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[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Sunday's QOTD: When was your last trip to Disney or when will you first/next trip be? Did you try to eat healthy while there or just go with the flow?

We were at DLR for five days in December 2009 for my 40th and my ODD's 7th Birthdays. In fact, I'm alternating reading this thread as I edit our photopass pictures. I anticipated just going with the flow while we were there, but for some reason I excercised a little more control and discretion with meals and snacks than I thought I would. I ordered salad for a few meals, split several meals with DH, kept snacks to one or two a day and ended up losing a couple of pounds while we were there! This was even with two giant splurge meals at Blue Bayou and Napa Rose. We might go back for a daytrip in February if we go down to visit my parents or my in-laws over "ski week". If we do, I'll plan on having us eat a healthy breakfast before we get there, pack lunch and a snack and plan for eating out one snack and a dinner.

 

[tigger813]

Well, I blew my calories for today! Patriots game was very depressing so I ate and drank too much! I will try and workout later. Should go have some water!

DD2 just discovered that she has a really loose tooth! She's only 5! Not ready for the tooth fairy to come visit her but she's easier to visit as she is a very heavy sleeper! It's one of her bottom front teeth!

Kids want to play a game!

 

[lovedvc]

My mom stopped over today with brownies for the boys. Who do you think ate them? ME ME ME. Can't believe I did it. I was being so good. I had to take points from my dinner just so I would have enough points for the day. Oh wait, I had a glass of wine too. I'm glad I'm working all day tomorrow, it's way to busy to eat at work.

 

[tigger813]

Just finished a 2 mile WATP. Both girls tried it with me. Will try and have DD1 do it with me more often since she stresses posture so much and DD1 need better posture with Irish Step dancing and I saw her focusing on it during the workout.

Plan for tomorrow is: 2 mile WATP at 5:30am, EA Sports Active More Workouts at 7:30am, take DD2 to preschool, go to PO, come home and do BL or BL Wii workout, go to work and give a 1 hour massage, pick up DD2 at preschool, do a 2 mile WATP, take DD2 to Irish step, come home and have dinner. If time, do 1-2 miles on the elliptical. I'm trying to see how I can fit in all the different workouts in each day. I love all of them! I want to have another good week!

Food for the week: chicken, salads, hot dogs, lots of water, steak tips, pork chops...that's what I have planned so far! Gotta organize what I have in the fridge and freezer!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, I am letting myself have a bad night, and then tomorrow I'm going to get up and workout. We took DS to the airport yesterday, and I thought I was over the being sad when he went back to school, but today has been awful. DH and I have both been a mess on and off all day. I haven't eaten since breakfast, but now I just want some food that I know is not good for me. (My first mistake was skipping lunch, but I just wasn't hungry.) I know I need to kick the comfort food habit, but not today. We were ready for him to go back to school, but it still hit us like a ton of bricks today.

Anyhow, sorry to keep going on. I'm going to have my spinach dip and tomato caprese calzone. At least I was able to not eat the potato chips...Thanks for listening.

 

[Craftydawn]

Well, I blew my calories for today! Patriots game was very depressing so I ate and drank too much! I will try and workout later. Should go have some water!

I agree! Very disappointing game! I pretty much quit watching at half-time and started catching up on here

 

[tigger813]

Ok, I am letting myself have a bad night, and then tomorrow I'm going to get up and workout. We took DS to the airport yesterday, and I thought I was over the being sad when he went back to school, but today has been awful. DH and I have both been a mess on and off all day. I haven't eaten since breakfast, but now I just want some food that I know is not good for me. (My first mistake was skipping lunch, but I just wasn't hungry.) I know I need to kick the comfort food habit, but not today. We were ready for him to go back to school, but it still hit us like a ton of bricks today.

Anyhow, sorry to keep going on. I'm going to have my spinach dip and tomato caprese calzone. At least I was able to not eat the potato chips...Thanks for listening.

We all have days when we feel like that! As long as we know how to recover from it we will be ok! Tomorrow is a new day! We are ALWAYS here to listen!

 

[beansf]

Sunday's QOTD: When was your last trip to Disney or when will you first/next trip be? Did you try to eat healthy while there or just go with the flow?

Well, I haven't been to WDW yet, but my last trip to DL was May '09 and we were on a DCL cruise in Oct '09. I don't watch what I eat when I am on vacation. I did use the gym on the ship 6 days out of 7 though! I hate when I look back on vacations and remember "going without". I love food and it is a big part of my vacations. I usually have a rule that I start to "behave" once my plane touches down at SFO.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Can someone explain WATP to me. I'm assuming it's Walk Away the Pounds. They are videos right? do you watch them when you are walking on the treadmill?

never mind, I googled it. Not sure if it would hold my attention but I'm willing to try anything!

 

[Rose&Mike]

We all have days when we feel like that! As long as we know how to recover from it we will be ok! Tomorrow is a new day! We are ALWAYS here to listen!

