Millions of Americans are either overweight or obese, and it’s not just the foods we eat or the time we don’t spend exercising, it’s also our unhealthy habits that breed an endless cycle of disease. Our susceptibility to heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure is directly related to our toxic lifestyles. But the good news is that we can reverse our health risks and improve the quality of our lives if we just commit to making some simple changes. When you’re following a healthy lifestyle, such as the South Beach Diet, you’re not only reaping the weight-loss benefits of eating fresh wholesome foods and doing regular exercise — these good habits translate into other areas of your life by helping you get a better night’s sleep, reducing the clutter in your home, and enabling you to become a smarter shopper. If you or someone you know is in need of a wake-up call, we’ve got one for you!
How to participate: To help you improve your lifestyle and turnaround your unhealthy ways, we’re kicking off our first South Beach Wake-Up Call Challenge on Monday, October 3 in the South Beach Diet Community Challenges Message Boards. Each Monday for six weeks, you will be given a mini-challenge or task to accomplish as a team. Throughout the week of each mini-challenge, you will work with your team to complete the task. The weekly assignments will teach you how to detoxify aspects of your lifestyle as you lose weight and live more healthfully. You will grow both individually and as a team along with other people who have similar goals. Starting Monday, September 26, choose one of the four teams below and post to that team’s thread to meet your new teammates. That's all you have to do to join! Each week, you will post to your team folder about your progress on the weekly assignments. Each team will have a maximum of 20 people each; only the first 20 people to sign up for a team will be able to participate in the Challenge. All participating members of the Challenge must choose one of the following teams and post at least once a week to be eligible for the grand prize:
The team threads are now open. Simply click on the badges above to go to the official thread for each team. We'll post the weekly assignment on Monday, October 3.
We encourage you to regularly report on your progress with the assignments. Simply start posting to your team folder. You should also add photos documenting your recipes and exercises in our weekly Challenge threads to be eligible to win the grand prize. Message board volunteers and registered dietitians may periodically weigh-in on the assignments to answer any questions you may have. Winners will be chosen based on the quality and quantity of their posts after the Challenge ends at 11:59 EST on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Check out the official South Beach Wake-Up Call Challenge rules for more information.
One grand prize winner will receive a free one-month subscription to the site, a one-month subscription from South Beach Diet Dietitian Coaching Program, a copy of The South Beach Wake-Up Call book, and a box of the new South Beach Diet bars.
In addition, each week one participant who we feel best fulfilled the week’s mini-challenge will receive a copy of The South Beach Wake-Up Call book and a box of the new South Beach Diet bars.
