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[Worfiedoodles]

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

Apologizing in advance -- I'm out of the office at a training all day, and then I have a church meeting tonight -- so I'm not going to get to do anything with replies until late tonight. Everyone hang in there and have a fabulous day!

Maria

 

[jennz]

Evening Everyone! Today is one of those good days/bad days sort of deals.

The bad day things....well, I still have a cold but it is at least manageable. Being sick did not help me at all though. I laid around for 2 days and my exercise really should not even count - I did stretches and some light free weights while sitting on the couch. Tried to do some time on the TM but after 1.5 miles yesterday I had to give up. Then, I know most people don't want to eat when they are sick but that is all I wanted to do. I wrote it all down and it is not horrible but it was more than I would normally do. So, now I am feeling not so great about where I am at.

The good day things....the cold is better so today I was able to do 2 miles on the TM. I also went out with friends and was able to say no to the margaritas (a huge feat with this group)!

I am feeling a bit blah about the whole exercise and diet thing this week and I know it is because I have not felt great. My whole goal was to have a good week this week and I know it is not going to be what I wanted. So, I am going to have to have an attitude adjustment and be prepared to get it moving again. I know this means a bunch going back a ways to where I scheduled EVERYTHING and stuck to it. I have gotten lazy and I need to find some major motivation to get going again. I have got to learn to accept that there are going to be weeks (weeks as in plural...more than one week) that are a struggle. I am pretty sure that in the end this week is simply going to be a maintaining week and I need to learn that it doesn't mean I can't do this.

Have I whined enough? Alright, I am going to read all the motivating quotes I collected from all of you and try to get myself back on track again.

Ohhh....almost forgot the QOTD:

Wednesday QOTD: What Disney Resort Hotel best expresses your personality, and why?

No question about it...the Poly! I know that I am really a high strung person at times and there is a lot of stress in my life...but...I am at my best when I am laid back and go with the flow. When we get to the Poly, the whole family knows that mom is at peace and it is where I am most "me"!

Let it all out, that's what we're here for, to support each other! It's not whining when you're doing it to friends. It's easy to get comfortable and become less regimented, but you do know that scheduling works for you. Being sick and still having an appetite should not happen!! Just rest up so that you can better quicker. You're body is already working harder and burning more calories to get better, so take a break from physical activity and don't feel guilty about it.

QOTD: I have to laugh, dh is my best friend and I am picturing his head on my body!! Will answer later but I think I'll be laughing about this one all day.

 

[jennz]

Oh and I wanted to share this Disney story with you...I was talking to a husband and wife the other day on his way to Bay Lake Towers for vacation w/their children and grandchildren. They were also guests at the Contemporary on the first night it opened - they paid $25/night!

 

[Carys]

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

They would need to hear "Put down the bowl of jelly!" I love jelly (jello in the US) and even though I only eat the sugar free stuff, too much of it still can't be too good for you.

Nightnight from me, see you all tomorrow

 

[pjlla]

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

Apologizing in advance -- I'm out of the office at a training all day, and then I have a church meeting tonight -- so I'm not going to get to do anything with replies until late tonight. Everyone hang in there and have a fabulous day!

Maria

Well..... I don't really have a BFF, but I can still answer this. The person in charge of my body needs to know that

1. My body will want to eat, even when it is not hungry. You need to be prepared to IGNORE this request.

2. My body will want to sit on the couch and read and sit at the scrapbook table and work.... it will NOT want to exercise. You must make it get up and move for at least 45 minutes.

3. My body will want to eat the most fattening stuff in the fridge, but can be happy with fruits, veggies and lean proteins. Keep it away from the ice cream, cookies, pizza, Chinese, and chips!! My hand-to-mouth movement loses all control when in the presence of these items!!

4. My body does not need caffeine to get moving in the morning, so don't worry about coffee.

5. My body is definitely a "morning body".... so do what you need to get done early and don't try to accomplish anything that requires brain power past 8pm.

6. Don't paint my nails, don't color my hair, no massages, no bikini wax .... in other words, no girlie stuff... it's just not me!

7. Please respect my body. It may not be perfect but I have worked hard to get it to where it is and I like it!

Morning all! Our weather is dreary and dreadful... supposed to be going back and forth between rain and snow all day, every day, for the remainder of the week. Glad I ran outside earlier this week and was able to imagine that Spring was coming.

DH is away at a meeting today, so the kids and I will just be hanging around until DD's practice tonight. We didn't end up going to swim practice last night. The weather had cleared by that time, but I had already made the decision not to go and I didn't feel like changing my mind!! Besides, she missed very few practices the entire season (and they practice 6 days a week), so I don't feel too bad. But I'm sure she will want to go tonight, so I will save my workout for the Y tonight.

