A free registration to an upcoming 2012 Danskin Triathlon is up for grabs, ladies!

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

Did we save the best for last? Well, that’s hard to say because all of the giveaways have been pretty darn awesome, but it’s hard to top the chance to win a free entry to what can be a life-changing experience. Which is what we’re giving away today! The Danskin Triathlon is known as the largest women and girls series in the sport and is an extremely beginner-friendly swim, bike, run event that can be done on an individual or relay-team basis. And you can win free registration to one of the below dates of your choosing!

2012 Danskin Triathlon Series Dates

June 3 – Austin, TX
July 22 – Webster, MA (greater Boston area)
August 5 – Howell, MI
August 19 – Seattle, WA
August 26 – Pleasant Prairie, WI
September 9 – Sandy Hook, NJ
October 7 – Palm Springs, CA

Since we’ve been making you jump through all kinds of hoops this week to win everything, we’re going to go simple with this final giveaway of our birthday week. Simply tell us which date and location you want to win, and we’ll pick one lucky U.S. reader to get the complimentary entry in about a week. Easy peasey—please just be 100 percent sure you’ll do it if you win it ’cause we’re going to want to see pics! G’luck swimmers, bikers and runners! —Jenn

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

I feel like sunglasses are the one piece of fitness equipment people forget about. Normal sunglasses aren’t comfortable enough to wear during workouts, but the super-intense sports shades that you see the uber athletes wear are just that: too intense-looking. So what’s a girl to do? Um, win this giveaway!

Sunglasses Shop (be sure to check them out on Facebook!) is giving away the fabulous pair you see above. The Bolle Python is designed for sport—and life. So they’re stylish yet have sport-specific lenses that deliver serious performance.

Winning them requires just a bit of luck—and a Pinterest account. We’ll select one random U.S. reader who comments below and promises to pin their favorite FBG post on Pinterest (feel free to include your Pinterest page link in your comment if you want us to follow your boards!). FBG’s honor, of course! The winner will be announced in about a week, so best of luck and happy pinning! —Jenn

We have a question. You have the answer! Credit: Foxymoron

Sadly, our fourth-birthday celebration week is winding down. We still have a couple of exciting giveaways to go, but it’s time to take a look at what’s to come. ‘Cause, guys, exciting things are coming. But before we divulge too much, we want to know: What do YOU want to see from FBG in the next year? How can we be better? What do you need? In what ways can we better support you and your healthy lifestyle?

So while there is a poll below that asks your opinion on specific ideas that are clanking around in our FBG brains, in the comments please give us your honest-to-goodness thoughts. We want this place to be insanely rocking and helping you to reach your goals and feel awesome. So tell us what you’d like to see—and select all that apply!

Pretty please share your thoughts and feedback. As Jerry McGuire would say, help us, help you! And thank you from the bottom of our fit hearts for your input! —Jenn

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

Today’s FBG birthday giveaway is for the fitness tech-lovers out there who love to track their every step—literally! One lucky U.S. reader will win both the Reebok inShape Fitness Watch and the Reebok inColor Digital Pedometer, two amazing tools that can help you take your fitness to the next level.

The Reebok inShape Fitness Watch ($79.99) tracks your every step, kick, jump and skip right from your wrist. InShape features a calorie-burn monitor, speed, distance and step tracking and accurately tracks total time in motion while a speed monitor keeps you on pace. The Reebok inColor Digital Pedometer ($39.99) is the first-ever pedometer that has a color changing LED screen! Not only do you have the freedom to select the display color of your choice, but you can also use its “Pace Assist Technology,” which changes LED colors to visually keep you on your goal pace. Features also include a customized color display with four LED choices, speed, distance and step tracking and pace assist to keep you on track. They both rock.

To win these birthday goodies, we’re sending you on a bit of a scavenger hunt on the site. Hehe. Tell us in the comments what one of the “common themes” are on FBG. Hint: they are found in an old post….We’ll select one random right answer in about a week to win! G’luck! —Jenn

This was the original image for FBG! You know, back in the day.

