09/01/2011
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 [...]
07/07/2011
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 [...]
01/14/2011
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 [...]
11/29/2010
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?) [...]
11/22/2010
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. [...]
11/18/2010
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 [...]
11/15/2010
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 [...]
07/03/2010
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 [...]
07/02/2010
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 [...]
02/28/2010
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. This is [...]
01/21/2010
**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, [...]
01/02/2010
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 [...]
11/30/2009
**Updated** The winner of the Yellowstone River Collection from The Healthy Pantry is… mamatisca ! Congrats! Shoot me an email (melissa@shrinkingjeans.net) with you mailing info and your prize will be on it’s way! Wow! Can you believe it is Day 30 of our Shrink-a-Versary celebration already?? Where did the time go? Today’s giveaway is sponsored [...]
10/28/2009
Now isn’t that a mouthful!!? November marks the one-year anniversary of The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. ONE YEAR! In the past year, we’ve had 6 weight loss challenges, several fitness challenges, and mini-challenges galore. We have members who’ve been with us from day 1, and we’ve been joined by so many wonderful people along [...]
12/03/2008
Today was a busy day. My daughter had her 1 year checkup at the doctor. It’s crazy how I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life and she’s a tiny little thing weighing in at 16 pounds 4 ounces. She’s 1, folks. The other crazy thing is that she weighed the exact same thing [...]