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Wha'd Up?

So as mentioned before Valentine's Day was on Sunday.  We don't tend to celebrate much.  It's too mushy a day for us.  Twin 1 made supper for her hubby, mother-in-law and friend.  Twin 2 and her hubby ordered a pizza from Boston Pizza.  A heart shaped one.  That's as mushy as it gets.

Awwwww

We've been doing excellent so far with our workouts.  We are into week three of February and haven't missed one yet.  We have done all our runs on the treadmill (except Twin 1 did one outside last weekend).  Yesterday morning Twin 2 had a day off so we had planned to meet at Twin 1's at 5 am to get our run done outside but we were starting to get some messy weather so we ended up doing the treadmill once again.  It feels so good to get the workout done in the morning. 

This is what Twin 1 stares at while on the treadmill.  She is training herself mentally for another run as well as physically LOL.  See those speakers? They were bought at the $$$ store a while back to listen to some music while on the treadmill but the treadmill is way too loud.  Her "Travel Cash" is her motivation in case we ever get south this year.  She has often tried to use the Ipod with her ear buds but the cord of the ear buds get in the way and she ends up throwing them on the floor so it's come down to staring at the wall.

So Gilly has a new way of sitting.  We think he's human.

Here he is having a beer.  Him and Dad were hanging out one night.

And here he is just chilling waiting for Mom to get out of the bathroom.

And Twin 2 would like to announce that she has finally found a doctor.  She has her first appointment on \March 9 and a dentist appointment on March 7.  Should be a FUN week!

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Hope everyone had a fantastic Valentine's Day yesterday.

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Wha'd Up?

Well it's been a few weeks since a wha'd up post.  Still not a whole lot to entertain you with but here are a few tidbits.

1.  Superbowl 50 was this past Sunday.  I'm sure you know by now that the Denver Broncos won.  We don't think anyone really expected it but we are so glad they did.  Maybe now Peyton will retire?!  Once again we scrapped our military diet on Sunday night to enjoy some grub and it was worth it.  P.S. the halftime show sucked!

2.  We had a blizzard on Monday night.  Twin 1's work was not cancelled/delayed yesterday so she went to work.  Twin 2's work was delayed until 10 but she decided to take a vacation day.  We've had a pretty good winter so far.  All storms (the majority) have happened on the weekends so work hasn't really been affected.  And unlike last year after every snow fall we've had some pretty mild temps and good weather that has allowed the roads to clear and the snow to melt in preparation for the next storm.  Let's hope that's the case as winter continues.

3.  While we have no trip booked south yet we have put in our vacation.  The plan is to leave the weekend of April 24th and return the weekend of May 1st.  We've been looking at a few resorts in Mexico but we may give the DR a try (resorts are slightly cheaper there).  We'll wait a little while longer.  Hoping the Zika virus will bring down the prices lol. 

4.  So now that we have a date that we are heading south we are into the working out/healthy eating serious phase.  As of today if we leave April 24th we have 74 days.  Eeeeekk that's not a long time once you think about it.  We are amping up the Jillian Michael's 90 Body Revolution and also back into running 3 days a week (Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday).  We picked the Hal Higdon's 10k program and are 'training' for a 10k.  We use the term 'training' lightly as we aren't actually racing a 10k but we are pretending we are to make sure we get our runs in.  It all comes down to mind games.

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One thing we have learned that helps us with eating healthier is to plan our meals for the week ahead of time.  Usually every Sunday an hour or so is spent prepping meals for the work week.  This makes it so much easier in the evenings when you get home from work and are busy and then too tired to think about what to take for breakfast/lunch the next day as it's already done for you.  All you have to do is wake up the next morning, grab your container(s) and hit the road.  This also helps, we find, with cutting back on eating out as well.  It's a lot easier to say no to co-workers when they invite you out to lunch knowing you already have your lunch made for that day and an added bonus is it saves on money. 

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LOOK WHAT WE FOUND

Skittle & Starbust flavored smelly candles!! $8

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Did Someone Say Military?

Twin 2 one day was searching on Pinterest and came across the Military Diet.   It seemed like something she would be interested in trying so she asked Twin 1 and they decided to give the 3 day diet a try.  You can read all about it here: 

http://themilitarydiet.com/

Basically the premise is you eat around 1000 calories for 3 days and could potentially lose up to 10 lbs.  It's a quick fix to start your metobolism and get you on the right track.  While eating less than 1200 calories isn't ideal, it's only for 3 days.  There is also a meal plan for the remaining 4 days of the week.  Please talk to you doctor before you try this.  It isn't for everybody.

