I like to watch TV in the evenings, specifically reality TV. The husband rags me about it, asking “what do you get out of this” and “can’t you spend your time exercising your brain in better ways” or some stupid stuff like that. What he doesn’t understand is that I get so much more from reality … [Read more…]
Woohoo! Welcome to Down and Dirty!! How do you feel today, did you join us last night for our giant Twitter workout party that we call “Tworkouts?” Isn’t that April brutal??!! OHMIGOSH what a “Last Chance Tworkout” that was!!! We had a blast and we hope you did too, (wow, prizes and everything!!) … [Read more…]
It’s our favorite day of the week- WEDNESDAY! You know, the day where you check-in and let us know how you are doing. As you may remember, we have changed our Wednesdays from a weigh-in day to a check-in day- we don’t want to exclude anyone and know that some of you are in maintenance mode or … [Read more…]
Tiffany, our Sister Spotlight from last week has chosen an amazing woman for this week’s Spotlight! First of all I have to give a HUGE thank you and shout out to Brooke, for her very moving and humbling tribute. I don’t often think of my vocation as a “gift” because it is just who I am and why I … [Read more…]
I feel like I have been confessing left and right, lately. I would really like to say that I have nothing to confess, but then I would be lying and nobody likes a liar. Anyhoo, it is True Confessions Tuesday here at The Sisterhood- a day for all of us to lay it all out there, to share with our … [Read more…]
It’s summer and summer is FUN! Right? The kids are home from school and you’re probably pulling out all the stops with non-stop crafts, trips to the pool, and glorious harmony in your house . Right? Okay, let’s be serious for a minute. Summer can be hard especially if you have school age kids who … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
How many of you exercise? Workout? Get the heart pumping? Go ahead, raise your hand. Do you ever get bored with exercising? I know I do. Even though I love to run, there are some days a lot of days where I just don’t want to do it, or the idea of running gets pushed to the bottom of the list … [Read more…]
Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst. ~William Penn I’m going to be honest with you. I’m struggling a little bit right now. I’m having a hard time figuring out when I’m going to do the stuff that I “need” to do during the day. It seems like everything is equally important and … [Read more…]
Hello to all of our shredders out there! Can you believe we have shredded our way through March already? Time flies when you are doing jumping jacks… How many of you are still hanging on strong? Show of hands (well comment anyways) .Am I the only one that is starting to feel like I am getting … [Read more…]
Fitness Friday is upon us, and this week I’m going to give you my top fitness picks, and in turn I want you to share yours! There are so many Sisters (and hopefully some brothers lurking out there), with different experiences we can all learn from. So check mine out and then share your top picks … [Read more…]
Today is the day. A new shredding challenge starts here at Shrinking Jeans. Are you excited? I am. I am excited to be part of this shredding challenge after having to sit the last one out. After all, being newly pregnant and shredding don’t really go well together. Now 4 1/2 months postpartum … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Sisterhood Spring Fling Challenge! For the next 8 weeks, this challenge is going to be all about unearthing our inner winners. Not only do we want to see you Shrink, but we want to see you Fling yourself into fitness! Through Teams, Monday Projects, and Fitness Challenges, there will … [Read more…]
****WINNERS HAVE BEEN PICKED! Check the comments section below to see if you’re one of the lucky ones! If you are, please email your mailing info to me ASAP so we can get your copies shipped today. If they ship today, you will have them by Monday (barring any issues with UPS/FedEx) so you can Shred … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]