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Day 10 Giveaway::Microsoft Office Software
[ 30 ] 11/10/2009

Day 10 Giveaway::Microsoft Office Software

Pin it **UPDATE** We have a winner! Congrats, tiffanyzook! Email Christy (christy@shrinkingjeans.net) with your mailing info to claim your prize!** Today’s Shrink-a-Versary Extravaganza Giveaway is for a brand new copy of Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 for PCs. Don’t worry if you don’t have a small business, it can still work for you!! Here are [...]

My 5K and a New Fitness Challenge!
[ 21 ] 11/09/2009

My 5K and a New Fitness Challenge!

Pin itToday, instead of True Confessions, we’re going to talk about how our 5K’s went this weekend!!  Right now, as you’re reading this, I’m probably headed back home to Virginia!  But on Saturday, I ran my Sisterhood Virtual EA SPORTS Active 5K with Christy and Amanda! Christy plotted our course well in advance.  It was [...]

Day 9 Giveaway- EA Sports Active "More Workouts" Game for the Wii
[ 91 ] 11/09/2009

Day 9 Giveaway- EA Sports Active "More Workouts" Game for the Wii

Pin itWE HAVE A WINNER!!!! The Daily Mel is the lucky girl who will get her very own, hot off the presses (or whatever) copy of EA SPORTS Active More Workouts as soon as it is released on November 17th. AND, she’ll be lucky enough to receive it in time to join us in the [...]

Pineapple Pudding Cake
[ 8 ] 11/08/2009

Pineapple Pudding Cake

Pin itI know the holiday season is upon us and most of you are probably working on your Turkey Day menu.  I know that most of us have pumpkin pie or pecan pie for dessert on Thanksgiving and you might be thinking I am going to share with you the most fabulous pumpkin pie recipe [...]

Day 8 Giveaway – Kellogg!
[ 62 ] 11/08/2009

Day 8 Giveaway – Kellogg!

Pin it**UPDATE** The winners of the Special K Starter kits are….. MeganJane  and Bina!! Congrats, girls! Megan, I know where to find you! Bina, please email me (melissa@shrinkingjeans.net) with your contact info! Enjoy! Today’s Shrink-a-Versary Extravaganza sponsor is Kellogg! Special K is having a Drop a Jean Size Challenge where participants can collect five tokens [...]

One More Mile Running Pants and Giveaway
[ 83 ] 11/07/2009

One More Mile Running Pants and Giveaway

Pin it***UPDATE!! WINNER!! LADYBUGS714 e-mail me your snail mail, CONGRATULATIONS!***   I wore some of the most comfy pants ever this week, and they’re from One More Mile. I almost went to bed in them. For serious. And I normally have an issue with pants. It takes me a LOT of research to actually procure [...]

Fitness Friday – 5K weekend!
[ 16 ] 11/06/2009

Fitness Friday – 5K weekend!

Pin itThis weekend we are holding the Sisterhood Virtual 5K, along with EA Sports Active! Woot! How has your training been going? Are you planning on trying to run all of it or stick to a run/walk combination? My Team Bismarck 5K is going to be held on Saturday and while I didn’t train this [...]

Extravaganza Day 6: KOR One Giveaway!
[ 130 ] 11/06/2009

Extravaganza Day 6: KOR One Giveaway!

Pin it **UPDATE** A winner of the KOR One hydration vessel has been randomly selected and the winner is….. Nancy aka Bacardi Mama!! Congrats, Nancy! I am so excited for you! Shoot me an email:  melissa@shrinkingjeans.net ! I have been on a mission to find a new water bottle ever since I sent our seven [...]

Drink the Water & Day #5::CamelBak Giveaway *UPDATED*
[ 83 ] 11/05/2009

Drink the Water & Day #5::CamelBak Giveaway *UPDATED*

Pin itRandom.org generated #8 for us, so Kirsten @ Living in a Girl’s World is our WINNER!!!!!! Congratulations, hooker! We love you :) We all know that keeping hydrated in the hot summer months is really important, but have you really thought about why you need to stay hydrated in the winter? Why You’re Dry [...]

Shrink-a-Versary Weigh-In, Week One
[ 65 ] 11/04/2009

Shrink-a-Versary Weigh-In, Week One

Pin itWeek One of our Shrink-A-Versary Extravaganza challenge is dead and gone. How did you do? For those of you that celebrate Halloween, did you keep control of yourself around all that candy? I know I didn’t. Halloween is evil. Especially with four kids and ALL THAT CANDY. How are our EA Sports 5K challengers [...]

Day 4 Giveaway – Moving Comfort!
[ 123 ] 11/04/2009

Day 4 Giveaway – Moving Comfort!

Pin itUpdate!!! We have a winner! Misty1975, can you please pass some of your awesome luck onto me? Pretty please! Congratulations, you are the winner of a new bra from Moving Comfort! Can you please email me with your size and mailing address – melissa@shrinkingjeans.net . Are you enjoying our Shrink-a-Versary giveaways? We have another [...]

Thoughts on Sweeteners + Day 3 Giveaway!!
[ 73 ] 11/03/2009

Thoughts on Sweeteners + Day 3 Giveaway!!

Pin itUpdate!!! The winner of the $75 Born Fit gift card is… WWCollegeGirl!! Congratulations! Who here uses artificial sweeteners?  When you’re trying to count calories or points, you learn quickly ways to save calories or points.  When I first started counting calories, I looked at the 15 calories for the packet of sugar then I [...]

True Confessions!
[ 25 ] 11/02/2009

True Confessions!

Pin itAre you ready for your weekly confessional post? I have a feeling that there will be a lot of people participating this week! Did you put your hand in that candy bowl? Steal your kid’s Kit-Kat? Let’s hear about it! Trust me, you will feel a lot better after letting it all out and [...]

Day #2::Tide & Bounce Giveaway *UPDATED*
[ 72 ] 11/02/2009

Day #2::Tide & Bounce Giveaway *UPDATED*

Pin it*****Misty1975 is the winner of the Tide/Bounce gift basket from Proctor & Gamble! Congrats Misty!!!***** Today’s giveaway is brought to you by the awesome ladies at Procter & Gamble! Lisa, April, and I were lucky enough to meet Lauren and Sarah at Blogher Chicago back in July, and we had an amazing time hanging [...]

A Lighter Take on Jambalaya
[ 0 ] 11/01/2009

A Lighter Take on Jambalaya

Pin itI first made this recipe during the summer. It is an adaptation of an Ellie Krieger recipe from her show on Food Network, Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger. The biggest draw for me? One pot. Easy clean-up. That is a great thing. There was one problem with the original recipe, for me at least. [...]