**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!! ** The winner is: TISH!!! Please email me at christieo at shrinkingjeans.net with your snail mail and choice of shirt!! (I should get an award for longest post title ever!) Last year, I reviewed the wonderful company Girlz N Gear (you can read my Girlz N Gear Review here.) In […]
I HATE ab work. I mean, I really seriously hate it. So, when I was at FitBloggin and saw that I could try out Jackie Warner’s Crunch Free Xtreme Abs, I thought, sure, why not? Jackie gives us the choice of two work outs. In the Standing Crunch-Free Xtreme Abs, you spend 15 minutes (after […]
UPDATE: Congratulations to Misty (@FromFat2Phat2) who is the winner of the Zumba Fitness Game! Please email me your mailing information and I’ll get the game in the mail to you. Two weeks ago most of the writers and editors were in Baltimore for FitBloggin‘. While there, we had a great dancing away a ton of […]
There’s no denying it, we live in a world of technology. It seems there is a gadget or smart phone app for everything these day. The fitness industry is no different. There are lots of different ways to track one’s food intake, training plan, activity, etc. Today, I’m going to focus on some of the […]
Last weekend was filled with new information, fitness, friends {new and old}, and so much fun. We are talking about why Fitbloggin’ kicked ass and giving away swag if you haven’t heard! Christy and I want to give a huge shout-out to CLICK for sponsoring us for this event! It’s always a pleasure to work […]
Yes, people. Hell hath frozen over, because I have tried Zumba. I’m not a dancer. I don’t like fitness classes. I’m self conscious of making a complete fool of myself. So, why don’t I just go ahead and try a dancing fitness class that asks you to do moves that make you feel you are […]
You may or may not know this about me: but I race wearing tutus. Not in triathlons because that would take too long in transition but in road races where there are no costume changes along the way. Yes I love tutus and knee highs and everything that will allow me to have a grand […]
I have something for you to try this Thursday. I was asked to do a review for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’s new products. I can honestly say that I have never tried this product before. I can also honestly say that I was very pleasantly surprised. We have pretty much used butter for […]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of BeeWell for Life. All opinions are 100% mine. In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the course of their lifetime. My very own maternal grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 40s and luckily, […]
Our lucky winner selected by random.org is #18. Congratulations go to Colormeroo!! Email me your mailing info and I’ll get it sent off to the good people at Quantum. Do you ever spend any time thinking about “what if”? Recently, that is just what I did and I came up with some surprising answers. What […]
We all know that a good bra can either make or break your exercise experience. Have a crappy bra and you may have to “double-bag” the girls. That may be just as bad as a sports bra that gives the dreaded “uni-boob” look. I admit it. I was a chronic uni-boober. And then I received […]
In case you haven’t already heard or seen it, Odwalla recently introduced a new flavor to their line. It’s the Dark Chocolate Chip Walnut fiber bar and I recently received a sample from the good folks over at Odwalla to review for the Sisterhood. Now before you freak out and get all nervous about that […]
Using random.org our winner is #10 Bari F. Congratulations girl. Email me and I’ll tell you how to claim your prize. I don’t know about where you live, but where I live, we are still waiting for spring. It keeps making little appearances, but keeps going away. It is supposed to be 37 degrees tonight. […]
**UPDATED — We have a winner! Congratulations to Susan! I’ll contact you to let you know what to do next!** To celebrate her 2 Year Blogiversary, Ann gave away a copy of Jillian Michael’s Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism DVD. As it turns out, I was the winner! YAY!! Thank you so much, Ann, for this […]
Ok, I have something to confess. Yes, I know it’s not Tuesday, but bear with me. I love chips. There, I said it. I like to dip them. I like them with sandwiches. I like them plain. I just like them, end of story. Given my love of chips, I was very excited when I […]