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

[LMO429]

Hi!!

Just posting to keep myself in check!...I FINALLY got back in the groove with working out after my slippery slope of eating to many hamburgers and beers after my trip to Vegas!! Thank Godness!! I was starting to worry for awhile there...

Anyway I have been pretty clean with my eating habits for about 10 days now! (except for the 2 slices of pizza i ate sat night at 3 a.m.) but whatever I messed up so i just moved on (the old me would of ate the whole pie) and made sure I worked it off sunday!!


This thread is great its keeping me in check with my ultimate Disney Goal for Next May...

Maybe we can all start posting our daily workouts and good eating habits on here until we leave for Disney?????


I know a couple of you are leaving in Sept for WDW...How is it going so far????

 

[mabenoab]

Hi!

Good for you getting back on track after vacation. Thats so hard for me, too. My dh & I are going back in October for our 22nd anniversary...just him & me and the Food & Wine Festival. Yee hah!

I've got my eating pretty much back on track...I was seduced yesterday by 3 crab rangoons for breakfast (!), but hey, we all fall down. I compensated with a new, extra exercise routine in the late evening, so its all good.

Beth

 

[LMO429]

Hi!

Good for you getting back on track after vacation. Thats so hard for me, too. My dh & I are going back in October for our 22nd anniversary...just him & me and the Food & Wine Festival. Yee hah!

I've got my eating pretty much back on track...I was seduced yesterday by 3 crab rangoons for breakfast (!), but hey, we all fall down. I compensated with a new, extra exercise routine in the late evening, so its all good.

Beth

You are going to have a blast at the food and wine festival...My DF and I went last october and we loved walking to all the countries trying out the food and different drinks!!!!...EPCOT wasnt the same this past May without the F&W festival going on

 

[MickeynMinnie]

I'm soo happy i found you guys!!! I am too trying to loose weight for my upcoming disney trip! We went in March and from Jan to march i lost about 20 Lbs! Now we are going again in September and i am motivated to loose more!!! I needed some support and now i have found some!!! wooo hoo!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I had to go to a funeral out of town and anytime I have to be near my family, where I learned my bad habits from, I always gain weight. I was so good, not one thing that is not on my diet and I was under points every day.

They are copious amounts of gravy and biscuits while I merely salivated.

I came home, got on the scales and I was up.8#. Not fair, not fair at all! If weight loss were a logical progression we could do this. If, if, if!!!!!

If only I were a tad bit overweight and could lose a mere ten pounds or so to cover my indulges at DW it would truly be a 'Magical Place". Wonder if the Dream Team could do me a flavor, I mean favor.

MickeynMinnie, welcome but stay clear of me. Recent news says that fat is catching and you had best stick around the ones who are smaller than I. Of course if you should ever need a transplant I am here for you.

Slightly Goofy

 

[a Really Bad Egg]

I can't be the only one who uses their Disney plans as weight loss motivators, can I? How goes the battle? Any tips or tricks?

Funny I ran across this the day after we returned.

Let me just say that I hit the treadmill today for my next Disney trip.

Why? Because...

1.) We had the DDP which was way too much food.
2.) We like to go to the pool and I don't want my kids or spouse to see me as I saw some others.

I am not trying to pick on anyone, but seeing others who are definitely way out of shape has me motivated already for the next vacation.

Good luck to all those working it off.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

a Really Bad Egg, I hear you. I lost 4 pounds on my last Free Dining trip though. I would like to match that or better this trip.

Unfortunately those of us who really need to lose the weight also need the exercise and we just do not look pretty in the swimsuits or jogging clothes, yet.

I am still in the 'environmental impact statement' phase in that I have to file one before even putting on a swimsuit though.

I am proud of the ladies, and men, who are brave enough to live life to the fullest rather than waiting until they are perfect but maybe not the ones who want to wear thongs and other very inappropriate attire.

