3DisneyKids
More Drink, Less Run...Since 2008
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Hi Lisa! And Kelly! And Karen! ANd Meg!
Ok I feel like I haven't been here in ages, I've been swamped trying to settle into the routine of two jobs and everything else. But I was thinking of you all and thought I'd pop by and say a quick hello before heading off to bootcamp.
Love to all.
Bootcamp sounds fun! Kinda. In a bad/good pain kinda way!
Lisa, I'll be posting all over FB, I have a special "group" on FB dedicated to just WDW sharing...you are on it! I'm crazy excited, 1 week from tomorrow!!!
It took every bit of restraint in me not to post the BANANA.
Hi Lisa! And Kelly! And Karen! ANd Meg!
Do you ever think that a future culture will look back at us and marvel at how we viewed weight and exercise? How we measured progress and how we didn't?
Who needs to wait for a future culture when you have me?
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to you Liz. And by that I am not saying I'm outside it by any means. Of course I'm not. But I marvel and hate and have a lot of thoughts of what we do. And still truly believe it can be a more natural process so to speak. But obviously I don't trust myself and that thought enough - with enough consistency of thought.
(And there we go isn't that a how I measure progress thought when I'm sitting here feeling pretty good. Sneaks up on you!)
Or maybe you meant marvel in a neutral interesting way and I'm way off the thought process.
So I don't know is my answer. What do you think?
I'm having a tough couple of weeks. I'm all over the computer. All over facebook. Honestly, I know what that means - I'm struggling. Sighing. So struggling to keep emotions in check.
But doing it.
Love to all.
Back from a fabulous 3 days in the parks with my girl! Ah...too fast, it just goes too fast!
Wonderful that you could share that time together! Did you see the new Fantasy Land? Ride the updated Test Track? What did you think of them?
You only have a couple weeks now Goddesses! Cannot wait to hear all about the race this year. Next year I'll be there!
Lisa- thanks for the well wishes. I'm struggling too. Some of it is *little* stuff, some *big* stuff, and the rest is just *real life* stuff! Quite the mixed bag of messed up emotions for me lately!
I finally made a decision to control what I can. And that means my eating & exercise. Yes, I'm training for the Princess, but that's only going to get me so far. I need that strength work. That's my golden ticket. I tracked 3 days last week. Not exactly stellar but it's a start. I need to get myself back into a place where I at least FEEL good. Then I think the other things will start to fall back into line.
OH! Lisa. We had our first two babies of the season born last night so cute.
LESS than a couple weeks! The race itself is 2 weeks from yesterday oy.
Ahhh! 2 weeks from yesterday! Well, you are a pro at this, you got it in the bag!
Yeah, I'm actually a little concerned at the fact that I'm not really concerned.
Oh yes, we saw FLE! I'm writing up a trip report (link in my siggie) but I really liked FLE, loved the circus area/Dumbo and didn't think I would, but it's really beautiful. HOARDS of people, however, which was to be expected. At CS lunch at Be Our Guest and that was fun! Did Little Mermaid, which I thought was well done. I'll have pics when I get to that part in my TR.
We loved Little Mermaid! I have some great pics too. Well, my camera has them. I haven't downloaded them yet And I think that when the expansion is complete, the whole new FL is going to be fabulous!
Rode TT and liked the ride as much as always, I thought it LOOKED more modern and nicer than before...but meh...it was just ok? Savannah & I were glad we didn't wait in standby and used FPs b/c I would not have been happy to wait an hour for it.
Here's the thing with TT. First we went FP line and were totally confused by the whole "theme". Then we did the stand-by line. It was actually MUCH better! It made so much more sense because you could play with so many more different design elements and create your own car. But the ride itself? I know they didn't change the RIDE portion, but I don't like it at all. Lame. The old version was much more engaging as a rider.
I hope you feel better! Tracking will help, and feeling better physically always helps me feel better mentally...says the person that is back to tracking after eating everything in sight at WDW and every sugary junk food I could find!
Megan. Tough Mudder in Boston. I am on the fence. Talk to me.
Ok so you're lucky I don't have much time before work today or you'd get my big case for why I love Tough Mudder. I'm doing Boston this year and would actually have done Vermont this year as well but I'm doing Falmouth Road Race that weekend which is a big race I had to be in a lottery to get a number for. So needless to say I think it's an awesome experience. It's just a truly amazing experience. (I think Amy would definitely agree.) Knowing you I know you'd kick butt and enjoy it. Its less of a race and more of an adventure. The obstacles are so much fun and how else will you get the excuse as an adult to roll in mud? I have never walked away from a race with such a high, it was a rush when I crossed the finish. I should also mention they hand you a free beer as soon as you are over the finish line. I also find it to be extremely well run, up there with Disney races. They have an after party, the water stops are great they have water and bananas, lots of nice people working and running. Definitely something worth doing at least once.
That being said right now I'm registered to run with a girl from my bootcamp and if you're looking to run with people we'd love to have you on our team. We did Spartan together and it took me all of two seconds to convince her to do Tough Mudder.
So whats keeping you from registering?
3DisneyKids said:Yes, Amy gave me a very detailed race report and it is now on my bucket list. It is a Must Do race for me. And thanks for including me on your team!
Only thing holding me back, honestly, is that I am not in shape for it. I know I *can* be by June, but I'd like to wait a bit and get some training under my belt first.
And yes, I am running the Princess next week. I have done, get this, a total of SEVEN training runs. Yup. That's it. I did one 7.5 miler and ten days ago I did a full 13.1. Other than that, I have done a few 3s and 4s. NOT IN SHAPE. Thankfully, the Princess is so generous. I did my 13.1 at an even 13 minutes per mile pace, which I am pleased with considering, again, SEVEN training runs! Plus, I am not running for pace. Don't care about it at all--just running with Team Goddess. and we are going to conga-line across the Finish. Or other such silliness!
Without going into detail, it has been a HORRIBLE 6 months, so I got derailed. And even when I tried to keep up with it, I ended up with a stress fracture in my foot and that sidelined me for 12 weeks. So I am nowhere near ready for anything other than a mild-mannered Disney race. But of course, I will be!