Its the IalwayswantedtogotowdwbutnevergottonowIam..FINALLY !! preTR 11/28..COMPLETE!!

[disneegrl4eva]

Candace from Phineas and Ferb. The skirt I bought said XL on the hanger, but when I went to put it on for the convention I just got back from, it was about 4 sizes smaller than mine. I got it to work, but it wasn't pretty. I need to follow suit with your weight loss efforts!

well that stinks...you could still wear it but just not sit down the whole night...hope you find something that works ...and soon


I went to the doctor today because all yesterday and last night I was having the pains and I was afraid it might be an infection of sorts and since today is friday, I didnt want to go the whole weekend like that...however, when I woke up this morning, that heavy feeling was gone and although I did have some pain this afternoon, its much much better and I am releasing "tension" in the nether region if you know what I mean so hopefully by tomorrow I will be back to normail...when I went, the doctor scale is about 2 lbs more than what my home scale shows so Im just going to add 2lbs to whatever it shows and go from there...didnt upset me at all because I also measured myself and I have lost 2 inches from my waist go me go me...hope everybody has an amazing weekend and you all get caught up on chores, shopping and sleep

 

[disneegrl4eva]

hey everyone, hope you all had a good weekend...I dont have anything to report on my trip yet except that the flight coming home has been changed to stop in vegas because my friends oldest dd is flying back with me and getting dropped off in vegas with family/friends...so Im playing child escort...that just makes it that I get back into cali an hour earlier than planned...other than that there are no additions or changes as of yet...


Ive been a little frustrated last couple of days and what I found out is Im doing what is called "bouncing" in the HCG world...the other day i got on my scale and it showed I had gained 3 pounds SERIOUSLY???? there was no freakin' way that could have happened...but when I told my friend we kind of chalked it up to 2 things...1. I had gotten my flu shot the day before and she said that when you get sick almost everybody gains water weight and since I was being injected with the virus it was water protecting my body..and 2. i had just bought a brand new HUGE bottle of garlic salt and used it all week..well, the other day I happened to look at something on the ingredients and found it had STARCH in it starch is a no no no no on this diet...so it might have been part of the problem...next day I lost 4 only to wake up this am and I had gained 2 AGAIN...I cant figure out what the heck is going on..I think I may be retaining some excess water because Im following this diet to the tee...when I got on my HCG forums and talked to some people they told me its very common and referred to it as "bouncing" they said I will be back to normal in no time...so Im gonna brush it off and go with the flow...I have lost 3 inches off my waist though but Im still really nervous because of my fear that I wont be able to put down the armrests and SW will kick me to the curb...

anyways, hope everyone is doing well and is in good health...

oh i almost forgot...I found this really cute Mickey shirt on ebay and it said it was in my size...however, disney isnt exactly known for making true to size anything...but it was pretty cheap and I really liked it so I bought it with the knowledge that by the time I was ready to go it would probably fit decent on me...its really cute and I do fit fine at the top and the arms but the bottom is snug so I thought I would share a pic of it

front of shirt..nothing is on the back

sleeve of shirt

Mickey's name is all glittery yay!!

 

[PittypatBR]

Love the shirt! It is so frustrating when sizes vary wildly from one garment to another. Wow, that diet is very effective. I can't believe you have lost so much so quickly. Be careful and make sure you don't miss out on some of the nutrients you need, and then just don't worry too much about the bounces.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

Love the shirt! It is so frustrating when sizes vary wildly from one garment to another. Wow, that diet is very effective. I can't believe you have lost so much so quickly. Be careful and make sure you don't miss out on some of the nutrients you need, and then just don't worry too much about the bounces.

hey Pittypat...i hear you about the sizes...and dont worry I get enough nutrients...I have protein veggies and fruit in every meal...and I take a perscription calcium suppliment due to lack of dairy so Im good there...well hopefully my bouncing is done for a bit because today I dropped 2 lbs and when I weighed again it was the same lol....but we'll see how it is tomorrow

