Yesterday we talked about our goals for this challenge, today's QOTD is do you have a plan in place to help you reach your goals for the challenge?
I don't, not really. I just want to continue to be conscious of my eating habits, and to that end am recording what I eat for the first time in ages, and to continue to make an effort to be more active. I gained most of my weight being way too sedentary, on the computer for both work and pleasure and only active with the kids, so right now I'm still at a point where small changes make a big difference.
My plan to stay reach my goal is to be more organized in my life. I have planned out and bought all the meals my family will be eating for the week ( including healthy snacks). I have found it is easy to be sloppy with my diet when the rest of my life is out of order. I'm spending this weekend cleaning and organizing my home. 
That's a big challenge for me too. Too often I find it is 6pm and I haven't even given a thought to dinner, which invariably leads to take-out or heat-and-eat foods that just aren't worth the calories. There was a time when I planned meals on a weekly basis, and I think I need to get back to that.
If you were at Disneyworld or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?
Monday tends to be a MK day for us, so I'd likely be settling in somewhere to watch the parade. I never did that before; my older kids are more go-go-commando like I am, but DD16mo just loved the parades on our last trip so slowing down enough to watch the afternoon parade has become a new must-do.
So....why should I be letting it take money away from other things! If you saved all the money you would normally spend on soda and put it towards a disney trip how much would that be in a year?
I'm asked myself that before, but it just isn't a dollar amount that can get me very motivated. I'm a pretty hard-core Diet Mt Dew addict, and my habit runs about $6/week. Considering what our last Disney trip cost, $300 is hardly a drop in the bucket!
I do need to break the habit, because I know I feel better when I'm not so caffeine-dependent, but there's never a good time to deal with the withdrawal headaches so I just keep on in the old habit. I think I'd probably be more motivated if there were calories involved, but I switched to diet so long ago that regular soda is intolerably sweet/syrupy so unless I can have my diet I go without.
Today's QOTD (Question of the Day) is do you have other goals in your life that are not health related? If so, do they help your efforts or hinder them?
Lots of other goals, some that help, some that hurt.
We bought an 1880 Victorian in July and have barely scratched the surface of the work we want to do, so I've got a LOT of house goals for the year - finish painting the living room, finally get the faux stained glass panels done and installed, paint the dining room, hang the crown molding in the office, come up with an idea for my room, remodel the downstairs bath, add a wrap-around porch. And in the yard, frame my permanent garden beds and build the supports for my berry hedge and espalier fruit trees so that I can have a more productive year than last. All of that is physical work and we eat more fruit & veggies when I'm growing more, so achieving those goals can only help my weight loss efforts.
I'm also trying to get back into the swing of work, and that's likely to hurt my weight loss progress because it means a lot more time at my desk. I enjoy what I do once I've got work rolling in, but the cold-calling and promotion just isn't my thing so it is a lot of stressful screen/phone time. But it is a necessary evil to be sure we hit our financial goals. I just need to be careful about what I'm drinking at my desk, water or tea or at worse diet soda rather than hot cocoa or milk, and stick to my resolve about not eating in front of the computer.
Financially, I am determined to rebuild my new-van fund. We drained it completely to pay cash for the house, and my minivan isn't getting any younger. I'd really like to replace it before next winter just to be on the safe side, and besides, once I've got a newer van, the next big-ticket we'll be saving for is our DVC membership. So of course I want to make that happen as soon as possible!
You'd think at 40 I would have figured that out by now. I plan to go back to work full time in September so I really need to focus on a career choice. I love to travel so maybe I should figure out how to become a travel agent
My fitness goals definitely fit into finding a new job in that I will look better when interviewing and I think a desk job would tack all the weight back on.
I work part-time and have two teen-aged daughters, plus DH. Hoping I haven't spread myself too thin. (I'll have to lose about 40 lbs to do that... 
My DH works from home and my two little kids are a mommy's-boy and a mommy's-girl. Every time I move, someone wants to know where I am going and if they can follow me. 
Good job getting back on the wagon so quickly!
Squeeze some time in there for you!
Until my DS was diagnosed with a brain tumor 5 weeks ago I worked as a lifeguard at the gym so my patrons have been inquiring and I thought I should drop in. I don't think I can get a good workout in there since everyone wants to chat. My son has had the tumor removed and he is doing extraordinarily well. He's back at school today 
I also did the Wii Fit this morning. It was nice to me today and gave me a fit age of 22 
I had to call hubby to rub it in
I also want to watch Erik's show on Disc Health - does anyone know when it's on?
