Intro to the Babes of the Blog

Hi! We're Karita and Liz! We're just 2 cool chicks embarking on a journey back to the Land of Skinny. We're busty babes and we're ready for next summer's bikinis! We're also family, with the same blood, the same nose and husbands whose names are both "Bobby."

This blog was created as a way to help each other reach our goals to become unfat! It'll allow some virtual butt kicking since we live several states away from each other... we're both fairly short and our legs just won't reach from NC to GA and back!

A little about K: Okay, so in all honesty, I've never worn a bikini, unless you count that time in 9th grade when I went swimming in my underwear at the city pool... Anyway, I haven't worn one and despite the level of skinniness I plan to attain, I probably never will! However, since I am a sucker for alliteration and the fact that just the words "me" and "bikini" in the same sentence throw Bobby 1.2 into a tizzy, I couldn't resist this title. After 8 1/2 years of marital bliss, the fat has hit the fan! I'm planning to use this space as a place to chronicle the obliteration of cellulite and fat rolls!
Here are my reasons:
* I want to keep B's eyes on me... I don't really want to spend the next 20-to-life in clothes provided by the state. Orange is so not my color!
* Apparently, fatness and babies do not mix. Seems kinda unfair to me that you have to lose weight to be able to swell up like a cow, but I'll do it to hear the pitter patter of little feet.
* My dad's "Feel my funky arm thingie" routine is getting old! I don't wanna touch your dialysis needle, DAD... I promise, I'll lose weight... Just don't make me do it again! Seriously, I want to stop any weight related health issues before they start.
Here is my plan:
* Sweat it out 4 days/week at the meat market --- M, Th, Sat, & Sun will be spent draped over an elliptical...
* Rock some fiercely cool yoga pants and/or some seriously padded spin shorts at least one of those 4 days at the gym.
* Become a card carrying member of the "I'm only walking cuz I spent 10 minutes in the hot tub" club.
* Stick to a healthy eating plan that includes lots of greens and grains, but unfortunately, no gummy bears.
Here is my goal:
* To lose 33 lbs in 6 months. That's roughly 5 lbs/month... We'll talk about that again in May 2010!

A little about L: I've been married for 3 years to Bobby 2.1 and love it! Having a little wee boy this past April was a huge blessing... However, the leftover "Deagan cushioning" is not!
More about my plans/goals, reason for killing the fatness monster to follow in a later post...

We're still figuring out this dual authorship thing. Hope you enjoyed the intro and come back for more!

Sun & Belly Buttons,
The Babes of the Blog