Get Healthy and Active With BeeWell For Life *Giveaway*

For ~~weeks~~ ~~months~~ YEARS I’ve been using the “baby weight” excuse as a free pass to eat, drink, and do as I please. I’ve always swayed towards the healthy side of the pendulum, but sweets are my weakness. Before children, I prioritized and enjoyed exercise, particularly the treadmill, because it was an easy way to keep my body active and my heart healthy. Unlike many women, I didn’t bounce back to my normal physical self after having baby number 1…or baby number 2. For months, I justified the extra calories I was consuming with my nursing ~~baby~~ toddler. And then one day, two years later, I looked at myself in the mirror and decided to make some changes.

If you’re looking for resources and support to help you achieve your health and fitness goals, BeeWell For Life is an awesome (and totally free) tool developed by Bumble Bee Foods to help people get active, eat healthier and give back. Last year I joined but wasn’t consistent about logging my miles and calories (or about being active). But since I’m on a healthy kick (that I hope will last), I started logging my miles and will soon start logging my calories.

The neat thing about BeeWell For Life is that when you log the miles you walk, run, or bike, complete weekly challenges, and enter the calories you consume, you’ll earn points which are translated into money earned for the charity of your choice.

Once you set up your account, you can designate the charity you’d like to receive the money. I chose to donate to both charities: American Diabetes Association and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Not only are you working to live a healthy, active lifestyle, you are making a difference and it’s practically effortless. In 2012, Bumble Bee Foods will donate up to a total of $300,000 among the three charities.

Logging your miles and calories is easy, and you can earn up to 125,000 points each month. For reference, one mile is equivalent to 3 points. Additionally, you can earn points for completing the weekly challenges and entering the calories you consume. Each point is then converted to money that will be donated to the charity (or charities) you choose and each point is equivalent 10 cents.

One of the features I didn’t explore in depth last year was the weekly challenges. There are three categories: Bee Active, Bee Nutritious, and Bee Inspired. The challenges are simple and inspirational and examples include turning off the TV and dancing in the living room, unplugging for a day, taking the stairs instead of the elevator and replacing half of meals with olive oil instead of butter.

The site also offers a variety of resources including tips from registered dietitians, fitness experts, webisodes, inspirational stories, recipes, tips, motivational messages, and more.

Have you signed up for BeeWell For Life? It’s free!

Win It! One of you will win a BeeWell For Life prize pack that will include the following:

1 Bumble Bee Sensations Lemon & Pepper

1 Bumble Bee Sensations Sun-dried Tomato & Basil

1 Can Solid White Albacore

2 Bumble Bee Coupons

1 Signed Mardy Fish Tennis Ball

1 Bumble Bee Hat

1 Stop Diabetes reusable tote

1 American Diabetes Association Pen

1 American Diabetes Association Bracelet

1 Bumble Bee Lunch Bag

1 WomenHeart Pedometer

1 Issue of Diabetes Forecast Magazine

1 WomenHeart Brochure

Simply leave me a comment with one feature you think might help you achieve your health or fitness goals. Comments will close on August 15th, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST.

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Caryn Bailey

Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.