3DisneyKids
More Drink, Less Run...Since 2008
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Paula--stay strong this week with all of the restaurants and eating on the road. You have made such great progress--stick with it! Remember my motto: nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!
And WOO-HOO on the 2BR at SSR! That is going to make HUGE difference for you as you will get the full kitchen plus the washer/dryer! You are gonna be spoiled forever!
Dawn--hurry up and get better, girl! Celiacs is actually quite rare and often time doctors jump to this diagnosis when they don't know what else it can be. So put the screws to the guy and make sure he takes everything into account. Take care of YOU and just focus on making the best decisions you can each day.
Susan--I am so proud of you! Listen to your body and your heart! Yes, start a great walking plan and worry about the running thing later. Get on the scale once a month...sounds like you have really thought through some things and come up with great plans. Stay with us and keep posting! It takes TIME and PATIENCE and we promise to listen to every rant and frustration that comes along the way. Remember that you are worth it!
Sarah--hang in there with the gym folks and Jason the Jerk. Stick to your guns. They will cave. There are tons of great work-out plans here on the DIS and all over the web. Try the Jillian Michaels work-outs...they kick major booty!
Bird--so glad that gramps is settled. I know this is a difficult time, but he is safe and healing, and those are the most important things. Can't wait till you can get back on the C25K program with me.
But by all means, rest that knee. Injuries are not worth it. I just signed up to do the half marathon next January! BUT...there is a 5k in WDW next month that I am considering doing as a last-minute trip! It is a 5k (which I have been working toward), at Disney (favorite place on Earth) and it is to benefit the National Kidney Foundation (my charity of choice). So I am thinking....5k, Disney, and fighting kidney disease....sounds like the perfect recipe for my first race! Also, it is just about 5 days or so before mine and DH's anniversary, so if we can pull it off, it would be a great anniversary get-away.
Kat--you survived! Hey, if I had to spend the week-end with my out-laws, I would have eaten my way through it as well. Glad you are back on track today!
Heather--hang in there and keep your eye on the prize!
As for me--I ended up having an easier day than I had planned as the pizza lunch was canceled (dodged a bullet there!
). I am dead tired today, so I will likely swap my "rest" day for today instead of tomorrow. So, no running for me today. But like Susan, I found out some important stuff about comparing myself with others today. Story ahead...
As it is vacation week, I made plans with three other moms from DD's class to meet at the pool club. (Great way for the kids to get their energy out during these winter months.) Well, all of these moms are RAIL thin. I don't mean "normal" thin...I literally mean MODEL thin. I knew going in that I would be the fat mom.
I had already resigned myself to this and was basically ok with it because I know that I am actively working on it. Anyway, as this is the indoor pool, I don't get in my suit. I hang out and chat while the kids play--most moms at the pool club do. Well, the other three moms not only came in their suits and ready to get in...but they were ALL in STRING freakin' bikinis! Seriously, string bikinis! 
All three looked amazing in them, too. Definitely not the people you look at think, "Just because they make that in your size doesn't mean you should be wearing it..." 
So there I was feeling somewhat inferior and insecure until I actually tuned into the conversation...
The one mom, Hot Mom # 1 (whom I had always put on a pedestal...seems to have the perfect life...perfect body, etc. etc.)--turns out her three kids are from three different men! Now please realize, I am not being judgmental here at all...my point is that I assumed this woman's life was perfect...so not the case! And then Hot Mom #2 chimed in talking about a fight she and her DH had earlier...and the said some totally AWFUL and hateful things to her. 
Again, far from perfection in that household. Finally, Hot Mom #3 was going on and on about financial issues and the stress that was causing in their house.
So I walked away feeling MUCH better about my situation. No one is perfect and no one has the perfect life, regardless of how it looks from the outside. So, as Susan learned, it is so NOT worth it to waste time comparing yourself to someone else who may be thinner, have a cleaner house, a better job, etc. You just don't know what the negatives are...and you better believe that there are some!
Keep strong everyone! The Body Board Babes rule....we're kicking a$$ and taking names!