We decided to give it a go.  We have done 2 rounds already.  Here is the menu for the 3 days (they also give you alternatives if you have any dietary restrictions).   

DAY 1

BREAKFAST - 1/2 a grapefruit / whole wheat toast with pb / coffee

 Lunch - we forgot to take a pic - 1/2 cup of tuna / slice of toast / coffee

SUPPER - Apple / 1/2 banana / 3 oz meat / green beans

DESSERT - vanilla ice cream (same every night)

DAY 2

BREAKFAST - Toast / egg / 1/2 banana

LUNCH - Cheese / crackers / egg

SUPPER - Broccoli / Carrots / Turkey dogs / 1/2 banana

DAY 3

BREAKFAST - Apple / cheese / crackers

LUNCH - Bread / egg

Supper - tuna / 1/2 banana / vanilla ice cream

We do not have a picture of supper as we went to Twin 1's for the NFL conference championships and had wings, etc instead

Here is an example of a breakfast from one of the off days:

Toast / egg / tomato /avocado

While the diet can be effective we have learnt a few things:

1.  After eating vanilla ice cream every night we are now addicted to it.

2.  While we have had success losing up to 3 lbs in 3 days the key is to keep it off during the remaining 4 days.

3.  The deal is to drink coffee the first day but not the remaining two, just water.  That's hard.

4.  The key to not being 'hungry' is to drink water and maybe chew some gum and keep yourself busy OR do some kind of intermittent fasting where you eat breakfast later than normal.

5.  During the 3 days you can still work out but find you won't have a whole lot of energy with so few calories, just keep the workout light and not vigorous.
6.  Day 3 is the hardest but knowing that you can eat 'normal' the next day gets you through it and it's only 3 days.   Anyone can do 3 days right?

Wha'd Up?

Still not a whole lot going on around here.  After the hustle and bustle of the months leading up to Christmas and Christmas itself things really slow down during the winter months.  The most exciting thing right now is the NFL football playoffs.  This past weekend determined who was going to the Superbowl in two weeks: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers.  While we hope Denver wins and Payton finally retires Carolina got a pretty crazy good team this year. 

 

Here is the spread we had:

Don't they all look excited about the game?

 

On to other things.

So we were at Winners one day and found a package of socks we wanted to try out for running.  They came in a 6 pack so we each took 3 pairs.  This is what Twin 2 has left of 3 pair.  Not even a matching pair and they are her favourite socks to work out / run in.  She's been looking for the same ones since before Christmas and has had no luck finding them yet.  She will continue to wear and wash this mismatched pair in hopes they too don't go missing.

We must admit, we've been having some great winter weather (so far).  Twin 1 was at Point Pleasant this past weekend and saw hords of runners taking advantage of the weather.  This was only a few she was able to capture.

Twin 2 also took advantage of a nice EDO this past Monday.  Her and hubby went up to the new golf course in Timberlea who are offering some free winter activities (skating/sledding/snow shoeing/cross country skiing).  

 So remember how we posted a pic of Gilly and his bottle cap and how he brings all his 'toys' to bed with him?  Well he found a new one, a candy cane. 

Twin 1's hubby stopped into Starbucks the other day to get some cookies for football watching and brought her home a new mug ... xo xo gossip girl

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Wha'd Up?

Hello there!  Not too much going on lately.  Saturday we had our annual Xmas brunch with some ladies we've met at the gym a few years ago now and we always go over to L's house and she makes this amazing French Toast courtesy of Paula Deen.  (We cannot find the recipe at the moment but will post when we do)  Speaking of Paula Deen has anyone watched Dancing with the Stars this past season and seen the gams on this lady?

On another note how does this look for comfort? she was sound asleep.

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Wha'd Up?

Woke up today with a snow delay!  YAY! 

At 6 am it looked like this:

At 830 am it looked like this:

The storm came in quick and left just as fast.  Now we're just waiting for the roads to be plowed so we can make it to work.  Twin 1 is already at work and said the roads were horrible.  Twin 2 is off until noon.  Hopefully the plows can get things done as there isn't much traffic and nothing much falling at the moment.  But we don't expect much from our transit peeps.

Tomorrow Twin 2 starts another weight loss challenge at work.  This time it's serious as south trips are being planned. 

Here's a recent pic of Gil taken the other night.  Maybe he needs to do the weight loss challenge too. 

In bed with his precious bottle cap (red speck by his belly).

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