Healthy Living around the World Showcase ~ June 2016 WISH Challenge!

[4Mickeys]

So I've always wanted to know --- what is it like to celebrate the Christmas holidays when it's blistering hot outside and it's the middle of summer? I grew up with the notion of winter wonderlands and the holiday seasons, but your climate brings notions of Santa in swimtrunks and enjoying a surf holiday

We usually have Christmas outside - we probably have more salads as sides then vegetables - I still cook turkey, we have a ham (but don't bake it), roast chicken and fresh prawns (or shrimp in your language). The typical Aussie Christmas desert is plum pudding and cream/custard and fruit salad. We always have way too much food and swear we aren't doing it again the next year but we do! Many families that live on the coast here may have some of their day at the beach to try out new water toys. It makes a very early start to Christmas morning - which is when we open our presents here - as it is light so early and the kids are busting to see what Santa brought them.

But in saying that due to the lyrics of most of the Christmas Carols and watching Hollywood Movies and TV Shows growing up my notion of Christmas has always been the winter wonderland also - isn't that funny? - I haven't had one yet - but would love to experience one someday - only trouble is I'm not sure that having a holiday and having a Christmas Dinner at a hotel restaurant would give the same experience of that as being at a home experiencing those traditions - I hope that makes sense. I have a friend who travelled to the US and Canada over Christmas with her kids a couple of years ago - she told me that snow didn't make it feel more like Christmas it just made it really cold lol

Oh and due to the weather we don't have any of those 'bad Christmas sweater' photos that I have seen on Ellen

I think DH would live off of strawberries if he could

3 out the 4 of us in our house are with your hubby about strawberries - towards the end of the season here we usually get a special treat from a friend whose family owns a strawberry farm - we get to go and pick our own as many as we want (picture several buckets) they are the ones left over but still perfect! I freeze some of them to use in smoothies later in the year. Winter is our main strawberry season here though - so we are also just starting to get some yummy, good quality low priced strawberries.

 

[Zoesmama03]

I got back to the gym today. 3 too many days since I've gone but I did get on the exercise bike here one of them nights. Did 3 miles in 65 minutes and will go tomorrow night and do 3 more. Thursday we have plans to go to the waterpark that evening so I'll fit it in during the morning. Hopefully I'll get some interviews lined up soon.

Question of the Day for June 7:

We are still in Norway and even though we are not yet at midsummer, Norway is a country where midsummer is very important. Part of Norway's territory is bejond the Arctic Circle. So, some Norwegians don't see the sun at all in winter, but have an abundance of light during the summer.

(This is the Disney Magic enjoying the Norwegain sunshine in Stavanger last year - and me in the front)

But even if none of us lives in Norway, for all of us on the Northern Hemisphere, June brings long days and lots of sunlight. Do you make good use of the light? Do you find it helpful for your well being and healthy living or does it not matter.

(@4Mickeys, sorry you just need to think yourself back to December or tell us how you are dealing with less sunlight right now!)

Well lets see. We do have later sunsets in summer in Arizona it might not set until 8pm However in June and July it is not uncommon to stay over a 100 until after midnight. SO I guess to say no it is not helpful. So glad I am making room in budget for the gym membership. Because doing it at home was not working out and going outside is just not an option for me with my meds causing increased risks of heat related illnesses. This past weekend we saw 118. YUCK!! So of course the 106 the last couple days was a bit of a relief.

 

[Flossbolna]

Question of the Day for June 8th:

We are moving on to Mexico!! A very special pavillion as it is mostly indoors. A large Mayan Pyramide houses a night time atmosphere with an "open air" market, a restaurant along a river and a ride (not many of those around the World Showcase)!! The Gran Fiesta Tour follows Donald on his adventures in Mexico together with his two friends Panchito and Jose Carioca - toghether the three form the musical group the Three Caballeros!

And today it is time for our own Gran Fiesta! Let's celebrate Woohoo Wednesday! Share at least one thing that you can be happy about today, small or big! We want to hear plenty of woohoos today!!

 

[Flossbolna]

Goals Checkin:

Step count... 100% on track
Weight loss... 0% achieved


Ha ha... Wrote this yesterday and never actually posted it!

Could you let me know which one you want me to track? Thanks! For now I put down your step count down as that is the better number and I wanted to post the positive result!

