I'm a 58 year old wife, mom and grammy. I've been married to my wonderful husband for 39 years and we have four daughters and three grandchildren. I've been chosen to be the mature voice of the Sisterhood and I couldn't be more excited. My passions are my family, photography and my new found enthusiasm for fitness and weight loss. In a moment of crazy, I signed up to walk the 2013 Indianapolis Mini Marathon.
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Strength. What does it mean to you? Is it physical? Is it mental? Is it both? Think about it. I’ve had it on my mind a lot the last few days. It first came to mind on Thursday morning. It was preschool olympics. A girl I work with and I were filling coolers with ice [...]
I think of myself as an average person. A person who is just doing her best to get back in shape after years of neglect for my body. For the first time in a long time, I am serious about making this fitness and exercise journey mean something. I am serious about making it right. [...]
I am resurrecting Toot Your Horn Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier. I achieved a major goal last Saturday and I want to share it with you all. Toot, toot!!! In January, I decided that it was time to get serious about my weight loss and fitness journey. I had let myself fall off the [...]
I love going to classes for exercise. I love the motivation I get from the other people in the class. I enjoy the fun we have together as we grunt and pant our way through a class. But, sometimes I just can’t get out to a class and I have to workout at home. Luckily, [...]
My friend Tiffany asked a question on Facebook the other day. I loved it so much, I asked her if I could use it here. She said, “Absolutely!” Here is what she said….. “In thinking this morning, I remember how easy it is to focus too much on that darn number on the scale. I [...]
I was going great guns last week with weight loss, workouts and eating right. Then, BOOM! The flu hit me like a ton of bricks. Everything stopped. The only muscles that I was working were the ones I was using heaving into the toilet. Sorry, TMI! But, you get the picture. When I took this [...]
You may remember that when I started the Older Sister series, I promised you some interviews. Well…..have I got an interview for you. I started blogging a little over four years ago. One of the very first people I “met” was Sharon Couto. We met over a blog post about miscarriage. We have become very [...]
Week 1 of the new Spring Clean You Challenge is in the books! How’d you do? Did you hit it hard? It’s not too late for to join in – you have one more week to sign up for the DietBet Game if you want. I think we’re at $5,800 right now. Just go to [...]
WINNERS UPDATE The winner of our Extra Gum Simple Swaps Giveaway is Amy Lynn. Congratulations! Please email me (nancy@shrinkingjeans.net) with your mailing info to send off to get your prize in the mail. Thank you to everyone for entering and for sharing all your great swaps. Did you know that 92 percent of Americans break [...]
I am so excited to have the Tuesday post this week. I’m bringing back the oldie, but goodie post of Toot Your Horn Tuesday! I have something to be proud of this week. How about you? Friday night, I went to my first Yoga Rave Dance Party. It was a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis at [...]
Okay, shrinkers! We are in the home stretch of this weight loss challenge. We only have one week left. How has it been going for you? Have you been losing some major pounds? I think I told you before that I am losing more inches than pounds, but I’m okay with that. Have you been [...]
Week 6!! How is that possible? This new year is flying by too quickly for me. How about you? How are things going for you in this weight loss challenge? I’m doing okay. I haven’t lost a ton of weight, but I sure have been losing inches. Ohhhh, that would be a cool challenge. Not [...]
We have this little rhyme that we learn on the first day of preschool. This is me from head to toe. I have two eyes and a little nose. I can wiggle my ears and stamp my feet. From head to toe, I’m really neat. This is me! That can be the simplest or most [...]
YIKES!!!! Does that say week 4???? That means we are already halfway through this eight week New Years Weight Loss Challenge. Where did that time go? It is only three days away from February 1. This year is already flying by. How’s this challenge going for you? Are you still hanging in there? Are you [...]
Do you love yourself? I mean really truly love yourself. Do you accept yourself as you are, flaws and all? Ask yourself the following questions. Do I lovingly accept myself as I am right now? Do I appreciate all the beauty that makes me who I am? Do I regularly give thanks for all of [...]
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