We are now firmly in October and this month is the departure platform for a bullet train ride to 2009. It’s a train filled with candy corn, Thanksgiving dinners, Thanksgiving leftovers, baking, holiday parties and a New Year’s Eve gorge.  In the blink of an eye it will be January 1, 2009 and if tradition holds I’m at risk of starting the year laying [...]

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We’re excited to announce a new partnership with a great website called Fat Fighter TV. Fat Fighter TV is a great resource for fitness, food and fun! Since we’re just about fun and occasional disaster we thought we better find someplace more competent for fitness news and voila! Now and again we add the fun [...]

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Please print and customize. 
Dear (beloved husband/significant other/co-parent/lovely wife/offspring),
You may have noticed that my (butt/gut/thighs) (have/has) spread in the last few (decades/9 months/weeks/holidays) and is now (wider than an ax handle/lookin’ like a pony keg/preventing me from wearing corduroy as friction may ignite a thigh fire).
I am trying to (lose a few pounds/shrink the muffin top/fit into my old football jersey/see my toes/be [...]

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Feel free to print the letter below and circle the items that apply to your workplace! 
Dear (co-worker/supervisor/boss/assistant),
I am sure you’ve noticed that I have (struggled with weight my whole life/just had a baby/am retaining water for many people/drink too many beers). Recently I have begun to (crash diet/count calories/reduce carbs/adopt a healthy lifestyle) in attempt to (lose [...]

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With President Bush addressing the nation about an impending credit crisis it is an apt time to ponder how this will affect our diets.
Many have compared the magnitude of the credit crisis to the collapse of the stock market in 1929 that led to The Great Depression. So that’s where we begin, what were people eating [...]

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In support of Grea we’re looking for recipes here people.. what are your favorite Weight Watchers or light dinner recipes?

 I dug out my old copy of  Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook the word “new” is in the title but it says Copyright 1998 so it’s old. Here’s my newish twist (changed two ingredients is all) on their Southern Oven “Fried” [...]

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Candace, also know as Crazy Texas Mommy, won our drawing for 3 Free Weeks of Weight Watchers Online! Thank you to all you guys who entered. And all is not lost we’ll continue to be on the look out for more diet giveaways for DTBMULFers. A magically slimming hoodie could be next!
Meantime, Candace.. drop us an email at dtbmulf@gmail.com and [...]

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Have you heard about Lose for Good? Weight Watchers has a campaign going right now that might motivate you to drop an extra pound or two. From Sept 7 to October 18th for every pound a Weight Watcher loses a pound of food will be donated to Share Our Strength AND Action Against Hunger.
This is perfect [...]

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On August 5th I posted this story about the exercise pill. Imagine my excitement when on Tuesday’s Oprah she had Dr. Oz on explaining all about the workout pill! You heard it here first. Of course our story was totally speculative, unscientific, and had spelling errors. BUT had you been a reader AND then later had [...]

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When I wear a pair of yoga pants and a t-shirt I feel exposed. All my flabbiness is on view for everyone at the gym or at the gas station to see. UNLESS I disguise my mid-section by an amazing item of clothing. Let me share my secret to instant good looks. It’s called a hoodie. [...]

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We’re excited to announce that we’ve been asked to contribute to the online magazine Blissfully Domestic. The online magazine is growing everyday and we’re honored to be contributing to the Healthy Bliss channel. Here’s a look at our first post!
 We highly recommend you give Blissfully Domestic a try. It’s free AND it’s non-fattening. Also we think [...]

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That’s me trying to look like Linda Hamilton in Terminator Two. Now would be everyone’s opportunity to to tell me their exercise disasters, successes or side-parts. I’m open. Hell I’m still on the floor and immobilized after the pull-up fiasco. So discuss what you want - just could I trouble anyone to throw an [...]

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Greta and I took yoga on Wednesday morning. I showed up in a giant Roots Canada t-shirt and navy blue sweat pants. Greta had a giant army green t-shirt and army green capri length yoga-esque pants.
I think we did pretty well during our yoga class. At one point Greta appeared to be choking to death during a [...]

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• Yoga Pilates Gym, Workout Yoga Exercise Fitness

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Certainly everyone knows that January 2 at any health club or gym is going to be busy. The first of the new year is the perfect time to lie to yourself that you’re going to work out every day and get in shape.
But surprise surprise the other busy day at the health club or gym [...]

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So earlierer today we posted the story of Cronus and Zeus and how it was the first reported case of binging and purging…why? 
Flash forward to present day….Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat has a back-to-school prize to give away! Mythmatical Battles is an award winning dueling card game that teaches classic mythology and helps kids drill their multiplication tables. [...]

