspired me.

Don’t forget to feel the bloggy love and share the award with some of your favorite bloggers and be sure to come back here to share the link.

Happy Valentine’s Day

 

My first Bloggy Love award will be given out this Saturday, February 14th on Valentine’s Day.  How fitting!  Once I post the first award, you’ll find the code to the button that my wonderful hubby made added into this post and may also use it to share the Bloggy Love on your blog (if for some reason the code does not work, please let me now because I have been having some issues with it). And if you use the button please come back to this post and comment to share the link to your Bloggy Love post so we can come and see what blogs make a difference in your life.

Here is the code so you can copy and paste and use it on your own blog.

<a href=”http://losingitandlovingit.com/blog” mce_href=”http://losingitandlovingit.com/blog”><img alt=”Healthy Weight Loss blog” src=”http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/angienewton/BloggyLove.jpg” mce_src=”http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b227/angienewton/BloggyLove.jpg”/></a>

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