http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZXZAlfykpo

So confess below, or write an awesome post about your craziness and share the link in the comments! Have fun with it!!

It’s time to run the ‘hood tomorrow, and who doesn’t need new tunes to pound that pavement faster? Whether you are running or walking, these songs are guaranteed to quicken your pace!

Good Feeling – Flo Rida

Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes/Adam Levine

I Like It Like That – Hot Chelle Rae

Faster – Matt Nathanson

Dedication to my Ex – Lloyd

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5/Christina A.

Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguilera

Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO

This City – Patrick Stump

You Make Me Feel – Cobra Starship

Domino – Jesse J

Love You Like A Love Song – Selena Gomez

Mr. Saxobeat – Alexandra Stan

Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO

Disclosure: We are linking to the songs using an affiliate program. If you happen to purchase a song through that link, we happen to make about $0.10. Yippee!

Do you remember when eggs were (basically) the Antichrist – cholesterol laden monstrosities that would certainly send you to an early grave? Well, research now shows that eggs aren’t all that bad after all. In fact, scientist use eggs as the ‘gold standard’ for measuring the protein quality of other foods. Yes, if you have a high level of bad (LDL) cholesterol in your blood, then you should watch your egg consumption (one large egg (yolk) contains 185 gram of cholesterol), but it’s hard to argue with these interesting fact about egg-cellent eggs!

1. Eggs make you skinny – studies show that when you eat eggs for breakfast, you stay satisfied longer, you consume less calories throughout the day, and over time, people who consumed eggs for breakfast lost 65% more weight than those who did not.
2. A lot of bang for your calorie buck – one egg equals only 70 calories.
3. A protein powerhouse – one egg provides more than six grams of protein, or 13 percent of the recommended Daily Value (DV).
4. They do a body good – egg protein has just the right mix of essential amino acids needed by humans to build tissues. It is second only to mother’s milk for human nutrition.
5. Eggs are cheap – averaging just 15 cents a piece!
6. They’re good for the little peeps, too - Children who eat eggs for breakfast are more energetic, more mentally alert, and stay full until lunchtime!
7. Eggs make kids smart – studies have shown kids who eat breakfast demonstrate improved memory function, improved grades and higher test scores.
8. Don’t skip the yolk – while many people think the egg white has all the protein, the yolk actually provides nearly half of the protein content.
9. Jeepers creepers, take care of your peepers! – eggs supply lutein and zeaxanthin, which may promote healthy vision.
10. Staunch the flow – one large egg contains 25 micrograms of Vitamin K, a key nutrient in blood clotting, about one-third of the daily recommended amount for women.
11. Incubate that baby right – one contains 251 milligrams of choline, an essential nutrient especially for pregnant women and women of childbearing age.
12. Eggs make you beautiful – eggs promote healthy hair and nails because of their high sulphur content and wide array of vitamins and minerals.

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 over to Pinterest and be sure you’re following the Sisterhood. We are constantly searching and pinning fun quotes, inspiration of all kinds, and yes, healthy recipes.

This week’s menu features some down home {healthy} comfort foods. For me, Fall means I need something warm and creamy, so I’ve reached into my comfort foods recipe vault and pulled out some of my favorites just for you!

I met Christy just a few years past,

and our friendship grew really fast.

She is kind and fun, and she amazingly

Gets quite pissed if you deny her coffee.

Now Christy, did you think you would live ever live that down?

Never! Ever! Not as long as I’m around!

And I can joke with you because I’m much the same way

Except I have to admit I was a little scared that day. (Side note: I will have to explain The Starbucks Debacle to all of you newbies soon!)

But in all seriousness, I’m very thankful for all you do.

The Sisterhood’s heart is much because of you.

We all appreciate how hard you work on this lovely site.

You pour much love and you do it with all your might.

So, Christy, we have something we want to say,

We hope you have the very best birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Are you having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend? We hope so! If you’re planning on firing up the grill tomorrow, we have a couple of suggestions to help keep your meal on the lighter side. You know, so you don’t have that post holiday regret because you couldn’t walk away from the potato salad….

Lighter Side Dish Recipes

• Strawberry-Basil Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Rosemary Sweet Potato Steak Fries
• Bacon Potato Salad – From In Good Taste
• Southwestern Corn Salad
• Sauteed Zucchini, Peppers, and Tomatoes

And here’s a handy post on How To Grill Vegetables!

