This is an article from Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD (Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics), and is republished with her permission. Nancy coached Team Shrinking Jeans on sports nutrition when we trained for the San Diego RockNRoll 1/2 Marathon with Team in Training in 2010. How to lose weight is the number one reason [...]
We are so excited to have an awesome post from Mary Phelan, a.k.a the Fiddler’s Bride, today. She’s funny, kind, and a huge supporter of the Sisterhood and all of our members, and did I mention she’s funny? Oh, I did? Well, she is! First, let me say I am OVERTHEMOONEXCITED and honored to be [...]
Question: How many food decisions does the average person make in a day: 25, 80, 100, 200? According to Bonnie Taub-Dix RD, weight loss specialist in New York and author of Read it Before You Eat It: How to Decode Food Labels and Make the Healthiest Choice Every Time, the answer is 200 food decisions a [...]
Shrinkvivor is in full swing and because you’ve all been working so hard I decided to give you the day off. No, not of working out silly. Don’t be ridiculous! In fact, get down and give me 20 for even thinking that I would let you off the hook for even one day when it [...]
As most of you know, the old adage, “eating for two” isn’t really what you should be doing. In fact, if you are pregnant with a single child you only need an average of 300 more calories per day. I learned, the hard way, with my second pregnancy that caving to every craving, and “eating [...]
Once upon a time… Oops, wrong audience…(Too much toddler-influenced Shrek) Hello there, Sisters! Wait, wait before you start throwing your rotten tomatoes at me and chanting for your regular sisters, I am not a troll that has hijacked the Shrinking Jeans website. I am one of you, I am a tried and true real sister. [...]
Updated on 6/19: Giveaway winnner has been chosen! Congratulations to Lacey D., and thanks to all for reading and participating! ****** I’m guilty of it and you probably are too. Most women are, in fact. What am I talking about? Putting your own health on the back burner to attend to the needs (and, let’s [...]
The Athlete’s Kitchen Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD May 2010 Protein, Carbs & Endurance Performance: Finding the Right Balance If you are curious about how to best fuel for endurance exercise, here are some tips presented at the 27th Annual SCAN* Symposium, April 2010. The information was presented by Asker Jeukendrup PhD, Professor of [...]
May is Sisterhood Running Month! Yeah, we just made that up, but it seemed like a really cool thing to do in light of the fact that Team Shrinking Jeans is closing in on the San Diego Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon. On June 6th, 15 of us will lace up our shoes and hit [...]
Do you ever wish that you could go back in time and change your actions or behaviors, or lack thereof? Do you ever think- if I had only known that when I began xxyyzz, then I would be in a much better place/would have made better decisions/wouldn’t feel lik crap now? This Thursday Three is [...]
**The winner has been chosen! See down below in the comments to see if it’s you!** Are you aware that heart disease is the number one killer of women in America? Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Most heart and blood vessel problems slowly build up over a long period of [...]
Last year, more than 12.4 million children were at risk for hunger. In the United States. That’s 17.2% of all US children, feeling hungry and not really understanding why. That’s a sobering and heartbreaking statistic, Sisters and Brothers. About Share Our Strength®: Share Our Strength® is a national organization that works hard to make sure no [...]
As I started to prepare for this post, I thought I knew all about the food pyramid! You know, it’s a pyramid, it tells you how much of each food group you should eat, and it’s, um well, a pyramid! How complicated could it be right? Well, get ready for lots of links!! The Dietary [...]
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