The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl

Let those with boobs rejoice - 10% @lessbounce discount for DG readers

A wee follow-up from the Sell Out. When LessBounce learned how many of you clamored for the Enell Sports Bra they offered up a February discount:

We have set up a 10% discount code for your ladies who didn't win the prize to use for this month!  The code is DG10 and this can be entered in to the coupon code box when ordering online or quoted over the telephone. Should they experience any difficulties using the code, they can enter it in the "How did you hear about us?" field and we will apply it manually.

The discount applies to all products, not just the Enell, for February 2010. LessBounce ship worldwide* and have sports bras for racks of all sizes - not just the wildly generous ones!

Regarding the Enell: As many of you pointed out it is pricey, but it's a great example of the Cost Per Wear principle. I brought two Enells in 2004, which would cost a total of £86 at 2010 prices. Even less with the DG discount. They've been in rotation for five years and still going strong.

Accounting for lazy periods, each bra is worn at least once a week, so 2 uses per week in total. 104 uses per year; 520 uses over 5 years. This equates to £0.16p per wear! With the minor bonus of five years of pain-free cardio. You can find a Cost Per Wear calculator on the Skinny Cow website, by the way.

* £7.50 for Europe and £10.00 for the rest of the world

Note: This is purely a community service announcement. I'm not affiliated with LessBounce and have not received any dosh nor free brassieres!

Sell Out winners!

As mentioned on the podcast today, I'm glad there exists such a thing as a Random Number Generator, so deciding the 9th Birthday Sell Out winners is entirely out of my hands. I only have to feel guilty that there can be so few. I wish I had 403 sports bras to give away instead of one, to avoid disappointing 804 boobs!

Here are the winners, listed by comment number and name.

• Rude Health porridge and muesli feast - Main prize: 27 Jane, Runners-up - 10 helenbee, 14 Margaret, 52 Sam, 64 Diane, 103 Kaz
• An Honest Kitchen magazine - 92 ladyloo, 100 dunja, 135 Alison Moy
• Weight Loss Resources membership - 18 Flossie
• Enell Sports Bra from LessBounce - 6 Debbie
• SuperJam 100% Pure Fruit jams - 36 Alison Whitfield
• The Spark book from SparkPeople.com - 78 Lisa S, 94 Karin, 103 Just a girl, 234 Tina
• Nakd Uber Prezzie Box - 48 Lizzy, 76 Lindsey
• Dorset Cereals Flakes & Porridge  - 6 Stephoodle, 25 Liz Wx, 52 Sarah
• $100 Cathe Downloads gift voucher - 137 Lucinda

Congratulations all you lucky ducks! Check your email for details on how to claim your prize and please reply to let me know you've received the message. You might need to check your Spam filters.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered and to all the very generous Sell Out sponsors.

Now we're all done with selling out, so alas it's back to me crapping on and on without any prospect of loot :)

Two Fit Chicks Episode 08 - Your Questions Answered II

There's a brand spankin' new episode of Two Fit Chicks and a Microphone today. And as a very special bonus I actually hit the RECORD button and didn't screw up the balance so you'll hear our dulcet tones in stereo. Hurrah for progress.

Today's episode is called Your Questions Answered II, as Carla and I are, quelle surprise, answering some of your questions! Self sabotage, injuries and food journalling. And a few tangents. And me puzzling over my missing dumbbell.

» Check out Episode 8 over at the Two Fit Chicks website

PS. Thanks everyone who entered the DG Sell Out - I'll draw the winners tonight.

Sell Out Summary plus Cardio Coach winners

Man oh man all this pimping is exhausting. Thanks for all your entries! That's all the Sell Out prizes announced now, and aside from Cardio Coach, you can still enter up until Monday 1 February  Wednesday 3 February* 10.00 GMT.

