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

[aries1980]

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Thank you all for the welcome backs! Its great to be back!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Hi Guys

So, im recommiting to the weight loss. Quite frankly, the weight gain over the past month has been embarrassing considering how close I was to goal. I know have around 7-8lbs to lose (up from 1lb )
So - here I am!

I can totally relate! I've been losing and gaining the same 3 pounds since January. It is frustration personified. I was 5-10 pounds from my goal weight last October, and now I have to lose 5-10 just to get back to being 5-10 pounds away.

For those of you who remember, my mom (who was diagnosed in January with pancreatic cancer) is doing so good. Her tumor shrank 25% but is still very close to a vein and they want to see if they can shrink it a lit bit more so more chemo for her. She went back to work. She needs to save some of her short term disability for after the surgery. She's doing really well and I'm starting to feel better now, emotionally. I still worry but not as much.

That is great news!

I'm doing ok this week. I've got a feeling that I'll be a "samer" this week. I've been eating ok, but not exercising much (for like the 3rd week in a row). I'm still doing weight training every other day, but that's more for strength and toning - it doesn't do me much good for actually losing weight. But as long as I'm not gaining, I guess I can't be totally upset about it.

My wife and I are having the big "drive vs. fly" debate for if we go through with our December WDW trip. The airline that we usually take (Midwest Airlines) has really scaled back their flights, and they don't offer any flights to Orlando after I think September. They partner with Northwest, but those are all connecting flights involving a little "hopper" jet on one leg of the trip. It is hard enough getting my wife on a big plane once, but to get her on a plane twice, with one of them a little plane is asking a little too much. AirTran does fly nonstop to Orlando out of Milwaukee, so they'd be our next choice. But all of the extra fees ($15 for the first checked bag, paying to pick your seat ahead of time, etc.) really add up. So I put together a spreadsheet with approximate costs for flying vs. driving, including a hotel the night before our flight, the extra fees, etc to compare that with the costs of driving (gas, tolls, hotels, meals, possibly renting a car to save the wear and tear of putting almost 3000 miles roundtrip on one of our cars); and if we don't rent a car it'll actually be cheaper to drive if we take one of our cars and stay two nights along the way down and one night on the way back home. If we rent a car, it would be about $175 more to drive. But if we drive, we could pack as much clothing as we want which I understand could be useful in the unpredictable Florida weather that time of year. Plus, if we drive we can cancel the trip at the last minute and not worry about non-refundable tickets, trip insurance, and that sort of thing. But if we drive, that's a few more days of vacation from work, long driving hours (and my wife doesn't like to drive in strange places so I'll be the one doing most of the driving), possibly bad driving conditions thanks to midwestern winters. Tough decisions!

 

[ArielSRL]

Is it this beautiful today where you guys are?

Very nice here. High 79, which is good for around here. All too soon it will hit 90 and above. Sun has been shining this week and not too much rain. We have gotten so much this year we have made up for the drought we had last year and then some, I think!

 

[ArielSRL]

Thats a good idea Lynda.
I also read in a magazine (I haven't tried it yet!) that if you are craving chocolate then dark chocolate is the best, and you should take a really good smell of it first, wait a minute or two then eat a piece. In theory you shouldn't want to eat as much - how true this would be with me, I don't know!

I also heard you should eat it without doing anything else. Just really enjoy the piece of chocolate, pay attention to it and eat it slowly.

I have the Weight Watchers Whitman's chocolates (I like the Almond Nougat the best, and the Caramel ones next) which are 1 point each. I eat 1 after lunch as my "dessert". I also recently bought some Skinny Cow ice cream bars (100 calories). I almost always buy some WW or HC ice cream bars in the summer. They are usually around 2 or 3 points (I try to stick to the 2 pointers). Sometimes I get the sugar free pudding as well, which is 1 point.