Thanks. It did not end up being as bad as I thought it was going to be--the dip was artichoke with lots of vegetables to dip in it. The restaurant forgot to send the bread for the dip so we filled up on veggies and we split the calzone and it was loaded with tomatoes and spinach and cheese. At least I got my veggies. I learned that I really need to not skip meals. I feel so much better since I ate. I think my blood sugar must have been low, and since I was already sad, the floodgates opened. Thanks again. Rose

 

[tigger813]

Walk Away the Pounds (WATP) is an at home walking program. No equipment is needed. It focuses or 4-5 basic movements. You start with walking/marching and then go to side to side steps, kicks and high knees plus another leg curl movement. There are some basick arm movements that are done with and without weights. I prefer to use my 3 pounds hand weights but you can use the Walk away weighted balls or nothing. I really LOVE the 2 mile walk. There are several videos that you can use. The 2 mile workouts are about 30 minutes long. There is a 1 mile that is 18 minutes and there are other 30 minute ones as well as some 3,4, and 5 mile workouts. I also like the 3 mile workout that is about 46 minutes long. She does a warm up and a cool down stretch. I do them religiously these days. I have lost 38 pounds since last December and do at least 1 of these workouts a day and sometimes two. I have even done 3-4 somedays. That's how much I enjoy them!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I have lost 38 pounds since last December and do at least 1 of these workouts a day and sometimes two. I have even done 3-4 somedays. That's how much I enjoy them!

WOW!!! Ok, I'm rethinking these. Maybe I could use them. I saw them at Target the other day when I was looking for the Biggest Loser Wii game.

 

[ziggystardust]

i planned on sat being my cheat (within reason) day and it was my scheduled off day from my EA Sports 30 day challenge. I had a good breakfast (eggs and turkey bacon) and pizza and a salad for dinner (somehow missed lunch, not on purpose) and went ice skating, but i still feel guilty.

Ate well today too (not phenomenal) and b/c of splitting my time between 2 houses, i'm pushing my workout until tomorrow morning and another set tomorrow night after work. I never thought i'd want to go to work on a monday, but i feel i'm in a much stricter environment and have less opportunity to screw up.

Oh and does anyone know the nutritional info for greek yogurt? i had chicken
souvlaki (sp?) on friday and the only thing i couldn't account for was the yogurt sauce. it was take out, so not fat free i'm sure. thx!!

 

[MaryAz]

I usually give myself one weekend day off.
Last trip (first) was May 09, am going back in May and Dec Waiting on ROFR from Disney for DVC.

 

[tigger813]

WOW!!! Ok, I'm rethinking these. Maybe I could use them. I saw them at Target the other day when I was looking for the Biggest Loser Wii game.

I've seen them for $10 each at Target or WalMart recently. The one I have that I like the best has:1 mile get up and get started, the 2 mile high calorie burn or fat burn, the 30 minute walk, walk and kick (another 30 minute walk) and the power mile. I really like to work out in 30 minute blocks. Yesterday I did the 2 mile and then did a step workout on the Wii! I sweat a lot during it but it gives me what I need!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

thanks Tracey!!

I have to go to Target tomorrow so I will look then.

 

[ShortyNBug]

I have another body bugg question. Right now I have a polar heart rate monitor that I wear when I workout and I like it a lot for the timer aspect. I never look at the clock when I start or finish so I like that I push start and it tells me exactly how long it os until I push stop. Does the BB have anything like this? I know you can buy a digial display to go with it so does that have like a normal watch and a timer? Sorry if I'm confusing you. Also, did you buy the armband and the digital display or just the armband? I'm seriously thinking about getting one but I don't want to jump into it. Thanks!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

It does have a normal watch. I just got the display so I'm not sure if it has a timer or not. It does keep track of the amount of time you were active. It also displays calories burned and steps taken.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Sunday QOTD: The last time I was there was 2007. I did not worry about eating healthy. I just ate until I was full. I figured it was a vacation and I wanted a break. I still lost weight, mostly due to the walking around. I don't know when I will be going back. Aaron and I were discussing WDW over dinner last night (I was telling him about Fantasmic) and he said that would be somewhere to consider for a honeymoon.

 

[denise]

Oh and does anyone know the nutritional info for greek yogurt? i had chicken
souvlaki (sp?) on friday and the only thing i couldn't account for was the yogurt sauce. it was take out, so not fat free i'm sure. thx!!

It depends if it was plain Greek yogurt or tzatziki, which is Greek yogurt with cucumbers in it. That is usually how it is served with souvlaki.
You can always google the fast food place and it might be on their web site. If not look at Fage Yogurt web site for info

http://www.fageusa.com/products.aspx?prevSect=about#/products/classic

They have the BEST Greek Yogurt there is....roll your mouse over each picture to see the nutritional info....