Everybody Wants to be a WISH Cat (or dog, or goose, etc...) - October 2016 WISH Challenge

[Flossbolna]

Try to get a picture from MarathonFoto that doesn't make me look awful. Here were the better pics from this past weekend's races.

You don't look awful! Just concentrated on your efforts! And you did so well with your new PR time!!

 

[pjlla]

Morning all! Gotta be in the car in under 4 minutes, but wanted to say HEY to everyone!! Have a great day! Not sure if I'll get back on today.... it will depend on what I have for duty at school. But have a wonderful TACO TUESDAY! ......................P

 

[Lady Marie]

October 4 - Question of the Day

Napoleon is always trying to take charge of everything from charging Edgar ...

...to deciding what the squeaking is!

What are some things you have done in order to take charge of your journey? Are there some areas of your journey that you don't feel like you have taken ownership of? Are there more things you could take charge on to help you succeed? ​

 

[piglet1979]

So, can I take a second and voice my pettiness to you all? Haha.


My bridesmaids and I haven't really spoken much since my wedding last October. It was a big thing and the two people I should've really been able to depend on were the least helpful, least there-for-me, most selfish people in every way. I planned and threw my own bridal shower, planned and threw my own bachelorette party (which I left early because I had to be my own DD and I wasn't interested in spending the night watching everyone else get drunk "in honor of" my wedding), and I got chewed out by my bridesmaid on my wedding day for asking my MOH to help put together a playlist on iTunes for the reception because I "wasn't giving her any time to get ready and she was a really important part of the day".

Anyway, I have to see both of them this weekend for another friend's wedding, and I am absolutely dreading it. It doesn't help that my MOH has lost 41lbs this year, going from a size 16 to a size 10, and I have regained 21lbs this year, going from a size 14 to a 16/18.

If anything, though, my newest motivation to lose the weight is that my MOH is getting married in May, and while I have dropped out of her wedding because I can't afford all of the things she's expecting from her bridesmaids, I still want to lose as much as I can before then... and then she will always be heavy in my wedding photos and I will always be small in hers.

I'm a terrible person.

I have had moments like this too. I started to lose weight in the spring because my sister was. There was no way I was going to let her be skinnier then me. I lost 10 pounds. She lost like 30. She has always been heavier then me. As kids we were both thin but somehow I was always smaller. She started to gain weight when she got engaged and I stayed skinny until I got a desk job 8 years ago. I always keep an eye on my sisters weight and make sure I am always below her. Not the right way to deal with it but it got me to lose 10 pounds.

 

[piglet1979]

October 4 - Question of the Day

Napoleon is always trying to take charge of everything from charging Edgar ...

...to deciding what the squeaking is!

What are some things you have done in order to take charge of your journey? Are there some areas of your journey that you don't feel like you have taken ownership of? Are there more things you could take charge on to help you succeed? ​

I need to take charge of my workouts. I told my husband last night that I wanted to start going to the rec a few days a week. He is not happy about it. He just said you do what you need to but this week will be rough. I can tell in his tone that he is aggravated by this. To him he sees it as he has to do more around the house. He does a lot. Homework, dinner and a lot of the cleaning. I am going to have to figure out how to make it so he does not feel this way. it is hard because he gets off at 3 and works from home 3 days a week. I don't get home until close to 5.

This week will be tough because he works IT at a bank and they are merging with another. He will be working very long hours and most likely all weekend. I will need to be at home. Since I can't get to the rec I will need to do more at home. I will need to get out the Xbox or Wii and do them at home.

 

[Lady Marie]

Texted him back 10 minutes later and told him nevermind, I don't need to be eating them. Will power, or something.

First day back at work after break - first day is so hard - but eased into not to bad - I almost forgot my lunch but after having bought the mulit-grain roll and ran back inside and threw together turkey breast and salad stuff to make it at work at lunch time - see started off so well only to eat chips - but at least it wasn't take-out! Tomorrow I will be stronger!

To both of you: Silver linings all around! These are steps towards success and should be celebrated!!! Turning down chocolate, and still no take out despite the chip slip! Woohoo!

He is not happy about it. He just said you do what you need to but this week will be rough. I can tell in his tone that he is aggravated by this. To him he sees it as he has to do more around the house. He does a lot. Homework, dinner and a lot of the cleaning. I am going to have to figure out how to make it so he does not feel this way.

I haven't any advice on this but I can sympathize for sure! I feel so guilty when I am working out and DH is cooking without any help. Or if he's working late, I am thinking I should be cooking so he comes home to dinner.... but it's about balance. Somehow I have to figure out how to keep the peace and balance making time for myself while being a considerate wife.

 

[Lady Marie]

QOTD: I have taken charge in a few aspects of this journey.

