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

[dwheatl]

This was my first day back on SparkPeople since using up bits and pieces of what was left of Nutrisystem. I do notice that I tend to go heavy on the carbs. No wonder I'm hungry now with no calories left. Tomorrow I'll grocery shop and try to get more protein rich foods.
Snow - that's great about the running. Keep it up!

 

[The Eighth Dwarf]

Thought I'd pop in here and tell you all my story, (seeing as you all seem so nice
I'm 41 (really ? that doesn't seem right somehow) male and overweight and have been for a long long time.

So last year I decided it was time to do something about and I embarked on a diet, ate as healthy as I could (I do shift work so meal times are never regular) and took up a bit of exercising. Mainly at that time it was believe it or not UFC personal trainer on the xbox kinect.
So this was last May, my starting weight was 18 st 1 lbs or 250 lbs as you American folk like to say. My goal was to lose around 5 st or 70 pounds.
And it went really really well, before my trip to Disney in October i had lost 35 lbs.

Then I ate like a trooper all through my holiday and didn't stop eating till after Christmas. I was too scared to get back on the scales but promised myself I would start again first day of the new year.

Just as an aside, believe it or not I actually "budgeted" for a weight gain of around 7lbs , that's just how messed up I am , I was "happy" to gain half a stone cause I was going to Disney and nothing was going to stop me from raiding Starring Roles, Main Street Bakery and eating a dessert every meal cause we were on the dining plan.

Anyway back to the scales, I now had my new goal 50lbs till Disney.
Well as i stood on the scales I was really worried, but I'd only gained 5lbs over my holiday and Christmas. I've never been so happy to put on weight, I was really fearing the worst.

So I jumped straight back into my diet and started exercising again actually buoyed by the fact I only had 5lbs to lose to get back to where I was Pre Disney. My first weigh in was 2 weeks after I started , and I had lost 6lbs .Yes I am now 1 pound lighter than i was before my holiday.

Because of my shift work I have decided to only weigh in every 2 weeks, but my next weigh in is due this week and I will update you all as I go. So 50 pounds by Disney is now 44 pounds by Disney and it seems just that little bit closer than it was.

I'll see if i can dig out a few pictures as well to show my progress.

 

[dgbg100106]

Thought I'd pop in here and tell you all my story, (seeing as you all seem so nice
I'm 41 (really ? that doesn't seem right somehow) male and overweight and have been for a long long time.

So last year I decided it was time to do something about and I embarked on a diet, ate as healthy as I could (I do shift work so meal times are never regular) and took up a bit of exercising. Mainly at that time it was believe it or not UFC personal trainer on the xbox kinect.
So this was last May, my starting weight was 18 st 1 lbs or 250 lbs as you American folk like to say. My goal was to lose around 5 st or 70 pounds.
And it went really really well, before my trip to Disney in October i had lost 35 lbs.

Then I ate like a trooper all through my holiday and didn't stop eating till after Christmas. I was too scared to get back on the scales but promised myself I would start again first day of the new year.

Just as an aside, believe it or not I actually "budgeted" for a weight gain of around 7lbs , that's just how messed up I am , I was "happy" to gain half a stone cause I was going to Disney and nothing was going to stop me from raiding Starring Roles, Main Street Bakery and eating a dessert every meal cause we were on the dining plan.

Anyway back to the scales, I now had my new goal 50lbs till Disney.
Well as i stood on the scales I was really worried, but I'd only gained 5lbs over my holiday and Christmas. I've never been so happy to put on weight, I was really fearing the worst.

So I jumped straight back into my diet and started exercising again actually buoyed by the fact I only had 5lbs to lose to get back to where I was Pre Disney. My first weigh in was 2 weeks after I started , and I had lost 6lbs .Yes I am now 1 pound lighter than i was before my holiday.

Because of my shift work I have decided to only weigh in every 2 weeks, but my next weigh in is due this week and I will update you all as I go. So 50 pounds by Disney is now 44 pounds by Disney and it seems just that little bit closer than it was.

I'll see if i can dig out a few pictures as well to show my progress.

That is great news and I totally understand about gain of 5 pounds and being happy, I have been there before.

I love that your goal is to lose the weight prior to returning to Disney....

 

[punkin413]

Thought I'd pop in here and tell you all my story, (seeing as you all seem so nice

Hi, nice to "meet" you! I'm so glad to see a guy here. Our resident male in the group, Eric, hasn't been on in awhile, or at least since I've been back. Anyway, great job on the weight loss....and keep it up!

 

[dwheatl]

Welcome, 8th. Glad to hear your gain is gone already. Wish I could say that about my holiday weight.

 

[punkin413]

So my calorie count today has been blown. One of my bosses just brought in a basket full of candy he got in France - these chocolate sticks filled with cherry liqueur.....REAL cherry liqueur. I mean, how often do I get an opportunity to eat REAL French candy??? Not gonna pass this up.

 

[LMO429]

So my calorie count today has been blown. One of my bosses just brought in a basket full of candy he got in France - these chocolate sticks filled with cherry liqueur.....REAL cherry liqueur. I mean, how often do I get an opportunity to eat REAL French candy??? Not gonna pass this up.

Oh that sounds amazing! enjoy!!!!