 

[willonlyflytodisney]

My wife and I are having the big "drive vs. fly" debate for if we go through with our December WDW trip. The airline that we usually take (Midwest Airlines) has really scaled back their flights, and they don't offer any flights to Orlando after I think September. They partner with Northwest, but those are all connecting flights involving a little "hopper" jet on one leg of the trip. It is hard enough getting my wife on a big plane once, but to get her on a plane twice, with one of them a little plane is asking a little too much. AirTran does fly nonstop to Orlando out of Milwaukee, so they'd be our next choice. But all of the extra fees ($15 for the first checked bag, paying to pick your seat ahead of time, etc.) really add up. So I put together a spreadsheet with approximate costs for flying vs. driving, including a hotel the night before our flight, the extra fees, etc to compare that with the costs of driving (gas, tolls, hotels, meals, possibly renting a car to save the wear and tear of putting almost 3000 miles roundtrip on one of our cars); and if we don't rent a car it'll actually be cheaper to drive if we take one of our cars and stay two nights along the way down and one night on the way back home. If we rent a car, it would be about $175 more to drive. But if we drive, we could pack as much clothing as we want which I understand could be useful in the unpredictable Florida weather that time of year. Plus, if we drive we can cancel the trip at the last minute and not worry about non-refundable tickets, trip insurance, and that sort of thing. But if we drive, that's a few more days of vacation from work, long driving hours (and my wife doesn't like to drive in strange places so I'll be the one doing most of the driving), possibly bad driving conditions thanks to midwestern winters. Tough decisions!

Is your wife afraid of flying?
I have an intense fear of flying, so for our next trip, my boyfriend has been considering the drive option. You could also take a train - from what I have heard the Amtrak trip is a pretty one. But, that time of year, I'm not so sure.
Last summer, it took a bit of drugs to get me on that plane. But despite how hard it was for me, I was happy to be there in two hours and have Disney take us right from there to our rooms, rather than deal with traffic or traveling for several days. Coming back, it was also nicer. Disney is not a relaxing trip for most people haha, so to get home in one day on a plane was a lot nicer than finishing our trip and realizing we had to wait another couple days before getting home lol

So, peeps, I was a little under the weather today. I have bad allergies - summer grass and winter molds. So, twice a year, I get these colds. So, last night and this summer I had a cough and the sniffles. I knew I could pull myself together to go to work with some Advil and such, but my dad insisted I stay at home with everything going on.
I guess he isn't the only one taking extra precaution because when I called in sick at work, they told me not to come back until I was 100% better, even if it was extra time. Hmm
Well, I've been told not to call my doctor about it unless my symptoms get worse, so here's hoping!

On the happier (and hopefully healthier) side of things, I just finished planning a two-day birthday celebration for my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure he might be reading this thread, so just in case, I can't say anything too revealing. But, I know he's going to love it. It's KILLING me keeping it a surprise from him.
We had originally planned a birthday trip this year with the whole free on your birthday offer (our birthdays are a day apart), but we couldn't make it work. So I tried to do something special for his birthday and only spent about 1/10 of what it would have cost us for Disney lol Not that it will compare by any standards
I'm also trying to make it as "Disney-esk" as possible with some wonderful home-cooked Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes

Anyway, here's looking forward to a day without any allergy problems, as it even impacted my willingness to work out today.
Hope everyone is well.

 

[lovealldisney]

So, peeps, I was a little under the weather today. I have bad allergies - summer grass and winter molds. So, twice a year, I get these colds. So, last night and this summer I had a cough and the sniffles. I knew I could pull myself together to go to work with some Advil and such, but my dad insisted I stay at home with everything going on.
I guess he isn't the only one taking extra precaution because when I called in sick at work, they told me not to come back until I was 100% better, even if it was extra time. Hmm
Well, I've been told not to call my doctor about it unless my symptoms get worse, so here's hoping!

I know my kids and DH have allergies! My DD is the worst out of them all. It's crazy with the whole swine flu thing going on. I know 2 schools in the city are closed. As far as my kids schools they said the same thing not to send them if they have a temp of 100 degrees or more ect...

