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

[libinatorsmom]

I think I need to buy a scale we dont have one and it would be great to see some sort of progress... in concrete evedence...

 

[Disneyforus]

I dont want to be this weight when I am 40.

Good For you! I am turning 40 in 17 days, and I have been bemoaning the fact for the entire last year! It took me until Jan this year to decide that I wouldn't mind the big "4-0" if I could lose a little weight, get in shape and thus feel better about myself. Disney was that added lilttle push to lose the weight. I lilterally have to go minute by minute not to overeat/snack throughout the day! I have lost 16 lbs and bunches of inches!!! I am so excited!! I am heading out to Victoria's Secret Friday to buy some new lingerie as a treat for myself!!!! It's so exciting that most of my clothes are feeling baggy!


Pixied dust to all of us trying to lose weight!

 

[libinatorsmom]

Good For you! I am turning 40 in 17 days, and I have been bemoaning the fact for the entire last year! It took me until Jan this year to decide that I wouldn't mind the big "4-0" if I could lose a little weight, get in shape and thus feel better about myself. Disney was that added lilttle push to lose the weight. I lilterally have to go minute by minute not to overeat/snack throughout the day! I have lost 16 lbs and bunches of inches!!! I am so excited!! I am heading out to Victoria's Secret Friday to buy some new lingerie as a treat for myself!!!! It's so exciting that most of my clothes are feeling baggy!


Pixied dust to all of us trying to lose weight!

Its good to have an incentive... new undies are always FUN... I have two things... my husband wants to see me in a two piece swimsuit on our dinsey trip so thats #1 the other is I want to start showing horses again and I need to be fit and trim and looking good for that... I am hoping to be in show shape by september... I am really trying to work hard at this... I want to loose 40 pounds total and go down about 2 to 3 sizes... though last night I had a mini candy bar... from my daughters easter candy... BAD ME BAD BAD BAD ME...

GOOD LUCK....

 

[milleali]

I started just cutting back in Sept and have lost 30 pounds. I have 30 more to go before our disney trip in December.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

 

[Smile4Me]

I am with you guys! I lost 5 lbs last month, and have decided that a good way to stay motivated and lose another 10 lbs is to take all the energy I had been using to plan my trip, and focus it toward being healthier!
So during my lunch break instead of spending extra time looking at disney sites, I stretch or go for a quick walk.
Instead of going out to lunch, I pack my own full of healthy food. Plus you save the money from going out to eat that you can use on your vacation!

keep up the good work!

 

[lady_hlh]

Last year all the shorts that I had bought the previous summer were too tight and I needed shorts for the trip to WDW. I got really mad and decided that I was going to lose weight before the trip so that I didn't have to buy any more shorts. I lost probably around 20 lbs before that trip and now I've lost about 35 pounds. I eat fruit everytime that I want a snack and I eat a great big salad before we serve dinner, these things really help to keep my weight down.

 

[DisneyAprilFool]

I want to bust out and lose 40 pounds by September! (Or I might just BUST OUT of my clothes- ARGH!). Last time I went to WDW, I was about 150ish- on our honeymoon. Funny, I thought I was FAT then- now I'm like, 'DAA-NG! I wish I was that small!'

 

[TinkAndBelleFan]

Me! Although I've only got 34 days left until we get there. But it's still motivation for me. Lots of fruits, veggies and loads of water. But I still can't wait. It's more motivation for me since we bumped up the trip than the nebulous date we had for December. I can't wait! Especially since I want to at least fit the capris I wore last year. I've put on 10 pounds since our trip last May. If biggest loser can drop 48 pounds in 6 weeks, I can drop um, 20 in 5, right?

 

[GC&S]

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

I am in the same boat as you - 170 but used to be 150 (I'm 5'8"). I rejoined WW last week and lost 3 lbs in the first week. But I can't say I've changed my eating habits drastically - but I do exercise every night. I did give up my daily cup of chai tea (probably cut out 400 calories right there).

No fat pics for me this year at Disney (9/07)!!

 

[mabenoab]

I lost 1 pound this week. 1. Ok,ok, to be honest I did drink a bottle of wine (it took a week, but still!) and I ate some potato chips. But when I think about how much I'm NOT eating, and how my habits have changed, I feel I should be at my goal by now.

1 pound. I knew it was going to be slow so the night before last I put on a pedometer and I'm walking more. I don't want to do aerobics, or join a gym or run, just a nice fast paced, uphill walk would be fine.

Until next Saturday...

 

[slyjly]

Me too! I have tried many times and have failed many times But I really want to loose a little of the many pounds I really need to lose. My dd and dgs would like to loose a little also. They only need to lose a little I don't have a very physical job, just crazy hours. So, I eat at all times, all the time! I have severe arthritis and that is just another excuse not to exercise! So, I need help! Any suggestions?

