Friday, February 13, 2009

Lookin' Good Dallin and Janelle Style

I know you all stay up at night wondering, what do Dallin and Janelle do to look so good ALL THE TIME????
Wonder no more!
You too can look like Dallin and Janelle by making a few basic lifestyle changes.

1. Have a baby.

Yes this may initially pose a challenge to especially the one-bearing-the child's weight, but the payoffs are huge. For example, with a newborn, you are often so busy that you have no time to eat. Bingo- instant weight loss. You are often bored at home and go on numerous, long walks. Cha-ching! Effortless exercise. Not to mention, as they get older and start crawling and walking, you have to chase them around. Excellent cardio. You also avoid sweets and snack foods as your baby gets older, because the minute that child sees you holding an oreo, they will want three. You won't even notice as the pounds evaporate into thin air!

2. Be poor.
Although this second lifestyle initially sounds unattractive, it is a definite key in your quest to look like Dallin and Janelle. This includes numerous benefits like rarely eating out and rarely eating red meat. It means eating a hearty breakfast of cracked wheat cereal every morning. It also means that weekend excursions are usually hikes or bike rides. This targets both areas needed to look like Dallin and Janelle- diet and exercise.

3. Keep your new baby's crib in the kitchen. (Right by the fridge is highly recommended)

This step is a brilliant way to curb your desire to snack in between meals and at night. When you are given the option of getting that snack at the peril of having to put your child back to sleep, your good sense usually wins out. Bye bye icecream and popcorn!

4. Train your child at meal times.
This is a relatively new addition to the "Look Like Dallin and Janelle" Regimen. Thanks to a beautiful floral arrangement from my sister Angie, we have discovered a new trick. We call it the citrus toss. At dinner, Dorothy was fascinated with the brightly colored citrus fruits in this lovely centerpiece, so after much fussing and reaching, Dad finally handed her a lime. She threw it and laughted. Dad picked it up and gave it back to her. Again, she threw it and laughed and laughed. Voila! Through this arrangement, you burn all your calories as you eat them. Repeat this at every meal, and you have a dieters dream come true. Eat whatever you want at that meal, because you're burning it as you go. Training your child to do the same should not be too hard. Just get a really good sister taking a floral design class, and the rest should take care of itself.


Follow these simple guidelines, and I guarantee that you too will look like this.

A recent family picture. I'm not sure where Dorothy went.
Family update-
Dallin has recently picked up basketball and has shown considerable skill. He was named one of the best NBA players this year.
Janelle supplements the family income by Lookin' Good in Victoria's Secret Catalogs, along with some side modeling for other lucky clothing lines.

5 comments:

Alice-Anne said...

We'll have to try the Dallin and Janelle diet plan! I hope we can look like you guys. How did Dallin get soooo dark? Have you been to Hawaii again? :)

cathy said...

now you just have to teach us how to be witty like dallin and janelle
-elise

scott and linds said...

haha- you guys are so funny! I'm going to follow these very closely.. hopefully I'll look like the two of you soon...very soon!

anon said...

What is this?

Does Dallin have some hidden minstrelsy fantasy?

And "Janelle supplements the family income by Lookin' Good in Victoria's Secret Catalogs, along with some side modeling for other lucky clothing lines"? Believe me, if she was in Victoria's Secret catalogs, I would have noticed by now.

Meredith Williams said...

After reading your post, I'm convinced that the baby's mattress will now be located right in the middle of our kitchen. thanks for the advice!!!