On the happier (and hopefully healthier) side of things, I just finished planning a two-day birthday celebration for my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure he might be reading this thread, so just in case, I can't say anything too revealing. But, I know he's going to love it. It's KILLING me keeping it a surprise from him.
We had originally planned a birthday trip this year with the whole free on your birthday offer (our birthdays are a day apart), but we couldn't make it work. So I tried to do something special for his birthday and only spent about 1/10 of what it would have cost us for Disney lol Not that it will compare by any standards
I'm also trying to make it as "Disney-esk" as possible with some wonderful home-cooked Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes

Ooooo.. can't wait to here! Is the surprise soon??? Don't keep us hanging to long!



UPDATE ON MY DD AND SCHOOL:

Well the other day I received a call from the superintendent of schools and he had a meeting yesterday with the VP and the Principal of the school she attends. They are going to LET HER GO ON HER FIELD TRIP He spoke with all her teachers and they were very complimentary of her that she was a good student and very respectiful. The VP is supose to either talk with me or my DD about rescinding the punshment. She is so happy!


Have a great day everyone! Good luck with weigh in tomorrow!

 

[DisneyLaura]

So, peeps, I was a little under the weather today. I have bad allergies - summer grass and winter molds. So, twice a year, I get these colds. So, last night and this summer I had a cough and the sniffles. I knew I could pull myself together to go to work with some Advil and such, but my dad insisted I stay at home with everything going on.
I guess he isn't the only one taking extra precaution because when I called in sick at work, they told me not to come back until I was 100% better, even if it was extra time. Hmm
Well, I've been told not to call my doctor about it unless my symptoms get worse, so here's hoping!

I'm bad this time of year too with allgeries as is DS7, but last night all the kids got some Zyrtec because who's eyes were itchy, runny nose and post nasal drip.

On the happier (and hopefully healthier) side of things, I just finished planning a two-day birthday celebration for my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure he might be reading this thread, so just in case, I can't say anything too revealing. But, I know he's going to love it. It's KILLING me keeping it a surprise from him.
We had originally planned a birthday trip this year with the whole free on your birthday offer (our birthdays are a day apart), but we couldn't make it work. So I tried to do something special for his birthday and only spent about 1/10 of what it would have cost us for Disney lol Not that it will compare by any standards
I'm also trying to make it as "Disney-esk" as possible with some wonderful home-cooked Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes

Anyway, here's looking forward to a day without any allergy problems, as it even impacted my willingness to work out today.
Hope everyone is well.

Can't wait to hear what you have planned. I made the kids Mickey shaped pancakes before and they loved them. If you have a big pan put one scoop in the middle then add the ears.

Well the other day I received a call from the superintendent of schools and he had a meeting yesterday with the VP and the Principal of the school she attends. They are going to LET HER GO ON HER FIELD TRIP He spoke with all her teachers and they were very complimentary of her that she was a good student and very respectiful. The VP is supose to either talk with me or my DD about rescinding the punshment. She is so happy!


Have a great day everyone! Good luck with weigh in tomorrow!

Glad to hear about your DD being able to go to the trip.

Well today I'm going on a "nature hike" with DD3 preschool class. Elizabeth (my DD) is very excited.

 

[aries1980]

MOrning Peeps Have a good day!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Is your wife afraid of flying?
I have an intense fear of flying, so for our next trip, my boyfriend has been considering the drive option. You could also take a train - from what I have heard the Amtrak trip is a pretty one. But, that time of year, I'm not so sure.
Last summer, it took a bit of drugs to get me on that plane. But despite how hard it was for me, I was happy to be there in two hours and have Disney take us right from there to our rooms, rather than deal with traffic or traveling for several days. Coming back, it was also nicer. Disney is not a relaxing trip for most people haha, so to get home in one day on a plane was a lot nicer than finishing our trip and realizing we had to wait another couple days before getting home lol

No, I wouldn't say she is afraid of flying. She's just a very nervous flier, and would rather not do it if she can avoid it. Our Disney World honeymoon 3 1/2 years ago was the first time she had ever been on a plane. But I've been flying pretty much my entire life so I knew what to expect. I'm just lucky we had a really smooth flight, otherwise it might have been her last.

UPDATE ON MY DD AND SCHOOL:

Well the other day I received a call from the superintendent of schools and he had a meeting yesterday with the VP and the Principal of the school she attends. They are going to LET HER GO ON HER FIELD TRIP He spoke with all her teachers and they were very complimentary of her that she was a good student and very respectiful. The VP is supose to either talk with me or my DD about rescinding the punshment. She is so happy!