When I have candy sometimes I suck on it so it lasts longer

 

[LMO429]

I was curious has anyone ever stayed on disney property but not in a disney hotel like bonnett creek, hilton bonnnett creek etc?

We usually stay at the beach club but are planning on doing two trips this year one of which will be a short one and was thinking of trying to save some money by staying offsite (but on site) if that makes any sense.

what is your experience with any of these hotels or am i better off staying at moderate I have only ever stayed at deluxes in the past.

 

[Therinian]

Hey, howdy, hey!

I'm Gina, 37, and I'd like to join the group, please!

I'm a SAHM and all my kids are in school, so sometimes I find I have a lot of time on my hands... to eat. Over the summer, I lost 12 pounds, but gained it ALL back when stress from back-to-back family deaths (mother-in-law, grandmother, great-aunt) *and* the holidays happened.

My husband bought me a treadmill the weekend after the New Year, and I've been using it sporadically. My plan is to use it more, keep better track of time and distance, and hope to see the numbers on the scale go down.

Weight this morning: 195.6 lbs

Goal weight: 170 lbs

(I don't mind sharing this information, btw)

 

[LMO429]

Hey, howdy, hey!

I'm Gina, 37, and I'd like to join the group, please!

I'm a SAHM and all my kids are in school, so sometimes I find I have a lot of time on my hands... to eat. Over the summer, I lost 12 pounds, but gained it ALL back when stress from back-to-back family deaths (mother-in-law, grandmother, great-aunt) *and* the holidays happened.

My husband bought me a treadmill the weekend after the New Year, and I've been using it sporadically. My plan is to use it more, keep better track of time and distance, and hope to see the numbers on the scale go down.

Weight this morning: 195.6 lbs

Goal weight: 170 lbs

(I don't mind sharing this information, btw)

Welcome!!!! we are here for you! this is a great group

 

[dwheatl]

Welcome, Gina. Glad to have you with us.

, we have only stayed at the Dolphin, which is not Disney, but it's in Disney. We stay there because it's a deluxe at a moderate price, and HS and EPCOT are right there! If you sign up for Starwood hotels, you get emails about deals.

 

[Wonders10]

Good Morning Peeps! After last weeks stress at work, this week is going much better although we are still really busy and I cannot wait for the weekend to be better.

Sometime Tuesday, my stomach kicked back in again and said "I'm starving!!!" I'm trying really hard to not just pig out, but I'm anticipating a gain tomorrow just because of the way I lost all that weight. Hopefully a decent amount will stick!

 

[LMO429]

Just trying to weigh the difference between offsite vs. onsite..If we stay off I would have to rent a car, pay parking fee daily for disney parks and the hotel. So I am trying to figure out which is more cost effective.

 

[dgbg100106]

Just trying to weigh the difference between offsite vs. onsite..If we stay off I would have to rent a car, pay parking fee daily for disney parks and the hotel. So I am trying to figure out which is more cost effective.

We stayed at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, it is consider a WDW resort, but is off property. I was not sure what that entailed but as a guest, you also receive special benefits:

1. Extra Magic Hours - Each day one of the Disney theme parks is open an hour early or stays open up to three extra hours in the evening.
2. Complimentary shuttle service to Disney Theme Parks

I have no idea if ME will take you there or not, it is a Disney resort but not on property, we used our Hilton points to stay there.

 

[dgbg100106]

Welcome Gina...

 

[Wonders10]

I am +1.4!

Honestly, I'm totally okay with it considering the way I lost my 5 lbs last week. This still comes out to an average of 2 lbs per week for the past two weeks which isn't too shabby. Plus I haven't seen this number on the scale in over a year if not more! TGIF, Peeps!

 

[::Snow_White::]

Hope you all are having a wonderful week.

Went to do my fitness test at our rec center yesterday and got a sneak peek at my weight around 11 AM and it said I was down a lb. However, I weighed this morning at home and it said I hadn't lost a thing? Not really sure why, was still under my calories yesterday, did well all week, and ran 2 miles yesterday. Huh. Oh well, I guess next week will be better!

 

[dgbg100106]

I am down 1.2 this week. Which I think is great considering I cant exercise yet.

3 days until I cruise so i am sure I will be up when I get back.

 

[LMO429]

I am down 1.4 pounds this week!

I knew last week it had to be muscle the level 7 of tracy anderson was super hard I felt it all over..

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

What is everyone's superbowl strategy do you plan like eating like a linebacker or a quarterback!?

 

[punkin413]

I am + 1 pound today. Ugh. But AF arrived (early) yesterday so I'm hoping that's the reason for the gain. I did good with exercise and eating this week....well, except for the French candy incident.

What is everyone's superbowl strategy do you plan like eating like a linebacker or a quarterback!?

Linebacker!!!! Haha....no, not really. I won't be counting calories that day, though. We always have friends over and cook a good bit of food. For Ray it's a Superbowl party. For me it's a Football's Over party! Although I am actually interested this year - there are 4 teams I care about: Giants, Colts (I love the Manning boys), Titans (I'm from Nashville originally) and Dolphins (grew up as a Dolphins fan b/c my dad is from Miami - this was before the Titans existed). GO GIANTS!!!