I love all natural ice cream.  I love coconut milk.  Why not put the two together and make some coconut ice cream?   The nice people from Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss contacted the GGS crew to see if we would be interested to try out their ice cream that they seem to be so very passionate about.   

Review ice cream, heck YES! 

Maybe I am a little behind the times, but I have never heard of coconut ice cream before.  After all GGS is from Canada and it is cold for about 10 months of the year, so ice cream is not a top seller way up North. 

I have reviewed Vita Coconut Water and I was not a huge fan, but wished that I was just for all the health benefits alone.  Didn’t know about health the benefits? Check them out here.  So I really really wanted to like this ice cream.

So I had my family, the huge ice cream connoisseurs they are, test a small bowl of Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge.  It was a huge thumbs up from the whole gang.  It was super rich, creamy, chunks of fudge, bits of hazelnuts with a touch of coconut flavor.  Yummy! It was good.  This ice cream have some great facts, such as only organic coconut milk and organic agave syrup is used for the base of the  flavors.  Have more questions about this ice cream, click here for most of the answers!

This GGS family gives this flavor of  Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss   out of 5 dumbells. 

Giveaway time!

Wanna try some for yourself?  Be the 20th person to email me the flavor you would love to try and I will send you a coupon to try that flavor!  The runner up, 21st person, will receive a really cute size medium Coconut Bliss black t-shirt!  US residents only, please! 

Sian at girlgetstrong dot com

I look fwd to hearing from you!  Good Luck!

Reviews on GirlGetStrong.com reflect the personal opinion of the writer, whether it is good, bad or ugly.  No compensation was accepted by me or GGS Media Corporation for this review.

We have given away tops lately but what about the bottoms?  We can’t keep all these super cute workout clothes all to ourselves.  So we wanted to pass on some great bottoms for our GGS readers to win!

SmartWool was born with comfort in mind. The founders were New England ski instructors struggling to keep their feet warm. After trying a variety of materials, they rediscovered an age-old classic: wool.  Which they now make into excellent quality clothing that is super cute!

We are giving away a medium super cute skirt.  Please click on the link for the exact giveaway picture and description.

The women’s Straightline Skirt is an A-line skirt that includes a zip front fly and a hook/bar waistband closure. Features a small slit for venting at the center back hem. It’s your basic go anywhere, do anything, mountain skirt. Retail $80

Yipeee to giveaways!

HOW TO ENTER:
This contest is exclusively for GGS Club members.   Not a member yet? No worries, it only takes a minute. Membership is filled with perks (like these groovy giveaways) and we never share your personal information with anyone.  Sign up here: GGS Club Membership.

GGS Club members: to enter, just leave a comment in this post answering:

Tell us in comments what would be on your wish list from SmartWool?

Really wanna win the ?    

• Tweet it out using #GirlGetStrong for extra entries(you can use the tweet button above)
• Like GirlGetStrong on Facebook (right hand side)
• Like  SmartWool on Facebook  
• Make sure to tell us in the comments on what you did for the extra entries for them to count

Good Luck! Contest ends July 12, 2010.

Winner~Trisha Dowling-Congrats! Send me your address and your shorts will be on there way!

GoLite looks like such a fun company.  Just look at the GoLite Philosophy:

• We believe there is no better gym than the great outdoors.
• We believe sweat equals clarity and raised heart rates can be better than therapy.
• We believe in runner’s high.
• We believe sore muscles feel good and shirt tans can be sexy.
• We believe in long runs before everyone else wakes up.
• We believe our gear should enhance our experience not be our experience.
• We believe everyday activities are worthy adventures.
• We believe in aerobic meditation.
• We believe memories are more important than souvenirs.
• We believe being in nature is key to happiness.
• We believe we are never too old to play outside.

I love GoLites style! 

GGS and GoLite have teamed up to giveaway a great pair of trail blazing shorts in size medium with orange trim.  Woot to the hoot for giveaways! 

The description is:

All trail, this shorts has a stretchy body fabric that moves with the athlete and doesn’t ride up or get in the way. The boy short liner is made from Minerale™ which dries quickly and feels great. Retail $60

HOW TO ENTER:
This contest is exclusively for GGS Club members.   Not a member yet? No worries, it only takes a minute. Membership is filled with perks (like these groovy giveaways) and we never share your personal information with anyone.  Sign up here: GGS Club Membership.

GGS Club members: to enter, just leave a comment in this post answering:

Go to GoLite site and tell us in the comments below what you would like on your wish list!

