June 2011 Archives – 3/4 – The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans LLC

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We are to finally kicking off our Burst Into Summer Challenge! Are you excited? Well we are. We’re ready to get shrinking and bursting!! Melissa worked diligently today to get the teams set up and a team roster put together! You can find all the teams listed here, along with Twitter handles! We’ll […]

This past Sunday, I completed my third half-marathon. I am not a runner, nor do I really care if I ever am. Some may say it’s their legs that get them through long races, I say it’s my heart. I didn’t quite train as much as I had intended, funny how life gets in your […]

It’s Monday. The start of a new week.  And for me, officially the start of my long journey to drop the baby weight. My daughter was born five weeks ago today…it’s time to start getting back into shape. Fortunately, I’ve already made a large dent in my baby gain. Unfortunately, most of that loss has […]

This week’s Sister Spotlight is Becca W. of Tribe Green fame from back in the Shrinkvivor days!   Name: Becca W. Twitter: @fabulousbecca Age: I’m 21 every year… j/k I’m 29, headed towards the big 3-0!!! Hometown: currently Austin, TX (born and raised in Houston though) Tell us about your family: I have the most […]

Happy National Peanut Butter Cookie Day!!!  What? You mean you didn’t know that holiday was happening today?  Well, now you do. I love peanut butter cookies.  I make no apology for that fact.  I mean, seriously, what’s not to love?  It’s a cookie and the main ingredient is peanut butter! *swoon*  Of course, now that […]

I HATE ab work. I mean, I really seriously hate it. So, when I was at FitBloggin and saw that I could try out Jackie Warner’s Crunch Free Xtreme Abs, I thought, sure, why not? Jackie gives us the choice of two work outs. In the Standing Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs, you spend 15 minutes (after […]

My wife and I are usually pretty good workout partners. Sometimes we just pop in a DVD and knock out a solid circuit routine and for others times we throw the kids in the running buggy head out for a run. Despite our days of synergy sometimes it’s a battle to agree on anything at […]

We are looking for a Social Sister to head things up over at the ‘hood! Do you like to connect with individuals interested in health and fitness? Are you fun and bubbly? Creative and brimming with good ideas? We want YOU on our team! As our Social Sister, you will: *Come up with questions and […]

You know how sometimes you just stumble upon a good thing? That happened to me. I don’t even really remember how I found it. I think I was just websurfing and there it was. It is a new program that Walgreens has for walking. Alison Sweeney is involved with it. I wish I knew this […]

Ladies and Gents! Just because we are in between challenges doesn’t mean it’s slacker time.  We still want you to check-in/weigh-in/say hello.  So yeah, get right to it.  Step on the scale if you are so inclined (and even if you aren’t-ha!).  Blog about it, talk about it, comment about it- let us know how […]

Happy Tuesday, my fine friends! How is your week going so far? Is everyone ready for the awesomeness that is our Tworkout? (Answer: Of course you are!) I know The Biggest Loser isn’t on right now, but that doesn’t matter! Choose your favorite show/movie/whatever and join us on Twitter at 8 p.m. Central for a […]

It’s heating up outside, and it’s time to get our bodies moving and looking their best! That’s right! We are BURSTING into summer here at Shrinking Jeans! Are you ready? What: Burst into Summer Challenge When: June 15th – August 11th. That’s 11 weeks of bursting, shrinking, or both! Who: YOU! Tell your friends, your […]

It’s True Confessions time people, wakey wakey! How have you been this week? Did you stick to plan? Did you fall off? Because whatever it is, fess it up, clean that slate and start over again fresh, mkay? Here’s my story. This past week, I’ve actually done ok. A couple of weeks ago my fridge […]

U.S. News Media Group Announces “Best Diets” Rankings — 20 popular diets ranked in 5 major categories — Washington DC – June 7, 2011 – U.S. News Media Group, publisher of usnews.com, the annual Best Hospitals rankings and an array of U.S. News & World Report-branded products, today announced the release of its Best Diets […]

A big thank you to Ann for choosing me for this! I am honored! Name: Mary P. Blog: http://anotherstepandanother.blogspot.com Twitter: @FiddlersBride Age: thisclose to 44 (my bday is June 8) Hometown: Baltimore, MD but I was born and raised in Suffern, NY Tell us about your family. It’s me and Mr. Fiddler! We met in […]