I thought I would share today a little about the wedding..Im really excited about it..I actually have 2 other weddings I am going to in the next few weeks as well but truthfully the first one I am dreading on going and that one is next weekend the 24th...just because omg its going to be really...well how can i say this nicely...heck I can't, its going to be ghetto!!!...it was thrown together (and I mean that literally) within just a few weeks...It kind of reminds me of the part in Father of The Bride when the dad is trying to think of cheap ways to have the reception and his idea is a backyard bbq..well thats how this reception is going to be and its literally in someones back yard...and trust me its a normal sized house backyard

the second one will be a little nicer but I am not happy about this wedding..the couple getting married, I am very close to and I dont feel they are ready to get married...the bride is losing alot of benefits due to this marriage because right now she gets alot of things due to her kids being from someone else and shes going to lose it all...even though they say they understand, they rely on those things heavily and its going to be a HUGE shock when they dont have it anymore...plus they fight all the time its just rediculous but Ive not been happy about this since the beginning..well enough of that..on to the fun wedding....

its going to be at the Buena Vista Palace and Spa. From what I understand, its one of the DTD hotels and the ceremony is going to be held outside..I think she said its by the gazebo...
heres a pic of the gazebo:
http://www.buenavistapalace.com/pdfs/planwedding.pdf

the reception however, will be upstairs on the 27th floor at a place called 20SEVEN

here is a video showing what it looks like...great place to watch fireworks too

just click the link and click on the video tab

http://www.buenavistapalace.com/20_seven/

her colors are going to be gold and ivory with a little bit of red thrown in..and I think its going to be an absolutely GORGEOUS wedding and one I am looking forward to very much...I dont remember if I mentioned it but they arent having a traditional "rehearsal dinner" but they are doing a dessert party and VIP viewing of Illuminations at the Eau de France oui oui on the eve of the wedding..I am seriously looking forward to that!! Not so much for the reason you're thinking (well the desserts WILL play a large part in it) but also because this will literally be my first steps onto wdw property...I hope I dont act like a giddy schoolgirl but knowing me I probably will...I will definitely try to keep my inside myself but I cant promise anything

 

[Parla]

I haven't been able to get on recently. I have a ton to do today but I had to get on and catch up with everybody or I would be way to far behind later.

You are so funny going to a ghetto wedding. Hopefully it will at least be ghetto fabulous.

It's too bad about the other one. If they fight all the time now having less money is going to make that worse.

The last and most important sounds so exciting! When my little girl liked a boy in her class I told the mother, "I'm going to warn you that I expect her to get married at Walt Disney World."

 

[disneegrl4eva]

You are so funny going to a ghetto wedding. Hopefully it will at least be ghetto fabulous.

yeah it will be far from fabulous anything.....

The last and most important sounds so exciting! When my little girl liked a boy in her class I told the mother, "I'm going to warn you that I expect her to get married at Walt Disney World."

hahaha thats funny

 

[disneegrl4eva]

well last night i watched this program on Walt's life from birth to death and although I know alot about him there were a couple things I didnt know..

1. I never knew that he and his wife had adopted their 2nd daughter Sharon...i always thought Lillian had her natural childbirth but I guess she had several miscarriages and her dr told her she shouldnt have anymore..

2. I knew that Walt and Roy had brought their parents out to live in CA from KS and bought them a house in the valley..what I didnt know though was that the house had a faulty gas tank that leaked alot and they kept trying to fix it to no avail and in the end caused his mother to die from the fumes not too long after they moved there...

