Well, I made one pleasant discovery this morning–the glass that I’ve been using for my water (can you tell hubby is a computer tech?) actually holds 16 oz. of water, so I’ve been gettting twice what I thought I was. Bonus! By the way, it’s insulated and I put about 2″ of water in it at night and put it in the freezer. It’s like having a permanent ice cube the next day. 
Another not-so-wonderful discovery–peanuts have waaaaay more calories than I thought they had! We bought a huge bag of Planters unshelled peanuts, thinking they’d be a much healthier snack than a lot of things. And they are, but they’re also a lot more calorie-rich than I imagined. No cholesterol, no salt, but a 1/2 cup still = about 175 calories. And there aren’t many peanuts in a half cup. So, we’ll have to be very careful of that. Live and learn! 
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As a post script to this, I just watched Oprah who was featuring anti-aging/healthiest foods on her show today and nuts–any nuts–was one of them. As a guideline, the doctor on the show said that whatever you can reach into a bowl and grab with one hand is your maximum serving for the day. ::gulp:::scare:
9:35 am
Ahhhh, I like those surprise bonuses!!! Oh, and I didn’t know that about the peanuts. Thanks.
10:01 am
Well, at least you got your protein with those peanuts. My downfall is peanut butter. But if I eat a spoonful of it or spread it on celery, it keeps me from being too hungry for a later meal. What about low butter popcorn? It’s a salty snack too with less fat and calories.
10:20 am
Peanuts are great for you though. You just have to count the calories or whatever plan you are doing.
11:07 am
I love nuts and especially peanuts.. I have heard that you can have a pretty decent snack with pistacios around 13 or 14 of them or so for not too bad of a calorie count. I am going to have to check on that. The only problem, it is hard to just stop at 13 lol.
Sue
11:08 am
A handful of nuts (tree nuts too) is a good thing, but yeah—they can sneak up on you
Congrats on the water!
11:29 am
Peanuts – well nuts in general – are packed with protein. You could still have 1 tbsp. of peanut butter as a snack each day, which is about 1/4 cup of peanuts, I think!
3:49 pm
Crazy isn’t it? I wouldn’t go looking at the numbers for walnuts or pecans either – holy crow they’re crazy high!
Almonds are safer than those two!