02/09/2012
Have you looked at the calendar lately? If you haven’t, then you might be as shocked as I was last night to realize that Valentine’s Day is just FIVE days away! While the big day may be right around the corner, there’s still plenty of time to find that perfect gift for that special someone [...]
02/03/2012
How are you on this fine Friday morning? Are you excited for the weekend? Any big plans for the Superbowl? *You may have heard about the tragic case of Sherry Arnold over the last few weeks. A much-loved school teacher, mother, and wife from Sidney, Montana, Sherry went missing one morning after heading out for [...]
01/28/2012
…. it’s for me! The first time I ever did yoga was years ago and I had a cold. Not ideal when the class I walked into was super-quiet with n’er a creature stirring. My sneezing, coughing and general phlemgy loudness made me so nervous because I know that I was disruptive to the peacefulness [...]
01/27/2012
Good afternoon lovely readers. How are you today? I’m doing great, except I seem to stuck on Pinterest and drinking coffee (yes, still!) instead of cleaning my house and doing about a million other things. Today, I am going to share with you (lucky lucky!) my 5 latest Pins, because you know, they are SO [...]
01/27/2012
Here we are almost at the end of January! WOW! Are you sticking to your New Year’s Goals, or are you growing a little bored with them? Never fear, because SUBWAY is here to put a new twist on your resolutions. Enter Fresh Fit Fridays and SUBWAY’s new twist on turkey with the Turkey BLT [...]
01/27/2012
I am having a devil of a time getting back into exercise. My main obstacles are time and exhaustion. And I’m also just kind of bewildered at where to start. But I’ve got to start somewhere. Take a step. I’ve done this before…I went from unable to run a mile to completing a half marathon [...]
01/21/2012
Updated: Kelsey, you have won this gift pack. Please send your mailing address to lisa@shrinkingjeans.net by Monday, Feb 6th or another winner will be chosen. Congrat The first time I had any of the cereals from Attune Foods was at Fitbloggin 2011. It was served at breakfast one day and man, was it delicious! I [...]
01/13/2012
Happy Friday, Sisterhood! And might I add it’s Friday the 13th. Are you supersticious today? I have a few great things to share with you on this 13th day of January. Wow, I can’t believe we’re already almost 2 weeks into the year! JOIN US! Have you joined our Shrink Yo’Self Challenge? It’s never too [...]
01/12/2012
Yeah, I know 2011 is so yesterday’s news, but here at The Sisterhood we have lots of awesome posts and we want to make sure you didn’t miss anything good! We care about you THAT much! Check out our list of the most-viewed posts written in 2011: 10. Emotional Eating – Part I. Are you [...]
01/07/2012
In case you haven’t heard, Chobani just introduced some awesome new flavors! From left to right, we’ve got Apple Cinnamon, Blood Orange, and Passion Fruit. These flavors are so new, you may not have seen them in your local store yet, but keep your eyes open because they should be there SOON! I was fortunate [...]
01/06/2012
We have almost made it through the first week of 2012! For us shrinkers, that means that we are probably following some sort of eating plan or have been thinking about changing our eating habits. I’m digging into our archives and linking to some of our older posts outlining specific eating plans. Do your research [...]
01/06/2012
Happy Friday all! It’s a new year, and every new year we see lots of new faces. So, every new year, I like to do something where we go around the room and introduce ourselves to each other. So, if you’re new (and even if you’re a pro around here), take a moment to introduce [...]
12/30/2011
I’ve been in a major slump. I mean major. In all aspects of my life, it’s been a hard year, and I am ready to close the books on 2011 for good. With all the curveballs thrown my way this year, I lost site of me: my health, my fitness, my well-being. This is definitely [...]
12/22/2011
When I was first approached to review Gaiam TV, the first thing that came to my mind was yoga. The prospect of reviewing anything yoga related made me pretty excited. I love yoga. I mean, I really LOVE yoga. Unfortunately, the crazy that surrounds my life doesn’t allow me to attend my beloved hot yoga [...]
12/10/2011
Usually on Saturday, we review a product. And give something away. Which is great and awesome…I heart giveaways. But this week, I want to try something different. I want to talk about giving back. Reaching out. Helping someone less fortunate. This time of year, it is SO easy to get caught up in STUFF. It [...]