Best wishes on getting back into the shape you want for your next trip. I only have a few weeks in between mine so I am in deep doo doo.

Slightly Goofy who is your southern neighbor

 

[Tinks Pixie Dust]

what I did to get motivated to lose weight was to buy a bikini. And having your so called friends telling you that you'll never wear it was all the motivation I needed!! Buy small and skimpy and prove them all wrong!!!

 

[estherhead]

I lost another 2 pounds this past 2 weeks! Yeah. Now only 8 more to go. I also got my body fat percentage done & I have 3 percent to go before I'm in the acceptable zone. So I started pumping iron today. Boy do my arms hurt. I'm surprised I can type. Ha! 4 more weeks till Disney. I know I can lose at least 4 more lbs. Maybe I'll lose the last 4 while I'm there!

As for the bikini, I just had a baby 5 months ago. No bikini for me right now. Yikes!

 

[Tinks Pixie Dust]

To estherhead
Congrats on your new baby!! If you only have 8lbs. to go after having a baby well then you are an inspiration to us all!! Don't give up on the bikini, theres always next year.

 

[estherhead]

To estherhead
Congrats on your new baby!! If you only have 8lbs. to go after having a baby well then you are an inspiration to us all!! Don't give up on the bikini, theres always next year.

Thanks! She's a super cutie.

I wore a two piece (the top was a bra type but the bottoms came almost to my belly button) 3 years after my last baby. But this is my third & I think I may be dreaming if I think those muscles will go all the way back again. I'll hope, but I won't count on it. For this trip I bought 3 tankini type suits trying to emphasize my legs & cleavage & NOT emphasize my belly/bottom/love handles. I may have only 8 lbs but those 8 lbs are not evenly distributed on my body! They are focused right there on the center like a deflated balloon.

I'm not complaining, tho. I like to think of it all as battle wounds & that I EARNED every fat cell & stretch mark. I'll just try to shrink those fat cells a bit. No sense in having plump ones.

 

[LMO429]

Hello All!!!

Everyone is doing GREAT!!!! I feel like it a fresh start today with it being the 1st of the month!!! The past month has probably been the most inconsistent i have been in a long time! (2 many vacations bbq's engagement parties etc etc)...So I was excited today when i woke up that it is finally August and I can start FRESH!!!!! My calendar is still packed Im actually leavin for Chicago tomorrow to see the mets play at wrigley field...NICE

Im just going to try and lose the "Im on vacation why not have french fries" or the "its a bbq have a beer and a hamburger today" normally i am all for eating whatever i want in moderation but i feel like im sliding down a slippery slope and have been making to many excuses and not fully sticking with my goals and it starting to show on my body (i dont want to wear a bikini or tank top..my skinny jeans at tight) also i feel super sluggish in the morning and overall i just dont feel go about myself after i pounded hamburger and beers the day before at a bbq or party....so at least for this month i am going to start to be a little strict on myself regardess of where i am!!!! July was one non stop party in my mouth with food!!!! hopefully august will be a little different...

ill let everyone know how i did in chicago!!! im hoping for the best...

i love this thread it keeps me in check!

 

[estherhead]

also i feel super sluggish in the morning and overall i just dont feel go about myself after i pounded hamburger and beers the day before at a bbq or party....

THat is how I feel. I can do some fries or sweets but if I just say, "Forget the diet" and eat tons & tons of grease/sweets/alcohol I feel horrific the next day so it just really isn't worth it even if it wasn't about losing weight and looking great in vacation photos it would be about feeling good every day.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Since I am a late bloomer I congratulate you all for getting control over your weight in your youth. I have been working on getting my baby weight off for 35 years.

Yesterday I made the 100# mark. I kissed the scales.

I have a goal to lose another 5 pounds before we leave for our September trip, hope to stay even (last time I lost 4#'s) during the trip and get another 10 off before the end of the year. It is very hard for me to lose weight because I take steriods. Bummer but a gal has to breathe!!