1) I quit asking DH to come grocery shopping with me. I love him to death but he is an AWFUL influence. Now, I try to go when he's at work or busy. And guess what? We haven't had oreos in the house in MONTHS! Haha! Only 100 calorie frozen yogurts for desserts these days and he hasn't complained so that's a win! Not that I'm an angel - I could work on putting less carby snacks in the cart myself, but there is definitely less junk without him around.

2) I've instated "Fend for Yourself" nights at home. If it's not a Blue Apron night, and I am not hungry, I won't force myself a big meal just because DH wants one. Instead, I say it's a fend for yourself night, and I may just have a small salad or cheese and fruit. The scale almost always rewards me for those light nights. I should do them more often

However, I am still not in charge of the active aspects. I could do soooo much better with that. But I fell off the wagon with my health scare and haven't really gotten back on. At least I see the cardiologist on Thursday, so I hope to get the go ahead to go back to my cardio workouts!

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I am more together today so I have more time to chat!

Anyway, on a personal level, I'm feeling good about this month. Last month I felt like I indulged at family events plenty, but maintained my weight all month. I think with some tweaking to my eating, this month I could definitely loose 3 lbs. I am also working on myself personally -- actively looking for friends, taking me time to do things that are missing in my life without DH who couldn't care less about theater or opera, etc. It's amazing what filling those voids are doing for me. I don't have to fill them with food, if that makes sense.

 

[Oneanne]

I need to take charge of myself - again. I did finally get on the scale this morning and saw exactly the number I expected to see - ugh . I know I can do it, I just need to, well, do it. But I'm going after it slowly this time, and changing my daily routines without the fixation on the ### end goal. This is in alignment with my general shift into a more "slow living" mindset, which is actually a huge change for me. Tinkerbell and I are soul sisters, in that we both flit around a warp speed, bouncing from place to place (with occasional crankiness). I am often distracted by the shiny new thing in the room and usually settle for short term instant gratification. I'm teaching myself to slow down and sink in to things, and will apply that to weight loss/health as well. Focus on the process: celebrate the daily wins, however tiny.

The past few days I've really been thinking about how to apply the "slow travel" mindset to my time at WDW. My touring style has changed over the years, as I no longer go-go-go commando style and am no longer ride driven. It was probably 7 or 8 years ago that I sat down and people watched for the first time, instead of being in a constant state of movement. It was revolutionary. But I do often find myself contemplating what's next, what's next, instead of fully being where I am. This trip I would love to take some knitting in to the parks with me and sit somewhere and knit for a while... it's a thing, knitting outside... but I'm not sure knitting needles would make it thru security. We're staying at POP, and so don't have a balcony, but I can sit outside some where around the resort and knit. I haven't made a lot of reservations or FP+, so don't have a set schedule to keep to, I've set it up so I can wander and do, or not do, whatever I want... I just need to slow down the brain.

 

[Flossbolna]

I need to take charge of myself - again. I did finally get on the scale this morning and saw exactly the number I expected to see - ugh . I know I can do it, I just need to, well, do it. But I'm going after it slowly this time, and changing my daily routines without the fixation on the ### end goal. This is in alignment with my general shift into a more "slow living" mindset, which is actually a huge change for me. Tinkerbell and I are soul sisters, in that we both flit around a warp speed, bouncing from place to place (with occasional crankiness). I am often distracted by the shiny new thing in the room and usually settle for short term instant gratification. I'm teaching myself to slow down and sink in to things, and will apply that to weight loss/health as well. Focus on the process: celebrate the daily wins, however tiny.

The past few days I've really been thinking about how to apply the "slow travel" mindset to my time at WDW. My touring style has changed over the years, as I no longer go-go-go commando style and am no longer ride driven. It was probably 7 or 8 years ago that I sat down and people watched for the first time, instead of being in a constant state of movement. It was revolutionary. But I do often find myself contemplating what's next, what's next, instead of fully being where I am. This trip I would love to take some knitting in to the parks with me and sit somewhere and knit for a while... it's a thing, knitting outside... but I'm not sure knitting needles would make it thru security. We're staying at POP, and so don't have a balcony, but I can sit outside some where around the resort and knit. I haven't made a lot of reservations or FP+, so don't have a set schedule to keep to, I've set it up so I can wander and do, or not do, whatever I want... I just need to slow down the brain.

You could always go to one of the other resorts to sit and knit. AKL has some wonderful sitting areas that overlook the animal enclosures where you could sit and knit. Or the Wilderness Lodge courtyard.

