Dieting for Disney

[bubba73]

Hey everyone!! I hope you are all have had a wonderful Monday. I know that sounds like an oxymoron but it is still possible. Just remember that everyday will only be as good as you make it. It is up to us on how we handle what life hands to us. Whew! That was deep! I guess that I am just really in a good mood. I was able to get to the gym 4 days last week. It has been a loooong time since I was able to do that. Plus, I was able to go back tonight so I am trying to get the week started off right. I was a little shocked while I was at the gym though. First, some of the weights were already getting easier for me to lift so I am increasing my weight. THAT'S A SHOCKER! Also, I am in my trying to get bigger phase. This is when I am trying to build more muscle onto my frame. Well, I thought I would weigh myself while I was at the gym. In the last 3 weeks, I have lost 8 pounds. I haven't been eating any sweets or anything but I have been eating a lot so I could gain. I'm not really complaining about it. More like shocked! Also, just to do a little check of where I am rigt now as far as my physique goes, I came home and did a couple of measurements. I've got my arms to a solid 16" trying to reach 18" or 19" before I am through. I also have my chest to a 43.5" trying to reach about 45" or 46". But at the same time, I am trying to keep my waist between 32" and 34". That's the real trick.

Teacher31 - It is great to hear from you whenever you get the chance to join us. You are going through something that is very common. We all want that "little piece of heaven" that we think lies in that piece of chocolate. I know I am guilty of that as well. Actually, a piece of chocolate will not kill you as long as we know when to stop. That's the hard part. But I can promise that if we can master that one little task, we can keep having the occasional sinful treat without having the sinful results. Hope that makes sense.

SilverAngel - I know I can speak for everyone when I say thank you for the warm Mickey Thanksgiving sentiment. But I have to be honest. I can't get it to load into my signature. I even had AlaskaMom send me the one with Pooh. Even though she sent me everything that I needed to get it loaded, I still can't see it inmy sig. All I see is the site address. I will be more than happy to put it in my sig if you will pm me the site so I can load it up. Thanks again!

We are getting closer and closer to some serious Holiday celebrations with both Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner. We all know that is usually the hardest time off the year to stick to any kind of a normal eating routine. That means we really need to kick up the intensity to lose those last few pounds. Let's kick the Holidays off with a substantial BANG!! I know you can do it. Now, let's get down to it!! Stay motivated and let's all do what it takes to succeed!

 

[AlaskaMOM]

SilverAngel - I know I can speak for everyone when I say thank you for the warm Mickey Thanksgiving sentiment. But I have to be honest. I can't get it to load into my signature. I even had AlaskaMom send me the one with Pooh. Even though she sent me everything that I needed to get it loaded, I still can't see it inmy sig. All I see is the site address. I will be more than happy to put it in my sig if you will pm me the site so I can load it up. Thanks again!

Hey Bubba you're almost there. You got the address in your sig so all you need to do is look at the brackets [or{ or]or} in the address. all you have to do is change (yes delete the curvy ones and add the squared ones in their place) the curvy ones {} to the squared ones [] so the first bracet will look like this

You're off to an awesome week WTG!!

 

[silverangel879]

Hello Everyone!
Looks like the original location of the image was lost...So, here is a new one...

Copy the url and change the {} for []. This should work!!!
{IMG]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/silverangel879/Others/Thanksgiving-Mickey-1-SANDI-81x141.png[/IMG}

Have A Nice Day!

