Everything, if you ask me! And I need your help to figure out what I should call this blog.
You might ask why I’m thinking of changing it. Well, the answer is simple, I’m not sure which weight loss surgery I’m going to have. I thought I was 100% for lap band, but lately I’ve been having my doubts. And then ScaleWarfare shared her thoughts with me, and I’ve been re-evaluating. Not to mention the fact that my surgeon wasn’t in favor of doing the lap band surgery. He highly recommended either the VSG (Verticle Sleeve Gastronomy) or the Gastric Bypass. So I’m in the process of researching, reading, watching, and listening in order to figure out which surgery is the best one for me.
Besides that, my domain name is about to expire, and before I pay the money for another year, I want to go with a new name.
I want to avoid tying the name with the surgery type. BellainLapBandLand is very limiting. I can’t even think of a good one for VSG. So I’d like to go with something that’s more about the journey or the destination, rather than the method. I could go back to Bella on the Beach, making it a reference to my ultimate goal of wanting to wear a bathing suit at the beach and feel comfortable while doing so. Or I could go with something completely new.
That’s where you come in. From now until July 6th at 9pm, Pacific Time, please leave your suggestions and ideas in the comments to this post. The person with the winning title will get a prize. I’m not sure what to offer, so give me some ideas for that, too. I’m thinking an Amazon/Starbucks/iTunes gift card, but if you have something else in mind, please let me know.
The Rules:
- The title should have “Bella” in it somewhere.
- I like alliteration, although it’s not a must.
- I’d love it to incorporate the idea of “Do Life,” but it’s not a deal breaker.
- Wittiness is always a good thing.
Be creative and have fun!!
I reserve the right to use any combination of titles submitted in the comments to create my final blog title.
Update, June 29th: I’ve decided to go back to my original, Bella on the Beach. So the contest is cancelled, but I appreciate the entries and the ideas. Some of them were very close to being chosen, but none felt as authentic as my original title. I’m not going to pay for self-hosting (so the url will have .wordpress in it), but instead, I’m going to pay Meghan Murphy for some new graphic design work for the header and another surprise. Stay tuned for the updated look.
Bella on the Beach 
I still think of you as Bella on the Beach 🙂 Although I know it started with the South Beach Diet, in my mind it was always tied to you being on a beach or wanting to be on a beach.
Hmm, how about “Believing In Bella”? Or “A Brave New Bella” (alliteration AND literary reference!)
I do like the literary reference!
Bella Vita? That one has A LOT of references for you! (I think!) 🙂
Bella Beats the Bulge (or beating)
Bella’s Bountiful Life
Bella Brings It
That’s it for now… I will try to think of more 🙂
Hey!
What about:
“Just Bella”
“Being Bella”
“Bella’s Free Style”
I will keep thinking…..
How fun! I love coming up with names for things! I came up with my blog name while I was half asleep. I jumped out of bed to write it down 🙂 I’m going to need a couple days to think of something 😉
Bella Begins Anew!
you’ve always been Bella On The Beach for me:)
but i get the new name need!
A Bella Life ( this one makes me smile)
Living Bella ( i like the double entendre)
xo
I’m with Scale Warfare — you’ll always be Bella on the Beach to me. I also started reading after you’d stopped South Beach, so I just think of it as you on a beach being happy! Since that’s not a new idea, I’m not in the contest, but I’m sure whatever you choose will be great.
How about “Bella Believe It” (like Better Believe It).