New Fan Page on Facebook

Hey everyone! I’m having some blog issues here on the editing side of things. I’m trying to get them working but so far I’ve gotten pretty much no where. Hopefully I’l have it figured out soon.

I did want you to know that I’ve started a fan page for this blog in facebook, for those that are interested. If you are on facebook and would like to join, we’d love to have you! Come and see us here!

Winners of the 3rd Annual Great Start Giveaway!

Hooray! It’s finally time to announce the winners of all those fabulous prizes I’ve been telling you about. And it’s also finally time to tell what those crazy pictures really are!

Before we get started, I want give a HUGE thanks to all the people who generously donated prizes for this giveaway. The generosity of these companies and people never cease to amaze me. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all for your contributions. I also want to thank all my wonderful readers, who are the reason  I do what I do. Without you there would be no reason to do any of this – and wow would I be bored! :) You all are awesomesauce!

Ok, so time to tell you what those crazy pictures are. Let me say that you all are too smart for me. I tried to make these a little tricky. There were many who got ALL of them right! And the rest of you came really close! I think we had the highest percentage of correct answers this year that we’ve ever had.  You all should give yourselves a pat on the back for such great skills! Look at the captions below each photo for the answers. (Click on the photos to see a larger version.)


And here are the lucky winners!

EatSmart Scale Set

Maureen B. from Rhode Island

New Carb & Calorie Counter by Dana Carpender

Vicki D. from Missouri

Splendid Low-Carbing for Life Vol. 2 by Jennifer Eloff

Natasha R. from Arkansas

200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes by Dana Carpender

Julie J. from Texas

Living Low Carb by Jonny Bowden

Brenda P. from New York

6 pack of Zevia

April A. from Michigan

Karen M. from Texas

Atkins Bar Packs

Mercy T. from Texas

Ginger K. from Minnesota

Amy B. from Florida

Autographed Cereal Killer by Alan Watson

Janice M. from Louisiana

Kathy Jo H. from Maryland

Regina T. from Arizona

Autographed DVD Fat Head by Tom Naughton

Mary C. from Kentucky

CarbSmart Low-Carb Snack Pack Gift Basket

Donna H. from Washington

ChocoPerfection Packs

Beth P. from Missouri

Lori B. from Oregon

Mo H. from Colorado

Autographed 21 Life Lessons from Livin’ La Vida Low Carb by Jimmy Moore

Mike B. fom Virginia

Case of Zevia Soda

Kelly S. from Washington

Congrats to all the winners! I’ll be sending you each an email soon about your prize. As usual, I wish I could gave given something to everyone who entered. You all are fantastic and I look forward to next year. And please keep coming back for information, news, recipes, laughs… and of course more giveaways throughout this year!


Win an EatSmart Scale Set


If you’ve read any of my previous pots about the company EatSmart and their products, then you know I’m a huge fan. Not in a stalker-ish way, but pretty stinking close. The scales they produce have always exceeded my expectations. I never have any doubts in the accuracy or durability of an EatSmart product.

I’m happy to announce that EatSmart has once again offered up a great set of scales for one my fortunate readers. (I got tired of saying lucky.)  So one of you amazing people will soon be the proud owner of an EatSmart Digital Bathroom Scale AND an EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale! Too cool for words my friends… too cool for words.

Enter by midnight tonight to get your chance at winning this awesome prize!

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