This post is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

Last year for our birthday, we shared our thoughts and yours on what it means to be a Fit Bottomed Girl. We also gave a top-10 list of signs that you might be an FBG. This year, we thought we’d mix it up with a fun, interactive fill in the blank. So, we hit up our Facebook page and Twitter to ask readers to complete this phrase: “I knew I was an FBG when ____.” The answers? Simply awesome, hilarious and touching.

From Our Facebook Friends

Steve-Becky Kimball: I turned down homemade peanut butter fudge!

Ginger Giannoni: When I achieved my fitness goals and crossed my first finish line.

Fit and Healthy with Beth: You don’t want to eat the junk even though you could!

Hardcoremama Fitness with Maria Cappa: People genuinely look shocked to learn my age.

Heather Bosworth Hoe: I lost 100 lbs in a year and ran my first 10K after only trying running 9 months earlier.

Christian Flamboyant Dart: When I looked in the mirror!

Julia Van de Ven: When dedicating 4% (1 hour) of my day to my fitness became a routine.

Shannon Colavecchio: I embraced my ‘junk in the trunk’ for the muscles, and how those muscles power me through burpees, jump squats, long cycling climbs, TRX one-legged squats, etc.

Johanna Lozano: I started keeping a Swiffer by my workout gear to mop up the sweat that soaked the floor every morning.

Rachel Kutskill: My client’s sister said “I’ll train with you if you can make my butt look like yours!”

Michelle L Thayer: Ran 2.5 miles without breaking a sweat!

Rachel Ailin: I finished my first obstacle race!

Sara Brown: When I fit into a size 2 for the first time since 8th grade!

From Our Twitter Friends

@tina2086: I wake up earlier than I need to just so I can work out before work.

@MaryJaneSparrow: I started liking to work out.

@gretajacobson: When I baked kale chips for a snack!

@headhaunchos: When my knees quit buckling while trying to squat.

@RoboLikes: When I was more excited for a new pair of sneakers than a new pair of heels

@Hungry_Runner: I knew I was a FBG the day I admitted that I actually LIKE to run!

@rafdarrow: I knew I was a FBG when I rocked the 100 push-up challenge with @denisermt a couple yrs ago!

@Fight4Wellness: I knew I was an FBG when I opted to wear pants rather than a skirt to work to make my midday plank more appropriate.

@JeanneMallory: I put on the pants I bought for inspiration & they were loose in the waist & across my newly fit bottom!

@OnTheGoCooking: I knew I was a FBG when I noticed my butt was back up where it should be!

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we love you guys. So proud of your fit bottomedness! —Jenn

These four-ingredient meals aren't scary to make. Promise. Credit: Sara Björk

This “four”-themed post is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

We gave you our favorite four-minute workouts and now? Well, it only seemed appropriate to share our best four-ingredient recipes, too! Lots of people avoid cooking because they think it takes hours and complicated recipes, but it doesn’t have to be that way. When we’re in a rush, we love to whip up these quick and easy four-ingredient meals!

Four-Ingredient Recipes to Try

Erin’s Four-Ingredient Meal: A couple of my go-to lunches have the same basic concept with a couple of swaps. For a quick Mexican lunch fiesta, I top a corn tortilla with either beans or spicy fat-free refried beans, sliced avocado and a little cheese. (Salsa, too, if you’re feeling feisty!) For an easy lunch, I make a quick sammie: whole-grain bread, sliced turkey or chicken breast, a slice of whatever cheese I have on hand and avocado. The lesson? Cheese and avocado can make anything tasty!

Kristen’s Four-Ingredient Meal: It may not be as complex as Jenn’s Big-Ass Salads, but this spinach salad is darn good. Toss baby spinach, fresh strawberries, diced avocado and chickpeas for a filling four-ingredient meal. The trick with this one is to use plenty of strawberries so that you can mash some of them up and use in place of dressing!

