The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

It’s true! Today is the final weigh-in for our Shrink-a-Versary Extravaganza Challenge. First thing I want you to do is reach around and give yourself a pat on the back for sticking with the challenge through Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. WOW!
It’s been 7 weeks, and hopefully you’ve had some great losses! [...]

Weight Watchers is celebrating the holiday season with The Sisterhood of The Shrinking Jeans by hosting the 12 Days of Weight Watchers Giveaways! All year long, we’ve been showcasing different products that help you stay on track and make sensible choices. This holiday season, enter to win the best of these products in fun holiday [...]

So.  It’s the holidays, and odds are that you have at least one or five parties to go to in the next few weeks.  I’m absolutely sure that unless you’re going to Jillian Michaels’ or Bob Harper’s house for a party, these parties are going to be full of high calorie food and drinks.
I know [...]

Good morning, Sisters and Brother!
It is the Wednesday after a major (U.S.) food-centered holiday and, as I’ve read, there were also birthdays (Brian!) and children’s birthdays and husband’s birthdays going on this past weekend, and well, it’s been an eating nightmare to many people this past week, to be perfectly honest.
How has it been for you? [...]

The winner of the Hungry Girl giveaway is…
Crystal over at Bye-Bye Fat Pants! Congratulations, Crystal! Please email me at heather@shrinkingjeans.net with your mailing address.
Thanks to everyone for participating!
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For quite a while now, I’ve been clicking over to the Hungry Girl website looking for substitutions and fake-outs for some of my favorite recipes.
What/who is Hungry Girl, [...]

Gosh, you gotta love holidays, right? Just when you think you’re in the clear, another one comes along! This time we’re being tempted with candy coated chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies just begging for their ears to be bitten off, and sugar-coated marshmallow birds! Oy! As usual, Weight Watchers hits me with an email yesterday that [...]

Have the holidays attacked us all or what?
With all the food to lure us away from our weight loss plans and the holiday rushing that kept us all from our exercising, now is the time to get back to business. For all of those beautiful souls who maintained their plan throughout the holiday, I stand [...]

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
INGREDIENTS
1 garlic bulb, unpeeled
splash of olive oil
4 large potatoes (Idaho or russet)
about 1 cup Basic Chicken Stock (see recipe), or low-sodium canned
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place the garlic cloves in an ovenproof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Place the dish, uncovered, in the oven [...]

The holidays have kicked my butt. Having friends over and cooking and cleaning (non-stop) and running errands have taken their toll on me. And my butt. I’m so ready for the challenge, which starts tomorrow! So ready. I’m ready to take control of what goes into my mouth and I’m ready for some shrinking jeans. [...]