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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This morning, I was browsing for a recipe to share with you guys (because let’s face it, I just don’t cook that much), I came across a recipe on NBC.com from my favorite show, The Biggest Loser. I LOVE everything breakfast, but one of my favorites, sausage egg and cheese biscuits, just aren’t that healthy. [...]
We’ve all heard it time and time again: Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. In fact, some people say (Hey Ryan!) it’s THE most important meal of the day because, among other things, it stokes and fuels the metabolism for the entire day. This is especially important if one is [...]
Here we are Sisters & Brothers, our first official check-in for our new Burst Into Summer challenge. Be sure to complete the form below by 9pm CT to check-in for the challenge. If you are blogging about your participation in the challenge, don’t forget to leave a comment with a link to your check-in post [...]
Recipe: Western Omelet Flatout Wrap Summary: Delicious {and easy} omelet wrap! Ingredients 1 Flatout® Light Flatbread 2 strips extra-lean uncooked turkey bacon 1/4 cup red and/or green peppers, diced 1/2 cup fat-free egg substitute 1/4 cup shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese Instructions Prepare egg beaters and turkey bacon according to instructions on package. Chop red and [...]
By show of hands, who loves breakfast? (Come on, raise those hands high!) Better yet, who loves waffles? Yeah, I thought so. Me too. In fact, I love waffles way more than I should, so I don’t eat them often. However, when I was contacted by Kellogg’s to give their new Eggo FiberPlus Waffles a [...]
Don’t keel over in shock but yes, I am here, writing a post on Shrinking Jeans. I know I know, it’s been a while. I won’t bore you with all the reasons excuses but let’s just say that I have been super busy. It feels good to be back, doing one of the things I [...]
So. I totally forgot that I was up for the post today. So I’m racking my brain trying to come up with an idea. Then I remembered that Roni (blogger extraordinaire and organizer of Fitbloggin’) did a post called The ABC’s of Me. Perfect! I’ll do an ABC’s of Weight Loss post. But crap. Now [...]
Banana bread is such a versatile staple, and who doesn’t always have an overripe banana or two lying around? Plus, you can add all kinds of fun things to banana bread to change it up – like peanut butter! Who doesn’t love peanut butter, right? I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Bread in [...]
It’s time for another edition of Mailbag Monday! You ask questions, we answer them (or find someone to answer them). Keep those questions coming- just shoot an email to support@shrinkingjeans.net or leave them down below in the comments. This week’s featured question is from Kim at Nothing But Chatter. She writes: Do you consider juice [...]
****Winners have been chosen! See below in the comments to see who won! If we don’ t have your address, please send it to Christy at christy@shrinkingjeans.net!**** …Weight Watchers is giving to you: 7 Chocolate Muffins! Can you really have chocolate for breakfast? With Weight Watchers Double Chocolate Muffins, you can enjoy yummy chocolate flavor [...]
Can something this good only have 110 calories, no fat, and 7 grams of fiber per serving? The answer is YES it can. Meet The Alternative Bagel. And because these little babies pack such a punch of fiber, they’re only 1 Weight Watchers Point! How amazing is that? I don’t know about you, but I’m [...]
Hey guys! I was in the grocery store the other day and there was a sale on Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Chewy Bars (plus I had a coupon- yippee!). I had heard good things about these bars and I decided to give them a try. OK, seriously. They were delicious and I wanted to eat the [...]
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