Subscribe via RSS Feed Connect with me on Pinterest

Archive for June, 2009

Welcome to the Sisterhood!
[ 6 ] 06/08/2009

Welcome to the Sisterhood!

Pin itDay in and day out, Melissa, April, Lisa and I work hard to bring you new information, exciting challenges, delicious recipes, fitness facts, and real life stories about our own weight losses. We do it all because we love each and every one of you so much! You are our extended family, and every [...]

10 Ways to Cook Healthier!
[ 8 ] 06/08/2009

10 Ways to Cook Healthier!

Pin itDo you like to cook?  Or maybe not? I love to cook and I am blessed to write for Mom Central’s food blog.  Sometimes I post healthy, good for you recipes that I have tried and reviewed and sometimes I write reviews on recipes that are terrible for you, but oh so yummy! I [...]

General Tsao's Chicken
[ 14 ] 06/07/2009

General Tsao's Chicken

Pin itI found this recipe on the Weight Watchers website.  You can do no wrong with this one- go make it now. General Tsao’s Chicken Ingredients: 3/4 cups canned chicken broth, reduced-sodium 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce 1tbsp white wine vinegar 1/2 tp ground ginger 2 tsp peanut [...]

BornFit and Women's Health Magazine!
[ 2 ] 06/06/2009

BornFit and Women's Health Magazine!

Pin itOne of my favorite workout clothing companies, BornFit, is the featured giveaway today for one of my favorite magazines, Women’s Health!! You can enter to win BornFit’s Sunlight Tee and Wilder Skort. Go check it out and enter! For more information, click here.

Summer Cleaning!
[ 47 ] 06/05/2009

Summer Cleaning!

Pin itIt’s that time of year again girls and boys… you know, the time when Christy and I decide we must organize the site. I sure wish that happened with my house! Take a look at the blogroll. If you are an active member, make sure you have a button on your sidebar, leave a [...]

Going Places
[ 31 ] 06/05/2009

Going Places

Pin it I know we have tons of runners in the Sisterhood, and even more wanna-be runners (like myself!), and we are all capable of walking. There is no better motivation than participating in an event for a good cause! Everywhere you look, you can find 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, and even marathons and they [...]

Sister Spotlight!
[ 16 ] 06/04/2009

Sister Spotlight!

Pin itA Sister Spotlight is an award given to a Sister (or Brother) who has been recognized by another Sister (or Brother) for doing something excellent. A Spotlight can be given for anything from being a Rock Star Sister to giving the Most Awesome Comment Ever. Also, Spotlights are a surprise and can pop up [...]

Blogher Anyone?
[ 29 ] 06/04/2009

Blogher Anyone?

Pin itA few of us Sisters (Lisa, Christy, and April) are confirmed to attend Blogher 2009, in Chicago, July 24-25. Are any of you going? If so, we just might need to arrange a Shrinking Jeans Sister meet-up of some kind. We could meet up in the bar, at a restuarant, or how about the [...]

Shrinking Days of Summer Challenge – Weigh In #1
[ 104 ] 06/03/2009

Shrinking Days of Summer Challenge – Weigh In #1

Pin itHello to all  you lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen! We at the Sisterhood are SO pleased to bring  you an exciting new challenge – The Shrinking Days of Summer! We’re always looking for ways to make things better, improved, and more exciting. This challenge is laced with fun and excitement! Do you think we’re [...]

True Confessions Monday- April
[ 0 ] 06/01/2009

True Confessions Monday- April

Pin it1. I am craving every kind of sweet, terribly bad for you food there is. 2. This could only mean one thing…that pesky monthly visitor is close. 3.  Don’t get me wrong, I like sweets, but I don’t have a big sweet tooth EXCEPT during this time of the month. 4. Unless it’s carrot [...]

Teams
[ 2 ] 06/01/2009

Teams

Pin itIt’s not too late to sign up for a team for the Challenge that starts on Wednesday!! Email me ASAP at christy@shrinkingjeans.net!

Welcome to the Sisterhood!
[ 5 ] 06/01/2009

Welcome to the Sisterhood!

Pin itHappy Monday, everyone!  Did everyone have a good weekend?  As you all know, I love seeing new people join us here at the Sisterhood!  Making the decision to become healthy is an awesome thing, and becoming healthy with a support system as great as the Sisterhood is even better!  We’ve had several new members [...]

True Confessions Monday – Melissa
[ 0 ] 06/01/2009

True Confessions Monday – Melissa

Pin it1.  I have been doing horrible with my eating and exercise. 2. This injury in my ass is really a pain in the ass. My muscle is spasming every time I go from sitting to standing. I have tried a few different things to help, only it hasn’t helped. 3. I don’t know how [...]

True Confessions Monday- Lisa
[ 0 ] 06/01/2009

True Confessions Monday- Lisa

Pin it My fingers are swollen like little sausages. Could it be due to the fact that I have been inhaling  Doritos like the world is about to end? Nah. Or maybe because my “friendly” visitor is well, visiting? Nah. My heart hasn’t been into eating healthy and exercising since we ended the last challenge. [...]