 

[bubba73]

Well, the holidays are approaching at a rapid pace. Are we ready for what inevitably is going to happen? We all know that people look at holidays as an excuse to be able to get together and fellowship but to do that over a
table(s) loaded down with all sorts of food. Most of which are unhealthy. Don't take this as a message saying that we should avoid our time with our friends and families. I am just like everyone else. I love to see my family, too. I just wanted to put a thought out there. Let's enjoy our friends. Let's enjoy our families. Let's even enjoy the food. Let's just do the latter wisely and in moderation. CJK's famous quote is "portion control". There is a lot to be said for that. If we can keep that in mind as well as our ultimate goals in mind we should come out of the holidays on top. I know we all joined up here because we loved the notion of having someone helping and encouraging us along the way as we got ready for our vacation. Well, for a lot of us, we have already been on our vacation. So, does that mean we have lost our motivation? I think I can say confidently the answer to that would be NO! Because we have realized that we are not here just to get ready for a vacation but we are here to get ready for life. We have had so many success stories here that I can say that I am totally amazed. As a group, our totals of weight loss has totaled over 250 pounds! THAT'S AMAZING!! No matter why we started, look at what we as a group have been able to accomplish. I know I think about every single one of you when I am at the gym. There has been many times when some of you have said that I have motivated you. Let me say this. You have NO idea how much you have all motivated me. Just thinking about what all of you have accomplished makes me do that extra rep or go that extra mile. I am approaching the best shape of my life and I have all of you to thank for it. I guess that would be a great defintion for TEAMWORK.

On another note, I was able to get to the gym 3 times this week but I am planning on getting in there again today. Even though I am trying to put some size on my frame right now, I am starting back on my cardio program. I can't go as hard as I would like to because of my knee. But I haven't stopped it completely. I am hoping to find the right formula that will allow me to gain muscle and burn more fat as I continue.

Speaking on my knee for just a second, I have another appointment with the Orthopedic this coming Friday. I called last week and left a message but no one ever returned it. So, I called again yesterday and made the appointment. I asked them how much it will cost to have the possible upcoming MRI. The assistant said that my insurance usually pays 75% of the bill. So I asked how much do they normally run. She informed me that they are usually $1600 which means I have to pay $400 out of pocket. I had to tell her real quick that isn't going to happen. I know for a lot of people $400 isn't a whole lot but for me it is. I guess we will have to discuss that when I go to see him Friday, though. I guess I will have to just anticipate until then what will happen.

I hope you are have had a wonderful week. We only have 1.5 weeks until Thanksgiving so let's really train hard this week. I look forward to reading how you are all doing.

 

[fromscratchmom]

Hi, Bubba. Glad to hear from you. I did my treadmill this morning and went for 1.8 miles. Later I was on my feet and active taking my daughters out for the day. So I'm happy with myself for today. I've also done well with eating as I know that I should. (Hopefully I'll see a difference from it again soon. )

 

[teacher31]

Bubba - Any news from the doctor? Wish I could tell you something as far as the price goes of the MRI. They are pricy. My friend's daughter just had one. They told her she needed surgery to repair a tear - she's 13. They got in, and no tear. Wasted surgery, but were told MRIs are wrong 10%. I've had both knees scoped. As a matter of fact I'm having my 20th anniversary of both knees being done on Nov. 18! They hoped I would get 10 years and one pregnancy. I got 20, way more than one pregnancy, and way more weight than they thought my knees would hold. I had a birth defect not injury. I know somewhere in my future holds two knee replacements but I'm hoping it's after I'm 40!

Diet is going well. Still losing slowly, oh so s-l-o-w-l-y. At least it's going the right way.

Hope everyone is getting ready for next week. I'm planning on what to make now to minimize the issues later. Not avoiding anything major, just portion control. But stuffing will be my downfall. Oh well!

Good night!

 

[CJK]

Hi all. I'm so sorry for not being here as regularly as I would like. I'm afraid I'm spreading myself too thin these days. I miss being here!

Like Teacher31, I was wondering if Bubba had any news. I'm glad to know you've been able to get to the gym and get working on that bulk that you're after! We're thinking about you.

I hope everyone is doing well. Congratulations for sticking with this thread, and your healthy lifestyles. We all have the motivation, or we wouldn't still be here! We can do it!!!

