DISappearing Peeps...Vol. 3! All are Welcome!

[WI_DisneyFan]

Real quick one today. Hope everyone is doing well. I'm dreading weigh in this week. I succumbed to way too many food temptations yesterday, and I just KNOW that I'm going to pay for it come Friday.

Here's the update for the Valentines Day Weight Massacre. Let me know if I missed or misquoted you...

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

IT WAS A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL! Can you believe it?

Wow! That is awesome! Now, if only I could get so lucky.

Guess what! I had the buy 7 get 3 free deal applied to our May trip & saved nearly $500 dollars (it was actually $1200 but I had to book 3 nights room only & we will not have the quick service plan for those next 4 days so we will pay OOP). I was super excited about the money that we will save.

Only 3 months, 3 weeks & 3 days

 

[mousehouselover]

Hi all! Another flyby from me......... it's getting to be a habit; I know.......

Sandy!!!!!! You're back!!!!!!! Sorry to hear about Ryan.

I'v really missed everyone. I'm trying to keep up. Right now, I'm putting off TM time to post. I can't let it get much later though or I won't get all my time in.

I was faithful and weighed on Fri I was -0.6 lbs. It's not much but it's all I got for the week. I have a feeling it's going to be a gain this week since I totally didn't curb myself yesterday at the Super Bowl party. Ah...live and learn.

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

I've got to run....... I'll try to check in more often.

 

[Pakey]

Hi all.

I'm back. I have not got on scale but I bet I have gained 10 lbs. The trip was somewhat miserable so I consoled myself with a ton of food. I wore yoga pants home on the plane and I'm so afraid that when I get up for work tomorrow, none of my work clothes are going to fit.

Oh well, tomorrow I start again. Glad to be back among you. Kat, sorry I didn't contact you. It was just not the trip for it.

 

[punkin413]

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

how scary! i hope they figure out the problem. i will be thinking of you guys. keep us updated!

Hi all.

I'm back. I have not got on scale but I bet I have gained 10 lbs. The trip was somewhat miserable so I consoled myself with a ton of food. I wore yoga pants home on the plane and I'm so afraid that when I get up for work tomorrow, none of my work clothes are going to fit.

Oh well, tomorrow I start again. Glad to be back among you. Kat, sorry I didn't contact you. It was just not the trip for it.

i'm so sorry to hear that your trip wasn't a good one. feel free to vent if you want. glad to have you back safe though!

Guess what! I had the buy 7 get 3 free deal applied to our May trip & saved nearly $500 dollars (it was actually $1200 but I had to book 3 nights room only & we will not have the quick service plan for those next 4 days so we will pay OOP). I was super excited about the money that we will save.

Only 3 months, 3 weeks & 3 days

AWESOME! congrats!

 

[HockeyKat]

Hi all.

I'm back. I have not got on scale but I bet I have gained 10 lbs. The trip was somewhat miserable so I consoled myself with a ton of food. I wore yoga pants home on the plane and I'm so afraid that when I get up for work tomorrow, none of my work clothes are going to fit.

Oh well, tomorrow I start again. Glad to be back among you. Kat, sorry I didn't contact you. It was just not the trip for it.

Oh, it's fine!! I thought about calling you but decided that you were with family and it was probably not a good plan.

Ironically enough, I called the day before we got there and we were switched to BCV.

Sorry that your trip was miserable.


Noni, so scary. Hope that they find out what is wrong soon.


I got really scary/exciting news today. I have this hockey tournament in 2 weeks. Well, it is Hockey Weekend Across America for USA Hockey, so the local NHL team (Carolina Hurricanes) and their arena donated ice time, refs, etc. to the Raleigh women's hockey organization that I am part of. Therefore, the first game of the tournament, which my team vs the 35+ team of our org, is in an NHL arena!!!