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Cronus was the leader of the Titans of ancient Greece. He and his gigantic siblings were born of the Sky and Mother Earth. They were large and in charge. Cronus hated his children but as is the case with some men couldn’t give up impregnating his wife.  But the trouble with all these kids was [...]

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Are you having a hard time going it alone when it comes to your weight loss goals? Are you missing the “weighing in” element that some of the weight loss plans like Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig offer? But maybe money’s tight and you can’t afford to join anything. That’s where Tweightloss comes in.
Tweightloss members [...]

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Did you know there are two types of fat cells?
There are brown fat cells and white fat cells.  Scientists believe brown fat cells are better to have if you don’t want to be obese. Brown fat cells can quickly convert to muscle. Conventional white fat cells are are just stubborn and do not want to move, other than some jiggling. 
Scientifically speaking brown [...]

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I don’t want to be Dara Torres (it would be nice but come on.) I don’t want to be Madonna (yes I do.)  I accept that the hot bodies displayed on television or magazine covers are totally unrealistic. I’m not an idiot and my self-esteem is okeedokee. In fact I just checked the dip stick and we’re good. 
Yes I want [...]

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Here’s a Greta’s Greatest Hits from April of ‘08 (on account of I had a total blog-noonan this morning and couldn’t come up with something…it could happen to anyone right?) 
Here she is. My bathroom scale. I call her Low-la. 

I think it’s ironic, like calling a bald man curly. Low-la hates me actually. Over the years [...]

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 Today we give you part two of our Donna Schwartz Mills interview. You’ll remember she’s the fabulous mom blogger and dieter who caught the eye of People Magazine! Donna lost 56 pounds with a little help from Wii AND here’s what she ate…
 How did you control your eating? (Low carb or cal? Weight Watchers? Intestinal [...]

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Continue reading → Weight Loss Success in People Magazine Part II

The Pitt-Jolie twins were on the cover but if you went inside People Magazine you’d have found Donna Schwartz Mills, 52 of Southern California. People Magazine featured her weight loss success story. Donna lost 56 pounds with the help of Nintendo Wii Boxing AND the Ninetendo DS. Donna blogs at SoCal Mom. Donna consented to an in-depth [...]

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Yesterday after jamming a fist full of shredded cheese in my mouth (like you’ve never done it) I head out in search of a big bouncy ball. I plan to use said ball as the cornerstone of my new committment to fitness which I’m going to commit to here real soon.
So why the big bouncy ball?
It’s [...]

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Remember how betheboy saved me while Greta’s on vacation. She’s got the nerve to still be on vacation. Well it turns out betheboy has a gorgeous wife who writes The Slack Daily and she has given me great motivation to get back to spinning class. Take a read! And thank you Slack Mistress.
Orignally posted at The [...]

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For various reasons I’m going to start exercising August 16th. Someday I’ll go into why that date but for now just know on August 16th I will begin working out again after a long exercise draught.
One of the items on my exercise menu is a spinning class. It appears that if you want to burn calories spinning or [...]

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Help Wanted:I needed a guest writer while Greta vacations. Will Stegemann came to my rescue. He writes the witty blog BeTheBoy. He offered me this slice of cake and the apocalypse. For the first time ever cake with no calories. Thank you Be The Boy.. you The MAN!
Enjoy this story originally posted on September 24, 2007 and visit BeTheBoy for [...]

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This hit the news last week. Scientists have discovered a so-called workout pill.
The pill has only been tested on mice but it burns calories, reduces fat, AND when the mice do workout they’re beasts. I mean like they rule the treadmill because of one little pill. It’s called AICAR. (That’s a working title I think.)
Scientists [...]

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As Kiki posted yesterday, we’re in the middle of a redesign. It’s kind of like having 25 pairs of black shoes and 20 pairs of flip-flops. We like to change. So we switched temporarily back to our theme from way back in January, when we started this whole crazy journey.
Which got me to thinking…where am I going and where have I [...]

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Continue reading → In Which Greta Waxes Nostalgic…

Setting:In Greta and Kiki’s respective suburban homes. A phone rings.
Greta: What are you doing?
Kiki: Um, did you see our blog traffic? Your post on how your knuckle looks like Jonathon Winters is really popular.
Greta:Buddy Hackett my knuckle looks like Buddy Hackett.
Kiki: Right.
Greta: I’ve walked 11,000 steps today and I needed to get 1000  more in [...]