I'm doing well. The holiday festivities have begun however, since my calendar is full of social events with most of them revolving around food! I had four events last week alone, but I think I've still managed to lose weight. I'm about 11lbs from my goal. I'll re-evaluate once I get there if I want to lose any more. I'm not sure. I think I could maintain that weight while losing much more, would be much harder to maintain. I'm currently 25lbs heavier than I was when I got married 8yrs ago, but my wedding day weight was just too low for me to maintain. Thankfully dh agrees!

This weekend will be a real test for me re: food. I won't be able to exercise either. Please send any pixie dust that you can spare.

I hope you all have a terrific week. Wouldn't it be fun if we could all meet in WDW one day?

 

[bubba73]

CJK You have my support and my best wishes as you start the trials of the holiday season. It is so great to here that you are so close to your original goal. I know everytime that I get close to achieving one of my goals my motivation skyrockets. Not saying that you can't loosen up a little during the festive season but here is a in hoping that you can ring in the New Year knowing that you have already achieved your goal.

Teacher31 Thank you for your continued concern and support for me and my knee. I have an appointment this Friday morning and needless to say, I am a little apprehensive. I feel like I know what needs to be done but I can't afford financially to do it. I also can't take the time off right now. All I can do is hope and pray that my knee will heal or any process that needs to be done can be quick. (I know. Wishful thinking!)

Fromscratchmom It is also good to hear from you. How is everything doing with you and your health? I'm glad to hear that you don't have Celiac Disease. I have to be honest, I have never heard of that particular disease. All I can say is that I hope everything is alright. Stay motivated!

Update - There was just a WDW commercial on the TV and all I can do is wish that I was getting ready to go down there. Of course, we don't have any trips planned right now to go anywhere. DW is really wanting to go somewhere else. I can't imagine why. We have only went for the last 3 years straight. Otherwise, I am still getting to the gym. Actually, I am more motivated than ever. I have had a few co-workers say something that I looked like I was adding some of that muscle to my frame. That has gotten me really pumped and energized to work even harder. Even with my bum knee, I am also doing some cardio. I feel like, for once, I owe it to myself to really succeed. You have all been such an inspiration to me as well. I can't thank you enough. I really hope you all have a wonderful week filled with lots of happiness, love and sweat. You know what I mean.

Talk to you soon!
Bryan

 

[fromscratchmom]

Fromscratchmom I'm glad to hear that you don't have Celiac Disease. ..

Thanks, Bubba! I'm doing pretty well. After I found out that the test showed I didn't have it, I had some bad days of eating some wrong things and then realizing that I can't let the test dictate to me. Obviously, if I'm feeling the pains, etc, and avoiding certain foods helps me, then I should avoid them.

Also, I have finally managed to get really strict with myself and start eating in a way that will probably cause me to start losing again rather than just maintaining at a weight that is not half way to my goal, (severly restricting carbs). I have lost a little, but I don't really count the first few pounds. I wait until I know that I'm past the initial loss of water weight. I'm still eating my homemade yogurt. Since I ferment it for 24 hours almost all of the lactose gets converted, leaving almost no sugar at all. And I'm taking supplements of evening primrose oil and black current oil and a really good multi-vitamin from Kirkman labs, along with my high-protein diet. I'm sticking with the treadmill pretty well. I walked 2.25 miles yesterday. I skipped today, mainly because of my insomnia acting up. I slept in. You know, yesterday, I felt like I could really push it and go a lot further, but then I decided to stop, because sometimes (over the years) I've sabotaged myself by doing that kind of thing. I get to feeling great and then overdue. Then I have a few days of feeling sore and down in the dumps and then I just get out of the habit of the exercise. So, part of me thinks I should have kept going, but I think maybe what I did by stopping was smarter. Hopefully tomorrow I'll go the same or further compared to yesterday, which was a nice increase over the time before that!

