One of the biggest traps we can fall into when it comes to following a weight loss or fitness routine is that we get bogged down by the rules of the plan. We research and read and agonize and then choose a plan only to feel constrained because it’s…well…constraining! This is YOUR weight loss journey. [...]
Dear April, You may not know this, but I know you. I have been right here with you every step of this amazing journey we call life. I’ve been with you through the best of times and the worst of times. I’ve been right there with you when you’ve been happy and when you’ve been [...]
As you all know I’m a little new to the whole culture of Shrinking Jeans. Don’t get me wrong, I’m extremely excited to be here, but my body’s still adjusting to the estrogen levels. That slight level of discomfort reminds me of when I first started on my weight loss journey 13 months ago. I [...]
There’s a little girl inside of me. She’s hidden; you can’t see her, but I know she is there. She’s tucked in a far away corner in the back of my mind. She is as much a part of me as my hair is brown or my eyes are green. In fact, she has brown [...]
My seventh grade year I wanted to go out for the junior high school basketball team. I didn’t know anyone at the first open gym I went to. I didn’t go back that year. My mom found my senior prom date and MADE ME GO because I had no date and didn’t want to go [...]
Do you ever wish you could go back and tell your past self things that you now know? Jump in your time-traveling machine, zip back to 1988, and tell yourself that your bangs really do NOT need to be 8 inches high? Or that layering two pairs of socks and tight-rolling your jeans will NEVER [...]
Alright. I’m going to be totally honest. Sometimes I think about getting plastic surgery. Have you ever thought about that? I think you’d be hard pressed to find a woman who hasn’t thought about it at least once in their lives. I don’t think I would ever actually HAVE plastic surgery, but that doesn’t mean [...]
Here at the Sisterhood, we are all about changing and evaluating our actions and behaviors. This week, we want to switch it up a bit. We are in the process of rethinking some things around here and we want some feedback from the most important people, the elite… namely, YOU! What are three things you [...]
I wanted to write something all clever for April Fools Day. Something to freak y’all out. Cause I wanted to be all, APRIL FOOLS! Bwa ha ha! Best laid plans, right? Oh well, it’s the thought that counts. But, in the spirit of FOOLING, I thought I’d discuss ways I FOOL myself. I have plenty [...]
I was sitting here (okay fine, I’m lying on my bed) thinking about how different the Sisterhood is now than it was a year ago. It was only 4 months old. A wee baby, just learning how to spread her wings. Finding her place in the big scary world known as the bloggy world. She [...]
I am nothing without goals. I am constantly setting new goals for myself and am always dreaming of bigger things. I feel my best when I have something I am striving for, something I am set on achieving. Seriously? What’s life if you just stick to the same old routine? Pretty boring, if you ask [...]
Just when you think you’ve got this whole healthy living thing figured out – something jumps out in front of you and trips you up. Your vices. Pitfalls. Weaknesses. We all have them. The trick is figuring out how to own them and show them who’s boss. My pitfalls? Oh, there are MANY. Believe me. [...]
I have tried a couple different times trying to do the 100 Push Up Challenge, but I always run into a problem around week four. My lower back is KILLING me. It’s actually my back (and not my arms) that hinder my progress in that endeavor. I was reminded of the same pain while I [...]
This post is inspired by the oodles of time I have been spending at the gym this week, but it may or may not be based on my actual experiences. No feelings were hurt in this process. Things I would rather you not do at the gym: 1. Could you please refrain from heading to [...]
Yesterday was weigh in day, and we couldn’t help but notice that some of you are really struggling. Struggling with gains, with maintaining, with small losses. Well, this Thursday Three is going to be a gentle reminder, that it’s not always going to turn out exactly the way you want it to. Losing weight is [...]
