Hey! Hey, you!
Yeah, YOU. Get back here.
Are you looking for http://www.livitluvit.com?
Yeah, I thought so. Don’t worry, you’re in the right place. We just had little work done over the weekend. Whaddya think? Apparently this is what happens when LiLu doesn’t leave the couch for 3 days… she teaches herself how to edit html code.
Also, B would like me to credit him for drawing the piece of tape in the header. It took him about two hours in Paint, no lie. Go ahead, zoom in.. he put like 19 shades of brown in there, pixel by pixel. He is now accepting kudos and congratulations for his amazing skills, and is available for freelance work if you have any adhesive swatches you need drawn.
He is a patient man. Remember how I said he balances me out? Exhibit A: I am the most impatient person I’ve ever met and would have given up after about 10 minutes and pasted a jpg of Elmer’s over it.
So seriously y’all, let me know what you think. I accidentally tricked myself into learning a lot about this designing crap over the weekend, even though my goal was to use my brain as little as possible. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. I think this was a win-win.
My corner of the interwebs isn’t the only thing changing its appearance, either. B and I have decided we have officially crossed the line from “joking about the extra L.B.s from the holidays” to “Officially Fat and Happy”. Therefore, starting Monday, we have decided to start kicking our own asses. No more junk food, no more excuses to not work out, no more significantly less booze.
Because New Year’s Resolutions are for pussies. February is the month of change, my friends. January sucks enough as it is.
B’s official goal is to lose 10 pounds by the end of February. Since I am a woman and can’t shed poundage like that, nor do I find it particularly healthy, my less-concrete goal is to fit back into my skinny jeans. Not “skinny jeans” as in hipster, “skinny jeans” as in the ones I fit into when I’m lookin’ gooood. (The next phase will be to fit into them… comfortably.)
Because we used to look like this, a la Costa Rica:
And now we look like this:
Well, maybe not EXACTLY. But we are on a slippery slope, my friends. Like when Michael Jackson got his first nosejob.
The last time I went on a serious diet like this, I cut out everything I like to put ketchup on, AND quit drinking for a month. And the results were huge. I’m not going quite that hardcore this time, but I AM nixing everything fried and taking it easy on the bottle. And it is going to be hell. Especially because, as a man, B will probably go running once a week and drop 10 pounds without even thinking about it. Jerkface.
So raise a glass (of water) to Fat February, my friends… It’s on like Donkey Kong.
I’ll keep you “posted”. Get it? GET IT?? *snarf*
God, I’m punny.
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I laughed out loud at the after pic! And you’re right–February it is. I lifted weights today at the gym for the first time in … well, I can’t even remember. If you need support or a kick in the ass, you know where to find me.
I love, love, LOVE your blog’s new look! It is WICKED PISSAH! Props to you and B, fo shiz!
Oh! How pretty. You and your site, that is.
I am about to bust a gut after about 10 lbs of dip…I may have to join you in losing some lbs.
ha! i just declared this weekend that tomorrow was when id get my booty back to the gym after a bit of a hiatus. except im tired tonight and know i wont want to get out from under the his and hers at 5am. fuck.
love your new site! looks good!
I can cut down on the fatty foods, but cutting down on the booze is officially out of the question.
Did I just read “Quit drinking for a month” I am impressed. I went shopping this morning for salad stuff to make to bring for lunch to work. It is time to get my ass working out. No more being a lazy ass.
the new look is HOT…and sooo are you!
xoxo
love the new look! and I’m sure YOUR new look is very fine too.
February is a great month for dieting because it is only 28 days long.
Love the new look. And the gym is a great way to feel better about things. Good luck.
Love the facelift!
You were smart to wait until February. I was naive and made a couple of resolutions which lasted for about two days. I’ll be reactivating my exercise program soon. Good luck with your diet!
I do LOVE it! You both did a great job on the new look.
And good luck with your goal – I like your reasonable (realistic!) attitude toward diet.
But that flowered two-piece is DIVINE, darling.
If you have any leftover meatballs as a result of your diet, please send them to me.
1… Your new blog looks GREAT! I got so ticked looking for blog templates for the wedding blog! And I, like u, am NOT patient… I can’t even bring myself to edit HTML…. Yay for Lilu!
2… No freakin way! Today is D-Day for me (and my BFF Nina) as well! We officially joined weight watchers Saturday. I made sure I ate all my favorite things this weekend, and consumed a lot of alcoholic beverages so that today could start on a clean slate (and one hell of a tummy ache!) I finally gave into the diet thing cause I just carried 16 pairs of my “used-to-fit-me” jeans/pants to the attic… fudgers! And yeah… JD is the same as B… goes to the gym everyday and that works for him… I am NOT a gym person… try as I might… can’t do it.. so diet it is
Good luck!