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We interrupt DTBMULF for this special announcement. 
There’s a new episode of How to Look Good Naked on tonight on Lifetime.
The surprisingly moving show really helps women think differently about their figures. Almost to a woman they think they are bigger than they are and of course always more beautiful than they believed.
Also tonight moving episode of Wipeout is on where [...]

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THE LATEST FAT NEWS: New research seems to show that if you want to get fat quickly make sure to load up on foods with fructose.
The study by UT Southwestern Medical Center says fructose, which is a type of sugar, converts from fork to flab faster than goose poo through a tin horn. (So the study didn’t exactly use [...]

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Why Your Last Diet Failed You by Charlie Hills is subtitled And How this Book Won’t Help You on Your Next One. This book is funny, Charlie is funny and shockingly men apparently have trouble losing weight too. This is news to Greta and Kiki because their husbands are annoyingly in shape. It makes Greta and Kiki cranky.
Anyhow [...]

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Now and again you’ve got a family function, sports banquet or reception after the graveside service and they ask you to bring a “dish to pass.” Normally I make a cheesy rice casserole or a cheesy potatoes that tastes great, everyone likes, and forces even the skinny girls undo the top button of their jeans. Greta makes apple [...]

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“Salmonella, Salmonella, night and day it’s Salmonella.”
To the tune of Cinderella
The latest warning by the U.S. government is to avoid jalapeno peppers. They could be the source of the salmonella outbreak that previously had everyone avoiding tomotoes.  This news comes at the same time the jalepeno peppers I grew my own self are ready to pick. 
All month I’ve [...]

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Household chores can be a great work out!

Carrying the hamper down the stairs is good for your stems. And a soaked beach towel can weigh a hundred pounds or more!

Who need’s the clean and jerk dead lift? Put your back into it ladies. And do you want to know the secret for toned arms that the body [...]

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In the on-going low carb versus low fat diet war the latest round goes to Atkins or Meditteranean style eating. That’s a link to the Wall Street Journal article on this big diet news. But here, look at this Googliciousness if you want further evidence of this diet news.
Still if you tell someone you’re low [...]

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What is the most weight you’ve ever lost on a diet? Other people’s success stories inspire me. I always flip to that section first in the Weight Watcher magazine.
I’ll go first. I’ve lost 16 pounds three times in my life. (gained it back of course) Those other times 16 pounds put me near my goal so [...]

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 While Kiki’s away having a Summer Hell Week w/ family activies, she’s asked me to post one of her Greatest Hits. Enjoy! 

CAREFUL IT’S WILD!!

We call it GUINESS IN THE GLUTS CHICKEN. It’s version of thisBeer in the Rear Chicken from the lovely lady Paula Deen.
But here’s my take on it:
1 can of wild Guinness
2-3 sprigs of Rosemary
(not your aunt [...]

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The generous editor of Sympatico Health and Fitness page, Lisa Felepchuk, directed many readers to our little home. Hello and Welcome! And we gotta say you look very thin in this blog. If you’ve been here before and came back we’re just in love with you and are stunned everyday by our fabulous commenters.
We’re so glad you’re [...]

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Recently the legendary Billy Joel’s lovely wife Katie Lee Joel came out with a cook book called The Comfort Table. A while back comic giant Jerry Seinfeld’s also lovely wife, Jessica, put together a best seller called Deceptively Delicious. Before that Ted Nugent’s wife Shemane (she’s lovely) penned a how-to cook book for preparing wild game.
That’s pretty [...]

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Well what in the flip is this thing? Things are going pretty well in my very first vegetable garden. I’ve even made a healthy-lifestyle-choice salad out of a normal socially acceptable cucumber that I grew.
Then today I was out inspecting my cucumber plants. I felt an uncomfortable nudge against my ankle and looked down to see this freak [...]

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There’s a self help saying that rhymes like this, “name it, claim it.”  The theory being how can you get better if you don’t first admit you’re sick? Well I have some long held diet delusions and I’m naming them. I’d like you to take a lighter and burn them okay? Maybe then they can stop [...]

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I pretty much went on and on about John Adams and thought you might like more nugget sized facts. It is a holiday weekend after all and we’re supposed to be celebrating our independence! Tippling should not be interrupted with overlong posting so I offer this synopsis.
Here’s some interesting (to me) information on what the [...]

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As we get set to celebrate Independence Day let’s ponder the question: What did the Founding Fathers eat? Let’s begin with John Adams. After reading David McCollough’s biography Adams became one of my favorites. Perhaps you watched the movie on HBO? When it comes to food John Adams is a man after my own heart.
I [...]

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