The 2nd Annual New Black Cultural Diet Weight Loss Challenge -- Looking for Participants
Greenville, NC (PRWEB) April 7, 2008 -- The New Black Cultural Diet Team is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Weight Loss Challenge for African Americans and all those who share similar lifestyles. This weight loss challenge is a three-month contest beginning April 2nd and ending July 2nd in which participants are only asked to document their progress in losing weight through journal writing, blogging, and following the four major components of the New Black Cultural Diet (NBCD).
The four components of the New Black Cultural Diet are: (1) body image, (2) food selection, (3) food preparation and (4) exercise. Participants are asked to assess and improve themselves in each of the four components throughout the weight loss challenge period. Each week for 3 months, participants will submit their written journals to the New Black Cultural Diet Team. All journal entries should emphasize the New Black Cultural Diet themes which are positivity, healthier, and holistic.
The Grand Prize Winner will be determined by (1) total weight loss & body image change, (2) healthier food selections, (3) healthier food preparation, (4) regular exercise regimen, and (5) changed perception of participant's total lifestyle in the four components of the New Black Cultural Diet.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a New Black Cultural Diet Fitness Exercise Package, signed copies of Dr. Eric Bailey's two recent books (Food Choice & Obesity in Black America: Creating a New Cultural Diet and Black America, Body Beautiful: How the African American Image is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries), and become the honorary spokesperson for the New Black Cultural Diet program for 3 months. All participants will receive a complementary NBCD T-shirt with our special logo.
Requirements for participating in the 2nd Annual New Black Cultural Diet Weight Loss Challenge include: (1) Completing the Registration Form and (2) Meeting the Criteria Requirements for the Challenge. Both forms are available at the New Black Cultural Diet website (www.newblackculturaldiet.com).
For additional insight into the 2nd Annual NBCD Weight Loss Challenge, feel free to visit our blog at: http://nbcdweightlosschallenge.blogspot.com.
Join us and Discover a New You for 2008!
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