 

[JacknSally]

October 4 - Question of the Day

What are some things you have done in order to take charge of your journey? Are there some areas of your journey that you don't feel like you have taken ownership of? Are there more things you could take charge on to help you succeed? ​

I guess just deciding to try to get back on the wagon is what I've done to take charge? Granted, the followthrough is lacking, so I don't know how much it counts, haha. I need to take charge of my activity... and my eating. UGH. My head is in the right place, I feel, but nothing else is. Especially my willpower and self-control. I know what I should be doing, and I want to do it... I just can't actually bring myself to do it. Whaaaatttttttt.

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Happy Tuesday, friends! Hope everyone is having a great one so far! It's National Taco Day, AND it happens to be Tuesday, so I hope everyone truly embraces and celebrates National Taco Tuesday today.

Looking back at last year and the things I think really helped me lose the weight:

· My desk job, while sucky, provided me with a day-to-day structure, so it was very easy to get in the habit of having a protein shake on the way to work at 7am, having a protein snack around 10am, walking around the parking lot during my lunch break around 12:30pm, eating a protein heavy lunch back at my desk around 1:30pm, eating another small protein snack on my way home from work around 4:30pm, and then cooking & eating dinner when DH got home from work with an evening walk afterward.

None of these are things that have happened since the wedding. I've gotten out of the habit of eating breakfast in the mornings, or really eating much of anything throughout the day. I think I can correct that with relative ease, honestly. I need to set alarms for myself throughout the day to remind myself to get up and eat, and I need to spend Sundays or at least the night before prepping lunch and snacks as if I were actually leaving to go to work, otherwise I won't want to put in the energy when it's time to eat. I need to get myself back into a routine. The hard part is that most nights, DH isn't home until 11pm, and I feel guilty about going to bed without him, so I stay up until he gets home, and then we stay up until 1am or later catching up on the day and watching TV and trying to spend time together. Then I sleep until 11:30 the next morning and get a super late start on the day. @Lady Marie I totally get where you're coming from with the "bad wife guilt"... I feel a lot of that. Not good for a first-year wife. DH's schedule also means there's no opportunity to go out and walk, because Memphis is NOT a safe city, and I am in no way, shape, or form comfortable out walking by myself, especially now that it gets dark earlier. I feel awful because he's not able to take care of himself, either, and it's really my fault because I left my job last year. He's been such a good sport about it at all and I love him for it, but it still weighs heavy on me. I guess I've put on more than 30lbs this year in multiple ways.

Anyway, I made myself get up at 9 this morning, but I've been absolutely dragging because forcing myself to get up at a relatively decent time shorted me about 2.5 hours of sleep, so my energy levels are nil. It's also doesn't help that it's TTotM now, which for some reason just zaps all of my energy some months, but explains the incessant need for chocolate and Dr. Pepper the last couple of weeks, so hopefully THAT is over in a few days. Made myself eat some egg muffins and protein pudding but now I'm full and even sleepier. I've noticed lately that eating always makes me sleepy. I'm sure that's probably due to WHAT I've been eating - lots and lots and lots of crap. Ugh. I'm looking forward to trying the Whole30 to reboot my system. I know it's not supposed to be a permanent way of eating which helps because it's NOT an easy meal plan at all.

Anyway. Any tips or advice or encouragement about how to not feel like a bad wife while trying to take care of yourself and find time in the day to get everything done is much welcome! Haha

 

[kirstie101]

Hi everyone! I will respond and do the usual I introduction later - but I wanted to share some amazing news with you re: my exercise goals.

My life style change has focused on being more active and trying to get that sub-3 hour half marathon time through practice. I did it today at Rock n Roll San Jose! 2:59:15. I also got a 37:50 5k time.

With this in mind I need to rethink my goals and I'll post again when I am on my laptop. Looking forward to my next race with @Dr Gunnie in STL. I ran into @kirstie101 today on the course and she motivated me to keep moving.

So proud of you @courtneybeth! That is such a great goal to achieve and I am so happy for you! Also super glad we got to run together for a few minutes!

 

[kirstie101]

Ok time for me to catch up!

My name is Kirsten and I'm a 38 (for 3 more weeks!) year old wife of 11 years and mom of two. My kids are 4 and 9. I work outside of the home full time. I'm fortunate that my office is close to home which I'm thankful for. Running is my sport. I took it up in 2012 and haven't stopped. Sunday I ran my 12th Half Marathon. Unfortunately I irritated my knee so I'm trying to rehab that before my next half later this month. My goal this month is to lose 4 pounds. I will do that by tracking my food on my fitnesspal and meal planning. I have our weeknight dinners for the month planned out already which is a great time saver but also lets me figure out how many calories I have for the rest of the day.

Most people around me are supportive of my running and health goals. I can't think of anyone who isn't. I do wish DH would get on a health kick though. It would certainly help me make better food choices I think.

