In September, I posted about the app Lift. As a reminder, I saw this review of the app Lift on Dot Complicated‘s newsletter. One main purpose of Lift is to help you form (or break) habits and meet goals. It has a simple design and user interface. You enter a the list of habits you want to form/stop. At the end of the day, you check off the ones you successfully completed/avoided. The app resets at midnight and keeps track of how many days per week or month you successfully achieve your goal. Don’t know what to target? There is a list of common habits/goals to choose from. Lift can be used as an iPhone app or on the web.
Lift “helps you achieve your goals big or small” in three steps: Set goals, See your progress and Get support. Liz Wassman from Dot Complicated suggested that “for [her], the satisfaction of checking off the habit every day was enough motivation to stick with it. It’s amazing that such a small action successfully works as motivation, but it does.”
Why am I telling you this again? I noticed that the folks at Lift are doing a free “Quantified Diet” project. They have a list of diets, you can choose from the list which you would be willing to try (or you may be in the control group) and they will randomly pick one from your list for you to participate in for 30 days. Then, will send you daily challenges/advice via the Lift app or website.
The Quantified Diet Project aims for two things:
1. To help one million people make a healthy diet change leading to: weight loss, overall health, and/or more energy. We’re providing 10 popular diets with expert advice.
2. To perform the largest-ever measurement of popular diets. What works? How do popular diets compare? How can we all be more successful? We’re working with UC Berkeley on the science and the analysis.
This is super interesting to me. I got “Whole foods: eat only recognizable foods and avoid processed ones.” Advised by Summer Tomato. Day one assignment was to eat at least ONE meal that was all whole foods. Yay! That was easy. I am really interested to see the tips and assignments as the month goes on (and how I do!)
Learn more about the study and the science HERE. Lift is available for iOS, Android or online (free).
Ooh and for signing up, there are special deals:
- Withings: Great wifi-enabled scale. I’ve been a loyal user for years. 15% off with the code WITHLIFT
- WellnessFX: Customized blood tests (I’ve had two). Get $50 off with this link.
- uBiome: Measure and analyze your gut bacteria. Special 50% off before and after kit with this link.
- Feast: Awesome online cooking classes. Get 25% off with the code liftlove25.
- Run Hundred: Unique workout albums. Buy 1, get 1 free.
- Eat Tribal (NYC Only): Healthy, subscription meals delivered to your home or office. 10% off with the code QUANTDIET14.
- ZestyApp (SF Only): Healthy takeout and delivery. Get your first order free (up to $20) with the code QUANTIFIED.
I wrote about my awesome experience at Cycle for Survival last weekend. The ride has raised over 10.5M so far this year. Thanks to two incredibly generous individuals, donations will be matched up to $1,000,000 from now until Monday, February 17, at 11:59PM PST! Check out my post and learn more (+ you can enter to be my Valentine with Wild Ophelia chocolates!).
You can click HERE to learn more and to support my “Erica Finds” team.
Valentine’s Day is coming! Here are some great deals for your Valentine (or yourself!)
- In Chicago? Planning to buy flowers this year? Try Thresholds Urban Meadows – Chicago’s only not for profit florist supporting Thresholds (an agency that supports adults with mental illness and addiction) or Flowers for Dreams offer locally crafted flower bouquets for $35. Delivery is free and save 10% with code EFINDS14. Each purchase benefits an amazing local charity in need! This month it’s Bright Pink. Win – wins!Get $200 for $100 at Blue Nile from Living Social – ends Wednesday 2/12!
- Get an adorable custom date coupon book from Datevitation for $9.99 from Groupon – and many more great local and national Valentine’s ideas, too!
- Save $7 and get free shipping on an America’s Best Organics gift box with the code STORYBOOK. Trust me your Valentine will LOVE it! Check out my giveaway to enter to win one, too!
- Save 25% – Preorder your Valentine’s Day flower’s & gifts from OrganicBouquet.com.
- Check out all sorts of great Valentines deals at Brad’s Deals – like this guilty pleasure US weekly at $19.95/year from Discount Mags!
- Save 20% off on Valentine’s gifts from Shari’s Berries with this link.
- Save 55% on “Hugs and Kisses with Chocolates” at ProFlowers and 20% off on other V-Day gifts at ProFlowers with this link.
- Chicago runners, get $5 off Shamrock Shuffle registration with code CACSAVES.
- Get your Valentine a subscription to Love with Food – $10/month for awesome curated goodies, plus they give a meal to a needy child with every box!
- Rue La La is offering a great Valentine’s Gift Boutique if you need ideas!
- Get $15 off of your $50 purchase at Bliss through Valentine’s Day with code 15VDAY.
- Get up to 60% off gifts & heartfelt finds at Beauty.com just in time for Valentine’s Day!
- Order from curated sale hub Gilt and get $25 off your first order (lots of great gifts for V-Day!) or try awesome local metro deals, or cool national online deals, from Gilt City like 30% or more off on V-Day gifts at Chocolate Covered and get 40% off your first purchase. Start with ebates for additional cash back.
- Valentine’s Day Special! Get 15% off at AHAlife.com with promo code VDAY2014 (Valid until 2/15 midnight PST)
or get $20 Credit On Your First Order $100+
on curated “creative and inspired” items at AHALife
- Does your Valentine like to workout? Get 50% off your first outfit and free shipping from Kate Hudson’s Fabletics.
I hope your week is going well! I hate to admit that I am almost getting used to the arctic chill BUT I almost swooned when I heard it will be 32 on Thursday!
PS. Don’t forget to check out my On the Go snacks and Wild Ophelia Valentines Chocolates giveaways + Valentine’s Deals!
