Bariatric Foodie Pledge Grand Prize Competition - Leg One!

Click here to see the final grand prize pledger list. Are you on it???

So…like I said yesterday, in the first leg of the grand prize competition, the grand prize pledgers will compete to be one of 25 finalists for the prize. The 25 finalists will be chosen by random name generator. Each grand prize pledger gets ONE entry simply for making it this far. HOWEVER, there are ways to get your name into the hat more than once.

(NOTE: Earning extra entries is NOT mandatory. If you are good with your name being in the hat only once, sit back, relax and enjoy the show!)

You may earn extra entries by doing any combination of the following between now and Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. (EST). Once you've completed your extra entries, come back to this post and leave a comment saying what you did so I can verify! (You can either do this daily or in one blog comment no later than Wednesday, but PLEASE be sure to leave your name in the blog comment!).

Easy ways to earn one extra entry:

• Like Bariatric Foodie on Facebook or follow @Bariatric Foodie on Twitter
• Create a status update on Facebook and tag Bariatric Foodie (if you aren’t sure how to tag a Facebook Page, here are some instructions) – You may do this once daily for a total of THREE extra entries.
• Send a Tweet and mention Bariatric Foodie (if you aren’t sure how to do a Twitter mention, here are some instructions) – You may do this once daily for a total of THREE extra entries.
• Sign up for the Bariatric Foodie Monthly e-mail newsletter. (If you’re already signed up, leave your email address in your blog comment when you report your extra entries) 

Easy ways to earn two extra entries:

• Like any of our prize sponsors on Facebook or follow them on Twitter (you may like/follow all grand prize sponsors for a total of 18 extra entries. See below for links to sponsor pages.)
• Leave a note on the Facebook Page of any of the Bariatric Foodie Pledge prize sponsors thanking them for their participation (You can do this for all prize sponsors ONCE, for a total of 18 extra chances. See below for links to the sponsors Facebook Pages.)
• Send a tweet mentioning any of our prize sponsors (You may do this for all prize sponsors ONCE for a total of 18 extra chances. See below for links to the sponsors Twitter pages.)
• If you have a blog, grab the BF Button (right menu bar, scroll down) and put it on your blog. Then when you report what you did, include your blog address so I can verify!

Easy way to earn as many entries as you can get:

Tell your friends, family and especially your surgical office staff to check out this post (Here is a shortened link to this blog post that you can Tweet/Facebook to your friends & family: http://bit.ly/WFHxKY), then ask them to leave a blog comment telling me that YOU sent them (They must use either your full name or first name/last initial. See below for instructions on how to leave a blog comment). You’ll receive 1 extra entry for every 3 people who mention your name!

Here are the links to connect with our sponsors on Facebook and Twitter:

Weekly prize sponsors:

• Week 1: Click (Facebook, Twitter)
• Week 2: Quest Nutrition (Facebook, Twitter)
• Week 3: Celebrate Vitamins (Facebook, Twitter)
• Week 4: Big Train/Fit Frappe (Facebook, Twitter)
• Week 5: (Grand prize week prize for VOTERS...more on that later!) Davinci Gourmet (Facebook)

Grand prize sponsors:

• Torani Syrups (Facebook, Twitter)
• Celebrate Vitamins (Facebook, Twitter)
•  Chike (Facebook, Twitter)
• Kay’s Naturals (Facebook, Twitter) 
• Kalorie Box (Facebook, Twitter) - NOTE Facebook Page is here so you can like it but you can't currently leave a not on their wall. Sorry!

"How do I leave a blog comment?"

If you come to this blog post by way of a direct link, simply scroll down and you should see the comments. At the bottom there is an "add comment" button.

If you come to this post by typing in the blog address, you'll need to look directly under the text for this post. You'll see some buttons for Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. Directly ABOVE that there should be red words that say (# comments - except the # will be the number of comments that already exist). Click that and you can leave a comment.

If you have any questions about any of the extra entry choices, please email me at bariatricfoodie@yahoo.com. I’m happy to answer questions.

Good luck everyone!