Tish’s Four-Ingredient Meal: You can never go wrong with a smoothie, and this smoothie doesn’t disappoint. Simply blend rice milk, blueberries, cherries (my favorite!) and chia seeds (also my favorite!). Play around with the proportions until you get the smoothie consistency that you dig.

Jenn’s Four-Ingredient Meal: Always a sucker for brinner, this four-ingredient recipe is good any time of day! Simply whip together egg whites, nitrate-free smoked turkey (I like the kind from Trader Joe’s, of course), some chopped yellow bell pepper and a handful of spinach, and then cook in a pan over medium heat until scrambled. Filling, high in protein, packed with veggies—it’s a four-ingredient knockout.

Because we’re all about getting new quick and easy meal ideas, we’re bribing you to tell us what your favorite four-ingredient meal. Leave your ideas in the comments, and we’ll select one lucky U.S. reader to win a copy of Bob Harper’s (swoon!) new book, The Skinny Rules, in about a week. So get to cooking—I mean commenting! —Jenn

The Mizuno Wave Rider 15 is sah-weet.

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

You’ve got your bean chips, your adidas outfit and your year’s supply of guac, but what about your feet? They need some love, too, right?! That’s what we thought, too. So today’s giveaway is all about the shoes! Mizuno is giving away three pairs of the Wave Rider 15, which is a freakin’ running shoe masterpiece. With a lightweight feel, a wrapped-to-foot fit and a freakishly smooth ride, it’ll be your running BFF. These puppies retail for about $115 and come in bright, loud colors, which we love.

Ready to lace up your pair? All you have to do is tell us why you love running in rhyming fashion in the comments below. AND if you want two entries, make yours short and Tweet it using the hashtag #FBGBirthday and tagging @FitBottomedGirl. We’ll choose two winners from the comments and one from Twitter. U.S. residents only, pretty please.

Winners will be announced in about a week. So…who’s ready to ride the Mizuno wave?! —Jenn

Find a comfy spot and read these posts! Cat optional. Credit: Veronica Belmont

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Each year we seem to write more and more…which is awesome because, can you really ever have too many reviews or motivational posts? We think not. But, when it comes time to put together our annual list of your and our favorite posts, well, it makes it a bit more challenging. (You know, life is hard, spending the day reading the interwebs. Woe is me!) But, after looking at our traffic trends and toiling over what posts we FBGs loved the most (we do love them all!), we came up with the below top 10s. Enjoy the stellar reads!

Your Top 10 Favorite Posts

1. Weight-Loss Supplements…Why, Bob, Why? We adore Bob, but this post caused quite the stir with readers.

2. Best Songs of 2011 Playlist! Ya’ll love the good tunes, and who could blame you? This workout playlist is filled with nothing but awesome ones!

3. Review: The Nautilus CoreBody Reformer. This piece of equipment takes fusion workouts to the next level, and our thoughts on it were one of the most read reviews on the site in the past year!

4. How to Become a Runner, One Step at a Time. This empowering post is all about becoming a runner. And from its popularity, you all should be runners now. YAY!

5. We Try It: Zumba Exhilarate Workout DVD Set. Zumba plus resistance work at home? We dug it. And you did, too!

6. Review: Jillian Michael’s Extreme Shed & Shred. It wouldn’t be a top 10 without Jillian, would it? This workout DVD got our top rating: five stars!

7. 10 Songs to Add to Your Running Playlist, Like Now. This running playlist reinvigorated iPods and workouts around the world!

8. 5 Must-Buy Foods at Trader Joe’s (And a Slight Obsession). The fact that you love this post as much as we love TJ’s? Well, it’s just beautiful.

9. We Try It: Billy Blank’s PT 24/7 Workout DVD System. Lovin’ all the Billy Blanks and Tae Bo fans in the house!

10. And the Biggest Loser Is…Girl Power. Another The Biggest Loser post! Oh, how we long for another season that was as good as this one!