 

[Flossbolna]

Sorry everyone! I am late with posting the results!! Here they are. It looks like many of you have not reported in, I know that some are on vacation. If I missed anyone, please let me know! It looks like we got some nice rainbow colours started! Sorry for those three that are yellow, it is not the best color, but a rainbow needs its yellow!

@Lady Marie 0%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@courtneybeth[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@SarahDisney[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@Hazelon[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ff8000]@Dr Gunnie[/COLOR] 21%
[COLOR=#ff8000]@pjlla[/COLOR] 30%
[COLOR=#ff0000]@Flossbolna[/COLOR] 35%
[COLOR=#ff0000]@Zoesmama03[/COLOR] 35%
[COLOR=#00ff00]@Oneanne[/COLOR] 100%
[COLOR=#00ff00]@mamattorney[/COLOR] 100%

 

[4Mickeys]

And today it is time for our own Gran Fiesta! Let's celebrate Woohoo Wednesday! Share at least one thing that you can be happy about today, small or big! We want to hear plenty of woohoos today!!

Woohoo one day of work left this week its a holiday on Friday.
Woohoo on me finally catching up on 6 months of backlog paperwork at work.
Woohoo for me making healthier lunch choices 2 days in a row - you asked for small lol.
Woohoo for how much I enjoyed watching Once Upon A Time last night
Woohoo to @Flossbolna for hosting a great thread even though many of our regulars are off enjoying their summer - don't worry I will hang in there with you

 

[pjlla]

Good Wednesday all! Sorry I've been MIA for a few days. I got a call Monday afternoon from DD that her car had apparently had a major fluid/oil leak. She was supposed to shop for a much-needed strapless bra for this weekend's wedding that day PLUS she had a dentist appointment the next morning. I requested to be taken off my Monday evening online shift AND took yesterday off from school and of course, pretty much dropped everything and drove to her. After stopping to bring her a selection of bras to choose from, driving her to the dentist, and then getting her car checked out, I drove home (stopping for some errands along the way), showered/dressed and made a quick dinner and attended DS's scholarship awards night! So I haven't had a spare minute to chime in here and I'm so sorry.

I have kept up with my squats and planks, but the walking yesterday was light. I did take a short walk in the morning before driving her to the dentist, but that was it for the day. And my Fitbit battery apparently chose yesterday to die (even though I did plug it in for about 15 minutes in the morning), so I have no idea how good or bad yesterday's step count was. I did go over my goal on Monday though.

I've been working online since 4 am so no exercise time this morning, but I have a short shift tonight and plan to get in a real walk/run.

I bought a new dress for this weekend's wedding and it has NO "wiggle" room..... I absolutely MUST stay on plan every second of these next 3 days! I actually bought TWO dresses.... I prefer one, but like I said, it has no room for "extra" pounds, so I'll see how I am feeling on Saturday before I decide on exactly which dress I wear. I also have a separate dress to wear to DS's graduation in the morning. I'll try to remember to share pictures.

Off to put on my face and get dressed.... thankfully the call volume has been light this morning! Hard to type and put on mascara at the same time! .......................P

 

[pjlla]

Sorry everyone! I am late with posting the results!! Here they are. It looks like many of you have not reported in, I know that some are on vacation. If I missed anyone, please let me know! It looks like we got some nice rainbow colours started! Sorry for those three that are yellow, it is not the best color, but a rainbow needs its yellow!

@Lady Marie 0%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@courtneybeth[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@SarahDisney[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ffff00]@Hazelon[/COLOR] 17%
[COLOR=#ff8000]@Dr Gunnie[/COLOR] 21%
[COLOR=#ff0000]@Flossbolna[/COLOR] 35%
[COLOR=#ff0000]@Zoesmama03[/COLOR] 35%
[COLOR=#00ff00]@Oneanne[/COLOR] 100%
[COLOR=#00ff00]@mamattorney[/COLOR] 100%

Missed me. I think I reported in at 30%, but I'll double check................P

 

[pjlla]

Question of the Day for June 8th:

We are moving on to Mexico!! A very special pavillion as it is mostly indoors. A large Mayan Pyramide houses a night time atmosphere with an "open air" market, a restaurant along a river and a ride (not many of those around the World Showcase)!! The Gran Fiesta Tour follows Donald on his adventures in Mexico together with his two friends Panchito and Jose Carioca - toghether the three form the musical group the Three Caballeros!

And today it is time for our own Gran Fiesta! Let's celebrate Woohoo Wednesday! Share at least one thing that you can be happy about today, small or big! We want to hear plenty of woohoos today!!

