In search of my body...not the one I ate!

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I enjoy these informative emails. Respond if you want.

Ah,hmmmm...Question of the Day:

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Kitchen Collection, retail store (cashier) and corporate office (accounts payable & treasury department)
2. Our family construction company (office manager of myself )
3.
4.

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Dirty Dancing
2. Shawshank Redemption
3. Cinderella
4. Outsiders

Four places I have lived:
1. Chillicothe, Ohio
2.
3.
4.

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Project Runway
2. Amazing Race
3. Friends or Seinfeld reruns, any time
4. Anything on the Food Channel

Four places I have been:
1. Disney World
2. Disney Land
3. Bahamas
4. Nantucket

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. Purse Blog
3. Webkinz
4. iTunes

Four of my favorite foods or drinks?
1. Chocolate
2. Mexican
3. Italian
4. Pastries

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. A Caribbean beach, with my children AND a nanny (best of both worlds, eh?)
2. some place without snow
3. Disney World
4.

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. county fair
2. losing weight (a girl can dream!)
3. winning the lottery
4. spending time with the Fam.

Areas of Expertise:
1. Disney Travel
2.
3.
4.

Hidden Talents:
1. I can type pretty fast
2.
3.
4.

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Love to scrub my shower and the smell of bleach when done
2. Chocolate
3. Fashion/Tabloid Magazines
4. Baking, espically for others, i.e. holidays...

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I love you guys!!!

THANK YOU ALL for your support!

 

[HockeyKat]

Question of the Day:

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Software Engineer, medical claims processing
2. Software Engineer, on-demand print (aka junk mail)
3. Software Engineer, biotech (genetically modified plant material)
4. Programmer/Analyst, check processing/banking (current job)

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Galaxy Quest
2. Lilo & Stitch
3. Emperor's New Groove
4. Labrinyth

Four places I have lived:
1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Barcelona, Spain
3. Chicago, IL
4. Raleigh-Durham, NC (current)

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Family Guy
2. Will & Grace
3. Hockey
4. Anything on HGTV

Four places I have been:
1. Disney World
2. St Thomas
3. Canary Islands
4. Rome

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. (site which cannot be named here, also WDW-related)
3. local news site
4. NHL message board for my team

Four of my favorite foods or drinks?
1. Potato Chips
2. Sushi
3. Beer
4. Rare red meat

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Anywhere but work
2. Beachy tropical place of any kind
3. Disney World
4. Did I mention, anywhere but work? Own couch will do....

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Being under 160 again (please!!)
2. Resolving my personal life, one way or another
3. At least one more WDW trip
4. Playing hockey again

Areas of Expertise:
1. Computer programming
2. DVC/WDW
3. NHL Hockey (from the spectator's side)
4. Searching the internet

Hidden Talents:
1. Type fast
2. Play piano (20 yrs of lessons)
3. Remember numbers well (strangely enough, can't remember names to save my life!)
4. Detail-oriented

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Can of Pringles or Ripple chips w/ a jar of tostitos salsa con queso
2. HGTV
3. Biggest Loser-type shows (Discovery Health, etc)
4. Spending the day on the chaise lounge w/ a good book

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

2. Barcelona, Spain

Gonna need more info on this one.

2. (site which cannot be named here, also WDW-related)

PM me, please. Is it Stupid Guest Tricks?

4. Rare red meat

Vampira

 

[MunkyMe13]

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Shipping Manager for a Diamond Wholesaler
2. Garden Center Cashier at Walmart
3. Sales person at my grandfathers Western Americana/Civil War Bookstore
4. Sandwich Artist at Subway

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. House of 1000 Corpses
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Peter Pan
4. Labyrinth (see Kat we are sistahs)

Four places I have lived:
1. Benington Vermont (Until I was 3)
2. Escondido California
3. Scottsdale Arizona
4. Tempe Arizona

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. The Simpsons
2. Family Guy
3. America's Next Top Model
4. CSI

Four places I have been:
1. Disneyland
2. Six Flags Magic Mountain
3. Williamsburg Va
4. Washington DC

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. Myspace
3. Facebook
4. Gmail

Four of my favorite foods or drinks?
1. SUSHI!!!
2. Chicken Wings
3. anything Asian
4. pizza!

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Disneyland!!
2. some place with snow
3. Europe
4. at home relaxing...