 

[Sparkie]

Hi all!

thought I would vent my frustration.... helping a friend plan her first disney trip. her, hubby and 2 boys age 6 and 8. they are going the last week of may to take advantage of the buy 4 get 3 free deal.... ok, she listened to me on that one. now we are looking at dining and planning park days.... YIKES!!!!she tells me she thinks they will just SLEEP IN and go to the parks for the afternoon and eat late dinners Doesnt she realize that the week she has chosen to go is the week of Memorial Day????? Doesnt she realize it is likely to be crowded because it is a holiday????? Cant seem to convince her that sleeping in EVERYDAY is a bad plan.... oh, well, what can you do.... some lessons you have to learn the hard way......



Exercise info....
Heard on the radio with our local news on "exercise monday" tips that you should do a 3 min warm up, then do 30 min of reistance weight training, and then 30 min of interval cardio training (where you walk for 1.5 min and then you run for 1.5 min).... according to the personal trainer that they interviewed this morning.... this method was supposed to maximize fat burning.

Punkin.... maybe you can ask your friend Anna what she thinks.....

 

[the Fidge]

Good news. those other 2 lbs slipped away yiipppeeee! Sorry about your vacation Francesca and I am sure its not 10 lbs jsut feels like it. OK so I guess that means you need to plan another instead and that may perk you up a bit!

 

[MA pigletfan]

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

I've got to run....... I'll try to check in more often.

OMG!! How scary!!! I hope they figure this out soon!!

Hi all.

I'm back. I have not got on scale but I bet I have gained 10 lbs. The trip was somewhat miserable so I consoled myself with a ton of food. I wore yoga pants home on the plane and I'm so afraid that when I get up for work tomorrow, none of my work clothes are going to fit.

Oh well, tomorrow I start again. Glad to be back among you. Kat, sorry I didn't contact you. It was just not the trip for it.

Hi Pakey..i'm sorry to hear that your trip was not so great that is a bummer and a half!

HOpe everyone is doing well...i did OK this weekend so i hope for a loss bigger than last weeks .4...otherwise i will be sad that i did not just go and indulge in more snack foods this weekend

 

[ArielSRL]

Will Do - He fell, lost his memory, wandered around for days dazed and confused, w/o a coat when it was 20 below... so now he's getting further treatment (and his tox screen was clean!)

Sorry to hear that. Something similiar happened to another teacher's child here and it was fairly serious, so I am glad to hear he is getting further treatment. Sounds almost like a concussion of some sorts and I have read quite a bit about those related to sports. Hopefully he will be feeling 100% soon!

 

[ArielSRL]

That's great news. Good luck with the date.

Thanks. It went well. We have another date for this weekend!

 

[ArielSRL]

Feel free to vent any time. I do

GUESS WHAT, EVERYONE! It pays to exercise! I went to the gym this morning, and my DD had left me a note to pick up some pictures I had taken in to be developed. I went home a different way to swing by the store, and as the light turned green to make my left, I spotted money ( it looked like a single bill with Franklin on it, so I thought it was a $20) lying on the ground. I was on an expressway, so I had to go , and the car behind me took a long time to come through after me, so I thought they had picked it up. I went into the store and got the pictures, and then decided to walk back and look for the money, figuring even if the people behind me had picked it up, at least it was getting a little more exercise.
IT WAS A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL! Can you believe it?

That is awesome! All because you decided to walk back for the exercise! Well, I won $1000 from a radio station a few weeks ago, but all I exercised were my fingers, as I entered the contest online.

 

[Sandy321]

Good news. those other 2 lbs slipped away yiipppeeee! Sorry about your vacation Francesca and I am sure its not 10 lbs jsut feels like it. OK so I guess that means you need to plan another instead and that may perk you up a bit!

Look its FIDGE Its the Disappearing Reappearing PEEPS (ie me anywahs - reappearing only heavier...)
WOOHOO on those 2#s slippin away!!

Packey Welcome Back!

Francesca WTG saving money! and at Disney!!

Kat an NHL ARENA!! I do believe you better do more sprints!! That's a BIG ice rink!! Hope someone puts it up on youtube so we can see ya!! I have a friend who's DD is working to get on the Woman's Olympic team - she is a fine skater/hockey player!! Its a HUGE workout just skating, and playing?? I'm in awe!


