Perdoically, we’ve been sharing updates on my brothers journey to lose weight and kick diabetes to the curb. Click on the links below to read from the beginning. Here is his latest update- he is totally getting a double fist pump from me! 1st picture- Beginning of weight loss journey, Jan 2012, 347 lbs 2nd [...]
The final bell of school is getting ready to ring, and that means plenty of fun summer road trips! Plan ahead to make sure when you stop to fill up the tank, that’s all you’re filling up! What is it about gas stations that says Hey! It’s okay to grab some of those 2/$1.00 candy [...]
1,890,000 Kenyan children are infected by jiggers, burrowing fleas that cause painful infection. 30,000 people live on one landfill in the Philippines, where many are without shoes and are exposed to broken glass, syringes and debris. 4,000,000 people have podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring soil-based disease. 740,000,000 people are affected by hookworm which can cause intestinal pain, weakness [...]
For the past 11 weeks, we have pushed ourselves, ate the right foods, and sweated our butts off. Okay, well, maybe I didn’t, but it’s obvious by the numbers that some of you have been working so hard! The final results are SO CLOSE! The Top 3 teams are separated by less than a few [...]
I had grand plans to write this great post in regards to Try It Thursday. You see, today is Thursday and normally on Thursdays we post about *trying* new things. I was going to write about trying a *tri* (tri= triathlon). However, I haven’t *tri’d* yet nor have I even registered for a triathlon. It [...]
Watch any movie or television show where a pregnant woman is involved, and I bet you a million dollars there will be a scene with said woman hunched over the kitchen table with a half gallon of ice cream and some dill pickles. Or nudging her ever obliging and caring husband awake at 2:30 am [...]
I LOVE pico de gallo. With all of my heart. If you haven’t checked out the Pioneer Woman’s Pico de Gallo recipe, you must.do.it.now. It’s perfect in every way. Plus, it’s so easy you’ll want to slap your mama. I’m serious. Did you know you can put pico (we’ll call it pico for short, m’kay?) [...]
Thanksgiving. Christmas. Hannuakah. Kwanza. New Year’s Eve. New’s Year’s Day. A lot of holidays happen during the next six weeks. It’s a love-hate relationship: you love to eat everything but you hate how it makes you feel and look. If you are like me, it does appear that my jeans shrink around the holidays every. [...]
I only have sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving, and usually laden with butter, brown sugar, marshmallows and pecans. Not so good for me, eh? I love the taste of sweet potatoes and while I had heard “they are good for you”, I never really knew why until I started researching for this post. My friend Wikipedia [...]
Today, Renee from CutieBootyCakes is sharing her Jenny Craig Success Story with us- enjoy! I started my journey to healthy living last November. The week of Thanksgiving to be exact. Now, most people thought that I was insane to start a “diet” during the holidays but I am living life and will be faced with [...]
Do you like hummus? I know I do, and my kids LOVE it. Seriously. My son grabs it out of the fridge and eats it all the time. Hummus is a delicious Middle Eastern dip made from mashed chick peas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and various other flavors. We typically buy Athenos brand hummus, and [...]
It’s summer and summer is FUN! Right? The kids are home from school and you’re probably pulling out all the stops with non-stop crafts, trips to the pool, and glorious harmony in your house . Right? Okay, let’s be serious for a minute. Summer can be hard especially if you have school age kids who [...]
I love Mexican food and I love enchiladas. However, I don’t eat enchiladas very often because OMG, that fat and the cheese and the FAT. Until now. For a brief while, I had a free membership to Cook’s Illustrated. During that time, I printed out as many recipes as I had time to. [...]
**Look down below to see the winner!** Let me just say this right out of the gate — I love the line of snacks made by Pirate Brands. LOVE. They offer Pirate’s Booty, Original Tings, and Smart Puffs. The snacks are all-natural, gluten-free, and offer certain products that are vegan-friendly as well. Remember puffcorn? Well, [...]
Winners are posted below! Please contact me (melissa@shrinkingjeans.net) with you addresses! Congrats! Happy New Year! download Prime Evil We are all about new hopes and goals and starting fresh right now. What better time for another giveaway from The Healthy Pantry? At The Healthy Pantry, you can find meal kits for everything from Whole Grain [...]