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. A skinnier me!!!
2. The Ren Faire
3. more Disneyland!!!
4. spending time with my DH

Areas of Expertise:
1. Disneyland
2. Horror movies
3. Disney trivia
4. history

Hidden Talents:
1. I can write with my toes
2. I can multi task very well
3. I can do most of DL in a day without missing much
4. I can memorize movies quickly

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Horror movies.... the bloodier the better...
2. popcorn with white chedder powder
3. Fashion/Tabloid Magazines
4. The cookies from the Pooh Bakery in DL

 

[HockeyKat]

Gonna need more info on this one.


PM me, please. Is it Stupid Guest Tricks?


Vampira

I lived in Barcelona for my senior year in college. It was part of a program that my school offered, where we could pay tuition as though we were going to our US school but it transferred to the University of Barcelona. I lived with a Spanish family for close to a year. Strangely enough, my major was Computer Science!

I can't... it is utterly banned here and they even search PMs for it. It is a DVC related site.

And definitely!! I am very pale, wear a lot of black, and prefer the night hours.

Sarah, I knew it! Labyrinth is TOTALLY one of my fav movies!!

 

[MunkyMe13]

I lived in Barcelona for my senior year in college. It was part of a program that my school offered, where we could pay tuition as though we were going to our US school but it transferred to the University of Barcelona. I lived with a Spanish family for close to a year. Strangely enough, my major was Computer Science!

I can't... it is utterly banned here and they even search PMs for it. It is a DVC related site.

And definitely!! I am very pale, wear a lot of black, and prefer the night hours.

Sarah, I knew it! Labyrinth is TOTALLY one of my fav movies!!

You remind me of the babe... What babe? The babe with the power... What power? Power of the hoodoo.... Who do? You do... Do what? Remind me of the babe...

LOL I was so in love with that movie as a kid... I remember when I got it on dvd I was so stoked... LOL!

Dance magic dance... mmmm David Bowie....

 

[3DisneyKids]

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Dolphin Handler
2. Lifeguard
3. College Prof. (current)
4. Summer camp director.

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. A Walk to Remember
2. The Notebook
3. The Breakfast Club
4. Meet the Fockers

Four places I have lived:
1. Alaska
2. Florida Keys
3. Poland
4. Kennebunkport, Maine (current)

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Apprentice
2. Amazing Race
3. The Office
4.

Four places I have been:
1. Disney World
2. All over Europe
3. Disneyland and all around California
4. Hawaii

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. (site which cannot be named here, also WDW-related)
3. Webkinz World
4. Coolrunning.com

Four of my favorite foods or drinks?
1. Anything chocolate—the more gooey the better
2. Sushi
3. Alcohol—I am not picky
4. Pizza

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. In a hot tub!
2. Beachy tropical place of any kind
3. Disney World
4. Overseas….anywhere

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Reaching GOAL weight
2. Improving some marital issues
3. At least one more WDW trip
4. Running my first road race

Areas of Expertise:
1. University teaching
2. DVC/WDW
3. Online education
4. Marine mammal communication

Hidden Talents:
1. Closet organization
2. Tennis (I am a fiend! Can’t get enough!)
3. Wilderness camping…yup, I could SO win Survivor!
4. Detail-oriented

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Eating cholcoate frosting right out of the tub
2. Reality TV
3. A really long bubble bath
4. Spending the day on the chaise lounge w/ a good book

 

[HockeyKat]

You remind me of the babe... What babe? The babe with the power... What power? Power of the hoodoo.... Who do? You do... Do what? Remind me of the babe...

LOL I was so in love with that movie as a kid... I remember when I got it on dvd I was so stoked... LOL!

Dance magic dance... mmmm David Bowie....

Awesome.

I am excited... I made my exercise challenge for February!! At 1095 minutes, my challenge goal was 1000.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Awesome.

I am excited... I made my exercise challenge for February!! At 1095 minutes, my challenge goal was 1000.

AWESOME! That is a great accomplishment!

I should start doing the exercise challenge. I know that being on the WISH racing team really keeps me honest and on top of my running...I never let myself slack because I am accountable to them. This might help just as much!

 

[HockeyKat]

Thanks!! I actually do the one on sparkpeople... there is a DIS team there and you get "points" for eating well and exercising that go toward the team.

Okay, food for today:
B: 2/3 cup fiber cereal (80), 1/4 cup skim (20)
L: Pita (60) w/ laughing cow (35) and ham (40), salad (110), cottage cheese (90), sf jello (10), small apple (60)
D: Stuffed shells (330) w/ red sauce (50), broccoli (35), mozzerella (50).
Total for today so far, 970. Exercise, 30 min on elliptical, 40 min weight training. Water, 64 oz.

