Women’s Health is giving away their new Workout iPhone app to 5 winners every Thursday in August. Check their site – http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/iphone-app-giveaway – they’ll be posting a new code each hour between 12:00 – 4:00 pm.

The workout app “is packed with easy step-by-step instructions, high-quality photos, and a logging feature that allows you to track your progress, Women’s Health Workouts make it easier than ever to tone every muscle, burn fat fast, and build your best body ever.”

If you have an iPhone it’s worth a try to snag the code first and get the free app. Even if you don’t win, the app is only $1.99 – definitely budget friendly. Any iPhone apps you recommend for fitness?

After scoring the great Health Magazine deal from Amazon the other day I spent some time on their website – www.health.com – to see just what I’d be receiving.  If the website content is an indicator of what’s in the print version I think I’ll be linking to quite a few of their articles in the future.

Right now they are hosting a contest – Health’s Feel Great Weight Contest!

They want to know what motivates you to reach your Feel Great Weight. The grand prize is a personal consultation with a “dream team of experts” valued at $1500.  First prizes (25) will be given out too with $40 iTunes giftcards and products from the sponsors.

Contest is open till 8/31/09 so share what motivates you before the end of the month.

After an admittedly long break between posts – I am officially back. Seriously dedicated to making some serious life changes, losing weight and blogging about it along the way.

The past year has been incredibly difficult and any progress I had made has been lost. Between my husband’s now almost complete disability, my own health problems, working to support our small family on one part-time, freelance income, and trying to raise a healthy, happy 3 year old is it any wonder I feel stressed (a major eating trigger for me) and am dealing with bouts of depression?

It’s easy to look at everything that is wrong with our lives right now and make excuses. People who know me ask all the time how we are hanging on. Most days I do the bare minimum to get by. That rarely includes exercise and (until recently) frequently included fast food. Unfinished projects at home and online pile up as I put things off over and over again.

Still, I’ve been depressed and overweight before as a teenager. I took control, got healthy and stayed that way until the first time I got sick. I CAN do it again. I WILL do it again. I have farther to go this time so it will take longer. It will take more work. It won’t be easy. This blog is my anchor. Writing and researching will keep me focused.

Thanks for indulging me, reading this bit of personal mess. Back to fitness on a budget tips tomorrow.