 

[fromscratchmom]

Hello again. I did not do my treadmill today. But it is not bad, like it sounds. I took my kids to the pool and I swam with my girls while my son had a private swimming lesson and then I hung out and kept myself moving in the water while my girls had their lesson and then played with the kids for another half an hour. So I feel like I did very well, activity-wise. Hopefully, I can do the same tomorrow. (The kids are scheduled for another lesson.) Woo hoo!

 

[bubba73]

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I was going to drop a quick line and say that I am headed to the Dr.'s office in just a minute as a follow-up on my knee. I will get back this evening and tell you all what was said or decided. I'm hoping for the best! Afterwards, I will be going to the gym.


Stay motivated and I will talk to you soon!

 

[CJK]

Hey everyone. So sorry I haven't had time to post.

Bubba: I just wanted to let you know that we're thinking about you and are anxious to hear the news regarding your knee. Postive vibes coming your way.

I hope everyone has had a good week and continue to feel motivated. I've had a good week, but this weekend will be very difficult with my lack of healthy food choices. I'll just do my best. Wish me luck!

Have a great weekend!!

 

[bubba73]

What a crazy weekend! Hey everyone! I apologize for not getting back to you all sooner. I did go to the Dr. on Friday and he is calling what I have "Jumper's Knee". It's an inflamation above and below the knee. He said it is the same thing that Bill Clinton had right before he fell and blew out his quad. That doesn't happen very much but it can happen. He has given me a couple of prescriptions to try to assist with the pain that I do have and he also wants me to go to therapy. I have a feeling that the therapy will be the same thing that I can do at the gym. I will go once or twice, but if I am right I am just going to do the rest on my own at the gym. It will be a lot cheaper for me that way.

Now, it is time to get back to the gym and get back to work. Last week was stressful and I wasn't able to get to the gym as much as I would like but I believe I will be able to turn that around now. Yes. Here it is. The week of Thanksgiving. The time we all start to gorge ourselves with all types of food, drink and desserts. Now comes the hard part. WILLPOWER. Do we have enough love for ourselves to possibly hurt the ones that we love by saying no a couple of times. I am not saying that we can't enjoy ourselves. But do we actually need to try every kind of dessert that has been brought? Do we really need to go back for seconds and thirds? Do we need to load our plates so high that it seems like we are doing a bicep curl just carrying our food? No, we don't. Remember the words that we read and say here everyday. PORTION CONTROL PORTION CONTROL PORTION CONTROL
We can do it and still enjoy.

I hope all of you had a great week last week and I hope this week is even better. God Bless you all!

 

[AlaskaMOM]

Bubba- I'm glad you made it to the doc. So sorry about how it turned out though Did doc say the therapy and scripts would eventually "cure" the problem? or just eleviate the symptoms? You have such sound words of advice. "PORTION CONTROL....." The thing now is to implement said advice! That's my plan and I'm sticking with it!

fromscratchmom could you tell me what the primrose oil and black current oil does? And great job on getting on the TM, the biggest step is to get there, it doesn't matter if you're on for 20 min a day everyday, or 60 min 3 times a week. Just set up your routine, and stick with it! Or maybe if you're legs are tired from a little overdoing the previous day maybe you could do some ab crunches or some arm weight lifting; so you're still doing something in your allotted exercising time spot, but something a little different allowing you leg muscles to rest.
Sorry if I'm overstepping my boundaries, but I can't talk highly enough about getting in the exercise; it's been a life-saver for me!

CJK I know you're a strong soul and can handle it, but here's a little pixie dust to help you through all the events (crammed full of temptations, I bet) coming your way

teacher31 I totally agree with you on the planning ahead for this dieter's nightmare of a holiday! And stuffing, as well as mashed potatoes will be my major hurdles to jump.