I've taken ownership of my workouts. I try not to miss them. Its Me time and its good for the whole family for mommy to get her run/exercise in. I've begun taking ownership of the food thats in the house. I buy it so why should I buy stuff that tempts me too much? I'm cutting back on the stuff that does tempt me and loading up on the fresh fruits and veggies.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

What are some things you have done in order to take charge of your journey? Are there some areas of your journey that you don't feel like you have taken ownership of? Are there more things you could take charge on to help you succeed?

I have taken charge of my journey with running. For some reason running has just clicked for me and I have been really good about following my schedule.

I am still struggling with eating. I have a feeling I will always struggle with eating. Ireally need to cut out sweets. I also need to take charge of sleep. I only sleep when I am exhausted and I should have a set bedtime. If I did those two things I bet I would lose weight much faster but for whatever reason I just can't.

 

[Oneanne]

You could always go to one of the other resorts to sit and knit. AKL has some wonderful sitting areas that overlook the animal enclosures where you could sit and knit. Or the Wilderness Lodge courtyard.

Ah yes, I love the rocking chairs at AKL... great idea!

 

[courtneybeth]

So proud of you @courtneybeth! That is such a great goal to achieve and I am so happy for you! Also super glad we got to run together for a few minutes!

Thanks! I'm glad that we were able to run together -- are you still going to RNR Vancouver? What other races do you have planned between Disney and RNR? We are running the Star Wars 10K and adding the half because we love the medal. (No Rebel Challenge since we signed up separately - but it's okay because the medal is ugly ) I'd love to run again with you

 

[courtneybeth]

You could always go to one of the other resorts to sit and knit. AKL has some wonderful sitting areas that overlook the animal enclosures where you could sit and knit.

Yesss, @Oneanne - THIIIIIIIIIIS. It's so relaxing to hang out at AKL and enjoy the ambiance of the animals. It's like going to Animal Kingdom but with the ability to eat food and not worry about people.

 

[kirstie101]

Thanks! I'm glad that we were able to run together -- are you still going to RNR Vancouver? What other races do you have planned between Disney and RNR? We are running the Star Wars 10K and adding the half because we love the medal. (No Rebel Challenge since we signed up separately - but it's okay because the medal is ugly ) I'd love to run again with you

Still doing Vancouver, with the knowledge that I'll probably walk quite a bit of it. We'll see how much recovery I manage on the IT band btwn then and now. I might sign up for a local half in November. I'll see how the knee is feeling and how the weather is looking before I decide. Its a smaller race so I'll be one of the last finishers even if I run well. I'll do a Turkey Trot 10K on Thanksgiving and thats probably it until Star Wars! Yay! I'm glad you added the half! I hope we're in the same corral!

 

[courtneybeth]

Still doing Vancouver, with the knowledge that I'll probably walk quite a bit of it. We'll see how much recovery I manage on the IT band btwn then and now. I might sign up for a local half in November. I'll see how the knee is feeling and how the weather is looking before I decide. Its a smaller race so I'll be one of the last finishers even if I run well. I'll do a Turkey Trot 10K on Thanksgiving and thats probably it until Star Wars! Yay! I'm glad you added the half! I hope we're in the same corral!

I hope we're in the same corral too. Looks like that 2:59 half is actually faster than the projected 1:21 finish time I have from Tink 10K - so as long as your POT is within that same realm we should be. I'm also running Vancouver, but will be sprinting the 10K in hopes of achieving a 1:18 finish time and then walking (or as I say "enjoying the course") for the half. We should try to stick together for that one - I'm good at moral support

So the weird thing about signing up for the challenge-not-challenge for Star Wars is that we put ourselves in an estimated finishtime for the 10K and will be using POT for the half - that'll be so different from Dumbo! LOL. If it wasn't for the medal i wouldn't have signed up for the half since we find the course a little boring (no stadium, no old town Anaheim). The lure of BB8 and Han/Leia drew me in. I love good bling!

But yay, more races with you. So excited!

 

[Flossbolna]

Am really pleased with myself with the start of the month so far. My exercise plan is working. Just finished another DVD exercise. Tomorrow I will try to bike to work and back and then have another DVD workout, so it will be a low step count day. I think I should set myself an alarm at work every hour and walk around the building for 5 minutes. Thursday is going to be a running day!

I also got an appointment with my doctor for Monday, so will see what he is going to say about my insert situation. I am pretty sure that this is what caused my foot problems to resurface. I think they were not made for my maniac walking... Did wear my running inserts today and my feet feel pretty great.

Off to take a shower and then put on a TV show on Netflix and get started with the ironing...

 

[Flossbolna]

Oh and with all of you talking about Disney races: My sister and I have more or less decided to sign up for the Disneyland Paris 5K in 2017. I would love to do a longer race, but there is no 10K and I don't want to commit to 21.1km when I am currently not sure how running will go at all in the future... Looks like the reports from there were really great and the 5k is a fantastic course through both parks.