I thought I had this whole week planned out with meal planning. Wrong. In attempts to conquer morning, afternoon and evening sickness I was a wee bit closer to figuring out what worked for me, or so I thought. What did work, isn’t working quite so well now. My plan was to eat small, frequent, […]
When we introduced the couch to 5K program on how to run, the first thing I thought of was, “Is this going to flare up my plantar faciitis again?” Have you heard of plantar fasciitis before? It all starts at the plantar fascia — the tissue along the bottom of your foot that connects your […]
Lisa has started Monday’s true confessions here at the shrinking jeans so I figured I would play along this week. I’ve had one of those weeks anyways… 1. I have not been drinking enough water, morning sickness is kicking my butt and fluids make me feel awful. 2. While I did have pizza on Friday, […]
When we started The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans we all had goals in mind and we were ready to start our walk down the weight loss road together. Our journey so far has been nothing but awesome here at shrinking jeans. This week I have to announce that my road to shrinking jeans will […]
Looking for a low calorie, quick lunch? How about trying this wrap? A Tuscan Tuna Wrap 3 ounces light tuna, drained 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 lemon, juiced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup diced tomatoes Dash of salt and pepper 2 whole-grain tortillas 1/2 cup baby spinach Combine all the ingredients in a […]
1 (6 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin 2 cups boiling water 1 (16 ounce) package strawberries, partially frozen 2 bananas, peeled and diced 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained 1 (8 ounce) container (low-fat) frozen whipped topping, thawed (optional) Directions: In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring water to a boil and add […]
Italian style broccoli 1 bunch broccoli (1 1/4 pounds) 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1/2 cup water Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste 1. Cut off and separate broccoli florets. Trim the tough ends of the stalks; peel the stalks if desired and cut crosswise […]
If you are anything like me, you like to snack too! I’m all about salty, sweet or just about anything after lunch. Here are a few great low calorie snacks. *Pop Secret light butter microwave popcorn- half a bag is only 140 calories and 4 grams of fiber! * Banana- it’s easy to take on […]
This past week has been a whirlwind of emotions and I’m guessing the scale would only make it worse. You know what happens with me and emotions? Eating. Yes, even when I’m not hungry I will find something full of fat and sugar to eat. It’s automatic and a bad habit I have been trying to break. […]
Today was my second day of the couch to 5k program. I was pumped and ready to hit the treadmill right after work. The first week of the is simple and thankfully isn’t too hard for me yet. Right now my max on running is about 2 minutes, so it works. When the one minute […]
I totally gave in for my craving and ate pizza hut’s new “natural” pizza for dinner. Whole grain crust and all. You know what? It was good. that is all, carry on…
Straight off the treadmill and I just had to share the fact that I ran even though I wasn’t being chased. In the past I figured why run if I didn’t have to? Well times are a changing. Yesterday Melissa posted the couch to 5k program for our Fitness Fridays and it was just the […]
Ok, so yesterday I weighed 203# after eating Mexican the night before. The Great thing is that I was soo very proud of myself for only gaining 1# back after being sick. So I got off the scale yesterday motivated for more loss. Then this morning I stepped on the scale and it was 201.5#! […]
Finally after 2 weeks I signed onto the wii fit and I was pleasantly surprised. Down 5.5 pounds!! Although it keeps telling me I’m obese and all, I still really like it. It didn’t hurt that it called me a yoga master either. I think the wii fit is my new best friend. My goal […]
After not working for a week, going back today was miserable. My head is still swimming and there is no way I’m cooking tonight. Nope. So instead I’ll order Mexican and swell up like crazy, just enough to retain a heck of a lot of water for tomorrow’s weigh in. See? I’m totally having one […]