I’m a huge fan of seafood, especially shrimp. It’s one of my favorite types of seafood to cook at home because it’s quick, easy, and is a great fit with my Weight Watchers food plan. I recently came across this recipe for Dijon Shrimp. Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly where I found it, but it’s [...]
In honor of the new PointsPlus 2012 program update rolling out this week from Weight Watchers (learn even more about the changes here from the CEO), we thought this would be a great time to share a Weight Watchers menu as part of our on-going Shrinking Menu Planning series. I don’t think it’s any secret [...]
Ok, so I know Thanksgiving was actually yesterday, but I’m extra thankful for something today — a new start!! Here we are on the Friday side of Thanksgiving. I know for most of us that we’re still kind of at the beginning of a long weekend, but the Thanksgiving holiDAY is actually over and done. [...]
I have to be honest, I’m not very good at menu planning every week. The two times I have done since we started this segment at Shrinking Jeans have been awesome weeks of eating at our house. All the other weeks that I have not done it have still been yummy weeks of eating but [...]
I’m not going to lie to you. I’ve had a rough couple of weeks and I totally forgot that I had a post due today. It’s 11:51 p.m. and I just got home from moving our daughter and son-in-law to their first purchased home from their rental. I’m so excited for them, but I am [...]
We’ve all heard it over and over. If one is trying to lose weight, studies have shown that people who keep a food journal/diary are more successful at not only losing weight, but at keeping it off if they continue to track their food consumption. In fact, a 2008 study published in the American Journal [...]
Ever since I started Weight Watchers, I’ve been on the hunt for good snacks. I like a good snack around 8:00 at night when I am on the computer. I’m happy to say that I have found a really good one. I am a cheese and crackers kind of girl. I’ll take salty over sweet [...]
Winner winner! Carrie Symes, please send your address to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net so that we can get this cookbook mailed out to you. Thanks and congrats! How many of you follow Weight Watchers? Officially? Unofficially? Not at all? I know there was some hoopla when Weight Watchers changed over to their Points Plus system, especially when all [...]
*Updated! The lucky owner of the energize your morning kit is in the comments! Sweet or savory? I always go sweet, especially at breakfast time. Yes, I have a weakness for all things pastry and cake. Doughnuts, muffins, danish? Yum. But, unfortunately, most baked goods aren’t the healthiest way to start your day. And diet [...]
We’d like to thank Mary from Musings of the Sixties for being our Shrinking Guest Contributor and giving us her opinion on Weight Watchers new PointsPlus™ program! If you’ve never tried Weight Watchers, now is the perfect time, and if you’re a Weight Watchers veteran, this new program might have some growing pains, but we [...]
Winner winners! John, Meredith, and Tracy- you are the lucky winners of this giveaway. Please email your mailing addresses to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net as soon as possible. Thanks and congrats! I am a V8 convert. First with the V8 V-Fusion + teas and now with the V8 Low Sodium Spicy Hot Vegetable Juice. We did a review [...]
Today, I post a recipe that has gotten me through so many situations, including the one this weekend in which I am doing my first half-iron distance triathlon, probably right now as we speak and as you read this! (I sure hope I’m doing well right now!) What did I have for my pre-race breakfast, [...]
I just re-joined Weight Watchers. I figured it was time for me to do so since I am having such trouble losing these last 20 lbs on my own. I know losing the weight is more like a marathon versus a sprint, but oh my goodness, I do believe I am the slowest “runner” out [...]
This week’s edition of Mailbag Monday is here!!! Nancy, our very own Bacardi Mama, made the decision to join Weight Watchers a couple of weeks ago, and she asked this question: I just started Weight Watchers and I was wondering if you had any special tips for me. Well, Nancy, as you know most of [...]
Have you ever tried chicken sausage? It’s fantastic. I never even knew it existed until I began the journey into calorie-counting and I found it as an ingredient for something on Spark People. Its whereabouts in the grocery store perplexed me so I wandered around looking for it and found it above the breakfast sausage [...]
