01/04/2011
I should just title this one True Confessions: The Road Trip Edition. I tried my best. I really, really did. But sometimes, when someone else is cooking, you just don’t have a lot of control. Or, you do have control, you just choose not to use it, LOL! It was either feast or famine as [...]
11/16/2010
This is the day of the week when we come clean about everything… the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. How fitting that I have the rotation this week. *cough* Where do I begin? Maybe I should start with the stupidfrickingcandy. Yes. I KNOW. Candy is my weakness. I love candy. Sugar is delicious. [...]
10/26/2010
I have been trying really, REALLY hard to make good choices lately. I’m really trying to make the connection between what I put in my mouth and how I feel during the day or during workouts. But, come on. Everyone needs to indulge once in a while. Or five times in a while. Whatever. Dairy [...]
12/23/2009
***Winners have been chosen!! If we don’t already have your address, please send it to melissa at shrinkingjeans dot net!*** Weight Watchers gave to you: 2 Mint Patties If you haven’t had enough chocolate this holiday season, satisfy your sweet tooth (again) with light and refreshing mint patties from Weight Watchers by Whitman’s. Two lucky [...]
12/13/2009
**Guess what?! Every person who entered below is a WINNER! Then, I randomly selected a number to see who will get a second voucher and that person is… Mendie! Congrats to all eleven of you! Email me (melissa@shrinkingjeans.net) with your contact info!** Weight Watchers gave to you… 12 Pecan Crowns Satisfy your holiday sweet tooth [...]
10/31/2009
Happy Halloween, everyone!! Saturdays are usually our day for product reviews, but I’m thinking today’s post is more along the lines of customer service. We all know that we should stay away from the Halloween candy as much as we can. It’s totally empty calories with absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever. Here are a few [...]
04/13/2009
1. I’m still shredding. This should be Day 8. 2. I only did about 1/3 of the program on Friday and skipped Saturday. Now I don’t know what I should do… call today Day 1, Day 6, or Day 8???? 3. I did awesome with my eating last week. Until Friday. I was actually down [...]
03/13/2009
Worst Candy TWIX (1 pckg) 280 calories, 27 g sugars, 14 g fat (11 g sat.) Saturated Fat Equivalent: 11 strips of bacon Eat This Instead: 100 GRAND (1 pckg) 190 calories, 22 g sugars, 8 g fat ( 5 g saturated) Source: Eat This, Not That!
01/25/2009
We were recently offered the opportunity to try out Weight Watchers Chocolate Candies by Whitman’s. You know us, we never turn down a good treat (ahem, unless it’s high in fat and calories, of course)! They come in many different varieties, everything from Caramel Medallions to Double Chocolate Mousse. Mmmm. My mouth is watering just [...]