As for me I've been spreading myself out here on the WISH board the last month or 2. I love being part of the "Biggest Loser" challenge right here on the DIS. The group of ladies are so awesome and encouraging. It helps me so much that I have a place to come and "own" what I've been doing (good and bad). And to come here and see Bubba still being the cheerleadr/healthy living guru for his pack of followers. I know this seems to be a bit of bragging, but I'm just so thrilled to be so close to my first major goal....... When I first joined WISH in July I had a goal to lose 55 pounds by my Dec Disney trip (I had already lost 5 before starting WISH) As o f yesterday I have lost 50 pounds, that's just an incredible amount to me, still not quite real. Someone told me that that's the size of an average 6 y/o. OMG!! My trip is 3 weeks away and I'm down to 5 pounds to my goal!!!
Then after vacation I'll have about 25 more pound to go to be a livable weight. I'm never gonna be a size 3, and that's okay with me. I can now sit more comfortably in an airplane seat, and a ride seat (the most important, don't you think?)

OKAY DISSERS STAY STRONG THIS WEEK and into the following weeks, what we put in our mouths in good cheer may still be around to ring in the new year if we're not careful!

And one last thing Bubba, great job at getting your new siggy, it looks Awesome!!

 

[fromscratchmom]

Fromscratchmom could you tell me what the primrose oil and black current oil does?

In general most fat supplements and fatty acid supplements are good for the brain and nervous system as well as the reproductive system. For me personally I can tell a difference in my health and in my ADD symptoms from taking them. There is probably a lot of specific info out there about which ones are specifically good for this and that. I've taken EPA and GLA from Shaklee with good results, but didn't really want to be involved with Shaklee. Since then I've used coconut oil, flax oil, ground flax seeds all with good results. But I switched to what I'm taking now because I wanted to switch to gel caps, rather than using oil by the spoonful, and also because I needed to limit my carbs and didn't want to fool with counting the flax seeds that I was grinding. I've also considered adding hemp oil, but haven't decided to do so yet. Oh, and I still take coconut oil whenever I feel bad from allergies or feel a cold coming on or the like. It is really good for that.

I went swimming 3 times in the last 5 days! Hooray!

 

[fromscratchmom]

I did go to the Dr. on Friday and he is calling what I have "Jumper's Knee". It's an inflamation above and below the knee...and he also wants me to go to therapy.

Hey, bubba. If I may be so bold, be sure to pump the therapist for as much info as possible about how the therapy would proceed over time, if you decide to just work it out on your own after a couple of visits. Also depending on the specific therapist, you might be able to finesse the conversation to let him know that you just can't afford to keep coming as often as they would like to see you, but also convince him that you're an excellent patient for doing whatever exercises he recommends and end up with a situation where he'll see you just once in a blue moon to see how you're doing and offer changes to how you ought to be working your program. you never know.

 

[CJK]

Hi Gang!

I wanted to wish all of my American friends a healthy and happy Thanksgiving! I hope you're having a great day with family/friends, having fun and of course eating in moderation.

Bubba: Have you started therapy for your knee? I hope you find it helpful. You're so inspiring to continue with your exercise despite everything.

AlaskaMom: 50 pounds??? YOU GO GIRL!!!!! You're such an inspiration for us. Best wishes for continued success!!

Fromscratchmom: Thanks for being so enthusiastic as always! Congrats on all the swimming you got in! They say swimming is a really great full body work-out. I hope to do some swimming next week too.

As for me, I'm off to Branson this weekend. I've never been so I'm quite excited. However, I am worried about the eating part. I'll be getting very little exercise (just bouncing from show to show!). Therefore, dh and I are planning on using the gym at the hotel as much as possible as well as the pool. I'll reward myself with the hottub.

As of this past Wednesday, I'm officially in my healthy BMI range. True I'm at the upper range, but at least I'm IN the range. It's a milestone for me and I don't want to ruin it next week!!

I hope you're all enjoying Thanksgiving. Best wishes for a terrific week ahead!