I knew that Walt was a very hands on father and took his girls every sunday and did some sort of outing with them and one of the places he took them was to a place with a small carousel and while they were riding he would sit on a bench and eat peanuts...during this time he started thinking there should be a place where kids and adults alike could go and play and have fun...which leads me to the #3 thing I didnt know and the biggest of all..

a few years after the end of WW2, while Europe was trying to pick up the pieces from the devestation from it, England was no longer allowing USA to come film movies and keep all the money for themselves...so when Walt wanted to come there to film Treasure Island, he was told exactly that and Walt agreed to compensate England tremendously...while they were there filming, he went to Copenhagen...towards the end of the 1940's, amusement parks were known for being 2 things..A. dirty B. seedy...not places a parent would allow children to go to by themselves...when Walt visited Copenhagen he went to a very famous amusement park called Tivoli Gardens...Ive known about this place since I was a kid because I had a book about this girl who lived very close to TG and went regularly and it showed pictures of the place and what rides she went on and I really liked it...well Walt did too..in fact he loved it!!!...he was very impressed at how clean and smoothly run it was and he loved the popcorn lights (which is why Main St. has them to this very day)...this people!! THIS was the inspiration and the beginning of MY favorite place in the world.......

hope you enjoyed your history lesson today

 

[OrcaPotter]

well last night i watched this program on Walt's life from birth to death and although I know alot about him there were a couple things I didnt know..

1. I never knew that he and his wife had adopted their 2nd daughter Sharon...i always thought Lillian had her natural childbirth but I guess she had several miscarriages and her dr told her she shouldnt have anymore..

2. I knew that Walt and Roy had brought their parents out to live in CA from KS and bought them a house in the valley..what I didnt know though was that the house had a faulty gas tank that leaked alot and they kept trying to fix it to no avail and in the end caused his mother to die from the fumes not too long after they moved there...

I knew that Walt was a very hands on father and took his girls every sunday and did some sort of outing with them and one of the places he took them was to a place with a small carousel and while they were riding he would sit on a bench and eat peanuts...during this time he started thinking there should be a place where kids and adults alike could go and play and have fun...which leads me to the #3 thing I didnt know and the biggest of all..

a few years after the end of WW2, while Europe was trying to pick up the pieces from the devestation from it, England was no longer allowing USA to come film movies and keep all the money for themselves...so when Walt wanted to come there to film Treasure Island, he was told exactly that and Walt agreed to compensate England tremendously...while they were there filming, he went to Copenhagen...towards the end of the 1940's, amusement parks were known for being 2 things..A. dirty B. seedy...not places a parent would allow children to go to by themselves...when Walt visited Copenhagen he went to a very famous amusement park called Tivoli Gardens...Ive known about this place since I was a kid because I had a book about this girl who lived very close to TG and went regularly and it showed pictures of the place and what rides she went on and I really liked it...well Walt did too..in fact he loved it!!!...he was very impressed at how clean and smoothly run it was and he loved the popcorn lights (which is why Main St. has them to this very day)...this people!! THIS was the inspiration and the beginning of MY favorite place in the world.......

hope you enjoyed your history lesson today

Cool trivia!

 

[disneegrl4eva]

wow I cant believe its been 2 weeks since I posted...Ive been so busy and now here we are, the beginning of Oct. and fall...I really love this time of year...I have to say its my very favorite time of year...The

and the

but most of all its my favorite holiday

...

anyways, I went to wedding #1 and if you remember i called this one my "ghetto wedding" ..However, it actually wasnt half bad...and I ended up having a really good time...I had to bring my own food and I couldnt do the champagne toast but I danced and hung out with everyone so it was fun..Next weekend is wedding #2 and this one will be nicer for sure..I wasnt involved in any of the planning nor did I see anything to do with the first wedding but this upcoming wedding I did...

yesterday I took my grandson to the spirit store to look at all the halloween decorations...whats really funny is my grandaughter 8 loves really scary rides but bawls her eyes out, scared to death at spooky halloween stuff...now my gs who's 4 is scared of alot of rides and he might get a little scared at some of the stuff in the spirit store but he doesnt cry he just says come on lets go

anyways, I saw they had a new prop, Reagan from Exorcist...I have to tell you the first time I saw that movie I was 14 yo and it scared me so bad that I couldnt even hear that song until I was well into my adult years and I couldnt watch it till my daughter was like 14...I remember her wanting to watch it and I told her no no no and finally I told her why and explained when the movie actually came out how they had paramedics on site because how many people were getting ill and what it did to me but she talked me into and I bravely fought back my fear and sat and watched it with her...well, firstly it didnt scare me a ton like it had when I was 14 and 2nd....she laughed at me and still does to this day when reminded of it..saying that she cant believe that I kept her from watching it all this time and it was cheesy...i took a video of it and thought I would try and share it just click on the pic and make sure you turn up the volume so you can hear that god awful laugh of hers lol



