Who we are and why we are here:

'He' started out at 450 lbs. 'She' started out at 300 lbs (although had been as high as 330 lbs at one point). Between them they've lost weight, gained weight, and learned a lot along the way.

What you'll find here are our educated thoughts, opinions, and tips for a healthier lifestyle. 'He' minored in psychology, 'she' majored in history - two research heavy fields that have made them both skeptical and able to weed through the sludge in order to find gems. Neither of us is perfect by any means, but as much as possible, we will try not to lead you astray with unfounded, sensational, or fad information.

We are intentionally avoiding fad diets, expensive meal plans, and other extreme (expensive!) weight loss plans.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

And we're live!

For over a year, I've been putting off a silly little task of building our personal webpage.  It's all just a bit of fun, but we have recipes and more.  I only have a few recipes for now, but will be adding more and transferring some from the blogs to make them easier to find.  http://originalninjapineapple.com/

Thursday, January 17, 2013

How Hostess relates to diets...

Seems obvious, doesn't it?  Must be easier to diet without all those Twinkies and Ding Dongs calling you at the grocer's.  Actually, we were not huge fans of Hostess, per se and I can't remember the last time I bought a Twinkie.  What we <i>do</i> miss is this; Wonder had this wonderful 50 calorie white bread we loved and now that is gone.  It seemed that although multi-grain and wheat are better for you anyway, our preference for white bread was gone and we were stuck with Sara Lee...

But, alas!  Sprouts (previously Sunflower) Market saved the day!  They have a white low calorie bread in large loaves that make several sandwiches and tastes great.  YAY!  I still miss my English Muffin treats, though.  I bought the big bag in bulk at the outlet because I can only justify a little money on them.  Hmm.  Maybe it's time to learn how to make home made...

Sprouts also has 99 cents Tofu and some interesting vegan sausage.  The sales and variety on veg and fruit are worth looking at, plus it's about a mile away so often we turn our daily walk into an excursion to stock up on fresh foods.

In the naughty section, they have the most delicious Irish Soda Bread...