Anyone else using upcoming Disney trip as motivation to lose weight?

[LegoMom3]

If anyone's interested, you can go to the DIS W.I.S.H. forum - you gotta scroll way down on the main DIS page but it's there! You can keep a "journal" and chat with others who are in our same boat. It's a great way to stay motivated and also encourage others! They also post monthly exercise challenges, which I find to be a great way to keep my butt moving (literally...!!!!).

 

[BraMax]

I know we can all loose the weight that we want. If I can do it anyone can. I have battled being overweight most of my adult life. Here is a picture of me from our first trip to DL in Dec'05 and then our second trip Feb '07 there is a 60 lb difference between the two pictures. I am hoping to loose another 30 before our first trip to WDW and DCL in Feb '08

[/IMG]

Jennifer

 

[mabenoab]

You're beautiful! Good luck with the next 30!!

 

[mabenoab]

I found it! What a great forum, too. Thanks so much for posting the info, I don't think I'd have found it anytime soon (there's just so much going on here on the DisBoards!)

If anyone's interested, you can go to the DIS W.I.S.H. forum - you gotta scroll way down on the main DIS page but it's there! You can keep a "journal" and chat with others who are in our same boat. It's a great way to stay motivated and also encourage others! They also post monthly exercise challenges, which I find to be a great way to keep my butt moving (literally...!!!!).

 

[Disney's Fab 4]

Well, Here it goes.... On the day I turned 35, I said I am only going to keep gaining weight, cuz I wasn't dieting and not even caring what I ate... don't get me wrong I wanted to be skinny... However I just wanted to wake up that way...

I joined WW the day after the 35th birthday and lost 74 pounds in 7 months
(no cheating at all) but worth it! ... down to a sweet size 4 maybe even alittle less... And I kept it off with no problem at all just always counting my points... However.... In the past year I have gone crazy.. I have gained back 30 pounds!!! Well My 39th birthday is on Monday and I guess I had better get back to WW... I do keep looking at my WDW pictures from 10/2005... I was nice and slender... And we are going back this September so I had better get going to WW, I want to see that skinny girl again .

All you Dis'ers are a motivation! And again, I would still take a stomach bug and or some mono to get the ball rolling????? Anyone????

 

[asfarrell]

I am trying to lose weight for our Disney trip (it's an ongoing battle since the day I said "I DO"). I just don't want to be the "fat mom" in all the Disney pictures. I am going to check out the W.I.S.H board, like suggested. It's so hard, but if we would just do it once (lose weight) and get it over with....it would be great!

 

[zacem'smom]

Me too!! My dh told me we could take our first trip if I got down to his weight. Which would have been 47 lbs. I lost 30 So I figured that was close enough. It worked we booked our first Disney vacation for October!!!! Yeah!!! Hopefully by the time I get there I will have meet the goal.

 

[stitchntiggertoo]

Hey, any chance of you sending me that nasty virus in the mail...

Congratulations!!!! have fun on your skinny Disney vacation!

I so wanted to loose weight just a few pounds so my shorts fit a little better, but that didn't happen. I am just crossing my fingers that I haven't gained any weight! oh, and I would like a mild case of that virus if your sharing!

 

[MyGirlLovesMickey]

Hey, I just thought I'd post my successes if that's ok. I've lost 9 pounds!!! And even better, I've lost 13 inches from the few areas that my trainer measures. And I've dropped 5 percentage points off my body fat. Woohoooooo!!!

 

[daisyduck123]

Hey, I just thought I'd post my successes if that's ok. I've lost 9 pounds!!! And even better, I've lost 13 inches from the few areas that my trainer measures. And I've dropped 5 percentage points off my body fat. Woohoooooo!!!

That's great! Congrats!!

I was afraid to come back to this thread because all I've done is eat & eat this past week....let me try one more week.

 

[mabenoab]

Hey, I just thought I'd post my successes if that's ok. I've lost 9 pounds!!! And even better, I've lost 13 inches from the few areas that my trainer measures. And I've dropped 5 percentage points off my body fat. Woohoooooo!!!

Congratulations!!!! I'm so glad you're doing well, and you just motivated me NOT to drive to McD's tonight to protest my current plateau! Keep it up...or down, actually!