Sparkie Let it go... They dont "get" the magic, and you cant give it to them, they may think you've been drinkin the koolaid!! I wonder if there is a pack of info you could give them? and maybe your phone number because, a lot of people tour that way, and are just fine with only doing 2 - 3 rides - shocking I'd say! (my neighbors were like that!) (oh and so is my dil, and my cousin...) At least arm them with advice about fastpass, make sure you tell them they all have to be in the park (activated park tickets) to use FP and that the FP for soarin, toy storia mania will be gone well before noon! (see even I'm trying to help )

Punkin How's your day today? Do I remember correctly - are you a court reporter?

MHL oh my!! prayers indeed - glad he was safe, how truly frightening!

Ariel Thanks for the kind thoughts - its looking more like we may never know, and he's ready to "get on with livin" which is a good thing!

Piglet Nothing tastes as good as THIN feels!! One day at a time, its a long journey - and why is it you can spend weeks and lose #5 - #10 but one trip to the indulgent table and WHAM 5# is on - *sigh..

UMA and Spongie! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!!

Its BELOW ZERO again... brrr! I did find a laundromat, so clothes are clean wooHOOO! I walked 2 miles yesterday at the mall (before it opens) my ankles are sore! Tomorrow, I'm going to gun for 3! C25K here I come!

 

[ArielSRL]

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

Sorry to hear that. I hope you guys get some answers soon!

 

[ArielSRL]

Doesnt she realize that the week she has chosen to go is the week of Memorial Day????? Doesnt she realize it is likely to be crowded because it is a holiday?????

I think it will only be bad for the weekend and maybe the actual day, but after that, things will start slowing down a little bit. Though I could be way off here.

Another thing; I do know of people who like the tour the parks that way. You may just have to let them do it "their way" and they'll see what they think and maybe either be okay with it, or else, learn for next time. Sometimes you just can't convince people until they try it on their own.

 

[punkin413]

thought I would vent my frustration.... helping a friend plan her first disney trip. her, hubby and 2 boys age 6 and 8. they are going the last week of may to take advantage of the buy 4 get 3 free deal.... ok, she listened to me on that one. now we are looking at dining and planning park days.... YIKES!!!!she tells me she thinks they will just SLEEP IN and go to the parks for the afternoon and eat late dinners Doesnt she realize that the week she has chosen to go is the week of Memorial Day????? Doesnt she realize it is likely to be crowded because it is a holiday????? Cant seem to convince her that sleeping in EVERYDAY is a bad plan.... oh, well, what can you do.... some lessons you have to learn the hard way......

Exercise info....
Heard on the radio with our local news on "exercise monday" tips that you should do a 3 min warm up, then do 30 min of reistance weight training, and then 30 min of interval cardio training (where you walk for 1.5 min and then you run for 1.5 min).... according to the personal trainer that they interviewed this morning.... this method was supposed to maximize fat burning.

Punkin.... maybe you can ask your friend Anna what she thinks.....

just let them be. i would explain to them though that they shouldn't think disney is that busy all the time. i helped a friend recently who went the week before christmas and i told her she's going at *almost* the busiest time of the year, so to remember that other times are not that crazy. ray and i don't like to get up early on vacation either but we're usually in the parks by 10:00 or so. some people don't feel it's a vacation unless they get to sleep in.

this reminds me of my neighbor - she's leaving for disney in 2 weeks. she just told me less than a month ago that she was going and that she had booked the deluxe dining plan and HAD NOT MADE ADRs YET!!!!!! WHAT??????? you're paying that much for dining and you haven't made ADRs yet???? so i gave her a plan and told her she needed to call for the ADRs as soon as possible. well, like a WEEK later, she calls me and tells me she didn't get very many ADRs that she wanted (duh) and that she'd e-mail me what she got and i could give her some tips on whether or not to change them. i STILL have not gotten an e-mail from her and she leaves in 2 weeks. i just don't understand it. some vacations you can just go and not plan but not disney - i would be miserable if i couldn't eat where i wanted to. the food there is so good if you hit the right places! and i can't believe she's paying for deluxe dining - she's not even going to get to take advantage of it.

i just sent anna a text - i will let you know what she says.

