QOTD:
1) My screename is a combination of my first and last names that I use for all my boards, emails etc.
2) My mini-goal is to work on portion control issues. I am sticking to Lean Cuisines, fresh fruit, soups etc with preset portions for a while to remind myself about appropriate portions. Otherwise I tend to cheat myself by counting a 20 point plate of food (such as a plate piled high with spaghetti) as a 10 pointer and wonder why I am not having success. Maybe that's an exaggeration, but you get the point.
I love the individual frozen meals for lunch!
I found they really helped me get started last January.
QOTD:
1) My screenname is my maiden name initials plus my nickname as a child. My uncles dressed me up and said I looked like a russian grandmother (ba bushka)
2) My mini goal is to not pig out at
Disneyland next week. We leave the 16th and don't come home until the 21st and I am worried. I know I am going to eat what I want but I am hoping I can work on sharing so not eating the quantity I would have before. I plan to split meals with my ds4 and to eat treats but get 1 for the whole family of 4 to share instead of one for each of us!
Sarah
Sounds like you'll be having a great time! And that you have a realistic plan to enjoy and stay in control
My DisName is just a play on my last name and I like to think I retain some child-like qualities (loving Disney, for one). Some would probably say childish, but moving on...
My first-mini goal is to make better food choices for several days in a row. I have been so out of control for so long. (Long term - I want to feel comfortable in a bathing suit for PodCastCruise2.0.)
I have a dilemma. Since I am such a new poster, I cannot PM or e-mail anyone except the staff. I can't weigh in!
Maybe I'll just go onto the boards and start replying with abandon to random people. Stop the lurking!! Join the party!
I think after 10 posts you can PM, so hopefully you are able to now. I think we all have some child-like qualities, after all its a Disney fan site. I don't ever want to lose the magic.
How do I explain this? The simplest way is to say I have a guardian angel, and that is how she communicates with me.
very cool story!
1) lol I didn't think when I was registering lol so its my name!
2) this ones kinda hard... my main focus right know is the marathon I started training with C25K and with in 2 days I got massive shin splints a week later I went to the docs to make sure I didn't have a stress fracture they said I did not but found a small mass on my bone that they believe is just a cyst and told me to take it easy and check in back in a month, so I have to say that was VERY depressing and I have been in the down and outs since. Thats kinda why I am joining you guys to get back to it! I need this race Its hard to explain but I need to prove to myself that I am worth it and that I Can Do It! and be a fabulous princess during it LOL
YOU ARE WORTH IT!
Last year, for a while I had a sign taped to the bathroom mirror that said "I CAN DO IT - I'M WORTH IT!" If you are feeling down, I highly recommend putting it in writing &/or saying it OUT LOUD to yourself every morning.
DisCanCan - I'm picking one of your goals out an adding it to mine: I love rht simplicity of this one:
Stay positive & just be healthy!!
Is it too late to join the challenge?
Ooh, can I join the party?
Its never too late to join BL8!!!
Mine's really uninteresting - it is my first name and my lucky number.
As far as mini-goals, my first is a pair of pants that buttons but are too tight to be comfortable through a day of chasing my toddler daughter. I want to get into those.
Beyond that, I'm thinking about taking Airtime247's suggestion and looking for run/walks in my area to use as goals. I know there is one coming up in early Oct that is a fundraiser for an arts organization I've donated to in the past, and I think there's one for the zoo sometime in the fall as well. Those might be fun ways to stay motivated on the exercise front.
Excellent mini-goal!
DId everyone hear about the Disney Wonder??? It looks like it will be sent to do Alaska cruises out of Vancouver in the summer of 2011!!!
Sarah
You bet I heard about it.
DH was on the phone with me a few hours ago discussing what we want to do!
I want on that boat!
We were originally thinking about doing the PC repo when the ship comes over, but now I want the repo from LA to Vancouver (I'm only 6 hours away from there!) and then a trip to Alaska!
It would be so cool to be on the ship when it arrives in my home province!
(can you tell I'm excited!) And I love Victoria, which is one of the stops planned for the Alaskan cruises.
WOW Maybe I can do both an Alaskan cruise and a
Disney cruise. Alaska is one of the few places dh says he wants to see on a cruise.
Here we go with the QOTD:
I'm going with a 2-part question today. Since many of us don't know each other, I'll start with something simple: What's the meaning of your DisName? and for part 2: We have all set our own goals for this 14-week challenge, have you got a mini-goal to help measure success along the way? The goal could be a small weight loss, or exercising a number of times in a week, or a belt notch or . . . . .
1. My disname is just my first name with the initial of my last name
2. I would like to lose at least 5 pounds. I will start with that and hope I can go farther.
Donac - thanks for doing the COW! Its silly, but I actually do better at drinking the water when the COW is happening
I know I should be doing it all the time, but I do better when you tell me to.!
More exercise. I've gotten out of it. Even though I have lost weight I have jeans that were looser at 150 than at 145.
I think its so true, that its not just the weight, its the shape!
QOTD1: My screen name is partly because I love the movie Princess Bride and part because we got married at Disney, so I like to think of myself as a princess bride.
6-2-05 is our wedding date.
QOTD2: Mini goals - I hadn't really decided on any yet. For the rest of September my goal is working out 4x a week regardless of how busy and tired working extra hours makes me.
4x week is a great goal.
I think that might be my October goal. This month, I tried just aiming for 500 minutes in the month or 3x week!
I love Vancouver....it is where I think I want to retire in the distant future.
As I was reading your post, my DD had Suite Life and I could hear London Tipton saying "yay me". So now I'm picture you as London holding your walking bottle and doing her "yay me" thing. (this post will not make any sense if you haven't seen Suite Life on Disney channel)
On my way home from work today I had to drive by an accident where someone had hit a cyclist.
The bike was completely mangled, and the young man ooked to be in rough shape. When I walked in my door I asked both my kids what they have to wear on their heads. They are 4 & 7 and are just learning to ride. They both said helmets 