My woohoo is the scholarship that DS got last night!! WOOOHOOO! And bonus.... it was NOT the scholarship I was expecting him to get.... they haven't awarded that one yet! So fingers crossed that there may be another scholarship coming his way! ...................P

 

[Flossbolna]

Missed me. I think I reported in at 30%, but I'll double check................P

Sorry!! I added you now!

Woohoo to @Flossbolna for hosting a great thread even though many of our regulars are off enjoying their summer - don't worry I will hang in there with you

Thank you!! It's good to have someone who does not have all the distractions that summer offers!

QOTD:
I really don't have a good woohoo, so I go with a small one: my PT is turning out to be very good and very helpful! I am feeling that they are finally adressing a lot of issues that I have with my whole posture and that this will help me in many ways, not just for my feet! I got some new exercises and am really motivated!

 

[dsnyfn1022]

I do this every time I have to get gas. There's a little arrow on my dashboard that points to the direction of where the tank is and I still screw it up every time.

In other words - you're not alone.

Haha thank you for that! I had no idea such an arrow existed! Looked this AM and it's actually there and it's labeled "Fuel Door".

 

[dsnyfn1022]

It's been a rough week already so I'm going to celebrate every woohoo that I can!

Last night I went to Target and had a "treat yo self" shopping spree. I got a bunch of new makeup, hair color, dry shampoo, and Zootopia! It was awesome to go home, eat dinner, color my hair and give myself a facial and just relax. Plus now I have Zootopia to watch!

I did NOT make good choices all day yesterday otherwise but I'm back at it this morning. So I'm going to woohoo that I'm not letting it spiral into a bad week. Sometimes I still let a bad lunch turn into a bad dinner and a bad dessert (I did yesterday) but I no longer let that turn into a bad couple days or a bad week. That's a major woohoo!

 

[Lady Marie]

Haha thank you for that! I had no idea such an arrow existed! Looked this AM and it's actually there and it's labeled "Fuel Door".

LOL! Someone showed me this a year ago and it changed my life!!! Who knew!?! I swear I check every time I get gas now!

 

[Lady Marie]

Woohoo!!!! I am very woohoo-ey today-- yesterday was a good day! I am really trying to break bad habits (like sleeping in my contacts, sleeping in my make up from time to time, have a complexion routine, etc). So since last Sunday, I have not slept in my contacts or make up, I've actually used moisturizer, and even last night used eye cream It's the little things in life.... but I do feel better about myself. My mother tells me to take care of my skin now so I won't regret it later. She looks 15 years younger than she is-- so as I am creeping up on 30 I figure I better get it together before I cause any irreparable damage!

Also I went on the elliptical for 50 minutes yesterday and the scale said woohoo for that this morning! This is going to sound soooo bratty, but using my iPad to watch shows on made such a difference over watching the TV way across the den into the living room -- I was able to watch "my show" that I am super into which made those 50 minutes FLY! Before I didn't feel like I could follow the show from a distance (not loud enough and not wanting to blast the neighbors, the bouncing around, hard to focus), so I was just watching floofy shows I wasn't in to and could barely get through 30 minutes. Now I got my set up and I'm ready to go!!!

 

[pjlla]

Quick fly-by to tell you about a tasty new infused water I tried today! Apple cinnamon.... surprisingly delicious! I'm not big on "fruity" water.... I prefer either seltzer with lime or plain water.... but I saw this idea on Pinterest (where else?) and decided to try it today. It is really yummy! Much better than I thought it would be. I think the trick is to not use too much cinnamon. I just peeled and sliced up a half an apple (one of the older ones that had been sitting in the fruit bowl) and put it in my water bottle with ice water and a few sprinkles of cinnamon and let it sit for a few hours. DELICIOUS!.............P

 

[pjlla]

Woohoo!!!! I am very woohoo-ey today-- yesterday was a good day! I am really trying to break bad habits (like sleeping in my contacts, sleeping in my make up from time to time, have a complexion routine, etc). So since last Sunday, I have not slept in my contacts or make up, I've actually used moisturizer, and even last night used eye cream It's the little things in life.... but I do feel better about myself. My mother tells me to take care of my skin now so I won't regret it later. She looks 15 years younger than she is-- so as I am creeping up on 30 I figure I better get it together before I cause any irreparable damage!

