Kara's lunch

Yum! I'm eating Spinach-Walnut-Citrus Salad. I made it from the recipe on page 313 in the "You on a Diet" book. I feel like I am eating a fancy salad in a nice restaurant. And the recipe serves two, so I already have tomorrow's lunch made and ready to go!
I give it 4 stars out of 5. Reason being: it has grapefruit sections in it, and I'm not a big fan of grapefruit. It also has orange segments though, which I love. Next time I might just make it without the grapefruit; however, Dr. Oz says grapefruit is extremely healthy for us (I don't quite remember why). The home made salad dressing is spectacular!

Kara's official measure-up #1

O.K., I summoned up the courage and got out the tape measure yesterday. Drum roll . . . 39 7/8 inches. So, I've lost 1/8 of an inch. Hmmm, it doesn't seem like much, but it's progress. I'm used to measuring weight in pounds, and obviously, pounds come off in higher numbers than inches, so it makes sense that 1/8 of an inch doesn't seem that impressive.
I have to focus on the positive and keep my momentum though. I'm not finding it too difficult to stick to the "Rule of 5's", because I just keep thinking about the horrible things those ingredients do to my body. Dieting is no longer about being beautiful, folks (although that will be a fabulous side effect!) -- it is about being healthy. It is about eliminating the inflammation in my internal organs and avoiding terrible diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

My name is Kara. I am 33 years old (for 5 more months!). I am married to Jim and am mother to six year old, Eddie, and three year old, Franky.
I've always been petite. Maria likes to call me skinny, but Dr. Oz would beg to differ. I measured my waistline for the first time on 5/20/10: drum roll . . . . 40 inches. Since the ideal waistline is 32 1/2 inches, that means I have 7 1/2 in. to lose. Yikes! That's a lot when you're only 5 feet tall. I'm on page 147 of the 508 page "You on a Diet" book, but I've already started following the "Rule of 5's".
Next measurement is scheduled for Sunday, so we'll see how I'm doing . . .

And away we go

Welcome to the blog of two friends fighting the same battle on opposite sides of the scale.

My name is Maria, I am 33 (for another month), married to Aaron, and mother to 9 month old Arthur.