It’s such a long title, I know, but let’s sum that up to this:

Today, Fat Girl No More turns 1! Yey!

It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since I first went on this journey and believe me, it hasn’t been easy. And yes, I have caught myself slipping every now and then. For every slip, however, coming back to this blog reminds me of why I am working so hard at becoming a better, fitter me. It helps, too, to have my regular readers drop by and cheer me on along the way. Being recognized too as one of 2010′s Emerging Influential Blogs did help me sooooo much in keeping the flame alive, so to all those who supported me, THANK YOU!!!

So…in celebration of One Year, Thirty Pounds, A Few Steps Back and Ten Steps Forward here’s a little blog contest for everyone :)

Since my main goal in setting up this blog to begin with is to share my journey through weight loss, and eventually health and fitness, the mechanics of this contest will be quite simple. All you have to do is answer this question with a blog post:

What is your weight loss/health and fitness goal for this year and how do you intend to achieve this?

Simple, right? For me, my goal is to make it down to 130 and to continue being active and exercising not just to lose the weight, but to keep healthy in general. What I have discovered helps me so much in my journey is one, being comfortable with the way I look, no matter what size, and two, being mindful about what I eat. Honestly, I don’t have a special diet or have I eliminated certain types of food completely. What I do, however, is eat really in much smaller portions and I have stopped letting my emotions get the better of me, because I do tend to be an emotional eater :)

Oh, this contest would not be possible without the generosity of some very kindhearted sponsors, so please do acknowledge them in your posts:

Before I forget…so what’s at stake?

The winning blogger will receive $50 via Paypal and tokens from Blogger Manila :) Since I’m sure ALL your weight loss/fitness goals are equally important and great, the winner will be selected via a raffle using Random.Org

But that’s not all :) A lucky winner will also be receiving $25 via a separate raffle. You can earn points in the following ways:

  1. Blog about this contest (5 raffle entries)
  2. While your blogging about this contest, why not JOIN the contest! (5 raffle entries)
  3. Follow me on Twitter (twitter.com/yapatoots) (2 raffle entries)
  4. Like me on Facebook (2 raffle entries)
  5. Subscribe to my feed via email (verified email subscriptions, see sidebar for the subscription box) (2 raffle entries)
  6. Share the word! Each Tweet, Facebook Status Message or Plurk about the contest earns you 1 raffle point each. You can only Tweet, do a status update or Plurk once per day though. Be sure to leave your Tweet, FB, or Plurk URL’s in the comment box below so I can tally it :)

Fun right? :) Contest will run from January 31, 2011 to February 28, 2011. Winners will be announced by March 4.

I’m looking forward to reading your entries soon!!! Here’s to more Fitness and more Fabulousness this 2011!!!!