It’s time to Do This!  Let’s get off of our tushes and Spring Into Shape!  This challenge is short and sweet.  Just 2 weeks to give you a kick in the start back into moving your bodies and eating right. This challenge is 100% FREE.  We are giving you everything you need to do this, FREE!

Here’s a recap of what we are asking you to do to keep you accountable and motivated!

How to Join The Challenge:

This Spring Into Shape: 2 Week Challenge is absolutely FREE! We all like to know that we aren’t alone.  Right?  We like to believe that we are a part of something greater.  I know I do.  We all could use support right? This is why I’m going to ask you to do a few things to keep us accountable and connected for success.

1.  In the comment section leave me a little note saying you are joining me!

2.  Invite your friends via Facebook, Twitter, or email to join you! (Seriously, Do this)

3.  Subscribe to the blog on the right side of the page where it says “Get the latest news sent straight to your email inbox” so that you won’t miss anything.

4.  Take the Fit Moms Fit Kids Club pledge. It’s free, and you’ll get an ebook, for FREE, with meal ideas and workout plans on the download page that you can use anytime. Sign up where it says “Download The Pledge Now” on the right side of the page. Plus, we can keep you posted on any important news here on our blog.

5.  If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, everyday of the challenge you must leave a comment on our Fit Moms Fit Kids Club page (or tweet us @FitMomsUnited) telling us that you completed your workout (what you did briefly) and one healthy meal you ate that day.  Here’s a link to Fit Moms Fit Kids Club Facebook page .  Our twitter name is @FitMomsUnited, hashtag for this challenge is #SpringIntoShape2012.  If you are not on FB or Twitter you must come back to the site and “check in” by writing in the comment section, telling us that you completed your workout, and tell us one of your healthy meals you ate that day

Let’s Do This!

There are 2 tracks to this Spring Into Shape 2 week challenge. There’s a beginner’s track and an intermediate/advanced track.  You will have to decide which track is best for you.

Download the plan of your choice below.  Below you’ll find week 1 of the Spring Into Shape Challenge.  You will come back next Monday, April 2 for week two.  The challenge includes a workout plan with links to short tutorial videos that show how to do the exercises.  The cool thing about this workout plan is that you can do it without weights (or just one set of dumbbells or resistance bands).  So you can do this from the comfort of your home! (You’re welcome)  I’m a busy mom too, so I know a lot of you appreciate this. You also get nutrition tips (like calculating calories, correct hydration, correct portion sizes, etc…), and special notes that you must read before beginning.  Click on either Spring Into Shape 2012 Beginner or Intermediate/Advanced to download the challenge now.  You can print out the PDF that you download for your convenience.

Spring Into Shape Beginner Week 1

Spring Into Shape 2012 Intermediate/Advanced Week 1

If  you would like to follow our meal plan, click here. You don’t have to follow our plan, it’s optional… Just make sure you eat healthy this week.  It’s mandatory that you make a meal plan of your own if you are not using ours. Plan to succeed at your goals!  You can print out a free meal plan template here.

Again, plan to succeed by asking a friend, spouse, neighbor or relative to join you!  Check in with us on Facebook, Twitter or here on the blog to let us know how you are doing!  Let’s Spring Into Shape and become the Fit Moms we’ve always wanted to be.

Spring Into Shape Giveaway!!!

Don’t forget we have a Spring Into Shape Giveaway going on!  Click here for more info and to sign up for your chance to win a Sportline Cardio 660 monitor an almost $70 value!!  (We also have The Gruffalo giveaway going on!)

Click here to enter the Spring Into Shape contest

Don’t forget to let us know you completed your workout on FB, Twitter, or comment below.  Let’s do This!

This meal plan is what Olympian Annett Davis will be eating during week one of the 2012 Spring Into Shape Challenge. You are not required to follow this meal plan. Feel free to make your own. The only requirement for the Spring Into Shape Challenge is that you follow a healthy eating plan (even if you create your own). Plan to Succeed, and make sure you have a meal plan. Click here for a FREE PDF template for making your own meal plan. On the menu below if it says “fme” that means the recipe is in the FMFKC ebook you should have downloaded when you took the pledge on the right sidebar of the website.

Click here to download the Spring Into Shape Meal Plan Week 1 with the links to the recipes!!!

*** The picture below of the meal plan is just an image, therefore you cannot click on the recipe links from the image.  You must download the PDF using the above link in order for to access the recipe links.  Plus you’ll have a nice printout to put on your fridge.

Feel free to make any adjustments due to allergies. If you don’t eat meat, no problem, just substitute with your favorite alternative protein (soy, veggies, beans, etc).

***Before changing your diet, consult your health care professional. This is NOT a diet plan. We are not doctors and are not giving advice. You must calculate your own calories for what your body needs. This is not a weight loss plan. The goal of this meal plan is healthy eating. You determine your portions. Here’s a “handy portion guide.” To determine your daily caloric needs you can click here.

This meal plan was shared on OrgJunkie.com.

It’s the first week of spring!  We are 3 months into our new year. How are you doing? We started off the year with A Better Me Challenge which was a 28 Day launch party into a better you. For 28 days in the month of January we examined and worked on ourselves body, mind and spirit. It was tough at times, liberating sometimes, and it got us thinking differently and moving our bodies. (If you missed it you can always START HERE, and start your 28 days anytime.)

