The Shopping Channel picks up 8 Week Challenge!

For the last three years, Briar and I have been trying to take the 8 Week Challenge globally. In March 2013, at CBC studio's we waited among thousands of other hopefuls trying to pitch the Dragon's Den thinking this would help spread the word.

Well the Dragon's never came through, but what did happen that day changed everything. We decided in that moment that no matter the outcome we were going to keep pushing until the world knew about the  8 Week Challenge.

We started the flood of calls to the Shopping Channel, knowing if we could just pitch directly to them we had a shot. We got the pitch. May 30th, at 9:30am we showed up to pitch one of the shows producers with sweaty palms and a lot of excitement. The producer told us "OK you have 15 mins to convince me..." We got all set, and started into the pitch, after 5 mins the producer said, "ok that's enough..." in my head I thought, well maybe it's not our day. She then said the words, Briar and I have been dying to hear for over 3 years. She said "I love it, I want this on the Shopping Channel, you girls and the 8 Week Challenge are going to be a house hold name." My hands were shaking and it took everything I had to hold back the tears. Briar and I gathered up our Challenge package and lap top and headed back to the car. People must have thought we were crazy. We loaded everything in my vehicle and the tears started, we were crying, hugging, cheering and high fiving in the parking lot of the Shopping Channel! All the hard work, sleepless nights, up and downs it was finally all coming together. We got our first big break!

We go live on air, the first week of January. We hadn't officially made the announcement because we needed to wait until the vendor agreement was complete and lawyers did their thing. But it is OFFICIAL!

8 Week Challenge Inc., Briar and I along with some past challengers will be in the homes of over 3,000,000 viewers! We wanted to say, thank you to our Challenge Friendly community that is growing every single day, to our members at Balance Fitness Studio as this is where it all started. Who knows where this is going to TAKE THE CHALLENGE, but one thing is for sure. We are not going to stop until the world knows about it!

We always say "if it doesn't CHALLENGE you, it doesn't CHANGE you"!
Our next LIVE/VIRTUAL CHALLENGE starts Sept 23rd! Start to get your team together today! Please email me at Bonnie@8weekchallenge.com and I will add you to my list of potential captains! Here is a "GETTING STARTED" commercial you can share with friends and family members that might want to join your team!
http://youtu.be/uNp8QKZqpt4

Here we go!
love bon and bri

Another Challenger Success Story!

I wanted to introduce you to a past Challenger.  Sharon LeMasters.  She was part of a Corporate Challenge we had in the spring!  Sharon has changed so much and worked so darn hard we wanted to share her story with our Challenge Friendly community.  After 8 Weeks Sharon lost 19.5 pounds, and she kept at it, sticking with her new Challenge Friendly lifestyle and after another month is down over 30 pounds.  Its reading stories like Sharon, that bring tears to my eyes.  Briar and I couldn't be more proud of you Sharon and you inspire all of us!  Keep it going girl!

 

SEPT 23rd, LIVE/VIRTUAL CHALLENGE is now open for registration!

The day everyone has been waiting for! REGISTRATION is now open, for the September 23rd, LIVE/VIRTUAL Challenge! We will be having a LIVE TALK, LIVE GROCERY TOURS, LIVE WEIGH INS and of course off all of this is available in DVD format for our Challengers across Canada, United States, and Europe! Couldn't come at a better time!! If there is anyone trying to get your friends and family to join your team, please share this post! CHECK OUT OUR NEW "GETTING STARTED" COMMERCIAL!

We are so excited for this Challenge, we can hardly stand it. Briar and I will be hitting this Challenge hard, ourselves, right along with you. "If it doesn't CHALLENGE you, it doesn't CHANGE you." Here we go... To register please go to www.8weekchallenge.com!

Challenge friendly , Camping ideas

  Quick,and  Easy, that could also be used it you are traveling, and need food on the go......here it goes

 

Breakfast Options:

• oats, chia seeds, hemp seed hearts and cinnamon in one Tupperware (dry) bring little apple sauces, (unsweetened) and mix when ready!  So awesome.
• fried eggs (if you have a Colman stove) with toast
• hot oatmeal, with hot water topped crumbled NUT BALL (make ahead of time) and blueberries (or any berries or cut up apple)

Snacks:

• lara bars
• Nut Balls (they do not need to be refrigerated recipe in manual and Simply Balanced
• goat cheese (needs to be in cooler) spread with rice crackers
• cut up veggies (precut if you want or prep before) with hummus (needs to be in cooler)
• homemade trail mix (walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried mulberries (at Bulk stores, so awesome packed with HUGE amounts vit c and iron), raisins, cranberries (make sure they are not coated in sugar)

Lunch:

• Hard boiled eggs (make ahead)
• Hummus, baby spinach, red pepper and veggie wrap (Ezekiel wrap or Sarah's fine foods whole wheat wrap Costco)
• tuna concoction from manual (make ahead) with rice crackers or ryvita for scooping

Dinner:

• Turkey sausage (just make sure not sugar or WHEAT filler added) with onions and Dijon mustard and salsa
• homemade turkey or beef burger (make before hand, recipe attached)
• SHRIMP and veggie Kabobs (see attached recipe)

Treats:

• Nuts Balls
• Blue corn chips and salsa
• Terra Chips (root vegetable chips) with hummus

Drinks:

• Perrier
• Club Soda
• Pomegranate Mojito Spritzer (see recipe attached)

If you choose to drink alcohol, even though you still lose your points, here is a great choice. 

 

 ALMOST  Challenge Friendly drink lol

vodka

Perrier

splash of pure pomegranate juice

with a few frozen blueberries, raspberries

ice

  

Peaches and Nectarines in season

Peaches and nectarines are in season lots of yummy challenge ge friendly things to make with them , like crepes, flavored water , grilled peaches , peach salsas, an the list goes on 

How will you enjoy your peaches and nectarines ?

Great Challenge Friendly Marinade for CHICKEN, FISH and Tofu!

Fire up the BBQ's!  I came across this awesome marinade and I wanted to share. I have a lot of questions coming in from Challengers, wanting ideas for marinades and summertime recipes.  This marinade is so versatile you can use the IDEA behind building a MARINADE, using a Acid (ex, rice vinegar, balsamic, lemon juice) a Salt (low sodium tamari, sea salt, miso paste) and a Challenge Friendly Sweet (date butter, apricot paste, apple butter).  Then add your spices of choice! Start grilling ;)
love bon and bri

Great Challenge Friendly Finds!

Bulk Barn is stepping it up! Look at the new #challengefriendly options! Love it! Eat up Challengers.  Follow us on twitter @8weekchallenge and instagram at bonnieandbriar to get our updates all the time!