The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.  ~Sally Kempton, Esquire, 1970
“You think too much.”
That’s what I heard from my husband last night while I was talking to him about my fitness woes.  I was telling him that I have all these lofty fitness goals but I condemn myself to failure [...]

Can you remember when exercise became a job? Another box to check off (or ignore)?
I can pretty much pinpoint that moment for me – when I started playing competitive sports in high school.  Something about two hours of practice daily, plus games or meets on weekends, and an hour long weight training class during the [...]

Seriously, if you would have asked me a year ago what I was going to do on Thanksgiving Day 2009, my plans would not have included getting up at 6:30am to run a 5k even though it was only 49 degrees outside after being diagnosed with a sinus infection less than 24 hours before.
But I’m [...]

This weekend we are holding the Sisterhood Virtual 5K, along with EA Sports Active! Woot! How has your training been going? Are you planning on trying to run all of it or stick to a run/walk combination?
My Team Bismarck 5K is going to be held on Saturday and while I didn’t train this time around [...]

We all know that we’ve been doing the Wii, or Shredding, or finishing triathlons, or 5ks, or whatever you’ve been doing fitness wise.
So, with all this fitnessing and challenging and exercising, I want you to answer this question:
How fit are you?
Being fit is such an abstract term.  How do you measure it?  Push ups? Running? [...]

Here we are, at the start of flu season.
And wouldn’t you know it, I’ve already gone and gotten sick. Yup, I’m in the middle of my first ever round of Tamiflu.  I still feel pretty awful – so I’m glad I got the Tamiflu. Not sure what shape I’d be in without it.
The last day [...]

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As some of you may know, back in August, I started the crazy, insane Beachbody.com program called Chalean Extreme.  During the third week of the first phase, I was doing a bicep work out.  All of a sudden, I felt something in my elbow feel weird.
When working out, soreness can be a good thing.  If [...]

Before I decided to get fit, I would always say, “I would totally work out, if I just had someone to work out with.”  And I would.  If I could find someone else that would work out with me, I would do it.  I didn’t necessarily need the person there to talk or socialize with, [...]

Let’s rewind a little less than two years ago.  I was just beginning my weight loss journey and was convinced that cardio was the only way to go.  I didn’t need any of that other stuff, right?  Right. (Read with sarcasm.)
I came home one day after work in a hurry.  It was 5:20 p.m., and [...]

How many of us get tired of the same.old.work.outs?  How many of us get so tired of the doing the same routine every single day that we have just quit because we’re bored?  Come on, raise your hands.  I’m raising my hand, too.
Well, did you know that when we do the same work outs every [...]

I asked Beckie from BornFit if she would consider doing a guest post for us and lucky for us, she agreed! Here is what she has to say:

Before my husband and I had children we hiked just about every weekend. Since the children came along we have sort of left our hiking adventures behind. [...]

This is really April’s idea, but since it is Friday, I am going to bark the orders. ;o)
Exercise doesn’t have to be something you dread… you can actually *gasp* enjoy yourself and have fun while you are doing it!
Here’s what we want you to do:
*Go blast your stereo, iPod, laptop… you decide!
*Pick three songs.
*Here’s the [...]

Well, maybe he isn’t exactly a BABY, but I will forever call the twins “my babies” and I think secretly they like it, despite the outwardly protests.
Awhile back, I wrote about participating in races to benefit charities. This past weekend, I signed up to do a 5K for Sherry’s Wishes, a local organization in honor [...]

Marci Lall is a nationally recognized weight loss and body sculpting specialist, certified personal trainer (CPT) and the author of the internationally popular e-book – The Rebound Workout. Go to TheYoYoDietReport.com to claim your FREE “Permanent Weight Loss Starter Kit”.
When Marci offered to put together a lower-body workout video for Shrinking Jeans, we were more [...]

Now that the weather is getting nicer (ahem, unless you live in North Dakota), it’s that time of year when we can take the kids outside and engage in our favorite activities from our own childhoods! How many times have you caught yourself saying, “When I was a kid, we…” only to hear your little [...]