That is AWESOME news! I am thrilled for your daughter. I’m glad everything (hopefully) worked out in the end.

One more day 'till weigh-in. I took a sneak peek this morning, and it is looking like I might be up slightly. I just can't get into a good cardio routine. I think the problem is that I've gotten a taste of walking and jogging outside, so I'm having a hard time getting motivated to do any sort of DVD workout indoors. But the weather has been very iffy lately, and it's been tough to find an hour to walk outside after work. Hopefully soon...

Have a great day everybody!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Lovealldisney - Im so glad your DD gets to go on her field trip

So, today Ive taken my baby niece on a two-mile walk and ive drank what seems like 100 gallons of water!

 

[DisneyLaura]

ive drank what seems like 100 gallons of water!

I'm almost there too

 

[punkin413]

well, it's official - swine flu is now in georgia. i know this sounds selfish but i'm really worried we will have to cancel our NYC trip in 3 weeks because of this thing. grrrrrrr...

But he told me not to cancel anything and when the time comes I'm going to buy our tickets for the Christmas parade (I drew a blank on the name ). Those go on sale May 1st. Do those have to be paid for now or can they just go on my balance?

do you mean the christmas party? if so, then those are sold separately from a magic your way package and therefore you have to pay for them at the time of purchase. if possible, i would go on a non-discounted night. i hear the discounted nights are REALLY crowded. you'd save a few bucks on the discounted night but it's worth the extra money to be able to ride the stuff you want to ride and meet the characters without having to worry about a huge crowd. we went in a non-discounted sunday night and it was awesome. i hope you guys get to go!

so great to hear that your mom is doing well!

So, a friend of mine is holding boot camp for the next 6 weeks and I drug myself there today. What fun. I have never thrown up from exercise before today. It is only 3 days a week so we'll see if I feel up to it again on Friday. I am already feeling sore too.

i love boot camps - anna does them and i go when i can. although i've never thrown up after working out either so you may want to take it down a notch - that's no fun! soreness is good....it means the fat is becoming muscle!

My wife and I are having the big "drive vs. fly" debate for if we go through with our December WDW trip. The airline that we usually take (Midwest Airlines) has really scaled back their flights, and they don't offer any flights to Orlando after I think September. They partner with Northwest, but those are all connecting flights involving a little "hopper" jet on one leg of the trip. It is hard enough getting my wife on a big plane once, but to get her on a plane twice, with one of them a little plane is asking a little too much. AirTran does fly nonstop to Orlando out of Milwaukee, so they'd be our next choice. But all of the extra fees ($15 for the first checked bag, paying to pick your seat ahead of time, etc.) really add up. So I put together a spreadsheet with approximate costs for flying vs. driving, including a hotel the night before our flight, the extra fees, etc to compare that with the costs of driving (gas, tolls, hotels, meals, possibly renting a car to save the wear and tear of putting almost 3000 miles roundtrip on one of our cars); and if we don't rent a car it'll actually be cheaper to drive if we take one of our cars and stay two nights along the way down and one night on the way back home. If we rent a car, it would be about $175 more to drive. But if we drive, we could pack as much clothing as we want which I understand could be useful in the unpredictable Florida weather that time of year. Plus, if we drive we can cancel the trip at the last minute and not worry about non-refundable tickets, trip insurance, and that sort of thing. But if we drive, that's a few more days of vacation from work, long driving hours (and my wife doesn't like to drive in strange places so I'll be the one doing most of the driving), possibly bad driving conditions thanks to midwestern winters. Tough decisions!

i am flying to NYC on airtran in a few weeks (if our trip doesn't get postponed because of swine flu) so i will let you know how we like it. i knew about the luggage fee but i didn't know about the pre-selection of seats fee. but that's okay - i don't care where i sit anyway because it's only a two-hour flight. i already have a prescription for xanax for the trip because i HATE flying too!

