Favorite Things Giveaway {$100 Amazon Gift Card}

I don’t know about you, but I like to be ahead of the game when it comes to staying healthy and feeling good over the holidays. I don’t like to use “it’s the holidays!” as an excuse to eat out every night, eat cookies every day and not exercise – for two whole months. Of course, there will be days (possibly several days in a row) that all those things may happen, but if I can focus on eating well and exercising on all the other days then I think it will all balance out and I won’t feel too frantic about losing all that excess holiday weight come January 1.

Anyone with me here? I may very well be on my own little island with these feelings. 🙂 Maybe…maybe not.

(and stay with me…you’ll see how this will all tie in together.)

Today, I’m hosting a fun giveaway along with 14 other bloggers – a Favorite Things Giveaway! For me, right now, my favorite thing in the world is AMAZON. Guys, for the last year, I have been ordering everything I can on Amazon – from diapers to vitamins, books, oatmeal, toilet paper…you name it. My brother introduced us to Subscribe and Save last year and once we got ourselves set up with an “essentials” ordering schedule we have not looked back. We get a discount, it comes to my front door and ultimately I do believe I am saving even more money because of my decrease in amount of trips to Target for “stuff”. There is nothing like delivery day and a big Amazon box (or two!) at my front door! Amazon Prime has also been completely worth the investment as well. I can’t tell you how many times it has saved me for quick purchases of things that I needed but did not have time to run around to get (i.e. Halloween costumes, office supplies, etc).

Amazon is my BFF.

So, for MY Favorite Things Giveaway, I decided to give away a gift card to Amazon and mention a few of my favorite things you can purchase with it…all with health in mind.

Of course, when it’s all said and done – it’s your gift card and you buy whatever your little heart desires!

Some of my favorite things available on Amazon:

GIR (Get It Right) Spatuala – my friend Julie introduced me to these spatulas and I have to tell you, I love them. I have two and pretty much use both of them daily to cook scrambled eggs, saute vegetables or scrape out of a bowl or blender. My reason for including them in this healthy minded collection — to inspire you to cook more at home over the holiday season (meaning: try not to eat out every day). 🙂

Fitbit – I bought a pair of these a couple of years ago for my husband and I. We started really using them this year and we love them! They clip on to whatever you are wearing, sync up to your phones and even to My Fitness Pal if you are using it. I lost a good amount of weight at the end of summer thanks to the combination of wearing my Fitbit and tracking my food on My Fitness Pal. I’m not doing it as regularly anymore but I know I need to start wearing it again because it really does keep you motivated to get as many steps as you can in during the day (which equates to calories burned!). I own the model shown but I know that there are newer models like this Fitbit Flex.

Foam roller – When I started running regularly, I quickly realized how tight my muscles would get if I didn’t give them a good stretch. Using a foam roller regularly is the best thing you can do for your muscles at home (my opnion), second best and not always possilbe would be to go get a massage. Love love love my foam roller! (it feels awkward at first, but you get the hang of it)

The Skinnytaste Cookbook – I was so excited that when this cookbook hit the stores! It’s full of great family-friendly healthy recipes, that anyone can cook. Now she has a meal planner to go along with it!

Breville Compact Juicer – Anytime I start to feel like my immune system needs a boost I try to throw some fresh juices into the rotation. I’ve used this juicer on an off (when I’m on it gets used daily) over the last few years and I love it. It’s an investment but a great juicer to start with since it’s not as expensive as the other ones.

Eating Well Magazine – I used to be a magazine addict. To reduce clutter I stopped renewing subscriptions to all of my magazines the last couple of years. I realized my completely disappearing magazine pile recently and it made me sad! I always got inspired by reading magazines, and honestly they are a nice break from reading recipes online. I just started back up with one of my favorite magazines, Eating Well and I am a happy gal.

Good luck and happy shopping! Be sure to scroll down below and visit all the giveaways being hosted!

Giveaway:

To enter to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card please use the Rafflecopter widget below, follow the prompts – it’s easy!

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Giveaway open to anyone with a valid email address. Winner will be chosen through Rafflecopter/Random.org. Winner will be notified via email by me and must respond within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. If this is your first time leaving a comment on Aggie’s Kitchen it may take some time for your comment to appear, thanks for entering and good luck!

(Disclosure: Giveaway is sponsored by Aggie’s Kitchen as a thank you to all my readers! There are Amazon links in this post, I receive small earnings for anything purchased through these links — thank you!!)

**Please visit these 14 others blogs (links found below) to find out what their FAVORITE THINGS are! They are all hosting their own unique giveaways, there’s something for everyone! Have fun!

Wine & Glue | Crazy for Crust | Very Culinary | A Spicy Perspective | Lemons for Lulu | Recipe Girl | Aggie’s Kitchen | Barefeet in the Kitchen | Something Swanky | Kitchen Meets Girl | Heather’s French Press | Mom On Timeout | Glorious Treats | Foodie Crush | Reluctant Entertainer