I will likely have at least 100 cals in snack, although to be honest I am not that hungry right now. I think I am almost too tired to be hungry.

It's funny how the longer I do this low-calorie thing, the less hungry I get. I mean, I get hungry for sure but it seems like it gets easier to subsist on less food.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Question of the Day:

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Museum Docent
2. Book editor
3. Blockbuster Video clerk
4. Freelance Writer and Editor (current job)

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Grease
2. The Breakfast Club
3. Cinderella
4. Pride and Prejudice

Four places I have lived:
1. Joliet, IL
2. London, England
3. Tarrytown, NY
4. Red Bank, NJ (current)

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Las Vegas
2. Lost
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. One Tree Hill

Four places I have been:
1. Disney World
2. Venice
3. Ogunquit, ME
4. St. Lucia

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. my Google Reader
3. message board for the band I love
4. Yahoo mail

Four of my favorite foods or drinks:
1. Popcorn
2. Pizza
3. Diet Coke (I know, I know!)
4. Meatballs and Spaghetti

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Kohl's, trying on shorts for my WDW trip
2. Florida, WDW
3. in bed (I'm tired)
4. Bermuda...not that I've been there, but it's warm!

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Buying new clothes!
2. Travel
3. Being with friends and family
4. Loving pictures of myself

Areas of Expertise:
1. Writing
2. Editing
3. Organizing - trips or people
4. Making mix tapes

Hidden Talents:
1. Cooking
2. Remembering details of my friends' lives
3. Buying great gifts
4. Getting others to let loose and have fun!

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Reading when I should be doing something else
2. Reality TV
3. Popcorn - any kind
4. Movies in the middle of the day

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I can't... it is utterly banned here and they even search PMs for it. It is a DVC related site.

Not to get too OT, but seriously??? I have never heard of anything like that! How silly!

 

[MunkyMe13]

Awesome.

I am excited... I made my exercise challenge for February!! At 1095 minutes, my challenge goal was 1000.

woohoo!!!! grats!!!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Not to get too OT, but seriously??? I have never heard of anything like that! How silly!

It has a lot to do with the paid advertising here on the DIS. Pete explained it on the podcast once. He is VERY particular about (1) who he let's advertise on this site; and (2) how they go about doing that advertising. Any company that violates that policy is banned. I have no idea what actually happened with this particular site in question, but if the website address gets filtered out, there is a good reason.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

It has a lot to do with the paid advertising here on the DIS. Pete explained it on the podcast once. He is VERY particular about (1) who he let's advertise on this site; and (2) how they go about doing that advertising. Any company that violates that policy is banned. I have no idea what actually happened with this particular site in question, but if the website address gets filtered out, there is a good reason.

Ah. Thanks, my friend!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Question of the Day:

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Grocery Store Deli Clerk
2. Video Store cler
3. Architect
4. Project Engineer for Construction Manager (current job)

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Rudy (I cry every time I see it)
4. too many others to count

Four places I have lived:
1. Bristol, RI
2. Schenectady, NY (current)
3.
4.

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Project Runway
2. Top Chef
3. Ugly Betty
4. Good Eats and Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network

Four places I have been:
1. Disney World
2. Italy (rome, venice, sorrento, stresa (near lugano Switzerland), etc)
3. Las Vegas
4. Boulder, CO

Favorite Computer Forums/Pages:
1. DIS
2. MSN's hotmail
3. web page for the local papers
4. knitting blogs

Four of my favorite foods or drinks:
1. anything chocolate
2. my mom's pot roast
3. a perfectly grilled steak
4. chicken pepe from my favorite local italian restaurant...

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Italy
2. France
3. on vacation
4. with my family

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Finally losing the weight!!!!
2. Going to Disney to celebrate my parent's 40th wedding anniversary
3. Being with friends and family
4. Finally finishing the project I am working on at work... (it is a year late thanks to the contractor we are working with...)

Areas of Expertise:
1. Operations type stuff for work and organization
2. Construction related stuff
3. Communications - especially letter writing
4. Problem Solver

Hidden Talents:
1. Cooking / baking
2. Organizing trips
3. I am a great listener when people have problems
4. Sometimes my job surprises people. They are amazed when I tell them what I do for a living.

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Sleeping in
2. Watching cheesy movies or reality TV when I should be doing something constructive
3. Starbucks chai lattes (nonfat of course, either hot or iced)
4. a great pair of shoes

 

[MunkyMe13]

Good Morning Ladies and Gent!