 

[DisCanCan]

Hi everyone… I was a lurker & occasional poster on the old Peeps board. I think it will be good for me to get back into the swing of things! I am hoping with posting my weekly progress it will give me the accountability I need to be successful at this.

I have been trying to catch up on all the post & I have noticed that some of you are doing the Jillian Michaels DVD. I am thinking of purchasing them but I have a question that I hope one of you would be able to answer. I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor so I am wondering if there is a lot of jumping in the DVDs & how annoying would I be to my neighbor down stairs. Thanks

 

[Disneyfreak92]

Is your wife afraid of flying?
I have an intense fear of flying, so for our next trip, my boyfriend has been considering the drive option. You could also take a train - from what I have heard the Amtrak trip is a pretty one. But, that time of year, I'm not so sure.
Last summer, it took a bit of drugs to get me on that plane. But despite how hard it was for me, I was happy to be there in two hours and have Disney take us right from there to our rooms, rather than deal with traffic or traveling for several days. Coming back, it was also nicer. Disney is not a relaxing trip for most people haha, so to get home in one day on a plane was a lot nicer than finishing our trip and realizing we had to wait another couple days before getting home lol

So, peeps, I was a little under the weather today. I have bad allergies - summer grass and winter molds. So, twice a year, I get these colds. So, last night and this summer I had a cough and the sniffles. I knew I could pull myself together to go to work with some Advil and such, but my dad insisted I stay at home with everything going on.
I guess he isn't the only one taking extra precaution because when I called in sick at work, they told me not to come back until I was 100% better, even if it was extra time. Hmm
Well, I've been told not to call my doctor about it unless my symptoms get worse, so here's hoping!

On the happier (and hopefully healthier) side of things, I just finished planning a two-day birthday celebration for my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure he might be reading this thread, so just in case, I can't say anything too revealing. But, I know he's going to love it. It's KILLING me keeping it a surprise from him.
We had originally planned a birthday trip this year with the whole free on your birthday offer (our birthdays are a day apart), but we couldn't make it work. So I tried to do something special for his birthday and only spent about 1/10 of what it would have cost us for Disney lol Not that it will compare by any standards
I'm also trying to make it as "Disney-esk" as possible with some wonderful home-cooked Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes

Anyway, here's looking forward to a day without any allergy problems, as it even impacted my willingness to work out today.
Hope everyone is well.

I hope you feel better soon. Can't wait to hear what you do about the surprise b-day celebration!

UPDATE ON MY DD AND SCHOOL:

Well the other day I received a call from the superintendent of schools and he had a meeting yesterday with the VP and the Principal of the school she attends. They are going to LET HER GO ON HER FIELD TRIP He spoke with all her teachers and they were very complimentary of her that she was a good student and very respectiful. The VP is supose to either talk with me or my DD about rescinding the punshment. She is so happy!


Have a great day everyone! Good luck with weigh in tomorrow!

I'm so glad your DD gets to go on the field trip!!

 

[dance2874]

Happy weigh in eve everyone.

UPDATE ON MY DD AND SCHOOL:

Well the other day I received a call from the superintendent of schools and he had a meeting yesterday with the VP and the Principal of the school she attends. They are going to LET HER GO ON HER FIELD TRIP He spoke with all her teachers and they were very complimentary of her that she was a good student and very respectiful. The VP is supose to either talk with me or my DD about rescinding the punshment. She is so happy!


Have a great day everyone! Good luck with weigh in tomorrow!

That is great news!!! I am so glad they changed their mind.

well, it's official - swine flu is now in georgia. i know this sounds selfish but i'm really worried we will have to cancel our NYC trip in 3 weeks because of this thing. grrrrrrr...

I know. They are closing schools here for up to 2 weeks. So far not ours but I think it is just a matter of time. And we have a trip planned for the second week of June to Cancun. Hoping we get to go since the cases there have been linked to Mexico City and not Cancun, but only time will tell. It is our first real kid-less vacation since our honeymoon almost 8 yrs ago. I wanna go

i love boot camps - anna does them and i go when i can. although i've never thrown up after working out either so you may want to take it down a notch - that's no fun! soreness is good....it means the fat is becoming muscle!