Slightly Goofy

 

[LMO429]

THat is how I feel. I can do some fries or sweets but if I just say, "Forget the diet" and eat tons & tons of grease/sweets/alcohol I feel horrific the next day so it just really isn't worth it even if it wasn't about losing weight and looking great in vacation photos it would be about feeling good every day.

You are totally right!!! Eating bad food is totally not worth it!!! You feel miserable the next day...Esp chinese food if i eat it the next day i wake up and i my fingers look and feel like sausage links and my feet swell up and my face is poofy from all the salt!!!! so not worth it!!! going to try and tell myself that weekend again and again!!!!

just got done working out!!! i feel a little better already

 

[LMO429]

Since I am a late bloomer I congratulate you all for getting control over your weight in your youth. I have been working on getting my baby weight off for 35 years.

Yesterday I made the 100# mark. I kissed the scales.

I have a goal to lose another 5 pounds before we leave for our September trip, hope to stay even (last time I lost 4#'s) during the trip and get another 10 off before the end of the year. It is very hard for me to lose weight because I take steriods. Bummer but a gal has to breathe!!

Slightly Goofy

WOW!!! thats amazing you lost 100 POUNDS!!!!! you should be so proud of yourself!!!!!


I understand about not losing weight because of medical issues..I had a thyroidectomy about a year and half ago...My metabolism is non existent I have to take synthroid and cytomel to make up for it...i use to feel so mad and say why me..but now its just part of my life and i deal with it...it stinks its not fair but what can you do....so you should def pat yourself on the back for all your efforts!!! you are doing a great job

 

[estherhead]

100 pounds!!!! Oh my goodness. And on steroids!!!!!! I can't believe you are able to lose one pound on steroids let alone 100! Good job. I bow before your amazingness.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

estherhead, it has taken me nearly 3 years go to get to this point. Don't cha just 'hate' those WL stories of folks who decide to diet and it just drops off, with no backtracking??

LMO429, I am sorry to hear about your health issues. It is not fair at all. I hope they have it all under control. Just do not give up. No matter how much less than 'perfect' you may feel if you give up it will be much, much worse.

I lost the first 50 pounds or so pretty easily way back when but then had a year when I gained and lost the same darned pounds over and over and over again. I have had a loss every single month this year. That is my only goal. One month I only lost 1/2#.

I have six good reasons for doing this. My grandchildren. I help raise two and am very close to them and through sad circumstances (dil) I do not get to see the other 4. Every time I am tempted to go off track I think of them and it keeps me going.

Back to work for me. I have all the panels laid out and ready to paint as soon as it cools down a bit. Thank you all for the nice break. I need one.

SG

 

[ShesAPirate]

Wow, this thread is just what I was looking for! May I please join in?

We are 30 days away from our 10th anniversary trip, and I'm 13 and a half pounds away from my goal weight. I'm on WW, have been since late May, and have lost 22 pounds so far I'm really happy about that, and I post on the WW board daily -- but having this as an extra motivation would be great!!!

I didn't read every page of this thread, but it looks like everyone is doing really well!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Would you believe that when I went out this morning to put the panels up my neighbor had already done it for me? He is so handy and I used to hire him to do all my work but now he is older and in bad health and I do not like to bother him. He is a tireless worker and enjoys doing small jobs. I can afford to pay him and I did. Not nearly what he is worth though as he can do more in an hour than most can do in a day. I am so grateful. It would have taken me the entire rest of the day to finish. And that is why I am here instead of working. I will do other chores that need to be done though.

I did manage to lose a bit over a pound from yesterday. I am sure most of that is water weight from all the sweating but it still feels good. Mowing the lawn should add a bit more today. Would it not be fantastic if I managed to make it beyond my goal before going to DW and how sick is it to think that means I could eat an extra Mickey Bar? Very sick. The only really good thing about being so very big is that you use up a whole lot more calories than skinny folks.

SG