Be A Loser With Me: Part Two
Start a new you on April 6!
by Karin L. Nauber
INH Staff Writer
It’s hard to believe that spring is finally here (at least on the calendar it is). With spring often comes the feeling of renewal for people. If you want to renew your commitment to shed a few pounds, then join me on April 6 at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Clarissa for the first weigh-in of the Be A Loser With Karin contest.
The first weigh-in will take place from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. You can stop by the news office anytime from now until April 6 to sign up or you can fill out the paperwork and sign up that night.
If you have at least 20 pounds you want to lose, you “can’t lose” with signing up for the Be A Loser With Karin weight loss contest. The cost is $25 to participate, but you can win up to $500 in cash and prizes for first place. There are also cash and prize awards for second ($250 value) and third ($100 value) place. Additionally, you will be eligible for other prizes. You will also get a free T-shirt, discounts from local businesses and a three month subscription to the Independent News Herald.
You can get all the rules and sign up materials online at: http://www.inhnews.com. Just click on the Be a Loser With Karin link. Of course, you can also stop in at the news office in Clarissa and fill out the forms.
As with last year, the winner will be determined by percentage lost. There will be four mandatory weigh-ins this year with special speakers on a variety of topics. The final weigh-in will be held on June 22.
I am excited about this year’s Be A Loser With Karin. I look forward to writing the daily blog “Fat Chat” and hope that you will enjoy it too. You can catch a preview of the blog on Facebook.com, just type in the search box “Be a Loser With Karin” once you are on Facebook and the link should show up.
You can also join the online Be A Loser With Karin on the Facebook site. However, you must be signed up in “real” life to be eligible for prizes. You can also log on to the Fat Chat blog directly by typing in the following link: http://bealoserwithkarin.blogspot.com.
We hope this year will be “bigger” and better than last year and I look forward to seeing you all at the weigh-in on April 6.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Be a Loser With Karin Part One
Be A Loser With Me: Part 1
Let's get this started right!
by Karin L. Nauber
INH Staff Writer
If you are like me, you didn't lose all of the weight you wanted to last year. I still have about a hundred to go, but I am thrilled that I lost 30 pounds. (It fluctuates between 26 and 30, so I tell most people I lost 30 pounds.)
We plan to start the Be A Loser With Karin program again in April and hope that you will join us if you need to lose some weight.
Taking advice from some of our participants from last year, we are planning to have some scheduled group times when, if you want to, you can listen to a motivational/informational speaker or just talk about your struggles with other "losers."
We are looking forward to another good turnout as we all work toward our goals of healthier living through more active and robust lifestyles and taking control of our weight.
When I completed the Be A Loser With Karin program last year I had lost seven pounds. It was a good start for me as I went on to lose approximately 20 more throughout the course of the year.
The biggest thrill for me is that I have not gained it all back!
Watch for more information about how to sign up in the following weeks. You can join the program right up until the stating date which is April 6.
We will have sign up sheets and the rules available at the news office in Clarissa and on our website at: http://www.inhnews.com. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call the news office at 218-756-2131 or 218-738-2532.
If you are a current Facebook user, join me online, too! If you are not sure how to join the online group, send me an e-mail at: karin@inhnews.com.
Let's get this started right!
by Karin L. Nauber
INH Staff Writer
If you are like me, you didn't lose all of the weight you wanted to last year. I still have about a hundred to go, but I am thrilled that I lost 30 pounds. (It fluctuates between 26 and 30, so I tell most people I lost 30 pounds.)
We plan to start the Be A Loser With Karin program again in April and hope that you will join us if you need to lose some weight.
Taking advice from some of our participants from last year, we are planning to have some scheduled group times when, if you want to, you can listen to a motivational/informational speaker or just talk about your struggles with other "losers."
We are looking forward to another good turnout as we all work toward our goals of healthier living through more active and robust lifestyles and taking control of our weight.
When I completed the Be A Loser With Karin program last year I had lost seven pounds. It was a good start for me as I went on to lose approximately 20 more throughout the course of the year.
The biggest thrill for me is that I have not gained it all back!
Watch for more information about how to sign up in the following weeks. You can join the program right up until the stating date which is April 6.
We will have sign up sheets and the rules available at the news office in Clarissa and on our website at: http://www.inhnews.com. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call the news office at 218-756-2131 or 218-738-2532.
If you are a current Facebook user, join me online, too! If you are not sure how to join the online group, send me an e-mail at: karin@inhnews.com.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Day One
Have you ever noticed that when you are trying not to think about something...you think about it all the time?
That's how it is for me with traditional dieting. The more I know I shouldn't eat something, the more I think about it. I think about it until I can think of nothing else.
That is why I choose to NOT diet. When I don't think about something as being a punishment or as a "I can't think about this" kind of thing, it seems as though it does not affect me the way it would if I thought of it as dieting.
That's how it is for me with traditional dieting. The more I know I shouldn't eat something, the more I think about it. I think about it until I can think of nothing else.
That is why I choose to NOT diet. When I don't think about something as being a punishment or as a "I can't think about this" kind of thing, it seems as though it does not affect me the way it would if I thought of it as dieting.
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