Christmas and New Year are probably the worst times of the year for anyone trying to watch their weight. Mince pies, turkey, stuffing, Christmas cake, plenty of alcohol flowing… okay, so maybe I’m just describing my own Christmas demons, but it’s definitely a time of year when a great deal of us gain at least a little bit of weight.

So in partnership with MoneySupermarket.com it’s my pleasure to host a competition to bring us into 2013 with a bang:

GET FIT; FEEL EPIC!

Of course, I just keep on hearing it in the MoneySupermarket advert voice:

What I – and MoneySupermarket – want is for you to tell me how you’ve managed in 2012, or plan in 2013, to “Get Fit and Feel EPIC”! Is it your love of endorphins? The awesome music they use in group fitness classes? Do you have a really inspiring class leader?

If you work out alone, how do you keep yourself motivated?!

If you live in the UK, let me know, and you’ll be in with a chance of winning a FitBit Zip AND a set of Aria Wi-Fi SmartScales, courtesy of MoneySupermarket.com.

How To Enter

You need to have a blog (WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, TypePad, LiveJournal Posterous, etc.) to be able to enter. You are allowed to create a blog specifically for the purpose of entering this competition.

To enter the competition, publish an entry to your personal blog about the “Get Fit; Feel EPIC!” competition, about how you’ve managed in 2012, or plan in 2013, to “Get Fit and Feel EPIC”! (For example, in 2013, I have signed up for Robby’s Go The Distance challenge again.)

Entries can include text-based posts, video posts (or vlogs) and audio posts. All posts can include photographs of your personal get-fit or weight-loss campaign. The posts must be hosted on your own personal blog; videos can be hosted on YouTube or some such video-hosting entity, but must be included in a blog post on your own personal blog.

All entries should mention the ‘Get Fit Feel Epic’ competition and the MoneySupermarket.com brand name to help spread the word (further details can be found here: http://www.moneysupermarket.com/life-insurance/get-fit-feel-epic) and should also mention the partner site at which they heard of the competition (by including a link to http://www.fatgirlslim.org/?p=1619).

After publishing your blog post, send me an email at fatso@fatgirlslim.org with “Get Fit; Feel EPIC! competition entry” in the subject line, telling me where to find your entry. Remember to include all of your details, including name, email and phone number (so I can contact you if you win) and include the URL of your blog post.

After you’ve sent me your competition entry by email, you can promote the competition by using the hashtag #GFFE on Twitter, or feel free to share the link on Facebook, or any other Social Network you prefer. Please note, however, that any Tweets, Shares, etc, DO NOT CONSTITUTE ANOTHER ENTRY INTO THE COMPETITION. It’s only one entry per person, and that entry is the original blog post.

Once the closing date arrives, FATGIRLslim will take a look at all of your entries and will decide on the winner, based on who best reflects the theme of the competition.

So, good luck, everyone, and I look forward to seeing your entries! How do you plan to “Get Fit and Feel EPIC!”?

Closing Date and Small Print

The competition runs from January 11 2013 until 12 midnight GMT on 7th February 2013.

This competition is open to any bloggers aged 16 or over only, who live in the United Kingdom, except employees or family members of employees of Moneysupermarket.com or any companies, agencies or web properties directly connected with the creation and administration of this promotion, including FATGIRLslim. (Sorry, Mum, Dad, Linda and Lorna!)

The prize winners will be contacted within 21 days of the closing date via the method used to enter and must respond within 7 days to claim their prize. Failure to respond within 7 days will result in another winner being selected and notified and will have 7 days to claim their prize. If that person doesn’t claim their prize, the process will continue until the prize has been claimed.

I have received no monetary compensation for this post; all opinions are my own.