There's been a little change to my diet planning and due to that fact I am going to actually be on it a couple days after I go to FL...so we have had to move around our ADR's a bit...what happened is that I started gaining some weight on this diet...not much but every other day I would gain 2 lbs then next day lose it and so on and so forth...Now let me just say that I have NOT cheated one single bit on this diet so how the heck do you gain weight on a 500 cal. diet I do not know...and seeing as I was only 3 days from going off anyway, Andrea figured maybe this was all the weight I was going to lose on this round so I cut phase 2 short by 3 days and started the next phase which incorporates fats..I do this for 3 weeks and then instead of going off I will go back on another round of 20 days followed by the 3 week phase 3 that Im on now before I go off...that will put me done the night of the dessert party at Epcot whew

so as it stands now this is what are ADR's are:

Dec. 1 breakfast at Kona..I will just have to get stuff that have no sugar or starch in them...dont know what but I will email them and see if they can do anything for me...

Dec. 5 lunch at R&C

Dec. 6 Tea at the GF

Dec. 7 lunch at Sci Fi

Dec. 9 lunch at 50's PT

Dec. 10 breakfast at

now this is where we changed it...we originally were going to go to WC on the night I got in but we are going to change it to Dec. 11 for lunch...

Dec. 12 dinner at GG

other than that no changes have been made...hope everyone has had a great weekend

 

[GenGen22]

Thank you for inviting me to your TR and congradulations on your weight loss!!! It is hard to lose weight especially as we get older. I am now 40 and when I was 33 I lost 65lbs on weight watchers. I also gained 80lbs with the birth of my daughter and then ended up with hypothyroid disease at the same time so, it was almost impossible to get it off, but I did and kept it off for 3 years and then got depressed over a man... I'm sure you know how that goes and I have tried a couple of times to get it off and only got up to 15lbs off. I gave up... But when me and my daughter decided we were going on our first mother daughter trip to WDW which we have wanted to go ever since our second trip together to DLR I decided to try again to lose weight because we're also going to IOA and we are also Harry Potter fans and want to go on Forbidden Journey but there are weight limits on this ride and it would just kill me if I couldn't ride it so, I started weight watchers AGAIN... I am the only one in my house on a diet even though my bf needs to be on one he's not so, I can understand how hard it is to lose weight, with that said I have lost 25lbs so far and will continue until I leave for FL in hopes to lose enough to ride Forbidden Journey. Your grandaughter has the most beautiful curly hair, I love it. And it's awesome you have a wonderful friend and daughter that are giving you the gift of your dream to go to WDW.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

yay GenGen you made it I totally get where you are coming from...Ive been through alot of what you have so yeah I know girl and yes, I do have a wonderful friend and daughter We should totally plan on meeting up while down there since we will be there at the same time and going to the party on same day ...and then we can show people what cali DL chicks can bring to FL and wdw hahaha... I hope you keep coming back here because I need all the help I can get to keep this alive

 

[Parla]

Glad to hear that you're still working on your diet. Mine isn't going so well. I'm being careful with fat and such but I just haven't gotten into exercise mode. I also need to be drinking more water and snacking on more veggies. I know those three things would make a world of difference. As it is I'm only at 7 pounds and I just have 8 days left to reach my 15 pound goal.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

