~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

[wittyheroine]

Thanks for the welcomes! One thing I've done that helps me keep motivated is I made myself a simple sign with the reason why I wanted to lose weight on it and put it on the fridge. Its worked pretty well so far.

 

[DisneyLaura]

I'm a little new to the boards and just found this. Awesome that you have it. Definitely going to get involved as I've been working on losing weight for a while now so it will be great to talk to others that are too.

Welcome


I'm up but I'll wait til tomorrow for the weigh in.

On the news front with me - I have to quit my job in two weeks because my sitter got a job. Although I understand she needed more kids for more $$$. It stinks for me because now that's an income we won't be getting. Trying for something else but I can't find anything right now. I wish we would have a Disney store close by I would go there

Started my walking again today. Walked for 20 minutes and then did 3 sets of 12 squats.

 

[abish19]

Hi everyone!

SO...I haven't been on this thread since...a long time ago! Since my last post I've had my sweet third baby, a girl named Hannah. She's now just over a year old, and I'm all done nursing, etc., but I am about 12 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight (which I wasn't terribly thrilled about!). In the meantime, I've let a lot of bad habits creep in: drinking soda, wanting something sweet with every meal (and I don't mean fresh fruit), snacking late at night, and neglecting exercise. It's to the point where I wear frumpy clothes because that's what fits, and I don't want to show off my stuff too much - who wants to see lumps and bumps in places they shouldn't be?

By way of motivation, I try to remember how much better it felt when I was exercising regularly, was able to fit into my clothes better, etc. We have a WDW trip planned, but not until February 2012, so I guess there's plenty of time to meet any goal I want. Also, I have watched my mother go through a difficult knee surgery and incomplete recovery, which makes me think twice about how much weight I want my poor knees to have to cope with.

Now I'm trying to figure out where to start. My first goal is to put away the pop (what we call soda here in Michigan!). Hard as it will be, I also need to give up baked goods - I love to bake, but unfortunately, it shows. What other simple but effective goals could you excellent Peeps recommend?

Thanks for sharing your experiences! They really help me feel like this is POSSIBLE and I am capable of improving my health.

 

[dwheatl]

Abish - Welcome back, and congrats on baby #3. Another thing that makes a big difference for me is honest tracking of what I eat during the day. Sparkpeople and livestrong both have free tracking programs online, or there's always good old pencil and paper. some folks have an app on their phones, but my phone just makes phone calls (crazy, huh?)
Good luck with losing the baby weight. Motherhood takes so much energy, but it is all so much easier to deal with when you are in good shape.

 

[dwheatl]

BTW, can everyone vote for us?
http://family.go.com/happily-ever-after-contest/stories-category/wedded-bliss-66774/
We could win a trip to WDW and a vow renewal ceremony.

 

[faith]

Hi Everyone! I have been reading your posts since Saturday(they started in Jan.) You all are great!
I took the plunge and joined WW this past Saturday. So just getting started.
I'm a Mom and grandma of 5, so want to improve my health to do more with them, and I need to get healthier due to blood pressure problems. My daughter lost 80 pounds this past year,( WW) and is feeling so much better. Her kids are loving that she is so much more active with them.
We all were in DC for a short vacation, and she walked circles around me!
Hope you all have a great week.

 

[abish19]

Hi faith! Welcome from a fellow Michigander!

SO. I haven't been perfect but I have been better. I decided to weigh myself every day and chart it. That way I can (hopefully) see a general downward trend. I have dramatically decreased the amount of soda I'm drinking and have laid off baked stuff - two days hasn't killed me!

Also, with our recently improved weather, I went for two long walks yesterday and today and it was wonderful!

I know that in the long term, I'll need to do more and different things to really have the health I need, but for now I am happy to be going in the right direction, and thankful to have all of you for support and friendship!

 

[faith]

Thanks for the welcome Abish!
Hope you get a chance to get your walk in today. We're supposed to have another warm day here.
I am struggling this week, but hanging in there. I honestly didn't expect to feel HUNGRY at night. Everyone raves about Wwatchers, including my daughter.
Determined to stay strong til my weigh in on Saturday.
Hope you are having a good week.

 

[lovealldisney]

Hi Everyone! I have been reading your posts since Saturday(they started in Jan.) You all are great!
I took the plunge and joined WW this past Saturday. So just getting started.
I'm a Mom and grandma of 5, so want to improve my health to do more with them, and I need to get healthier due to blood pressure problems. My daughter lost 80 pounds this past year,( WW) and is feeling so much better. Her kids are loving that she is so much more active with them.
We all were in DC for a short vacation, and she walked circles around me!
Hope you all have a great week.

