Friday, February 09, 2007
It had to be YOU
So, I was talking to Neil Armstrong the other day and I asked him "Hey Neil, do most astronauts wear boxers or briefs?" He responded "Depends."
Thank you, thank you...I've been working on that one all week. haha
So, Kat and I have embarked on the YOU Diet, made famous by Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Oz has made some appearances on her show and Kat was intrigued, bought his book (YOU on a Diet) and we are now 8 days into it and feeling pretty good. It is very basic...we walk 30 minutes a day, do non-weight exercises every other day...the nutrition part of it is the tough one. We had to go through our pantry and refrigerator and literally throw away anything that had High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Enriched Flour or Simple Sugars as the first 5 ingredients. Needless to say, the proverbial cupboard was bare once we were done. After a trip to Trader Joe's, though, we were set and ready to embark on the plan. I have already lost 6 lbs and am not fiending for pizza and queso like I thought I would be...My diet basically consists of Cheerios with strawberries for breakfast, Turkey Burger or pasta for lunch and fish or pasta for dinner with vegetables. Kat makes big portions, so we say "Lunch. It's what's for dinner." Anyway, it is going very well. We will keep you posted as to our results. :-)
During our second day on the YOU diet, we were walking along McBean toward North Park. See, one of the great benefits of this particular diet is that during our walks, Kat and I can chit chat about a myriad of topics...mostly around the house and the move to Tulsa, new job, etc. On this particular day, we were discussing the merits of keeping the house on the market or taking it off. Our thinking was this....the main season for buying a house doesn't start until late spring...our house had been on the market since November 5, 2006 without a bite. Maybe we could take it off the market for a couple months, put it back on in mid-April and test our luck then. We had basically come to the conclusion that was the right answer when Kat's phone started to chime that incessant Boomer Sooner song. Man, that drives me crazy...anyway, it was Wade. For those of you who don't know Wade, he is the husband half of our husband and wife realtor team. Wade told Kat that he had just spoken to another realtor and that we should expect to get an offer on the house in the next 24 hours...unbelievable! Here we were about to take the house off the market and we get an offer! So, true to his word, Wade called us last Saturday morning and told us we had an offer for the house. It was about $5K less than what we hoped for, but $5K more than most realtors told us we would get. We countered that same day and got exactly what we wanted! So, long story, short, WE ARE IN ESCROW! We had inspections on Wednesday, appraisal today...we are also meeting with the moving company today to get an estimate. We have to be out of the house by March 8! So, it will be a whirlwind around here for the next few weeks. We will end up moving our stuff into a storage unit in Tulsa for a while as we have the luxury of living with Kat's parents until we find a suitable home in OK. Craziness!
Of course, Kat and Liska were so excited that they spent the majority of Wednesday night taking turns throwing up...that's right, I think in total they each lost their dinners/lunch/breakfasts 8 times (4 each). Not a pleasant scene. Fortunately, Liska only puked on me twice. I felt lucky.
Hope everyone is doing well...we will keep you up to date with our progress in moving!
much love to all!
jak
Thank you, thank you...I've been working on that one all week. haha
So, Kat and I have embarked on the YOU Diet, made famous by Oprah Winfrey. Dr. Oz has made some appearances on her show and Kat was intrigued, bought his book (YOU on a Diet) and we are now 8 days into it and feeling pretty good. It is very basic...we walk 30 minutes a day, do non-weight exercises every other day...the nutrition part of it is the tough one. We had to go through our pantry and refrigerator and literally throw away anything that had High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Enriched Flour or Simple Sugars as the first 5 ingredients. Needless to say, the proverbial cupboard was bare once we were done. After a trip to Trader Joe's, though, we were set and ready to embark on the plan. I have already lost 6 lbs and am not fiending for pizza and queso like I thought I would be...My diet basically consists of Cheerios with strawberries for breakfast, Turkey Burger or pasta for lunch and fish or pasta for dinner with vegetables. Kat makes big portions, so we say "Lunch. It's what's for dinner." Anyway, it is going very well. We will keep you posted as to our results. :-)
During our second day on the YOU diet, we were walking along McBean toward North Park. See, one of the great benefits of this particular diet is that during our walks, Kat and I can chit chat about a myriad of topics...mostly around the house and the move to Tulsa, new job, etc. On this particular day, we were discussing the merits of keeping the house on the market or taking it off. Our thinking was this....the main season for buying a house doesn't start until late spring...our house had been on the market since November 5, 2006 without a bite. Maybe we could take it off the market for a couple months, put it back on in mid-April and test our luck then. We had basically come to the conclusion that was the right answer when Kat's phone started to chime that incessant Boomer Sooner song. Man, that drives me crazy...anyway, it was Wade. For those of you who don't know Wade, he is the husband half of our husband and wife realtor team. Wade told Kat that he had just spoken to another realtor and that we should expect to get an offer on the house in the next 24 hours...unbelievable! Here we were about to take the house off the market and we get an offer! So, true to his word, Wade called us last Saturday morning and told us we had an offer for the house. It was about $5K less than what we hoped for, but $5K more than most realtors told us we would get. We countered that same day and got exactly what we wanted! So, long story, short, WE ARE IN ESCROW! We had inspections on Wednesday, appraisal today...we are also meeting with the moving company today to get an estimate. We have to be out of the house by March 8! So, it will be a whirlwind around here for the next few weeks. We will end up moving our stuff into a storage unit in Tulsa for a while as we have the luxury of living with Kat's parents until we find a suitable home in OK. Craziness!
Of course, Kat and Liska were so excited that they spent the majority of Wednesday night taking turns throwing up...that's right, I think in total they each lost their dinners/lunch/breakfasts 8 times (4 each). Not a pleasant scene. Fortunately, Liska only puked on me twice. I felt lucky.
Hope everyone is doing well...we will keep you up to date with our progress in moving!
much love to all!
jak