I got really scary/exciting news today. I have this hockey tournament in 2 weeks. Well, it is Hockey Weekend Across America for USA Hockey, so the local NHL team (Carolina Hurricanes) and their arena donated ice time, refs, etc. to the Raleigh women's hockey organization that I am part of. Therefore, the first game of the tournament, which my team vs the 35+ team of our org, is in an NHL arena!!!

cool!!!! i think that will be awesome.

Punkin How's your day today? Do I remember correctly - are you a court reporter?

hi! yes, ma'am, i am. i had TPOs this morning (temporary protective orders) or, as we call it, the jerry springer show. it's the worst part of my job!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

I've got to run....... I'll try to check in more often.

Oh wow, thats got to be scary! I hope everything starts to get better

Hi all.

I'm back. I have not got on scale but I bet I have gained 10 lbs. The trip was somewhat miserable so I consoled myself with a ton of food. I wore yoga pants home on the plane and I'm so afraid that when I get up for work tomorrow, none of my work clothes are going to fit.

Oh well, tomorrow I start again. Glad to be back among you. Kat, sorry I didn't contact you. It was just not the trip for it.

So sorry about your trip Pakey

Thanks. It went well. We have another date for this weekend!

Hey everyone

I now have new motivation for the weight loss - my BIL is getting married in Cyprus in April!
I don't know if ive mentioned the back story but my SIL to be does NOT like me and DH. We knew her 'back in the day' when she was...not if you know what I mean Doesn't matter to us, but she is sure that we are 'holding it against her' so she just doesn't speak to us. Also, MIL is heavily involved in the planning and has turned into a bridezilla!
All this is making me want to stuff my face not lose weight

 

[punkin413]

sparkie - anna just called me back. she said she thinks the fat burning that they're referring to is the interval training. she says that burns fat really well. she also said that if you're only going to do 30 minutes of weight resistance, to concentrate on certain areas of your body on different days (i.e., legs on monday, arms on tuesday, back and abs on wednesday, etc.) because 30 minutes isn't enough to get a FULL BODY workout with weights that's going to do you any good.

it also depends on what kind of shape you're in as to whether or not that's a GOOD workout. for example, a 500-pound man comes in and does that workout, he's probably going to collapse at the end of it. whereas when she comes in and does it, it's an okay workout but she probably needs more.

also, she said she'd do a 5-6 minute warmup and a 10 minute cool down.

hope that helps!

 

[Sparkie]

I know all I can do is offer my opinions on my friends trip. You all know how it is when you are helping someone... you just want it to be perfectly wonderful so they will love it just as much as you do.... this friend definately says I have a warped sense of reality and that I like to play with Mickey too much..... she keeps telling me I should give up Mickey and get on the Dave Ramsey plan..... She is just kidding. And I do realize that not everyone likes to do Disney like me. Some of you would gasp.... I am up everyday at 6am and can be showered and out the door and in line for the bus by 6:50 to catch the first bus that pulls in.... I'm usually so exhausted when I come home from vacation that I need a vacation from the vacation..... I do think I have found a kindred spirit at work though.... a new girl.... and she owns DVC property!!!! And she and her husband are all about Disney, they like to go 3 or 4 times a year..........she's my new bestfriend

 

[the Fidge]

I spent most of today in the hosp with DH. He blacked out while driving and has no recollection of getting to where he found himself; miles away from his destination. He did it a second time while I was driving him to the Drs and it scared us witless. He's got 3 Drs and not a single one of them could tell us what happened or what's wrong. He can't drive until we know this has passed and that makes him more dependant on me or my sister. I think he was just too overwhelmed to let it really register how limiting it's going to be for him.

So sorry to hear a friends husband similar thing happened to and it was a form of migrane, they were ruling out diabetes as they said it usually is undiagnosed.

I hope you get some answers soon I think the waiting and wondering is the toughest part. Prayers for you and Hubby