Our Top 10 Favorite Posts

1. The (Fitness) Truth Will Set You Free. Okay, so we’re cheating in that a whole SERIES of posts is No. 1, but seriously. We love how empowering this concept was for everyone.

2. Sh*t Fit Bottomed Girls Say…Yes, We Made the Video. We had so much fun making this video and still quote it quite often. We’re dorks. (And be sure to watch until the VERY end. There’s a special scene!)

3. A Message From Men to Women: You Are Perfect As You Are. A must-read and re-read…and re-read…and re-read.

4. What’s Your Normal? This was one of those posts that had been bopping around in FBG Kristen’s brain for months and came out beautifully. And talk about great feedback!

5. The Health Spiral. Yes, it’s easy to get off track, but FBG Erin makes a case that it’s also easy to snowball your healthy habits when they’re rolling!

6. Learning From My Detox Disaster. We love FBG Tish’s whole detox series because it emphasizes to do what works for you!

7. The Facts on Food Cravings: When to Resist and When to Give in. We love the real advice and facts in this post. Because, like Kelly says in the intro, craving chocolate and eating a piece of fruit instead isn’t really a fair swap.

8. Here Come the War Wounds (and They’re Embarrassing!). Because, really, who gets to legitimately write about ass chafing? We do!

9. Taking My Green Smoothies to the Next Level—the Vitamix Level. Yes, you can be super passionate about anything, even a blender.

10. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not. Another series, but proof that sometimes what you don’t think you like is actually what you love.

Now it’s time for you to weigh-in! What was YOUR favorite post from the last year? And what posts do you want to see on next year’s list? Now taking suggestions… —Jenn

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

Wholly moley, it’s a guacamole giveaway! And not just any giveaway. It’s a big guac giveaway. In fact, in celebration of our fourth birthday, Wholly Guacamole is giving away a free YEAR of the green stuff. Yep, one lucky U.S. reader is going to get 24 free-product coupons that work for all Wholly products (so if guac isn’t your thing, you can get 100 percent avocado or its fresh salsa), along with some Wholly Guacamole swag.

Now, we don’t have to tell you how delicious guac is or how amazingly good for you avocado is, but we will. Because it bears repeating: IT IS AWESOME AND DELICIOUS. And you want to win it, right?

Simply tell a friend about this giveaway and then leave a comment below with who you told and how (via Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, snail mail, face-to-face, whatev), and we’ll select a lucky U.S. winner in about a week. And get those healthy chips ready (which you can win here, too!)…someone is going to be wholly spoiled! —Jenn

This post is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here!

Yesterday we gave you the 2012 Fitties! And today? Well, it’s time for the healthy food version of that—the Noshies! Now this is the third year we’ve recognized foods and culinary-related books, gizmos, gadgets and peeps for their awesomeness (our first birthday we just looped them all into the Fitties), and we like to think that as we’ve gotten older and wiser (read: eaten more goodies), we’ve made even more informed picks. But as you’ll see, we still have our sense of humor. Eat these up,  yum!

This chocolate tea deserves a Noshie!

Noshies: Drinks

Best protein powder: You always hear about the importance of having a balance of “carbs, fats and proteins,” but this stuff takes the guess work out of how much of each totally out of the equation. Love!

Best natural protein source that’s not a powder: You can put these in your smoothies because they’re pasteurized! Brill!

Best dessert in a cup: Chocolate tea. Yes, you read that right. And it’s wonderful.

Best bacteria that you actually want to ingest: Whether you’re brave enough to make it yourself or buy it, Kombucha tea is a bit of an acquired taste, but we love it nonetheless.

Best new milk: Original Good Karma Flax Milk, how did it take us so long to find you?

Best water: This water-filtration system takes the bad stuff out, and then puts the good back in!