I'm going to try to stay way low on my points today in preparation for tomorrow's weigh-in. I'm still really nervous about how last Sunday's Chinese binge is going to effect the number on the scale. And truthfully, I haven't been as aggressive about my workouts this week as I could have been. I've been enjoying my "vacation" a little too much I suppose!

Oh and I wanted to share this Disney story with you...I was talking to a husband and wife the other day on his way to Bay Lake Towers for vacation w/their children and grandchildren. They were also guests at the Contemporary on the first night it opened - they paid $25/night!

I don't know what my parents paid when we stayed at the Contemporary. It was the first week of December 1974. But I'm SURE it was a HUGE splurge.... in fact, I believe that that trip was my first time ever in a hotel (I was 10). I think we only spent 2 nights at the Contemporary (since there was only the MK to see, we didn't hang out in Orlando too long. We spent one day at the MK, one day at SeaWorld.... then we moved on south to visit friends and spend a day at Busch Gardens. Wish my Mom had been a scrapbooker... then she might have kept the receipt!

TTYL..........................P

 

[happysmyly]

Am struggling to get through the huge bag of spinach I bought from Costco so I think I'll chop and freeze a bunch of it in ziplocks so it doesn't go to waste. De-frosted spinach should be fine for quiches and the suchlike, right? (Never used frozen spinach before).

I freeze spinach and then use it later... it will taste better later if you blanch it quickly (put it in boiling water for a minute or so and then put it quickly into cold water) before freezing it. I have also used my food processor and chopped it up tiny and then froze it in ice cube trays so I could have an easy little bit to add to eggs or whatever I was making. On flylady I read that they like to add a bit of spinach to smoothies (if it's a dark berry you don't notice it) and so I use these little ice spinaches in smoothies too.

Well..... I don't really have a BFF, but I can still answer this. The person in charge of my body needs to know that

1. My body will want to eat, even when it is not hungry. You need to be prepared to IGNORE this request.

2. My body will want to sit on the couch and read and sit at the scrapbook table and work.... it will NOT want to exercise. You must make it get up and move for at least 45 minutes.

3. My body will want to eat the most fattening stuff in the fridge, but can be happy with fruits, veggies and lean proteins. Keep it away from the ice cream, cookies, pizza, Chinese, and chips!! My hand-to-mouth movement loses all control when in the presence of these items!!

4. My body does not need caffeine to get moving in the morning, so don't worry about coffee.

5. My body is definitely a "morning body".... so do what you need to get done early and don't try to accomplish anything that requires brain power past 8pm.

OK - what great advice--I think I'll let that be my advice to heed today
I am having a hard time exercising today--just don't wanna... I'm gonna - but I don't wanna. Just don't have the 'ganas'... but I will--cause I know that exercise is gonna have to be a daily thing for me for the rest of my life--whether I want to or not - it's what my body needs if I want to be healthy and have better life in my years left... so I'll leave this computer, which I am currently using as avoidance, put my exercise clothes and shoes on and follow Tigger's WATP example and pop in that DVD and get walking for the next '3 miles'...

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

See Pjlla's quote--perfect advice and exactly what my body needs to hear today--so I'm gonna go and exercise--Later everybody--have a great day!!!

Liz

 

[lisah0711]

Jumping on quickly to wish my dear friend, mikamah, a happy, happy birthday today!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Oh and I wanted to share this Disney story with you...I was talking to a husband and wife the other day on his way to Bay Lake Towers for vacation w/their children and grandchildren. They were also guests at the Contemporary on the first night it opened - they paid $25/night!

My dad had a handwritten bill for our first visit to the CR. It was a 3 night stay for $82. I was six at the time so that would make it aprox. 1974-75 time frame. There was only Magic Kingdom then and I remember having tickets. I will never forget that vacation. We drove to FL in our station wagon and it was a hot sticky mess.

 

[PeterPan09]

My dad had a handwritten bill for our first visit to the CR. It was a 3 night stay for $82. I was six at the time so that would make it aprox. 1974-75 time frame. There was only Magic Kingdom then and I remember having tickets. I will never forget that vacation. We drove to FL in our station wagon and it was a hot sticky mess.

We went 2 years before that and I think my Mom said it was $75 a night at the Contemporary then. We spent the whole week at MK and we were never bored! I remember the ticket books too-the E tickets went SO fast!!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Hey folks alot of us DISers on the Podcast board are facebook friends too. here is a list if anyone here is interested in being facebook friends. We all play farmville and talk Disney too.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2104359

Just wanted to bump this up incase anyone missed it. FB was broken last night for me.


QOTD - I would tell my body (my BFF and me are the same she is a little older) Get and move lazy butt. You can do it. We are now 1000 miles apart but we still call and motivate each other.

 

[jennz]

Happy birthday Kathy!!!!

I remember those E tickets - they sure did go fast didn't they? Remember "If You Had Wings?" Was that a D ticket? The airline that went under, was it Eastern? I loved that ride!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

We went 2 years before that and I think my Mom said it was $75 a night at the Contemporary then. We spent the whole week at MK and we were never bored! I remember the ticket books too-the E tickets went SO fast!!