Hi Faith,
Welcome! WW is great just keep going. You mentioned in a post further down that you are hungry at night. The first week on WW to me was HARD! It made me realize how much crap food I was putting in my mouth! Remember fruit and most veggies are 0 points! So fill up on those at night, popcorn is also something filling. And remember you have thouse extra points to don't be afraid to use them if your hungry.

Good luck and let us know how you do at you weigh in on Saturday.

 

[DisneyLaura]

Hi everyone!

SO...I haven't been on this thread since...a long time ago! Since my last post I've had my sweet third baby, a girl named Hannah. She's now just over a year old, and I'm all done nursing, etc., but I am about 12 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight (which I wasn't terribly thrilled about!). In the meantime, I've let a lot of bad habits creep in: drinking soda, wanting something sweet with every meal (and I don't mean fresh fruit), snacking late at night, and neglecting exercise. It's to the point where I wear frumpy clothes because that's what fits, and I don't want to show off my stuff too much - who wants to see lumps and bumps in places they shouldn't be?

By way of motivation, I try to remember how much better it felt when I was exercising regularly, was able to fit into my clothes better, etc. We have a WDW trip planned, but not until February 2012, so I guess there's plenty of time to meet any goal I want. Also, I have watched my mother go through a difficult knee surgery and incomplete recovery, which makes me think twice about how much weight I want my poor knees to have to cope with.

Now I'm trying to figure out where to start. My first goal is to put away the pop (what we call soda here in Michigan!). Hard as it will be, I also need to give up baked goods - I love to bake, but unfortunately, it shows. What other simple but effective goals could you excellent Peeps recommend?

Thanks for sharing your experiences! They really help me feel like this is POSSIBLE and I am capable of improving my health.

Welcome back and congrats on that little girl!

BTW, can everyone vote for us?
http://family.go.com/happily-ever-after-contest/stories-category/wedded-bliss-66774/
We could win a trip to WDW and a vow renewal ceremony.

I voted for you, can you vote for us?

http://family.go.com/happily-ever-after-contest/stories-category/my-dream-68374/

Hi Everyone! I have been reading your posts since Saturday(they started in Jan.) You all are great!
I took the plunge and joined WW this past Saturday. So just getting started.
I'm a Mom and grandma of 5, so want to improve my health to do more with them, and I need to get healthier due to blood pressure problems. My daughter lost 80 pounds this past year,( WW) and is feeling so much better. Her kids are loving that she is so much more active with them.
We all were in DC for a short vacation, and she walked circles around me!
Hope you all have a great week.

Welcome!


Ok guys I walked three times since the last time we "talked" two times was for 20 minutes around my neighborhood and then once was on a trail we have in our city for 30 minutes with the kids. I just have one question for you all - my ankles after walking up hill within 10 minutes start to hurt so bad that it's difficult for me to continue. I know a lot of it has to do with me not walking in a long time but does that go away and can I do anything wear to maybe support my ankles? Thanks for your help.

I have decided that I'm in "training" for the princess marathon. While I might be ready in 2012 I will run in it in 2013. I don't know if I posted this here but when I saw my midwife (she's a Disney nut just like us ) she was telling me about it and runs in it every year. She was showing my pictures on her phone, they all had tutu's on! Very cute! I told her that my dream some day was to run in a Disney marathon and she said come with her! They all have a lot of fun and two of the girls she runs with probably won't be there next year (one is her daughter and one is her niece, they want to get pregnant soon). I told her are you kidding, look at how much weight I have to loose and she said "you have a year". Now just so you know we are friendly with each other, she helped me a lot with my mom passing away, she's a breast cancer survivor! So that's my goal!

 

[HockeyKat]

I have decided that I'm in "training" for the princess marathon. While I might be ready in 2012 I will run in it in 2013. I don't know if I posted this here but when I saw my midwife (she's a Disney nut just like us ) she was telling me about it and runs in it every year. She was showing my pictures on her phone, they all had tutu's on! Very cute! I told her that my dream some day was to run in a Disney marathon and she said come with her! They all have a lot of fun and two of the girls she runs with probably won't be there next year (one is her daughter and one is her niece, they want to get pregnant soon). I told her are you kidding, look at how much weight I have to loose and she said "you have a year". Now just so you know we are friendly with each other, she helped me a lot with my mom passing away, she's a breast cancer survivor! So that's my goal!

I have done the Princess half marathon in 2010 and 2011. It's totally awesome!! You will have a blast.

However, it's a half marathon (13.1 miles) and not a full. Disney only offers one full marathon and it is usually in January.

 

[DisneyLaura]

I have done the Princess half marathon in 2010 and 2011. It's totally awesome!! You will have a blast.

However, it's a half marathon (13.1 miles) and not a full. Disney only offers one full marathon and it is usually in January.

Yes that I know, from a person who is just starting a walking routine I think that's good for now!

 

[HockeyKat]

Yes that I know, from a person who is just starting a walking routine I think that's good for now!