 

[lady_hlh]

I lost 1 pound this week. 1. Ok,ok, to be honest I did drink a bottle of wine (it took a week, but still!) and I ate some potato chips. But when I think about how much I'm NOT eating, and how my habits have changed, I feel I should be at my goal by now.

1 pound. I knew it was going to be slow so the night before last I put on a pedometer and I'm walking more. I don't want to do aerobics, or join a gym or run, just a nice fast paced, uphill walk would be fine.

Until next Saturday...

Just remember though that it will really add up over time even if it is only a pound a week. I started last summer before our September WDW trip and I'm still losing a little bit each month so that I'm down 35 pounds now. I don't think of myself as dieting any longer just as eating healthier. I love wine also but I did find that totally cutting out wine in the beginning helped the weight to come off much quicker. Now I have occassional glasses on the weekends when I feel like it.

 

[mabenoab]

Thank you, lady hlh. I know you're right, and congratulations on 35lbs down! Good for you! I think I'll lay off the vino...I'd rather be thinner!

Slyjly: have you tried swimming? A friend of mine has bad arthritis, but she loves going to her local Y and doing swim exercises. Also I've been reading alot about the benefits of walking. You could get one of those little pedometers to attach to your shoe, and increase the number of steps you take each day. Good luck to you!!

 

[wannagoWDW]

Count me in.
I've just took off 10 with 20 to go by June 21!
Amazing how easy it is to gain but soooooooo hard to lose!

 

[slyjly]

mabenoab - I love the water, it's the only time I really am pain-free. I want to join a health club that has a pool, but I haven't really convinced myself that I would be dedicated enough to commit to signing a contract to one. My new manager has shuffled everyone's job around and I am now walking my whole shift. But it is just around the depts. straighting up and restocking so I don't know how much I will benifit from it. But I am really walking a lot more than I was. I usually use a cane outside of work so now I am using a shopping cart to help. We don't have a YMCA anywhere near where we live. I am really trying to increase my strength and stamina (sp?) My kids want to rent a ECV while we are at Disney - I just used my cane last year - but I am hoping I won't need one when we go in Sept. Loosing weight is the real answer.So, I need all the luck I can get!

 

[kribit]

I did (last year)

Seriously, after my twins were born I managed to lose 30or so lbs. in the first year they were home, but I've had 10lbs left to lose for the last 4 years. No matter what I do, I can't get it off. I take off 3, 4, and 5 and then I just gain it back. I'm so bad.

This year DH and I made a pact that we would be in shape by our next trip in August and so far so good. I've lost 3...7 to go. DH has lost 12!!!!

It's super hard after you have kids, I will say that. In my early 20's, I could drop 5 lbs like nothing. My, have times changed.

 

[mabenoab]

mabenoab - I love the water, it's the only time I really am pain-free. I want to join a health club that has a pool, but I haven't really convinced myself that I would be dedicated enough to commit to signing a contract to one. My new manager has shuffled everyone's job around and I am now walking my whole shift. So, I need all the luck I can get!

Good luck to you! I'll bet that with the extra walking you'll see a difference! I just got a pedometer that I've attached to my shoe, and the booklet that came with it says my goal should be 10,000 steps a day. Thats a lot of steps, I've only made it one day, but I'm trying. I wish health clubs didn't require contracts too, but let you pay weekly or on an as you go basis. Its part of why I don't join one either!

 

[wannagoWDW]

I agree, where's the justice?? I can gain in a week 53 in a week butr takes soooo much to lose 1 #!! I joined LA Weightlloss and lost 11# so far. I've gotta cut out almost all breads- HARD !
Hang in there - YOU CAN DO IT!!

 

[DisneyAprilFool]

I was even thinking of getting some blue or red Mickey heads from Home Depot and putting them on the wall- one for each extra pound I want off before the trip. Then I could pull them off, one by one, as the pounds go off!
AND I could look at them while using my elliptical machine as well as when I'm headed towards the kitchen

How sad is THAT???

 

[tink4ever]

I was even thinking of getting some blue or red Mickey heads from Home Depot and putting them on the wall- one for each extra pound I want off before the trip. Then I could pull them off, one by one, as the pounds go off!
AND I could look at them while using my elliptical machine as well as when I'm headed towards the kitchen

How sad is THAT???

I say it is not sad at all and if it works for you go for it! I have 100 lbs to lose and I just turned 40 this past Jan in Disney with my whole family and boy in those pictures I look horrible. I am now trying really hard!! Changing the way I shop, cook and eat. Slow baby steps I guess. But we are going back in July when it is hot, hot, hot, and then back in Sept. So I really would love atleast to lose 60 lbs before my trips than work on the other 40 after that. My DH is also eating healthy and has already lost 12 lbs in a week and a half. I however think I have lost 4 lbs and one little binge it will be back in an afternoon!! But NO there will be no binging! Think Disney, think Disney! Good luck to everyone!!You can do it!!