I know can you imagine the CR tower for $82 per night including tax. Kinda blows your mind with todays prices. I remember it being a big deal we were staying there. My cousins were at the Poly it had just opened.

 

[LuvBaloo]

I decided to weigh myself this morning and see where I'm at (I didn't do weighin last Friday). It wasn't pretty, I'm up 4lbs since Feb 12th. I did okay on the Vancouver trip, but came home really busy with DD's birthday and TOM kicked in and I gave into too many cravings. Darn chips! I know better, but sometimes don't listen to myself. I was on track yesterday and will stay on track today

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

Don't listen to the cravings, you don't NEED potato chips!


Happy Birthday Mikamah!


Thanks to all of you who are posting. Its helps me find my motivation again when I read all the posts

 

[DisCanCan]

Straight from the KT website:
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I have been doing TONS of reading and talking with people about how to work through my shin splints and how not to keep giving up each time they start to act up. I have tried so many different things and finally thought I would give the tape a try - did not think it would help since it seems so minimal. It truly was amazing for me today to run and not feel any pain the whole time!

If you want to see more about it, check out this link:
http://kttape.com/

You will find information about it, see videos on how to put it on properly and find out where it is sold.

I am trying to catch up on posting & I saw this ... I was so excited cuz since I started to run my knees are hurting me... Then I went to the website & they don't sell in in Canada... Now I am bummed But thanks for the info I will have to do more research to see if I can get some here...

 

[jbm02]

Happy birthday Kathy!!!!

I remember those E tickets - they sure did go fast didn't they? Remember "If You Had Wings?" Was that a D ticket? The airline that went under, was it Eastern? I loved that ride!

Hope you have a great birthday Kathy!!!

"If you had Wings" was one of my FAVORITE rides!! We spent 2 week long vacations just at the MK - and we were never bored. I remember driving past the Epcot globe as it was being built and trying to figure out if it would be a ride or what else it could be.... We also had a wonderful time at River Country - we couldn't have even envisioned Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon.

I could use some help. I need an afternoon snack and am looking for good suggestions. I need something crunchy (mushy won't cut it) and am trying to keep the sodium as low as possible. I don't eat nuts, so they are out. (Blech). Carrot sticks don't have sufficient "crunch". (tried that). Pretzels, crackers - love 'em. But can anyone recommend a specific brand as being better than the others? Or a portion size? If I just buy a bag of pretzels or stick a sleeve of Ritz crackers in my desk drawer without a plan, the whole thing will be gone before my brain tells my hand to stop shovelling....

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[tigger813]

Hope you have a great birthday Kathy!!!

"If you had Wings" was one of my FAVORITE rides!! We spent 2 week long vacations just at the MK - and we were never bored. I remember driving past the Epcot globe as it was being built and trying to figure out if it would be a ride or what else it could be.... We also had a wonderful time at River Country - we couldn't have even envisioned Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon.

I could use some help. I need an afternoon snack and am looking for good suggestions. I need something crunchy (mushy won't cut it) and am trying to keep the sodium as low as possible. I don't eat nuts, so they are out. (Blech). Carrot sticks don't have sufficient "crunch". (tried that). Pretzels, crackers - love 'em. But can anyone recommend a specific brand as being better than the others? Or a portion size? If I just buy a bag of pretzels or stick a sleeve of Ritz crackers in my desk drawer without a plan, the whole thing will be gone before my brain tells my hand to stop shovelling....

Thanks for any help you can provide.

What about microwave popcorn, make it before and put it in a baggy
I do that a lot and especially when I go to the movies. I have the 100 calorie mini bags, Orville Reddenbacher.

 

[tigger813]

Happy Birthday Kathy!

 

[donac]

Happy Birthday Kathy

 

[jennz]

What about microwave popcorn, make it before and put it in a baggy
I do that a lot and especially when I go to the movies. I have the 100 calorie mini bags, Orville Reddenbacher.

That's what I was going to recommend too - I think I actually got the idea from you. I took my own to Percy Jackson. I add a little olive oil on it (got that idea from Corrina) and it's very satisifying...I have some every day now.

 

[lecach]

Thursday QOTD: Bippity Boppity Boo! Your Fairy Godmother has just switched your body with your BFF, ala Freaky Friday. What advice does the person in charge of your body need to hear today?

I dont really have a BFF. Or a BF. Or an F . In fact, so many of the other mom's on my Mom's boards said the same thing that we just formed a new group: The Friendless Friends. We went to Melting Pot last week and are having lunch on Sunday.

ANYWAY. What would I tell someone who is in charge of my body?

• Be careful, this body is always gassy
  
• This body is lazy and really likes to rest
  
• It has a tricky knee and back