The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

This weekend, I went for my long run for Team in Training. 
Most runs, I let my mind go blank, forgetting about stresses and troubles and to-do lists at home.  I let my mind go free from all of it, letting my iPod pound out good music in my ears.
And this weekend’s run was the same.
Miles [...]

Yippee!  It’s Tuesday and I get to share with all of you, my friends, my internet peeps, my “confessions” for the week. 
For all it’s worth………………..
The Good

I exercised HARD last week- Monday (weights), Tuesday (running), Wednesday (elliptical), and Thursday (mini-triathlon).
Say what?!  A mini-triathlon?  As in, swim 500m, bike 12 miles, AND run 3.1 miles?  Yes, yes, [...]

I am so excited to write this Food Edition of Thursday Threes!
I love food- what “free” time I have is spent scouring websites, cookbooks, cooking magazines, looking for those recipes that sound interesting to me.  I love to cook and I love to eat.  These two simple phrases makes it imperative for me to find [...]

All I could think about today (Sun) is my new toy get your mind out of the gutter.
I finally bit the bullet and bought a Nike+Ipod Sports Kit. (Christy wrote a review about it if you want to know more about it).  She has been raving about it ever since she got it and so [...]

Our NEW posting schedule for 2010, just in case you haven’t seen it yet.
The schedule will go like this: Motivation Monday, True Confessions Tuesday, Weigh-in Wednesday, Thursday’s 3’s, Fitness, Friday, The Saturday Review, and Recipe Sunday.
We’re so innovative, aren’t we?!
So yeah. I’m supposed to talk about motivation or something like that.
Motivation is the [...]

New Year’s Eve is quickly approaching and for some of us party animals- HA! that means attending parties or hosting a party.
Every party I host, I have to have homemade salsa on the table.  It is kind of expected by my friends and family by now.  I love salsa and have several “go-to” recipes, but [...]

I am NOT a runner.
I don’t have the right shoes.  I have too much weight hanging around to be pounding my joints.  Running makes me huff and puff.  Let’s not forget HOW MUCH IT HURTS ME TO RUN.
So yeah, I am NOT a runner.
This is so funny to me now because back in the day, [...]

It’s been a while since we’ve had an EA Sports Active 30 Day Challenge check-in.
Those of you who said you would be participating in the 30 Day Challenge, tell me…..are you STILL doing it?
I have been keeping up with it.  I like the “exercise 2 days, have a day off”- I can handle that.  There [...]

This recipe rocks the house and makes an excellent side dish.
Food that tastes fresh, new and exciting is so enticing to me and just warms my heart. I had no idea that orzo could be so expensive so I made an executive decision at the grocery story to part ways with orzo and substituted basmati rice [...]

I love zucchini, and I love peppers, and I love tomatoes. 
I rarely put all three together in a sauté pan.  In fact, I rarely sauté any veggies.  I am a fresh veggie kind of gal.  However, after following this simple recipe and the absolute deliciousness it was, I will be doing it more often.  I [...]

OK ya’ll.  It’s time for another seriously awesome Weight-Wacthers friendly recipe.  I found this one on Chubbie Chica’s blog.  Go ahead and bookmark her page as she has TONS of Weight Watcher recipes.  In fact, you will probably see a few more of her recipes highlighted here.
So yeah, this chicken recipe is one of my [...]

It’s still Monday and there is still plenty of time to confess your past week’s transgressions, struggles, wins.
For those of you new to this concept, every Monday, we invite each of you to “confess” what has been going on with you over the past week- the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Write a post [...]

Hey everyone!
It’s been a few weeks since I “confessed” and now that the July 4th holiday is over, I think it’s time to resurrect True Confessions Monday.  You got anything that you need to get off your chest?  You might be thinking “there is no way I am going to confess my transgressions on the [...]

Happy July 4th, my fellow shrinkers!

 
 
Do you have any big plans for the day?
We’re laying low until this afternoon when we will join my BFF Lauren and her family for an evening dinner, fireworks and family sleepover.  The kids are beyond excited and so am I.
The menu includes a “few” items that are NOT on [...]

Day in and day out, Melissa, April, Lisa and I work hard to bring you new information, exciting challenges, delicious recipes, fitness facts, and real life stories about our own weight losses. We do it all because we love each and every one of you so much! You are our extended family, and every person [...]