**UPDATE** The winner of Steph’s awesome jewelry is…. mathmama!!! Congratulations, girl! Email me at [email protected] with your contact info and your prize will be on it’s way!** I am excited to announce this giveaway is sponsored by Steph, a friend of mine! She was the first friend I made when I moved to a little […]
Good morning, good morning, GOOD MORNING! How are you all this lovely Wednesday? Me? Fabulous. Thanks for asking! You remember what day it is? Of course you do! It’s the day we drag ourselves begrudginly to the scale, strip naked because even a hair elastic adds weight, suck in our tummies (because that helps too) […]
I was 28 years old, nearing already over 200 lbs, and in denial that I had a weight problem. Just 3 years earlier I was in the 140′s, and all of my doctor’s visits were normal. (Now, don’t let that fool you, folks. I was NOT living healthily. I was skinny fat, really.) One […]
******The winner of the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit is random number 8: Nancy!!! That would be our Bacardi Mama 🙂 Congrats girl! Email Christy when you get a chance with your shipping info!!****** Seven weeks ago, the only time I ran was when my daughter was coloring on the walls or touching my Mac. Or […]
Let’s just start off with a bang, shall we? Don’t tell anybody, but I’m a little over my computer right now. I can’t figure out why, but I don’t want to read blogs, write blogs, or comment on blogs. Facebook is making me feel left behind and Twitter…well…I can’t catch up. It’s a conundrum, because […]
And the winner is… Dawn at BabyBoy3! Congratulations Dawn! Please contact me at [email protected] with your mailing info. Thanks to everyone for participating, and don’t forget to go check out today’s AWESOME giveaway! *** There are a few ingredients that always, ALWAYS make a dish taste better. Butter. Salt. Bacon. Mmmmm. BACON. How much do […]
The winner of the Hungry Girl giveaway is… Crystal over at Bye-Bye Fat Pants! Congratulations, Crystal! Please email me at [email protected] with your mailing address. Thanks to everyone for participating! *** For quite a while now, I’ve been clicking over to the Hungry Girl website looking for substitutions and fake-outs for some of my favorite […]
I am visiting my BFF and fellow Sister Christy. Normally when we get together, we use it as an excuse NOT to exercise, to indulge in things that maybe shouldn’t, to stay up late, and the like. This time, we decided that we would take turns watching the 5 kids (my 3 and her 2) […]
**UDATE** The winner of the Run U Mother giveaway is…. Mendie!! Congrats, girl! Please email me ([email protected]) with your mailing info, as well as what item you choose! Enjoy! Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Run U Mother! We love their line of athletic wear, which is both inspiring and full of ‘tude! They are giving […]
**UPDATE!!*** THE WINNER OF THE ROAD I.D. IS: JESS!! E-mail me your snail mail at christieo at shrinkingjeans dot net! Congratulations!! * * * This week, my husband learned that a classmate of his from high school was killed after being hit by a car. He was training for a triathlon and was out cycling. […]
I took a trip down memory lane this week, Sisterhood-style. I went and read posts from the very beginning of Shrinking Jeans. Almost a whole year has gone by. Sisters (and brothers) have come and gone, some of you have just come upon us, but there are a select few who were there for us […]
We have a winner- AnnG! Ann, contact [email protected] with your shipping info. Congrats!!!!!!!! YES, YES, YES! We are once again giving away ANOTHER copy (and FINAL) of the new EA Sports Active More Workouts game for Wii. We want as many people as possible to join us in the More Workouts 6 week challenge which […]
You guys thought we forgot about weigh-in today, huh? Of course we didn’t forget. We just wanted to prolong it as long as possible. So yeah, go ahead and do that favorite Wednesday morning (or afternoon or evening) thing that you like to do called WEIGH-IN. The only time this is my favorite Wednesday thing […]
***Our winner is: Mel @ A Box of Chocolates!! Congratulations, girl!! Email Lisa (lisa at shrinkingjeans.net) with your shipping info!!*** EA Sports Active has been so gracious to give us several copies of their new Wii game to give out and well, we want as many folks as possible to participate in their 6 week […]
So many of you know I was chosen to be an Active for Life Challenger by EA SPORTS Active. If you didn’t know, you can check out my post about it here. So about a week after I was selected, my contact at EA SPORTS, KP (@Active_Girl), emailed and asked if I could get away […]