{"id":92328,"date":"2013-10-17T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=92328"},"modified":"2014-11-20T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:40:26","slug":"roni-noones-wycwyc-challenge-inspires-the-interwebs-to-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/roni-noones-wycwyc-challenge-inspires-the-interwebs-to-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Roni Noone&#8217;s #WYCWYC Challenge Inspires the Interwebs to Move!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>UPDATE 11\/20\/14<\/strong>: #WYCWYC is going to print! The <\/em>What You Can When You Can<em> book, by Carla Birnberg and Roni Noone, will hit bookstores in April 2026! You can get your <strong><a title=\"what you can when you can review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/what-you-can-when-you-can\/\">first preview of the WYCWYC book here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"what you can when you can book\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/what-you-can-when-you-can\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100837\" alt=\"wycwyc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wycwyc.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wycwyc.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wycwyc-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll exercise tomorrow. I&#8217;ll start running when it&#8217;s not so cold outside. I&#8217;ll diet when this chocolate cake is gone<\/em>. I know I&#8217;ve personally uttered every one of these excuses and I&#8217;m probably not alone. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fitbloggin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fitbloggin&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> founder <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ronisweigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roni Noone<\/a><\/strong> wants to take away the excuses and show people that living healthier lives doesn&#8217;t have to be a monumental commitment of time, money and energy. She encourages people to do <em>what you can when you can (#WYCWYC)<\/em>. Now, her hashtag campaign, nay, challenge, has gone viral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"roni noone \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/roni-noones-wycwyc-challenge-inspires-the-interwebs-to-move\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-92375\" alt=\"Roni Noone #WYCWYC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/roni-yoga-crop.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/roni-yoga-crop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/roni-yoga-crop-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>\u00a0As a mother with two young sons, Roni knows all about the cycle of yo-yo dieting and &#8220;waiting until everything is perfect&#8221; to start an exercise program. She credits the what-you-can-when-you-can mantra for helping her achieve and sustain a significant weight loss over the last eight years. As a self-described &#8220;social media fanatic,&#8221; she was inspired by other <strong><a title=\"most popular fitness memes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/twitters-most-popular-fitness-memes-help-millions-lose-weight\/\">hashtag challenges including #plankaday #yogaaday and #running<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love the idea of using social media to inspire,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;I truly believe that when we share positive, motivating and inspirational things, it helps spur more positive, motivating and inspirational things.&#8221; A few weeks ago, the #WYCWYC Challenge was born.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--> At its core, the #WYCWYC Challenge is about living in the moment, not over-thinking carving out small portions of our day to be active. Whether it&#8217;s a walk after dinner, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, getting a few squats in while you&#8217;re watching the evening news, it all counts. Roni is sharing the challenge on her <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoniNoone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/wycwyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/roninoone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram accounts <\/a><\/strong>and the response has been overwhelming. Here are a few inspired fans on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Made sure to get extra steps this morning before I&#8217;m on the train for 4+ hours!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wycwyc&amp;src=hash\">#wycwyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23fitbit&amp;src=hash\">#fitbit<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1w6mlBr7sQ\">http:\/\/t.co\/1w6mlBr7sQ<\/a> \u2014 Dani Holmes-Kirk (@IrishEyes1982) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishEyes1982\/statuses\/388675193558036480\">October 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Really didn&#8217;t feel like running today. But I hit the fitness center &amp; got 3 miles in. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be happy about it tomorrow! \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wycwyc&amp;src=hash\">#wycwyc<\/a> \u2014 Megan (@projmeganblog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/projmeganblog\/statuses\/387761031772008448\">October 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Last night, while watching a ballgame, I grabbed a medicine ball and got some exercise in! Felt great! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wycwyc&amp;src=hash\">#wycwyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deb Roby (@debroby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/debroby\/statuses\/383249641627611136\">September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As someone who has struggled with weight in the past and shares all the ups and downs on her blog, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ronisweigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roni&#8217;s Weigh<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; One Mom&#8217;s Journey from Fat to Skinny to Confident, Roni is encouraged by the positive feedback she&#8217;s received already, saying, &#8220;Lots of people are participating and every time I see a tweet, Instagram or Facebook post go by I smile and it inspires me all over again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At DietsInReview.com we&#8217;re already pretty smitten with Roni. Here&#8217;s why you should be too: She founded FitBloggin&#8217;, a conference for health and wellness bloggers, created <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogtolose.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BlogToLose<\/a><\/strong>, an online weight loss community, and blogs regularly at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ronisweigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Just Roni<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/greenlitebites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">GreenLiteBites<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theunworldlytravelers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The UnWorldlyTravelers<\/a><\/strong>. She lives in\u00a0Maryland where she enjoys being active online and outdoors with her husband and two sons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Maria Kang Didn't Bully You, She Just Asked What's Keeping You From Your Potential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/maria-kang-didnt-bully-you-she-just-asked-whats-keeping-you-from-your-potential\/\">Maria Kang Didn&#8217;t Bully You, She just Asked What&#8217;s Keeping You from Your Potential<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Bloggers Expose Themselves Revealing the Naked Truth about a Healthy Body Image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/bloggers-expose-themselves-revealing-the-naked-truth-of-a-healthy-body-image\/\">Bloggers Expose Themselves Revealing the Naked Truth of a Healthy Body Image<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"twitter dietitians\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/our-favorite-registered-dietitians-on-twitter-sharing-nutrition-advice-140-characters-at-a-time\/\">Our Favorite Dietitians on Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 11\/20\/14: #WYCWYC is going to print! 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