The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans

My own motivation has been a little lax lately.  There’s no real reason…it just happens every once in a while.  You’re coasting along and every thing is hunky dory.  Suddenly, you realize that you are sitting like a bump on a log, you haven’t exercised in a week and yes you did eat a whole [...]

Most Sundays, my parents make the 1 1/2 hour drive south to our house to visit, maybe help us out with a house project, and have dinner. I love seeing them, even though I’m pretty sure the main draw for them is the grandkid. (Okay, not pretty sure, I’m positive. My mom flat out TELLS [...]

Wait. What’s that say? Week FOUR?? Have we been really going at it for a month already? We are over halfway done with our Rethink Your Shrink challenge. You have joined the revolution. You have looked into your past and looked into yourself. You have contemplated what works for you and what doesn’t work for [...]

Well good morning to you, and you and you over there in the cubicle at work. Welcome back to another Thursday Three here at Shrinking Jeans where we list three things to chat about. Yes, we want you to join in on the list of three too! After all, it is all about sharing, right?
This past [...]

It’s Thursday Three day!!  If you’re new to our wonder and fabulous SISTERHOOD, the Thursday Three is a list of three things.  What kind of list, you ask?  Well, a list of just about anything we want.  And we’re asking you (yes, YOU) to join us.  I would dare you, but I’m told that daring [...]

Program note(I’ve always wanted to say that!):
We’re changing things up a bit starting this week.  We’re starting a new posting schedule, and I think you’ll like it. 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.
So, see?  We’ve added some [...]

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? [...]

Right now, I’m sitting on our patio, overlooking the pool and the ocean. My son has finally passed out for naptime after fighting it for nearly an hour. It’s about 80 and there are about five books staring at me from the deck chair to my right.
So, I’m not going to write a whole lot [...]

You guys thought we forgot about weigh-in today, huh?
Of course we didn’t forget.  We just wanted to prolong it as long as possible.
So yeah, go ahead and do that favorite Wednesday morning (or afternoon or evening) thing that you like to do called WEIGH-IN.  The only time this is my favorite Wednesday thing to do [...]

Did anyone watch The Biggest Loser last night?  I’m sure a lot of you did.  No worries, I’m not going to rant about a certain contestant here.  I already did that over there, so you can read it if you like.
As aggravating and as mad as I can get at certain people on the Biggest [...]

I had the opportunity to meet some of the most fabulous, upbeat Weight Watchers leaders while I was attending the L.A. kickoff event in August. These four women and one man have such warm, wonderful personalities and it’s easy to see how they motivate people! I got all their email addresses so I could keep [...]

Wednesday night I went to my very first meeting for a triathlon group I just joined. It has taken me literally months to get the cajones to go join this club, I’ve been stalking their messageboard the entire summer. They’re real athletes with real purpose, it’s all very intimidating because here I am, the biggest [...]

Every single one of us has more than we should on our plate. Most of us are parents. Some of stay home, and some of us work outside the home. Each of these factors creates a specific set of challenges when it comes to mapping out our daily schedules.
Here’s my story:
I have 2 children and [...]

I’ve started and stopped this post a few times now. I don’t often talk about what I’m getting ready to tell you. And I’m not sure many people would understand this, and I’m not here to make you understand. But just to tell you how life can be for me.
A while back, I was very [...]

So, I’m training for this 5k.
Again.
I already completed one earlier this summer, but I wasn’t very satisfied with my time.  So I decided to sign up for another one.
This weight loss/exercise thing is so hard (whine).
Anyway, I’m training for a 5k on September 12th and I have found myself in a very, VERY dire situation.
I [...]