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We loved Jennette Fulda's book chronicling her incredible weight-loss journey. We found it to be entertaining, inspiring, and real, all at the same time, and now you have a chance to find out why -- Jennette is giving away a signed copy of her book, Half-Assed: A Weight-loss Memoir to one lucky That's Fit reader!

To enter to win, just leave a comment below before 5 PM Eastern on Friday, July 4 telling us all about your inspiration. Has something or someone inspired you to lose weight? Live healthier? Work harder? Tell us all about it! We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries and announce the winner on Monday, July 7. Some other important details:

• To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us what inspires you.
  
• The comment must be left and confirmed before 5 PM on Friday, July 4.
• You may only enter once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive a signed copy of Jennette Fulda's Half-Assed: A Weight-loss Memoir.
  
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
  
  

Click here for complete official rules.

You'd be hard pressed to find a Smoothie King smoothie that isn't both tasty and nutritious. Delicious flavors like Angel Food and Caribbean Way are packed with fresh fruit and nutrients, and you can actually make them even healthier. Simply ask for your smoothie to be "made skinny."

"Skinny" smoothies have no turbinado (raw cane sugar) and contain 99 less calories and 23 less carbs than their counterparts. Smoothie King offers more than 30 smoothies under 300 calories after being rendered skinny. The Slim-N-Trim, for one, is a low-calorie treat used by many as part of an overall diet and training program geared toward slimming down.

Smoothie King also offers 50 smoothies with ingredients that meet customers' nutritional and dietary needs. There's The Hulk, with lots of calories and lots of nutrients, for chemotherapy patients who need a boost. There's The Gladiator for individuals who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and need essential vitamins and protein for recovery. And others can be formulated to jump-start energy and immunity; address stress relief, joint, and tissue repair; and build muscle.

Not all smoothies are created equal, say Smoothie King founders Steve and Cindy Kuhnau, who are proud to be the originators of the nutritional, fruit-based smoothie. Want to taste what they're talking about? Consider this:

Smoothie King will award one lucky reader with a $100 gift card, good for use in any one of their stores -- click here to find a location near you.

To enter to win, just leave a comment below before 5 PM Eastern on Thursday, June 12 describing the tastiest and healthiest smoothie you'd create if you could -- we want our mouths to water so make it good. Feel free to go to www.smoothieking.com for inspiration. Click on "Find Your Favorite" under the "On The Menu" category and you'll find bunches of possibilities. We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries and announce the winner on Friday, June 13. Some other important details:

• To enter, leave a confirmed comment below describing the tastiest and healthiest smoothie you'd create if you could.
• The comment must be left and confirmed before 5 PM on Thursday, June 12.
• You may only enter once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive a $100 gift card for the purchase of Smoothie King smoothies.
  
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
  
  

Click here for complete official rules.

There's a prize every day in May at this Women's Health magazine online stop. Today's giveaway is a Forerunner 405 watch from Garmin International. Tomorrow: A Cranium Wow board game from Hasbro. All you Boomers looking to boost that brain of yours -- this is your day!

Women's Health has the hottest fitness, weight-loss, beauty, and tech gear around. There's an E80 elliptical machine from SportsArt Fitness (May 12), a KB720 five-speed blender from Krups (May 23), a set of barbecue accessories from The Pampered Chef, (May 25), and an Endurance Skort from Moving Comfort (May 27). This month's calendar is stocked with goods. They can be yours by simply entering a drawing each day in May. But hurry. Each drawing lasts for only 24 hours.

Click here to get started.

You might remember a while ago when I "went running with Lance Armstrong," courtesy of a Lance Armstrong coaching mix provided by Nike. Don't forget that Lance's mix isn't the only one available -- check out some of the other coaching mixes for yourself!

To further encourage you to get (or stay) fit, Nike is giving away one $100 gift card to a lucky That's Fit reader. You can use that gift card toward any gear at Nike.com or at Nike stores. You can use it to purchase clothing, shoes -- you name it! Unfortunately, it's not good toward the coaching mixes, but they're pretty affordable anyway.

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, May 9, telling us about who or what inspires you to get fit. We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries and announce the winner on May 12. Some other important details:

• To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us about who or what inspires you to get fit.
• The comment must be left and confirmed before May 9 at 5:00PM EST.
• You may only enter once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive a Nike Gift Card valued at $100.
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

Click here for complete Official Rules.

Congratulations to Sarah, commenter #34. Sarah was randomly selected from over 300 entries and has won the Land's End Sport Giveaway. She'll receive a women's cardio workout apparel package valued at $300, including the Clubhouse Duffel, Via Panic Pedometer, Beach Trekker Shoes, Performance Fitness Tee, Sleeveless Performance Fitness Tee, Performance Sport Pants, Performance Sport Shorts, and a Sport Knit Jacket.

Thank you everyone who participated -- we got some fantastic responses on crazy outfits you guys wore for your workouts. There were lots of baggy sweats, some 80's style leotards and legwarmers, and quite a few mentions of exercising in undies. Even though not everyone can win the free package, everyone can check out Land's End's new collection of sport apparel for men and women.

Because you were all so forthcoming with your fitness fashion stories, we've decided to join in. Early next week watch for our admissions -- a gallery of fitness fashion faux pas by bloggers right here at That's Fit!

Land's End has long been known as a quality clothing retailer, offering great options for the active family along with the ease of shopping from home. If you've been a fan of Land's End before, you're going to just love them now -- they've launched a new collection of sport apparel for men and women!

And that's not all! To celebrate, they are giving away a women's cardio workout apparel package that's valued at $300 just for That's Fit readers! The package includes the Clubhouse Duffel, Via Panic Pedometer, Beach Trekker Shoes, Performance Fitness Tee, Sleeveless Performance Fitness Tee, Performance Sport Pants, Performance Sport Shorts, and a Sport Knit Jacket.

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Wednesday, April 16, telling us about the craziest thing you've ever worn to workout. We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries and announce the winner on Friday, April 18. Some other important details:

• To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us about your craziest workout outfit.
• The comment must be left and confirmed before April 16, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
• You may only enter once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive the Women's Cardio Workout Apparel Package (valued at over $300).
• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

Click here for complete Official Rules.

Here's some super news: One of my favourite fitness blogs, Fitsugar, is giving away Polar Heart Rate Monitors to some lucky readers. If you have some sort of fitness routine, a heart rate monitor is a great addition. Even if you don't have a fitness routine, you should and maybe free stuff will motivate you to get to the gym. Heart rate montiors can keep track of your heart rate and they amount of calories you've burned, which is I think you'll agree is an awesome addition to your fitness gear.

So go enter! Um, wait. Scratch that. Please don't enter so my chances of winning are improved.