You can definitely do it!! I am far from thin - I was at least 80 lbs overweight for the 2011 version, and I walked most of it.

I would just increase my walk distance gradually if I were you. You have almost a year, maybe almost two to build up your distance.

I have found interval training to work really well for me. Once you think you might be ready to start running, add in a minute interval of jogging for every 10 minutes of walking, and build up from there.

 

[dwheatl]

I voted for you, can you vote for us?

http://family.go.com/happily-ever-after-contest/stories-category/my-dream-68374/

I voted for you, too. I didn't realize we could vote more than once. Good luck!

 

[DisneyLaura]

You can definitely do it!! I am far from thin - I was at least 80 lbs overweight for the 2011 version, and I walked most of it.

I would just increase my walk distance gradually if I were you. You have almost a year, maybe almost two to build up your distance.

I have found interval training to work really well for me. Once you think you might be ready to start running, add in a minute interval of jogging for every 10 minutes of walking, and build up from there.

Thanks for the tip. Once I'm more able to walk for a long distance I'm going to do the c25K and then work more running/walking from that.

I voted for you, too. I didn't realize we could vote more than once. Good luck!

Thanks! Good luck to you too. I hope if I don't win another peep does.

 

[abish19]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

I have a good friend who is in better shape than I am, but we're both CRAZY about Disney and would love to try the Princess Half. I'm not sure when (if ever) it will be practical for us to try it but I think it would be a fantastic experience. Good luck Laura!

I weighed in yesterday and almost woke up the house with my happy yelp! I had lost two pounds It could just be water weight, etc., but I am going to take whatever I can get. My goal is to just keep seeing the scale move down, whether it's just one pound or five or whatever. It's so much easier to walk for an hour outside now that the weather's nice than to walk for an hour on a treadmill, which is just dead boring.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[ArielSRL]

Hi, all! I'm not posting as much, but am definitely reading! You all are doing such great jobs with your weight loss! So awesome!

Well, I am not weighing myself anymore with my pregnancy. Its just too hard to see the numbers go up and I shouldn't be feeling bad when there is an extremely good reason for the weight gain. I think its b/c I weigh more than I ever weighed and I have absolutely no control over it that it is freaking me out. But not weighing has made me feel better. The doc will tell me if I am gaining too much and I know by how my clothes fit, too.

I was walking several days a week with the dog but the week before Spring Break, I was just too busy and then we went out of town for Spring Break. But this week I started my Prenatal Pilates DVD and have done that 3 times this week so far. I'll also continue to walk some and then for summer, I plan to do some swimming and water aerobics.

OK, time to do my taxes! Have a great rest of the weekend!!

 

[Wonders10]

Hi peeps!

I haven't posted much partly because I haven't been DISing much, other than working on my TR and reading a couple other TR. I just don't have as much fun DISing when I don't have a trip planned.

Peep-wise, I have sort of been half-a$$ing it the past couple weeks (all while maintaining my weight at least), but last week I stuck to it and had a 1.6 lb loss! I'm doing a spin on the low carb thing. Basically low carb, but I'm allowing myself fruit.

My meals look something like this:
B: hard boiled egg, turkey bacon, fruit (last week was apple and banana)
L: 4 "rollups" of deli meat and 1/2 slice of cheese in each, sugar free jello, fruit and a small handful of nuts
D: salad with grilled chicken
Snacks: nuts, cheese sticks, jello, and/or fruit

Whatever it is, it seems to be working and this will be week #2 so we will see! Hope all the peeps are doing well and getting skinny!

 

[faith]

Hi Everyone!
Can you believe here in Michigan we have snow on the ground...and expecting 2-4 inches more by tonight!
My first weigh in with WWatchers was Saturday morning.. I lost 7.2#.
I was really excited. I know not to expect those numbers this week, but going to do the best I can.
It really is a program where you can eat normally, and still lose. NO, it's not easy, but I need to lose. Hopefully, I can hang in there.
I have the grandkids Easter candy here, and it's calling me! So far, I decided to open a bag of jelly beans and portion out a few each day. I love the sweet taste with hot tea.
Hope you all have a great week.

 

[LMO429]

Hi Everyone!
Can you believe here in Michigan we have snow on the ground...and expecting 2-4 inches more by tonight!
My first weigh in with WWatchers was Saturday morning.. I lost 7.2#.
I was really excited. I know not to expect those numbers this week, but going to do the best I can.
It really is a program where you can eat normally, and still lose. NO, it's not easy, but I need to lose. Hopefully, I can hang in there.
I have the grandkids Easter candy here, and it's calling me! So far, I decided to open a bag of jelly beans and portion out a few each day. I love the sweet taste with hot tea.
Hope you all have a great week.

Congratulations on your weight loss at ww. I think that is why ww works because you can eat what you want and not feel guilt about it.