A round of applause, and a row of dancing bananas for you!!

 

[ibelieveintink3]

Hey girlies! I couldn't help to be thrilled to stumble upon this thread. We have a mear 42 days until our Disney vacation. I was going through pictures from last year's trip and i've recently gained around 10 or so lbs. I look so happy and comfertable in the pictures of me, even the ones in a BIKINI! That's because i looked and felt great. Motivated to feel that way once again i've begun a better diet plan where i cut out almost all my carb intake. I only eat whole wheat carbs in small portions for my breakfast and lunch. Lately i've become a little obsessed with the poor condition of my body, so I also have continued to work out (4 times a week). I just hope to shed around 20 lbs in the next month and a half. Sounds crazy but this is comming from a girl who lost 8lbs in a week last year. I CAN DO IT!

I think having a support forum for this topic is a great idea!
Good luck ladies!

 

[scottny]

I'm also losing. I joined a gym and wanna lose 50 lbs. by July 12th. My trainer thinks I can and hopefully I can.

 

[huggiebear23]

Our eliptical just came today. So hopefuly I can get down to my prebaby weight

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

I have 20 pounds to lose because I am 170 and I would be so happy to loose that much I mean I am tall so being 150 isn't that bad
I am using our trip this June to motivate myself as well. I need to look hot for Mickey

 

[mabenoab]

I hit the first 10 lb. mark!! Hooray for me, but it has been soooo slow! I decided to eat WW meals...one for lunch, one for dinner. A protein drink and vitamins for breakfast...I will have a glass or two of wine with dh on Friday nights. On Sundays I let myself have the family food for lunch.

It sounds like a lot of you are exercising, too. I'm not doing that yet. I'm afraid of muscle weight gain, but if it EVER stops snowing and being so darned cold here, I'd like to get out and do some fast walking.

good luck to all!!

 

[daisyduck123]

Well, DH bought us a bathroom scale yesterday.
I love it!!
It says I'm 4 pounds lighter than the scale at work does!!
At work, a bunch of us teachers are doing "The Biggest Loser" (I am not winning that so far ) & we weigh-in every Monday. Well, that scale says I'm 4 pounds heavier, but it might be because I'm fully dressed when I weigh-in there..shoes & all.

Last night, DH & I decided to weigh-in every few days, only in our undies!

DH decided he wants to lose 12 pounds by our trip.
I want to lose 6. With him now doing this with me, I'll be less likely to eat all the snacks around here.

Wish me luck!!

 

[bell.of.the.ball]

I am with you all. I knew i needed to lose weight for 2 reasons... Disney in the summer and I dont want to be this weight when I am 40. I wanted to lose 50 by disney. With the help of WW I am down 30lbs so far another 20 to go before Aug 27th. That is about 5lbs a month. Easter week has been tough but now that I booked my week at POP it is time to get back on track.

 

[daisyduck123]

I am with you all. I knew i needed to lose weight for 2 reasons... Disney in the summer and I dont want to be this weight when I am 40. I wanted to lose 50 by disney. With the help of WW I am down 30lbs so far another 20 to go before Aug 27th. That is about 5lbs a month. Easter week has been tough but now that I booked my week at POP it is time to get back on track.

Wow! 30lbs....that's great!!

 

[libinatorsmom]

I am with you all. I knew i needed to lose weight for 2 reasons... Disney in the summer and I dont want to be this weight when I am 40. I wanted to lose 50 by disney. With the help of WW I am down 30lbs so far another 20 to go before Aug 27th. That is about 5lbs a month. Easter week has been tough but now that I booked my week at POP it is time to get back on track.

Congrats on you loss... I am really motivated... I really started my diet last Friday and I am really really into this... I am doing pretty good so far... I have exercised everynight... and have changed my eating habits... and started taking a multi vitimin... I have noticed I am a little headache since I started but I am wondering if its because of the pop or what... there is a good weight loss site i was a member of way back when that I need to rejoin... its sparkle people... my goal is to loose 40 pounds... and two to three sizes... before my dinsey trip which isnt until May 08 so hopfully I can do it quicker then that...