Here's a summary of what's up for grabs:

• Day 2: Rude Health porridge and muesli feast - UK only
• Day 3: An Honest Kitchen magazine - worldwide
• Day 4: Weight Loss Resources membership - UK only
• Day 5: Enell Sports Bra from LessBounce - worldwide
• Day 6: SuperJam 100% Pure Fruit jams - UK only
• Day 7: The Spark book from SparkPeople.com - worldwide
• Day 8: Nakd Uber Prezzie Box and Dorset Cereals Flakes & Porridge - UK only
• Day 9: $100 Cathe Downloads gift voucher - worldwide!

If you'd like to enter please leave a comment on the corresponding entry of the prize. Not on this entry or the terms and conditions entry.

The Day 1 Cardio Coach prize has closed and the random number generator has spoken! The winners were 23 Sheila, 25 Ana, 49 SK, 78 asydfoodie, 109 Ellen K, 131 carrie, 167 FitFunk, 189 Briana, 190 Katie, 194 Fiona. You've all been notified by email.

For those who missed out, you can take advantage of the 25% discount consolation prize if you order by January 31. Just enter the code dietgirl at the checkout. Workouts are already nicely priced at $14.95 USD and even better with the discount.

Also for those who asked:

1. You can test drive Sean's accent on the Cardio Coach website.
2. Yes that is Sean himself trying to douse his hotness with water in the picture!  

* UPDATE: I thought it was Monday then realised I'd put Wednesday on the contest posts. Still a few more days to enter!

WIN! $100 @cathe Download voucher - DG 9th Birthday Sell Out Day 9

It's the final day of the Dietgirl 9th Birthday Sell Out and today's prize is a biggun!

The prize: One $100 USD voucher for Cathe Downloads.

Available to readers from: Worldwide

What the heck is it?
Home fitness guru Cathe Friedrich recently released her entire 150+ workout catalogue in digital format, so you can watch your downloads on any computer or video-enabled mobile device, like an iPod.

Why do you dig it?
If you've been reading this blog for any length of time you may recall I like working out from home and Cathe is my favourite loungeroom arsekicker. I wrote a comprehensive review of Cathe Downloads back in November, so you can read all about it here, including a list of my favourite Cathe workouts. Or you might want to step back to the beginning and download some Step N Motion, circa 1989!

Ye Olde Cathe

Leave a comment below to enter! This prize is open to readers anywhere and everywhere. Entries close Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 12.00 GMT. Winner will be chosen at random.

Check out the other prizes on offer here.
Click here to view the terms and conditions for the prize draw.

WIN! @dorsetcereals flake and porridge frenzy - DG 9th Birthday Sell Out Day 8, Part II

We have a second prize today as this one came a wee bit late to the party. It's UK only, but hold your grumbles... 6 out of the 10 half of prizes have been worldwide! Tomorrow's 10th and final Sell Out is all inclusive :)

The prize: Dorset Cereals Fruity Porridge sachets and Tasty Low Fat Flakes

Available to readers from: UK only.

MOAR OATS! You can never have too many oats.

What the heck is it?
Dorset Cereals are another great wee UK company hailing from the rolling hills of Dorset, obviously. They make delicious porridge, muesli, granola, bars and slices all stuffed full of tasty fruit, nuts and seeds. Today's prize is a big box of their brand new Tasty Low Fat Flakes, a marvelous mingling of apples, cranberries, cherries and raspberries with barley and wheat flakes. There's also a box of Fruity Porridge Simple Sachets so you're 2 minutes away from hot porridge, jazzed up with either apple and raisin or raspberry and cranberry.

Why do you dig it?
They make tasty goods without any funny business. There are no polysyllabic ingredients on the box. I particularly like their Fruit Nuts and Seeds bars for an arvo snack - toasted flakes, fruit, nuts and seeds, held together with butter, finely chopped nuts and agave syrup. Just 136 calories a pop.

There are 3 prize packs to give away, consisting of a box of the new Tasty Low Fat Flakes and 8 sachets of Fruity Porridge. Leave a comment below to enter! Sorry, UK residents only. Entries close Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 10.00 GMT.

Check out the other prizes on offer here.
Click here for terms and conditions of the prize draw.