Dana
I’m loving the Blog makeover! The thing that really makes it…is that awesome piece of tape at the top. Whatever you did to come up with that…well, let’s just say…requires a BIG reward.
Loving those “after” pics too. Too funny. How did you snap that pic of me and Blue Eyes without us noticing?
I really don’t understand why men lose weight so much easier either.
But I do love the new design!
I lost seven pounds last week and I can’t think of one concrete reason why — well, maybe because I started walking the extra distance to the escalator at Woodley Park instead of taking the elevator. Or taking two separate trips to do laundry … even though that’s just a short walk, then a long elevator ride.
LiLu – you look fine and HEALTHY. Don’t go for the anorexic look.
Also – B needs to LOSE 10 pounds? Seriously? From, uh, where? If he wants a challenge, he’s more than welcome to swap bodies with me and figure out how to lose 50 (I’d be totally happy at 200lbs, even though my “ideal” is apparently 175).
Kate: Hi new facebook friend! And good on you. I KNOW I need to be doing weight training… I just don’t know how to do it. B’s going to show me this weekend. Ugh.
Lemm: I knew Irish Lebowski’s was going to be a shit-show, delicious food-wise. Dip does sound good though… no no! It’s Monday! Dip is evil!
brookem: Today I have to go find the gym in my new building and join it so I feel guilty when I don’t go. Because that’s what it’s really about, right?
Maxie: Agreed. These are extreme measures, to be sure. Hopefully I make it out alive…
LBluca77: I did, I don’t know HOW I did it. I had maybe a beer or two at a baseball game that whole month. I’m pretty sure that’s the reason I lost so much weight, too…
The Blond: Thanks, lady! And just wait until March.
Life On Edge: It will be. We are determined, for once.
Jerry Critter: I won’t say that didn’t cross our mind. It’s going to be harder for him though- it’s less time to lose those 10 lbs in…
shadowrock: Agreed. I’m actually kind of looking forward to it.
Cyndy: Thanks, lady! I feel much better about starting now, too. The new year is too crazy. February ain’t got much going on…
Connie: It took a long time to get to this reasonable attitude! Hopefully it pays off.
Fearless: The good news is, judging from that picture, the flowered bikini is about six sizes too small, anyway. So it should still fit!
Miles To Go: Thank you much! And yeah, I had a similar epiphany Saturday night when we were getting ready to go out and I realized I didn’t feel GOOD in any of my clothes. Enough of that, now! D-Day has arrived…
Fancy: That tape IS gorgeous! And doesn’t it look like their chairs have busted through to the ground? Hilarious.
Deutlich: Yeah, stupid evolution. I would SO have been a hunter before a gatherer, anyway! And thanks
Malnurtured Snay: That might be it. I’m convinced walking to work is the only thing keeping me from the (“Fat”) edge…
luv-in’ the new layout!
I am a terribly slow runner, but you can join me for some lunch-time running if you’d like. Because Pretty Boy is like B’s before picture, while I’m already at your after one… Ick!
They did an upgrade on our systems over the weekend and when I clicked on LiLu I thought something had gone horribly wrong. But on second glance, something has gone wonderfully right. Great new look and we should all get together on Saturdays to run/walk around the Mall.
Malnurtured Snay: Don’t worry, dear- anorexia ain’t in my blood. I’m just trying to get in better shape, not lose weight necessarily.
Charlotte Harris: Thanks chica!
Beach Bum: That sounds deeevine. And if the weather stays like this, we’ll be able to do it soon, too!
Foggy: Aw, thanks. And YES re: Saturdays! That sounds wonderful.
Your site looks great!!!! And yay for Febresolutions! ;o)
(and three cheers for patient B)
Foggy reminded me: I was walking around the Mall on Saturday.
it looks good girl!! that piece of tape is well, priceless.
well done.
Define “taking it easy on the bottle.” I feel like I say that once a week and still wind up drinking 10 drinks a week. And then I go to the doctor, answer her “how many drinks do you consume in a week?” question and she looks at me like I have 4 heads and tells me I’m going to die soon.
You quit drinking for a month????
Oh my god. I think I’d die. Or at the very least, be a lot less interesting at parties.
Yeah, Feb is the way to go.
And I love that picture above.
love the new page, lady! and let me know how that whole diet thing goes. i’m on a mission to lost 10 lbs. before spring, but can’t seem to stop binge drinking and eating a bag of doritos in one sitting!
While I can’t say I ignore the number on the scale completely (because that would be lying), I do think that the jeans test is a better measure. Good luck! I’ll be right there with you.
(And I love the new layout! Great piece of tape…)
Love the new layout!
I’m also right there with you, but I have to do it for wedding purposes…Not because I’m wedding crazy but because I REALLY don’t want to go through my wedding pictures thinking “wow, I look really big in this or that picture”
My inner renaissance woman is getting tired. GI Jane it is. I just saw a picture of me from last summer when I thought I looked good.