And WOO-HOO on the 2BR at SSR! That is going to make HUGE difference for you as you will get the full kitchen plus the washer/dryer! You are gonna be spoiled forever!
Dawn--hurry up and get better, girl! Celiacs is actually quite rare and often time doctors jump to this diagnosis when they don't know what else it can be. So put the screws to the guy and make sure he takes everything into account. Take care of YOU and just focus on making the best decisions you can each day.
Susan--I am so proud of you! Listen to your body and your heart! Yes, start a great walking plan and worry about the running thing later. Get on the scale once a month...sounds like you have really thought through some things and come up with great plans. Stay with us and keep posting! It takes TIME and PATIENCE and we promise to listen to every rant and frustration that comes along the way. Remember that you are worth it!
Sarah--hang in there with the gym folks and Jason the Jerk. Stick to your guns. They will cave. There are tons of great work-out plans here on the DIS and all over the web. Try the Jillian Michaels work-outs...they kick major booty!
Bird--so glad that gramps is settled. I know this is a difficult time, but he is safe and healing, and those are the most important things. Can't wait till you can get back on the C25K program with me.
But by all means, rest that knee. Injuries are not worth it. I just signed up to do the half marathon next January! BUT...there is a 5k in WDW next month that I am considering doing as a last-minute trip! It is a 5k (which I have been working toward), at Disney (favorite place on Earth) and it is to benefit the National Kidney Foundation (my charity of choice). So I am thinking....5k, Disney, and fighting kidney disease....sounds like the perfect recipe for my first race! Also, it is just about 5 days or so before mine and DH's anniversary, so if we can pull it off, it would be a great anniversary get-away.Kat--you survived! Hey, if I had to spend the week-end with my out-laws, I would have eaten my way through it as well. Glad you are back on track today!
Heather--hang in there and keep your eye on the prize!
As for me--I ended up having an easier day than I had planned as the pizza lunch was canceled (dodged a bullet there!
). I am dead tired today, so I will likely swap my "rest" day for today instead of tomorrow. So, no running for me today. But like Susan, I found out some important stuff about comparing myself with others today. Story ahead...As it is vacation week, I made plans with three other moms from DD's class to meet at the pool club. (Great way for the kids to get their energy out during these winter months.) Well, all of these moms are RAIL thin. I don't mean "normal" thin...I literally mean MODEL thin. I knew going in that I would be the fat mom.
I had already resigned myself to this and was basically ok with it because I know that I am actively working on it. Anyway, as this is the indoor pool, I don't get in my suit. I hang out and chat while the kids play--most moms at the pool club do. Well, the other three moms not only came in their suits and ready to get in...but they were ALL in STRING freakin' bikinis! Seriously, string bikinis! All three looked amazing in them, too. Definitely not the people you look at think, "Just because they make that in your size doesn't mean you should be wearing it..." So there I was feeling somewhat inferior and insecure until I actually tuned into the conversation...
The one mom, Hot Mom # 1 (whom I had always put on a pedestal...seems to have the perfect life...perfect body, etc. etc.)--turns out her three kids are from three different men! Now please realize, I am not being judgmental here at all...my point is that I assumed this woman's life was perfect...so not the case! And then Hot Mom #2 chimed in talking about a fight she and her DH had earlier...and the said some totally AWFUL and hateful things to her. Again, far from perfection in that household. Finally, Hot Mom #3 was going on and on about financial issues and the stress that was causing in their house.So I walked away feeling MUCH better about my situation. No one is perfect and no one has the perfect life, regardless of how it looks from the outside. So, as Susan learned, it is so NOT worth it to waste time comparing yourself to someone else who may be thinner, have a cleaner house, a better job, etc. You just don't know what the negatives are...and you better believe that there are some!
Keep strong everyone! The Body Board Babes rule....we're kicking a$$ and taking names!
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My poor baby had a 103.8 temp at midnight last night. Needless to say, I got NO sleep and am dragging butt today
Have a great week.