I hope everyone is having a totally fabulous day... Subway did the trick and I lost .6 lbs this morning!!!! That means I hit my goal of 10 lbs for the month!!!!!!! 10.2 actually!!!! I was sooo stoked when I saw the scale this morning!!! Tonight I am going to the gym and then coming home to do laundry and pack for DL!!! Anywho I hope everyone is having a fabu day!!!

Sarah

 

[3DisneyKids]

Great job Sarah! WOO HOO! You have been waiting to hit that 10 pound mark and you made it with a day to spare! WAY TO GO!

I have a few victories to report this morning as well....


First, I FINALLY busted through that awful plateau and lost 2 pounds! I am hoping that by next week I will say BUH-BYE to these damn 140s! This means 21 pounds to GOAL!

Secondly, I had a personal record on the TM this morning (just got back...still sweating! But I couldn't wait to come here and check in with you guys! I ran for...get this...4.7 MILES! I guess I was just psyched to actually have a LOSS! Now, I never know whether or not to trust those calories burning counters that those pieces of cardio equipment have. You know the digital read-out (on TMs, the elipticals, etc.)...never sure how accurate they are. But it said that I burned 800 calories!

My third victory of the day was in clothing....two weeks ago I bought some new running and fitness gear. This one shirt that I wanted was too big in the size I had been wearing cool1: ) but I was not yet small enough for the next size down. So I went ahead and bought the smaller one anyway....planning that it would fit in a few weeks. Now normally I never do this. I have been burned too many times...thinking, "it's ok that this is a little tight right now b/c I am going to lose weight..." only to end up getting rid of something that still had the tags on! But I went ahead and bought it anyway.

Well, IT FITS! I mean, it REALLY fits.

Not "almost,"
not "just a little tight right here,"
and not my personal favorite, "it looks good if I suck it in..."

It just plain ol' fits and looks great! So even though I didn't see the scale move for those 2 weeks, I guess at least something was happening!

Ok...I gotta go shower now...I can't even stand myself!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1. Project Runway

Can you believe what happened last night!!!
Spoiler, don't highlight if you don't want to read:

I loved Chris March. I hate that Romy is moving on!!! Romy's coat was uggggly.

4. Good Eats and Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network

2 of my FAVORITES!

Good Morning Ladies and Gent!

I hope everyone is having a totally fabulous day... Subway did the trick and I lost .6 lbs this morning!!!! That means I hit my goal of 10 lbs for the month!!!!!!! 10.2 actually!!!! I was sooo stoked when I saw the scale this morning!!! Tonight I am going to the gym and then coming home to do laundry and pack for DL!!! Anywho I hope everyone is having a fabu day!!!

Sarah

Yaaaaay! My new goal is 10lbs a month. (Instead of daydreaming that the weight will melt off. )

Great job Sarah! WOO HOO! You have been waiting to hit that 10 pound mark and you made it with a day to spare! WAY TO GO!

I have a few victories to report this morning as well....


First, I FINALLY busted through that awful plateau and lost 2 pounds! I am hoping that by next week I will say BUH-BYE to these damn 140s! This means 21 pounds to GOAL!

Secondly, I had a personal record on the TM this morning (just got back...still sweating! But I couldn't wait to come here and check in with you guys! I ran for...get this...4.7 MILES! I guess I was just psyched to actually have a LOSS! Now, I never know whether or not to trust those calories burning counters that those pieces of cardio equipment have. You know the digital read-out (on TMs, the elipticals, etc.)...never sure how accurate they are. But it said that I burned 800 calories!

My third victory of the day was in clothing....two weeks ago I bought some new running and fitness gear. This one shirt that I wanted was too big in the size I had been wearing cool1: ) but I was not yet small enough for the next size down. So I went ahead and bought the smaller one anyway....planning that it would fit in a few weeks. Now normally I never do this. I have been burned too many times...thinking, "it's ok that this is a little tight right now b/c I am going to lose weight..." only to end up getting rid of something that still had the tags on! But I went ahead and bought it anyway.

Well, IT FITS! I mean, it REALLY fits.

Not "almost,"
not "just a little tight right here,"
and not my personal favorite, "it looks good if I suck it in..."

It just plain ol' fits and looks great! So even though I didn't see the scale move for those 2 weeks, I guess at least something was happening!

Ok...I gotta go shower now...I can't even stand myself!

Yaaaay for you too! You knew better than to stand on the scales, didn't you.