They say that most people’s personalities lie somewhere on a continuum of what, in layman’s terms, could be called the “mental health spectrum”.  That is, we all have certain tendencies towards crippling mental disorders.  Should these tendencies ever get blown out o/… Read full post »

They say that most people’s personalities lie somewhere on a continuum of what, in layman’s terms, could be called the “mental health spectrum”.  That is, we all have certain tendencies towards crippling mental disorders.  Should these tendencies ever get blown out o/… Read full post »

Ever since my Girls’ (Lost) Weekend two weeks ago, it has been difficult to get my head in the game vis a vis Shopping and Getting Skinny.  Mind you, this has not kept me from doing the requisite shopping (Fresh & Easy, Target, even a nice jaunt to Fashion Island with/… Read full post »

In the digital age of total connectivity all the time, it is sometimes a good thing to fall completely off the grid.  No cell phone, no crackberry, DROID, PalmPilot, laptop, ipod, flattening iron, electric/battery-operated toothbrush, even.  Yet, when I went on my annual Girl's Weekend last… Read full post »

**SPOILER ALERT**  If you have not read George Orwell’s 1984 nor seen the recently-released movie “The Joneses”, starring Demi Moore and David Duchovny, please skip directly to Weigh-In Wednesday, below. (Unless you have no intention of reading or seeing either and don’t/… Read full post »

Has anyone heard of Alli?  'K, well a former employee used it, and the results were nothing short of grotesque.  First I noticed she bought some fancy air freshener for the communal (think Ally McBeal - unisex) bathroom at the office.  Hmmm.   "How sweet,"  I thought.&nb… Read full post »

Does anyone out there have a shelf of unused product just laying around?  It could be an assortment of unused, unwanted stuff from make-up to shoes, accessories to perfume, maybe an ex-husband or two.  Something that you thought looked or smelled really good at the time, would work out grea/… Read full post »

In all weight-loss adventures, there comes a time when the subject has almost become accustomed to the giddy thrill of wearing a different, stylish and well-fitting pair of pants to the office each day (see PPR* Weeks One-Three).  Once that subsides, other, more subtle changes are noted:  a/… Read full post »

Work-wise, spring/summer is my “busy time”.  Well, you must know from my infamous “before” photo I am not a bikini model (yet) – and anyway, bikini photo shoots are normally done in the dead of winter on some deserted beach.  All I can say is I deal with people/… Read full post »

So....today is Weigh-In Wednesday.  After Easter Sunday.  After an 8.2 earthquake in Mexicali.  And we were in San Diego, just north of the border.  In a hammock.  Sleeping at the time.  I kid you not.

The plus side to the incident:  the family was all togethe/… Read full post »

Can anyone say bitch-fest?  OK, I am just putting it out there.  I want you all to know right off the bat I do not take Yaz, Seasonale, or any of those trendy new b/c pills all the hot chicks apparently discuss openly at roof-top parties in NYC.  So, this means/… Read full post »

When you Shop to get Skinny - News Flash:  It's Working! - you need to rotate stock, as if you operate a supermarket or a high-end fashion house.  Of course, I am talking about clothes and shoes mainly - Spring to Fall wardrobes (basically all you need in SoCal). 

But… Read full post »

Cruel, cruel world.  Shop & Get Skinny has been so busy shopping and (hopefully* getting skinny) that there has been zero time to write it all down.  All this sensible eating and practical shopping (think Target for sundries, Fresh & Easy for food, and Smart & Final for bulk) ha/… Read full post »

Ahoy There, Landlubbers!  Obviously, I am anchored and back on land after a 3-night cruise at sea.  I am “grounded” yet?  Not so sure…I still feel like I am “cruising” a bit as the shower stall sways beneath me and so forth.  Guess that is an inner-e/… Read full post »

What would we do without the internet? So darned convenient I don't even have to go into detail, right? Well, now that I am officially a Size 10 (in the J. Jill world, with slight stretch and YES, I know about vanity sizing) I was cruising their website for some crop… Read full post »

Anyone who has been following my blog who and who shares with me even the least bit of these “character flaws”: procrastination, cowardice, fear of failure, or full-on wimpiness will no doubt appreciate the crafty maneuver I pulled last week by getting really, really sick and letting myse… Read full post »

So, after almost a complete weekend of utter sloth (around Sunday mid-day to be precise), a pang of guilt penetrated my brain and I began to feel loathsome and anxious about foregoing any real physical activity whatsoever since Friday evening.

I immediately rang up my favorite, lifelong shoppin… Read full post »

I really meant to Shop & Get Skinny, I did.  I meant to do a mission.  I just had  So. Much. Other. Stuff. To. Do.  Friday night my eldest daughter shanghai’d me to the high-school production of “West Side Story”.  Turns out it was truly amazing.  I/… Read full post »

You know the feeling where you lay out large sums of money for things that you really wish you didn’t have to?  Of course, we all do.  I am not talking about bills here, or gas, or even (ack!) income tax.  Nope, I am talking about those times when everything is/… Read full post »

Yeah, man…everything’s groovy.  Cosmic.  The sun is shining, and I feel fine.  Right on.

Practically speaking, being back in the ‘60’s (as in the 160’s, pounds-wise) does feel pretty righteous.  I know it’s just a point in the journey on/… Read full post »

Yup, I got sick.  Really, super-sick.

When you are lucky enough to be cold- and flu-free all during the winter months, you tend to get a bit reckless, a bit careless.  Maybe you start to feel infallible and don’t take the proper precautions that would normally prevent that naggi/… Read full post »

I’m getting dressed for work on Friday, otherwise known as Jeans Day, listening to the TV news broadcast coming the other room:  news, weather, sports, the usual.  Then a little something causes me to prick up my ears.  Wait, did that commercial just mention a One-Day Sale at Mac/… Read full post »

In keeping with Olympic tradition, my impressive score of 168.4 in the Ladies Short Fat-Burning Program has earned me a bronze.  Tearfully, I step up to the podium, thankful that my brown polyester PPR front-panel tummy-minimizing pants are concealed by the thigh-length parka Team USA has though/… Read full post »

The dismal scene from last week repeats itself:  Early morning.  Nudity.  Stark lighting.  The electronic “Thinner” scale, its dispassionate electronic display challenging me to a re-match.  I step on, wait a moment and see…..

 168.4 

Wait, whaaa… Read full post »