I’m a realist. I know that many times we get on the fitness bandwagon at the start of a New Year only to drop the ball a month later. I’m hear to motivate you (and me) and get us back on track! Will you join me?

Overview-

Exercise:

This challenge will be short and sweet so that we can get moving and eat right, and not feel too much stress/pressure in the process. Each participant will need to print out the beginner or the intermediate/advanced workout plan to help you get moving.  This will be posted on Sunday, March 25 so that you’ll be ready to go without any excuses on Day 1 which is Monday March 26.  If you are already going to a trainer or already have your own plan, that’s fine you can still do that. For the exercise part of the challenge we are all going to commit to get moving 6 days a week, for the next 2 weeks (whether you use our workout plan or your own)!

Diet:

First of all let me say this again (I know I say this often) but for anyone new I must repeat it.  We NEVER go on a “diet” here at Fit Moms Fit Kids Club.  We consider everything you put into your mouth your diet.  So if you eat chocolate bars, burgers and soda that’s your “diet”.  If you consume veggies, lean protein and water, then that’s your “diet”.  Some of you who follow this blog are trying to lose weight (so maybe you eat less of the foods in your “diet”), others of you want to gain weight (so you eat a little more in your “diet”) others like me are not trying to lose or gain weight but just want to eat a healthy “diet” which is what we all should be doing anyway.  So whatever your end goal is, for the next two weeks we’ll ALL be challenging ourselves to eat a healthy clean diet. I will post what I will be eating for the upcoming week with links to recipes (if it isn’t self-explanatory.) I will post it the Friday before the week we’ll use it so that you can shop for your groceries. The first meal plan will post tomorrow March 23, and the second one March 30.

***If you do not plan to use my eating plan, you will be required to make your own meal plan schedule this weekend and shop for your groceries. Why meal plan??? It will help you stay on track eating the right foods, and making sure you are prepared to eat for success (whatever your goals may be).  Without a meal plan you may be tempted to stop by a fast food joint, or eat a candy bar instead of a yogurt with granola for your snack.  Let’s plan for success ladies!

Requirements:

This Spring Into Shape: 2 Week Challenge is absolutely FREE! We all like to know that we aren’t alone.  Right?  We like to believe that we are a part of something greater.  I know I do.  We all could use support right? This is why I’m going to ask you to do a few things to keep us accountable and connected for success.

1.  In the comment section leave me a little note saying you are joining me!

2.  Invite your friends via Facebook, Twitter, or email to join you!

3.  Subscribe to the blog on the right side of the page where it says “Get the latest news sent straight to your email inbox” so that you won’t miss anything.

4.  Take the Fit Moms Fit Kids Club pledge. It’s free, and you’ll get an ebook, for FREE, with meal ideas and workout plans on the download page that you can use anytime. Sign up where it says “Download The Pledge Now” on the right side of the page.

5.  If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, everyday of the challenge you must leave a comment on our Fit Moms Fit Kids Club page (or tweet us @FitMomsUnited) telling us that you completed your workout (what you did briefly) and one healthy meal you ate that day.  Here’s a link to Fit Moms Fit Kids Club Facebook page .  Our twitter name is @FitMomsUnited, hashtag for this challenge is #SpringIntoShape2012.  If you are not on FB or Twitter you must come back to the site and “check in” by writing in the comment section, telling us that you completed your workout, and tell us one of your healthy meals you ate that day.

Spring Into Shape 2012 Giveaway!

***We have 1 amazing prize for one lucky Spring Into Shape 2012 Challenge participant. This will help you take your fitness to the next level!  If you want to be entered to WIN a Sportline Cardio 660 you must do all of the above requirements (1-5), And you must report on your own Facebook page or tweet daily that you have completed your workout and successfully followed your healthy meal plan using the hash tag #SpringIntoShape2012 (to @fitmomsunited or on your Facebook status mention Fit Moms Fit Kids Club). Only the participants who follow steps 1-5 plus the daily FB status or daily Tweet will be entered into the giveaway.

To sign up for the giveaway fill out the survey below by clicking on the survey link below.  Winner will be selected via random.org at the conclusion of the Spring Into Shape 2012: 2 Week Challenge has ended. Winner will be notified by email and will be announced also on our Facebook page. Please check your email and our Facebook page the week after the challenge ends. You will have 48 hours to reply before another winner is chosen.

Click here to take survey

Disclosure

Before starting any new workout plan, or changing your diet you must talk to your health care professional.  We are not doctors, and we are not offering you medical advise.

From time to time we have giveaways specifically for your kids thanks to Kidtoons! Kidtoons plays family friendly films and even gives you coloring pages, activities, and movie talking points to discuss themes with your kids on their site.  Another awesome thing about Kidtoons is that if you join their birthday club you can get a special gift coupon on your child’s birthday!

This month Kidtoons is proud to present: The Gruffalo at a theater near you!

The Gruffalo Synopsis
A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. Since the mouse “looks good” to all, he explains that he’s meeting the Gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the Gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo.

You can win a fabulous gift pack thanks to Kidtoons by filling out the rafflecopter form below.  (Trouble Shooting: If you don’t see the title Gruffalo Giveaway on the top of the form, hit the title of this post and it should show up when your page is refreshed.)  There is one mandatory way to enter…you must leave a comment in the comment section, and leave your name/email (so we can contact you if you win) in the rafflecopter.  Plus, there are many other ways to get extra entries!  Good Luck!

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