Also I went on the elliptical for 50 minutes yesterday and the scale said woohoo for that this morning! This is going to sound soooo bratty, but using my iPad to watch shows on made such a difference over watching the TV way across the den into the living room -- I was able to watch "my show" that I am super into which made those 50 minutes FLY! Before I didn't feel like I could follow the show from a distance (not loud enough and not wanting to blast the neighbors, the bouncing around, hard to focus), so I was just watching floofy shows I wasn't in to and could barely get through 30 minutes. Now I got my set up and I'm ready to go!!!

First of all.... GOOD for you for creating a skin care routine! It WILL pay off in the long run! And.....HOLEY COW.... why have I NEVER thought of using my Ipad while on the TM?????? I even bought a sound bar for my television because I struggle to hear it while on the TM and it doesn't always work properly and I get SUPER frustrated (the tv is poorly designed with the speaker facing backwards!). I can watch Netflix and YouTube on my IPAD.... with earbuds so I can hear it and not blast the sound throughout the house! Oh my gosh....brilliant! THANK YOU!!......P

 

[Oneanne]

Could you let me know which one you want me to track? Thanks! For now I put down your step count down as that is the better number and I wanted to post the positive result!

How about the average of the two... 50%.

 

[Oneanne]

Question of the Day for June 7:

We are still in Norway and even though we are not yet at midsummer, Norway is a country where midsummer is very important. Part of Norway's territory is bejond the Arctic Circle. So, some Norwegians don't see the sun at all in winter, but have an abundance of light during the summer.

(This is the Disney Magic enjoying the Norwegain sunshine in Stavanger last year - and me in the front)

But even if none of us lives in Norway, for all of us on the Northern Hemisphere, June brings long days and lots of sunlight. Do you make good use of the light? Do you find it helpful for your well being and healthy living or does it not matter.

(@4Mickeys, sorry you just need to think yourself back to December or tell us how you are dealing with less sunlight right now!)

Here in Seattle the summer days get long just as in Norway... Currently sunset is at 9:05pm. I always feel that it's like getting two days in one and I'd love to claim I'm making good use of the time, but alas I am not. In fact it appears I missed a stunning sunset last night. For some reason my body clock is way off this year, and I feel like it is still early spring not mid-summer, well mid-calendar summer. Our true summer normally doesn't start until late July. It is typical to need to wear a jacket on 4th of July although we have just come off of several days of 80 degree plus weather. Mid-70's is the typical melting point for most pacific northwesterners, so there are some wilty people wandering around.

Still struggling with eating which is feeding in to other things. Had a real tough pilates class last night. Partly I think we were doing difficult things but also I think because I haven't been feeding my body properly. Baby steps back today.

 

[Oneanne]

I'm going to have to dig deep for Woohoos this week, let's see...

I'm still on track with my 10,000 steps per day goal.

Saturday I went to a wedding and didn't feel socially inept once.

Yikes, that's all I've got... Kind of symbolizes how off track I've been. I really need to suck it up and get going again.

 

[mamattorney]

Yea for Wednesday!

My biggest woo-hoo -- ONE WEEK from today, I will be in Orlando! Not Disney yet - we're at Universal Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hoping desperately for Kong soft opening when we are there . . . employees have gotten to ride and the construction walls are down, so soft opening can't be far behind. I can't wait! I've got a few last minute "to-do's" and some of them are making me a little nervous. I went ahead and ordered the prescription sunglasses (for $200, I hope I love them), but they have to put a rush on them and we have to cross our fingers they arrive by Tuesday of next week. Please, please, please!!!! I also didn't realize that my daughter was running out of dexcom sensors (she has type 1 diabetes and these are for her continuous glucose monitor), so I placed that order yesterday and am hoping they ship today. I don't want to be on pins and needles waiting for those. Other than that, we are on track and ready to go!

Also, I am loving my new goal for this month. The change has motivated me again. Yesterday, I woke up early on my own and went for a long walk before anyone else was really up and about. I had 90 active minutes and 10,000 steps before 7:30am. I walked to Starbucks and drank a latte on my way home for breakfast. I really enjoyed it. Today, it's 10:30 and I've got over 90 active minutes logged - but not that many steps, I wasn't walking with purpose, I was just active around the house. I'll head out for a walk or two later today.

As for my day- I'm taking the kids to Target for some last minute vacation preparation shopping, then I may take them to the pool, but it's a little cool here today, so we'll see. Tonight I am volunteering at soccer registration for a few hours.