Melissa | The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans – Part 8

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Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and it never hurts to leave a few little hints on gifts we are hoping (ahem!) may find their way to us on the special day. Or maybe you will get some ideas for those wonderful women in your life!
Here are a few items that I would personally […]

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Now that the weather is getting nicer (ahem, unless you live in North Dakota), it’s that time of year when we can take the kids outside and engage in our favorite activities from our own childhoods! How many times have you caught yourself saying, “When I was a kid, we…” only to hear your little […]

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1. I did my Shred before going out of town on Friday. 2. I packed my DVD and dumbbells. 3. Unfortunately, I did not unpack them once I got to the hotel. 4. Yup. Pretty much took the weekend off. 5. I’m okay with that.

6. I have been having horrible, terrible, sciatic nerve pain in my left/hip and leg. […]

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This recipe was shared with us by Fergie at Living, Loving, Laughing. It sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing, Fergie! Tortellini and Broccoli Alfredo Points Value: 5 (*I added shrimp to the recipe so my version may be 7 points) Prep: 4 minutes Cook: 10 minutes 1 (9-ounce) package refrigerated three-cheese tortellini 1 (12-ounce) package fresh broccoli florets

1 (1.6-ounce) envelope Alfredo sauce […]

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Just a quick note–
I am taking what I love to call a “mental health weekend”. I am out-of-town until Sunday, but still have my trusty laptop with. However, please forgive me if I don’t get back to you right away! I am excited to see we have lots of new people ready to join us! […]

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I’m not going to lie to you… I am going through a real rocky point in my marriage right now. I won’t go into any of the details, but I have been married for over 9 years and we have been through some doozies. This is one of the toughest periods so far.
I have a […]

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1. I’m still Shredding. Just finished today’s workout. Check out my progress here. 2. I missed Saturday. 3. I took last week off of the gym. 4. I went to the gym today. It felt good. 5. I came home and popped Jillian Michaels in.

6. Level 2 is so much harder after you have already bench pressed and done […]

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As I was browsing the food aisles, I spotted Smartfood popcorn clusters. The chocolate cookie caramel pecan variety had me at hello. Seriously. These are SO GOOD. One little bag can definitely satisfy my sweet tooth. It tastes so, so, naughty… but the nutritional info speaks for itself! One package contains: Calories:  120 Fat:  2 g Sodium:  75 mg

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Did you know that exercise can reduce stress? Okay, I am sure we all HEAR that, but how many of us actually follow that advice? This is a subject that hits close to home with me, and I often find myself slacking on the exercise when I am stressed the most! And I KNOW I […]

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OMG. I just finished my first day in Level 2 of the 30 Day Shred. I am literally dripping with sweat.
First off, I want to ask those of you who are shredding… the last two days I have been having lower back pain and on the left side it goes down into my ass. Not […]

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1.  I’m still shredding. This should be Day 8. 2. I only did about 1/3 of the program on Friday and skipped Saturday. Now I don’t know what I should do… call today Day 1, Day 6, or Day 8????

3. I did awesome with my eating last week. Until Friday. I was actually down a few […]

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Let’s just hope it continues beyond Day One. ;o)
I did the usual gym-thing after taking the twins to school this morning. I did 30 minutes on the Precor AMT and 30 minutes on the Precor EFX for a total of 4.6 miles. Not too shabby since I was doing the hill workouts! I decided to […]

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I wanted to share this recipe submitted to us by Tiffany over at Life in the Zoo… thanks Tiffany! Sounds delicious! Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, diced 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 1 can (19oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained 1 medium green bell pepper, finely chopped 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and minced, optional

1/4 cup […]

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I just finished doing the 10-minute Super Hula. Wowza. That’s a lot of hula-ing. I better have killer abs after this. Anyway, here is my score today (not bad for my first time!):

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Okay. I know what you’re thinking. How incredibly pompous and tacky that I am the FIRST sponsor of this challenge. You’re right. There is a reason for it, really. AND NO, that is not it.
I am giving away a copy of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred! We have heard fabulous things about this workout! I […]

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