 

[bubba73]

Hey everyone! I wanted to also drop a quick line and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving but I was going to add to it a little. I wanted to tell you all a couple of things that I am truly thankful for.
1) No matter how stressful things may ever get, I am most thankful for my family. Without the type of raising I had from my parents, I would not be the man I am. And without the love of my DW and kids, I honeslty feel like I wouldn't be anything.
2) I am very thankful for having my health. Yes, this year has been a little rough with some physical issues but I am still healthy and trying to get healthier every day!
3) But I have to be honest and say that one of the things that gives me the most amount of joy and happiness is being able to talk with all of you, my friends and family. Everywhere we look. Everywhere we go there is always so much negativity. So many people trying to knock you down to make them look or feel better. This is one of the few places that I have found anywhere where everyone is really upbeat and positive. I love coming in here and read how you are all doing. You are all so inspirational to me. I really can't thank you enough.

So there you are. A small but very accurate list of what I am truly thankful for on this special day of the year where we open our eyes and think about such things. I hope you all have a wonderful day. Enjoy your shopping day tomorrow while I am working and I look forward to hearing from all of you as soon as you all can.

God Bless!

 

[twotoohappy]

But I have to be honest and say that one of the things that gives me the most amount of joy and happiness is being able to talk with all of you, my friends and family. Everywhere we look. Everywhere we go there is always so much negativity. So many people trying to knock you down to make them look or feel better. This is one of the few places that I have found anywhere where everyone is really upbeat and positive. I love coming in here and read how you are all doing. You are all so inspirational to me. I really can't thank you enough. God Bless!

Thanks Bubba and I can't agree more

Hope everyone is doing well! I enjoyed my Thanksgiving and enjoyed myself, but kept it within moderation. I'm down 5 pounds since my last trip to WDW and that was my goal to get and stay in the 120s. I'm very excited to go next week. We leave on Friday!

and to add to Bubba's.....
I'm truly thankful for my family and friends. I feel really blessed that I'll be able to enjoy sunny Florida with my daughter, my mom, my sil with her 3 kids and now my friend Kelly is joining us. I feel physically and emotionally strong and look forward to growing.

How's everyone else doing?

CJK - Congrats on the healthy BMI Keep up the good work!

fromscratchmom - Swimming is so good for you! It's my future goal to be a more proficient swimmer, because right now I'm not strong enough to get my heart rate up. Soon though!

AlaskaMOM - You're almost at goal for your trip I wish you were there earlier because I love meeting new people. I'm there 12/1 - 12/8

 

[bubba73]

Hey everyone! I know it is late so I am going to make this one pretty short. (I know I say that but never do.) Anyway, tomorrow I start my therapy on my knee. I'm ready to get it started but at the same time, I don't want too. I guess that is just a part of life though. If anyone gets this before hand, give me a thought right around 4 pm central time. It's probably not going to be much to it but I bet I will be hurting afterwords.

On another note, my DW has a throat infection right now also. She is feeling terrible. She has always had allergies. With that and her excess weight, she hs a major battle with snoring every night. It really gets bad enough that it wakes me up and sends me to the couch. No matter how much part of me (remember, I am a guy which means I can be selfish) wants to tell her to go the couch, I can't do it. She is snoring so loud right now that I can actually hear her over my Disney CD that I am playing thru my headset. I love DW immensly but I would be lying if I said that this hasn't put a strain on our relationship. I guess I am calling on our prayer warriors once again.

Last, I was able to get to the gym yesterday and it feels great. I am starting to have several people commenting that I look like I am adding more muscle to my frame. Of course, by doing this I am having to put weight on my frame but I am trying to make sure that it is good weight. As I weighed myself yesterday, I am just under 200 pounds. But the good part of that is my chest is thicker, my arms are bigger and my waist has stayed the same. I still have some bodyfat that I will eventually get off but the weight is going to muscle instead of fat. That is so exciting for me.

Anyway, that's all for now. I am sorry that I haven't gotten back in a few days. There was something wrong with my password and I couldn't log in but I have it fixed now. I have missed all of you and I hope you are all doing wonderful this week. Look forward to hearing from you soon!