Lighter Dessert Recipes

• Lemon Pudding Cake
• Neapolitan Tower Cake
• Cherry Ice Cream Pie with Chocolate Cookie Crust – From Eating Well

Lighter Drink Recipes

• V-8 Bloody Mary
• Mellow Melon Margarita
• Pomegranate Martini

Have a safe, fun, and Shrinking Memorial Day weekend!!

Fitbloggin’ is for bloggers interested in fitness, wellness, good food and a healthy lifestyle. Two days of education, networking, friendship and fun.

The theme from Fitbloggin’ that resonated with me throughout the conference was: Be Real. Being true to yourself, your story, your successes, and even your struggles.

CLICK sponsored Melissa and I at the conference, and we had such a great time CLICK’n with so many great bloggers! Thank you CLICK for helping us get there and keeping us fueled with your Espresso Protein Drink!

Seven things I want to tell you about Fitbloggin’ 11:

1. Roni Noone. If you aren’t familiar with her, get to know her! She’s the genius behind Fitbloggin’, and in it’s second year, I cannot give her enough kuddos for pulling off the damned-near impossible. The venue was amazing, the food was great, all-day coffee made me happy, the sponsors were top-notch, and the smoothness everything ran with did not go unnoticed. As a prior conference planner, I know how hard it is, and she made it look easy! Thank you Roni!
2. The bloggers. I saw so many people I already know and love, so many more I’d been dying to meet. The love, support, and instant kinship was palpable. I cannot describe the amazing feeling of being surrounded by so many like-minded, supportive people. Look for a post soon on the fantastic people we all met and loved!
3. New Balance & Jennifer Keddy (and her team!) are the bomb. They gave every attendee of Fitbloggin’ a pair of Award Winning 890 running shoes – the lightest neutral running shoes in their class, AND a sweet ass pair of running capris – Go 2 Capris. My thighs have never felt so sexy in running tights, and with that price tag, I can afford to buy a few more pairs! The shoes are like wearing little clouds on my feet, and I cannot wait to run in them!
4. The Fitbloggin’ 5K was great! While it’s more of a casual 5K (no chip-timing or finish lines!), it is one of the most enjoyable races ever. Seeing so many people of so many abilities running together, cheering each other on, the high-fives, the love. It was empowering. It was also hilarious to see Thea running in a tutu. I’m just saying. And yes, I forgot my tutu, but quickly improvised and made one out of tissues!



5. The swag. It was awesome. There was a lot of it, including awesome hats from iBeani – they have hats & head bands (woot!) with built in speakers compatible with all of your music players! Seriously awesome.
6. The sessions & speakers. I wish I could have attended all of them. The line-up of speakers was mind-blowing. So many greats! With three sessions at each time slot, it was so hard to choose which ones to attend. In true Sisterhood fashion, we chose to divide and conquer! We’ll be sharing more on our thoughts from the Sessions at Fitbloggin’ later in the week!
7. SPEAKING! Yes, I was a speaker on a panel at Fitbloggin’. It was my first time in a speaking situation, and I had nerves equivalent to running my first 1/2 marathon. Being on the panel with @juliejulie from Chubby Mommy Running Club; and Kate Brown (@dailyburn), community manager of the Daily Burn, was amazing. I enjoyed every moment of our brainstorming sessions, and when it came time to hit the stage, I looked out and saw a huge crowd. Once I got past the shaking and found my voice, it was amazing. Thank you to everyone who showed up to support me. Looking out and seeing a sea of smiling Sisterhood faces gave me the boost of confidence I needed to succeed. Isn’t that what we’re all about here at the Sisterhood?

If you were at the conference and would like to share your Fitbloggin’ recap, link up below!

WIN IT! Just because you couldn’t go to Fitbloggin’, doesn’t mean you can get some sweet SWAG. Leave a comment below and tell us what you did this weekend to be entered to win! The contents will be a surprise, but I will say there’s some sweet stuff in there!

Contest will run through Friday, May 27th at 11:59 Central time. Winner will be randomly chosen and announced the following day! Good luck!

Disclosure: We received free swag at Fitbloggin’ and we want to share with you! Opinions are ours!

We all know that a good bra can either make or break your exercise experience. Have a crappy bra and you may have to “double-bag” the girls. That may be just as bad as a sports bra that gives the dreaded “uni-boob” look.

