Crock Pots have been all the rage as of late…there have been all kinds of pages popping up on Facebook. Crock Pot Girls, Crock Pot Guys, Skinny Crock Pot are a few I’ve been following. It really is undeniable – the crock pot can be a great tool for creating inexpensive, healthy meals. I’ve tried […]
Did you know Pinterest is a GREAT, visual way to find wonderful, healthy recipes. Yeah, there’s a lot of not-so-healthy stuff floating around there tempting you, but if you do a quick search for Healthy Recipes, you’ll lose the diet killing double chocolate chip caramel brownie sundaes 🙂 Next time you’re looking for inspiration, head […]
I love hot dogs! Yes, I know all of the old jokes about hot dogs being “mystery meat” and how they are so horrible for me. I can’t help it though, I love a good frank every now and again. Since beginning my weight loss journey, I’ve pretty much stuck with the light or fat-free […]
On a fine fall morning, we woke up to a surprise, That was so great, we could barely believe our eyes. We were nominated for Shape’s Best Blogger Awards! For bloggers like us, we couldn’t ask for anything more! One of 20 Inspiring Weight-Loss blogs they say, And that’s so crazy awesome in every single […]
I walk onto the court and over to the rack where the balls are kept. I carefully choose which ball that feels best in my hands. I smile as I turn and walk to an open hoop. I love the sound the ball makes when I dribble it. I love the sound of many balls […]
And now, what you have all been waiting for…. TRIBAL COUNCIL! Yeah. I know. I’m a total dork. As are my children. Updated tribes page here.
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a publicist touting this book: Stress Less, Weigh Less. Normally I read and then delete 90% of those emails because they don’t apply to this site, or they don’t mesh with my thoughts on leading a healthy lifestyle. But I was intrigued about this book, Stress […]
Hello SHRINKVIVORS! Welcome back to the island. This is week two and a very big week it is. This is where the real fun begins. This is where we see who did what the first week and the voting begins. It’s time for you to go and weigh in. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Now, go […]
Howdy, peeps! How has your week started off so far? Does anyone actually read these posts? No? OK! Well, whether you’re reading them or not, we’re going to have a fabulous Tworkout tonight, and I really hope you join in because we have a lot of fun! Just join us on Twitter at 8 […]
It’s Tuesday and time to confess it all. Have you been good? Bad? Eh? Did you fall off the wagon/get back on/pull the wagon? Here are my confessions: I am tired. My days begin at 6:30am and don’t stop until at least 8pm, sometimes later if I still have household stuff that needs to be […]
Good morning, friends! How are you? I know at this point, many of us are at different stages of the couch-to-5K program and that’s okay! Some of us have repeated weeks, or started completely over. What matters is that we aren’t GIVING UP! I just finished Week 6 yesterday. As in a 25-minute jog. Holy […]
Once again Jen is sharing her bad-to -the-bone menu plan with us! Lots of great slow cooker recipes for those of you experiencing cooler weather FINALLY. As for me, Texas can kiss my butt, because it’s still pretty summer-like there. That doesn’t stop me from cranking down the A/C and making chili though! This week […]
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE! — Unfortunately, we never heard back from one of our winners, so I had to pick another one. The new winner is Deb! Congrats, Deb! UPDATED — Congratulations to our winners, Kirsten and Sahutske! I’ve left comments and I will try to contact you on Twitter! As I draw closer and […]