Yeah, I think it was more the exercising at 5:30 am on a practically empty stomach that did me in than the actual exercise. I am still really sore but I am going to go tomorrow anyways.

I have been trying to catch up on all the post & I have noticed that some of you are doing the Jillian Michaels DVD. I am thinking of purchasing them but I have a question that I hope one of you would be able to answer. I live in an apartment on the 3rd floor so I am wondering if there is a lot of jumping in the DVDs & how annoying would I be to my neighbor down stairs. Thanks

The one I do (3o day shred) does have quite a bit but it is in 2 min increments so it wouldnt be too bad I dont think. But I guess it depends on how easily noise travels. I have lived in apartments where we could bang on the floor and it didnt matter, nobody heard it. And some with paper thin walls where you could hear everything. I wouldnt let that stop me from getting it. Just be considerate as to the time of day you do them

I know I had more quotes than those...hmm... Oh well.

 

[dwheatl]

Hi everyone… I was a lurker & occasional poster on the old Peeps board. I think it will be good for me to get back into the swing of things! I am hoping with posting my weekly progress it will give me the accountability I need to be successful at this.

Welcome back.

Loveall - Glad that sanity prevailed and that your daughter gets to go on the field trip.

Not looking forward to weigh-in. I have just been so resistant to tracking food this week, felt too crummy to exercise most days, and I know what that means. Good luck to everyone else.

 

[LMO429]

Hey Peeps

I have decided to not weigh in this Friday and next Friday. We leave on May 9th for our vacation and I am seeing myself the past couple of weeks becoming a little OCD with the number I am going to see on the scale. I have been eating healthy, working out and overall feeling better but I don't want to be fixated on a stupid goal weight that I have set in my mind before I went on vacation. Last week I weighed 130 and I had this goal that I had to be under 130 before I left. My low weight last year was 126 I am getting to fixated on numbers and not overall how I look and feel... I know I have often times posted on here I have to work on my "all of nothing attitude" I had one binge already on thursday because of that kind of thinking and I would hate to sabotage myself even more because of a number on the scale. My clothes fit great, I got super cute outfits for my trip and I feel strong and healthy. I am trying to get in the head who cares what the scales says. regardless if I weigh 130 or 128 what is the difference would anyone other than myself really be able to tell the difference to the point that I have to obsess over it.

I plan on working on while we are on the cruise portion of the trip and while we are in wdw I plan on doing what I always do. eating what I want but half off it and being in control of my head.

anyway I hope that made sense

 

[DisneyLaura]

Hey Peeps

I have decided to not weigh in this Friday and next Friday. We leave on May 9th for our vacation and I am seeing myself the past couple of weeks becoming a little OCD with the number I am going to see on the scale. I have been eating healthy, working out and overall feeling better but I don't want to be fixated on a stupid goal weight that I have set in my mind before I went on vacation. Last week I weighed 130 and I had this goal that I had to be under 130 before I left. My low weight last year was 126 I am getting to fixated on numbers and not overall how I look and feel... I know I have often times posted on here I have to work on my "all of nothing attitude" I had one binge already on thursday because of that kind of thinking and I would hate to sabotage myself even more because of a number on the scale. My clothes fit great, I got super cute outfits for my trip and I feel strong and healthy. I am trying to get in the head who cares what the scales says. regardless if I weigh 130 or 128 what is the difference would anyone other than myself really be able to tell the difference to the point that I have to obsess over it.

I plan on working on while we are on the cruise portion of the trip and while we are in wdw I plan on doing what I always do. eating what I want but half off it and being in control of my head.

anyway I hope that made sense

It made perfect sense.

I'm -1 lb today which I am happy about. AF is getting ready to leave so I know the bloat was from that. It's raining today so no walking outside but
I'm going to try and do my DVD walk tonight.

Have a nice day everyone

 

[punkin413]

-1 pound today!

 

[aries1980]

Morning Everyone! Have a good day and think skinny thoughts!

Went to a tricky tray last night and Im not feeling to skinny this
morning. Maybe after a shower and I put myself together on this
rainy day I'll feel better. Going to concert tonight so I will get
some excercise in there as well as before hopefully pending on
the rain...