Um. NO.
You really weren’t kidding about the face lift! Now I have to have one!
Good luck with the “healthy” thingamabob, I’m still acnefied…toxic waste
You missed a spot.
Kidding. Hot shit.
Madamen Meow: Thank you! He thanks you as well. Patiently.
alexa: It’s the most beautiful piece of tape I’ve ever seen.
Downbeat: Hmm. I’m scared to define it. I’ll probably end up somewhere around 10 drinks a week… which for me, is pretty damn good.
surviving myself: I know, I know. I don’t know how I did it. By not being sociable, I guess?
Dr Zibbs: I do, too. They certainly look happy, don’t they?
Venomiss008: Thanks chica! Doritos are evil, but french fries are my true kryptonite. A whole month without them…!
Liebchen: Thanks lady! The “skinny jeans test” is foolproof, whereas the scale may lie…
Jo: There’s this “Bridal Bootcamp” show on right now where chubby brides-to-be get their asses kicked in order to get in shape. I haven’t watched it yet, but it sounds hilarious, no?
Kate: GI Jane sounds about right. Now if only I had a personal trainer to go with the ‘tude…
fiona: I feel like a whole new e-woman.
I love the new look. Very well done.
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Quit drinking?!
Who are you and what have you done with our LiLu?!
Love the new look. Is that a dead sheep she’s dragging, there?
the new look is brilliant. and that piece of tape is crucial.
The site is super cute. You’re hard work has paid off.
I ordered two exercise videos and have been pretty happy that only one has showed up in the mail.
I think I ate too much cheese yesterday. (cue Boys II Men song)
I need to stop drinking so much and work out more. Just went to a new gym today for the first time. On the first day, you can–as the new guy–get away w/ walking into the ladies’ locker room. Once. You get one free pass on that.
Love the new look. I love that you’re wanting to lose the extra poundage thru healthy lifestyle. Kudos to you. LMAO at the fat picture. I’m sure you both look great but I understand…….you have to be comfortable with yourself. You have to understand I would kill to look like you. ((hugs))
66: I did, actually. There’s still a bug or two to get out… working on it.
Refugee: Thanks, dear. Preesh.
lacochran: It’s not dead. It’s given in to my strong will. Playfully.
f.B: Thanks! And yes, it truly is.
Oxen Cox: Aw, thanks babe. Although we’ve come to the end of the road
Still I can’t let you go
It’s unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you…
M@: At my old office, one of the janitors would regularly walk into the ladies’ locker room to “collect the towels”. He conveniently didn’t understand English, or me, when I yelled at him.
SMB: You’re too sweet. I know we’re not enormous but we also need to draw the line somewhere… or we will be!
I do love that pic tho.
Very pretty, my dear. Let B know his pixel skills are like mad crazy.
Lay off the soda and processed food. You’ll drop about 2 pounds there.
Good luck!
Wow! New site looks absolutely amazing. Feel free to do my blog next.
Just kidding. Also, your after picture made me giggle. I definitely need to start hitting the gym more but it’s so cooooooold outside.
This looks fantastic! I love it! As for you and B, I know you are both still completely gorgeous, but I totally support you in your 10-pound reduction plan. It’s amazing what decreasing sugars and alcohol can do.
Miss Scorpio: Unfortunately, I don’t drink soda. It’d be an easy fix… processed foods I’m definitely cutting out! And B says thanks for the kudos
Brandy: Ha- your site is gorgeous! It is cold… much colder where you are… but my ass demands it.
Lisa: Thanks, chica. And I hope you’re right about the pounds coming off!
Love the new digs – I need a lesson on how to do layouts – have a free few weeks to teach me? I pay in booze and chocolate.
Damn your diet.
Narm: I’m more than happy to help you out if you want. It was actually kind of fun once I started figuring stuff out. And I’ll start collecting on the booze come March.
The new look is AAAAAAAA+++++++++ (I am channeling my eBay days)
I love the new look. The blog, at least. I only empathize with the sunbathing pics.
Ummm… I agree Fat February has GOT TO GO!! Boys have it so much easier!
ohh and I forgot I love the new digs! I wish I could teach myself too. However, I am definitely too impatient for that! One day…. one day I’ll pay someone to fix it
I clearly answered my e-mail too late cause you up and changed your blog! WAY TO GO!!!
I feel back about you cutting back on the bottle cause this weekend was a bender for the books and I kinda went to the casino…
I slipped back into degenerate mode for 2 days… oops..
I answered your questions, and thanks for asking… it gave me something to talk about today other than the boozefest that was my weekend!
I’m loving the new site.
I suck at dieting too! Man Friend started no carbs, and I told him to be supportive that I would do no carbs too when I was around him! What was I thinking? Seriously.
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