Really wanna win these cute shorts?    

• Tweet it out using #girlgetstrong for extra entries(you can use the tweet button above)
•  Like GirlGetStrong on Facebook (right hand side)
• Like GoLite on Facebook 
• Make sure to tell us in the comments what you did for the extra entries for them to count!

Good Luck! Contest ends July 5, 2010.

Winner: Anne-congrats!

The GGS crew are pleased to team up with The American Cancer society to gently remind, us woman type, to not forget about about YOU! with the Choose You Campaign.  We urge all of our readers to take the online pledge that could save your life!

We recently posted Ellen Pompeo spreading the word about the Choose You Campaign.  Check out the video here.

BUT, we really want YOU to get involved in this great campaign.  Its super easy to get started. The online pledge is for a specific health goal in one of 5 categories:

1. Eat right
2. Get active
3. Get recommended health screenings
4. Protect your skin
5. Quit smoking  

If you do all of these things, than you get an A++.  Sadly most of Americans DO NOT.  The site has a lots of resources, ideas and tips to help you stay on track with your “Choose You commitment”.

The American Cancer Society, Choose You Movement shines a light on a hidden issue: that while one in three American women will get cancer in her lifetime, about 50% of cancer deaths could be prevented if more emphasis were placed on early detection and healthier lifestyles including maintaining a healthy weight through diet and exercise and avoiding tobacco.

We all need to STOP what we are doing right now and CHOOSE YOU!  We want you to be a super, fit and healthy Granny! (one day)

The American Cancer Society is offering a GGS  reader a Choose You Healthy Lifestyle Swag Bag to get you started on your commitment to choose you! 

In the Swag Bag is:

• Super cute Choose You t-shirt
• Stainless steal water bottle
• Neutrogena sun screen
• Pens
• Choose You Pins
• $10 Walgreens Gift Card and more! 

To enter answer this question:

What pledge are you going to make to CHOOSE YOU ?

The winner will be chosen on June 10, 2010.  Good Luck!  Contest is open to US residents only.   GGS was provided with this information and gift package by the American Cancer Society.

Extra Brownie Points for emailing all of the gals in your life this very important message. 

Winners are Janet F and Susan C!

No more diet books, please!  We all know you can not do a crash diet and expect to keep off the weight.  It just does not work.  Time and time again so many people do these crazy diets and down goes their weight and than back it comes.  Such a horrible vicious cycle.   So two new books came across my desk and I was so happy that both of them really were about lifestyle change and not about some fad diet…yipeeee!

The Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto

Tom Venuto has a reputation as a man who is a fat loss expert and a natural, steroid-free bodybuilder. Since 1990, he has trained hundreds of individuals.  He also has a highly successful ebook called Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle.  

I found this book really trying to change the way people see and think about food and exercise.   I really thought the author did a great job by starting at the beginning to make the change and how to keep the healthy life style going.   Tom puts it together all in once place.   You will learn:

* Promote thinking about food positively
* Recommended food list plus recipes
*  Become motivated
* Exercises (including pictures) with plans
* Increase metabolism
* Break the fat loss plateau and how to maintain 
* Develop a positive social network ++ much more!

It is very easy to read and is very well laid out.  You will have EVERYthing you need to get you started in a healthy life style.  Great read! 

This GGS gal gives it  out of 5 dumbbells. No wonder it is a best seller!

Clean, Green & Lean by Dr. Walter Crinnion

This book is all about going organic and clean and green.  Everything from what you are eating, to what you are cleaning your house with could possibly be the culprit for weight problems.    I thought this book was very well written and it certainly had me  thinking about what chemicals I put in my body or I am around each day.  You don’t really have to lose weight for this book to have an impact on you.  Its a good read just to get all the toxins out of your body.  It turns out that toxins are stored in fat and they compromise the mitochondria, which Crinnion describes as “the fat cells’ power plants. Yikeesss!!  I do really think that North Americans eat way too much processed foods.  The only thing I didn’t like was how heavy the author relied on supplements.

To take some tips out of this book and get rid of toxins would be very helpful for everyone and really what do you have to lose?

This GGS gal gives it  out of 5 dumbbells.

To the  giveaway….

Want to read either of these books ? We’re giving away a  copy of each! Leave a comment below telling us what book you would like to get your hands on. Winners will be notified by email. U.S. residents only, please.

Contest ends May 28, 2010~good luck!