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When you first start trying to lose weight, it feels like no one really believes that you’re going to stick it out. Ya know, based on past histories if you have them, like me. At first there’s resistance. You get a lot of questions. A lot of tests. “Mom, can we buy those cookies? Honey, do you … [Read more…]

Good morning!! Time for another Monday Project linkup and this one’s fun because it’s all about YOU! Well, they all are, really, but this one’s really about how freakin’ cool you are and how much you rock. The task: List 5 ways (or more) that you rock. So go ahead. Tell us how you’re … [Read more…]

HOLLA Sisters (and brothers)! Good Weigh-in Wednesday morning! We’re so happy to see you beautiful, shining face (and your bed-head)! You know the drill! Run, don’t walk, to your scales right now! Strip down, pee, and jump on. Did the number go down? Did it stay the same? Go up (ugh)? No … [Read more…]

Yay! It’s Friday!! That must mean it’s time for something that rhymes with the Schmonday Schmoject! Yep, it’s the MONDAY PROJECT! This Monday Project was special, it was supposed to be a little funner than last week’s (which totally made me cry by the way, and I mean reading about everyone’s … [Read more…]

It’s Wednesday, folks!  What are you waiting for??  Go jump on the scale! How did Week 2 go for you?? Did you get what you expected? Do your results match what you put into this week?  Tell us all about how it went!! Leave your results and/or blog post link in our comments. If you are just … [Read more…]

Good morning, sweet shrinkers! Welcome to True Confessions Tuesday, a place where we share all our dirty secrets and check our bull at the door. I, myself, am having a mini-pity party here. And my confessions are as follows: 1. We got hit with the most evil stomach flu ever (as I have … [Read more…]

How fitting, since it’s “Motivation Monday” and all! Welcome two The Monday Project, week #2: The Motivation Wall!! By the way, have you read everyone’s Monday Project #1, Project “Me”? Have you done yours yet?  (You can still link up if you want, there is no deadline! However, the earlier you … [Read more…]

Since I was a little kid, I’ve always been negative realistic.  In some ways, it serves me well, but largely it sets me up for failure.  After all, it’s a defense mechanism. Expect the worst, but hope for the best – and by anticipating bad things, I may not try as hard to meet my goals. Wahhh … [Read more…]

It’s here! It’s here! (And yes, I’ve heard you all calling it “Homework” behind my back! ) OK, fine, I guess it is. But I really want us to think of this as yet another tool to arm ourselves in our constant battle with “Can I?” Because yes we can! I love punctuation because it makes the … [Read more…]

We’re having some fun on this sort of potpourri Thursday Three . (Look at that, I rhymed!) Today I give you three fun facts/slash/embarrassing moments. 1. I would like to state for the record that for week one of our Rethink Your Shrink challenge, we as a group lost about 75 pounds! Wait. I’m … [Read more…]

Rethink Your Shrink is about changing from the inside. It’s about looking back so that you can move forward by changing the present. We will re-evaluate our eating habits, our patterns, our obstacles and our activity levels. We will take with us what worked in 2009 and dispose of what didn’t. Good … [Read more…]

So, better late than never… Thanks to the lovely Nancy, we realized we FORGOT to announce the winners of the Globetrotter AND the Shrink-a-Versary Challenges. Yipes. I’m blaming the holidays. Yup. That’s it. So, without further ado, your winners: Shrink-a-Versary Biggest Shrinker: … [Read more…]

Welcome to the first Monday Project of the Rethink Your Shrink challenge: Project “Me”! This week, we’re going to take a look back and ask ourselves some questions, about ourselves. On account of the whole rethinking our shrinking and all. We’re going to dive right on in and figure out why we’re … [Read more…]

Our NEW posting schedule for 2010, just in case you haven’t seen it yet. 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. We’re so innovative, aren’t we?! So yeah. I’m … [Read more…]

And now, a good old fashioned Sisterhood poem for y’all! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ‘hood All our members were scrambling, for recipes which were good. Along the chimney stockings were hung all about, With hopes that St Nicholas would fill them with EA SPORTS Active … [Read more…]