Geared up (our BL updates)

so, we have been going strong on the diet thing now since
a few weeks before thanksgiving.

i won't lie and say it has been easy.

i will say that a few weeks ago i hit a wall,
i wasn't losing,
and i was a bit depressed about it.

i did another cleanse,
which includes fruits, veggies, and grains (which I had long missed)
and i felt a lot better.

mom and i also realized that the support system makes all the difference

husbands and daughters are great for that.
nay, vital to that.

in fact, this weekend, after my weigh-in,
husband took me to purchase this:

it actually holds up to 12 individualized settings to read your BMI
and tells you the number of calories
you need to comsume to lose fat at your current weight.
rad.

and i really needed one of these:
(both scales are the Biggest Loser brand of course)
this little thing is handy, and keeps me honest and much better
at portion controlling.
good new: 6 oz of chicken is a lot more than you might think...

and the long-awaited:

i love them.
them make me want to run all day.
in fact, i think i will take them to my mom's to go walking
before we watch biggest loser tomorrow...

so,
i finally feel like we can post the results of the meg/peg get skinny fest:

drum roll....

peg: 30 lbs down
meg: 14 lbs down

both over 10% body weight!


i will let you in on a secret...

these are my friends:

also love the ranch, asian silk, honey mustard... pretty much all of them...
they go on everything: chicken, salads...

mrs. dash is the best- and look:
two new kinds!!

[gotta ditch the sodium to lose.
it retains water.
that means us soda drinkers really take a hit,
but it's worth it.]

do i eliminate soda?
hail no.

but i am much better at drinking all 64 water o-z's before i do.
and by that time,
i have been to the other side of the building to pee
like 22 times... not worth it.

favorite veggie currently:
jicama
just go find it, and love on it.
you will be glad you did.

oh and this place:

though you can't see much muscle on me,
i love that i feel stronger....

it is odd how i am so confident walking at night now...
bring it, bad guys...

a few of my favorite things....lately

sparkpeople.com
(thanks karisa)

this one is to track what you eat and your water intake...
even your exercise.
its also a social network so you can keep tabs on other fat people.
i like that.
they have all kinds of good tricks and info about health and exercise
that's fun to read.


hungrygirl.com
(thanks brooke)

this chick just likes food and re-creates your favorite [not so] awesome recipes
and makes them low calorie and tasty.
she has tips and trips too and reads like a clever blogger...
she posts good finds at the grocery store too, low cal snacks and things...


and these things:

[yummy breakfast that lasts...
and full of fiber which we lerv]

[ten o clock snack so lunch doesn't growl on its way]


[the only thing to do after a death workout.
we add light yogurt instead of ice cream and they are yumtown.]



we will probably be old people still eating frozen grapes nightly.
we will be those people that your kids will come home saying,
"oh right, those are the wierdies that eat frozen grapes all the time, huh?"
we do.