I admit it. I was a chronic uni-boober. And then I received this from the girls at Moving Comfort back in 2009:

My life was forever-changed. No, REALLY. My other sports bras have been buried deeper and deeper into my drawer. Since that day, the day I realized sports bras can offer support AND still allow me to retain my womanly curves, I have added many Moving Comfort bras to my collection and they are the ONLY bras I wear when working out. Last fall, I purchased the Maia in black, beige, AND white. I have also added the green and black Fiona bras to my stash. While I also looove the Fiona, the Maia is my ultimate fave so far. It has underwire cups, which for my size-36D goods, are fantastic.

Here I am in rocking my bra:

Okay, not really. {i wish} This is the Juno bra and I will let Christy tell you all about it!

Hi! This is Christy, and I only wish I looked as good as that chic up there rocking the Juno bra. I will say that I also love Moving Comfort bras so much. I’ve been rocking the Vixen and Fiona bras since I began my running career a year and a half ago. Let me just tell you that my boobs are so very grateful that I ditched that other joke of a running bra! Moving Comfort bras may seem a little expensive, but with proper care, they will last forever. I wash mine on the delicate/hand wash cycle and hang them to dry, and they haven’t lost any of their support in a year and a half.

I’m so excited to get to try out the Juno bra now! It combines two of my favorite styles in sports bras: the racer back, and the back closure! The cups are molded so you don’t end up with a uni-boob (shew!) and the extra wide straps have velcro adjusters in the FRONT. So convenient. And the girls? They don’t move an inch, even when I’m pounding the pavement for miles!

Moving Comfort recently launched an innovative virtual Sports Bra Fitting Room. The fitting room helps you find a bra that will be the perfect fit for YOU. Answer a few simple questions and VOILA! The website will show you a selection of bras that will help you perform at your best!

We are giving one lucky reader a chance to walk away of the Moving Comfort bra of their choice! How do you enter?

• Simply visit the Sports Bra Fitting Room, go through the steps, and see what bra is your perfect match!
• Then, go here on Facebook and leave a comment telling us and Moving Comfort what bra suits you and your overall experience!
• Don’t forget to “like” Moving Comfort on Facebook {and us while you’re at it!}.

The contest will end on Friday, May 6th at midnight CT. Moving Comfort will pick the winner at random and we will announce the winner on this post the next day. Open to US readers only.

Full Disclosure: Moving Comfort provided Christy and I with bras for review. The opinions stated here are, as always, our own!

First of all, our very own Social Sister Colleen is running in her very first 1/2 marathon this weekend AND she celebrated her ‘One Year Living Healthy Anniversary’ yesterday. Go read her story on her blog, The Fit Bee, because it’s inspiring and she is AMAZING and she has lost a whopping 91 pounds!

Anda, from Leaving Fatville came up with the most amazing concept and recently launched a brand-new website. It’s called the Great Clothing Exchange, and you might have guessed from that name that it’s a place to exchange clothes. All of us know how it is to shrink and shrink and shrink some more. As you go down with the numbers, so does your bank account because you have to buy new clothes to fit your new body. And then, what do you do with those now-to-big-clothes? Well, I’ve always donated mine, but now I can list them on the Great Clothing Exchange and give them a special new home! I can also look for smaller duds for ME! Genius, no?

Another one of our Sisters, Britt, walked her first 1/2 marathon last weekend – the Austin Livestrong Half Marathon! We are so very proud of Britt for finishing!! Go to her blog, Less Britt, More Life and check out her race recap!

I’ve been reading Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving–and Not Lose Your Family, Job, or Sanity (a copy I borrowed from Lisa), and it has to be the absolute best running book I’ve ever read! Lisa reviewed it last year, if you’re interested in hearing what she had to say about it! I love it SO MUCH, that I am personally going to give away one copy to one lucky winner!

To win a copy of Run Like a Mother, leave a comment and tell us:

• If you could have one super-power, what would it be, and why?
• For an extra entry, you can tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to follow & mention @shrinkingjeans and link to this post, AND come back and leave an additional comment.

Giveaway will end tonight at midnight PST. One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced on this post tomorrow! That link above, is an Amazon affiliate link, so if you click it and buy, we’ll finally be able to take that cruise we’ve been planning ;)!

And this Crispy Buttermilk Chicken recipe in the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Cooking Light is TO DIE FOR. Trust me. I made it for dinner last night, and it was so freaking easy, tender, juicy, and yummy!! My kids and I fought over who was going to get the last piece, and my son won! You might want to go ahead and double the recipe.

If you’re still here, YAY!! Later today we’ll be announcing our next weight-loss and fitness challenge, which will start next Wednesday, March 2nd! Check back for the details!!