Hey Parla egad I know how frustrating it can be trying to lose those pounds especially when your under a time crunch...and I am for sure..Ive dropped a few more pounds and Im 3 lbs away from my first goal...which also means that is when I have to start walkingI dont mind the walking its just I hate looking at the same old scenery each and every time I go...I know I should go to different places and such but I always forget...this diet is clearly a miracle diet...Im on day 8 of the 3rd phase of my first round and will continue this for another 13 days before I go back on to phase 2 again for a second mini round and I have to tell you that every day I get on the scale amazed I havent gained 10lbs...I eat an average of 1800-1900 calories a day with full fat..I eat meat,cheese, cream, cream cheese fruits, veggies..just everything except sugars and starch..Even though its hard to not eat those things, it really is not as difficult to find starch and sugar free products like I thought it was going to be..for instance today, I had 2 xtra large eggs with cream cheese and chives, 2 large sausage patties and strawberries...and my breakfasts keep me full till dinner...I'm not hungry at all and its great..I make my own chocolate candy, cream cheese muffins, jello with cream cheese...and I eat alot of it...I really hope when I go back on the low calorie part that I will lose another 10 lbs or so

 

[Parla]

Oh I hate walking outside. The weather and traffic just drive me crazy. Our neighborhood doesn't have sidewalks either. When I did weight watchers we lived in an apartment right next to the workout room. I spent an hour in there every day and didn't get off the treadmill until I was dripping sweat. I miss that! Good treadmills are expensive though and we really don't have the room. I should get back on my wii fit.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

I'd love to have a treadmill in my house but I just dont have the room for one. I am sitting here waiting for my grandson to come but they are taking forever to get here and I have things I gotta go take care of...can you say ANNOYED????? Im thinking of just walking for a bit while I wait...I dont have anything else to do so why not..Its been cold here last few days and nights..Its only beginning of Oct. and its usually in the mid 80's this time of year but not now..I think its supposed to get up to 80 tomorrow but the nights have gotten down to mid 40's...ahem..somebody forgot to tell the weather Im in CA anyways, tomorrow is the wedding and Im looking forward to it..It will be much nicer than my first "ghetto wedding" of the season so I hope everyone is having a great weekend and nice fall weather to enjoy

 

[GenGen22]

I need to get on the wii fit too... I just keep putting it of... I think mini goals are great it's the only way to keep you with a positive mindset. Because looking at the entire picture can be depressing. I hate working out in the work out room because its like your in one position the entire time doing something repatative. I hate that. That's why I like wii fit as it takes you to different places and I like walking too but I just can't get up the energy to go outside unless I have to.. I've just been really depressed The only thing that makes me happy lately is thinking about Disney Lynn, thanks for asking about meeting up but please don't take this personal as I think you are a really nice and sweet person, but I do not meet people I meet online in person. I have had some bad experiences in the past meeting people online and just don't do it anymore as I don't want to go down that road anymore. I hope you understand.

 

[GenGen22]

Lynn, I just wanted to stop by and say Hi I was thinking about how you said you have pictures with you and Mickey in almost all of his outfits which I think is a really cool thing to add to a scrap book album if you do those sorts of things... Me and my daughter decided on our Christmas trip to DLR to take pics of micky shaped things with us. So far we have pretzels and balloons that glow in the dark, but on this trip to WDW were planning on a lot more mickey pics. I'm thinking waffles, ice cream and many more for my scrap book album.

 

[disneegrl4eva]

wow I really am lagging on this lol...Ive been extremely busy beginning last weekend and all through the week..I attempted to write on here twice but as soon as I started something would happen and Id have to get up and leave ..today is going to be another busy day but I have a couple hours to kill so I thought I'd better get on here while I can soooo..

firstly, GenGen dont concern yourself..Im not bothered at all by what you said...I am so sorry you had such a bad experience meeting an online person...I guess I have been very fortunate in that the people that I have met from online have been really good people...I did meet one girl from here and she was really annoying but I dont talk to her anymore so no worries who knows we may still run into each other in line on some ride..weirder things have happened...good luck with finding all the mickey stuff

anyhoo, I am proud to say that I have met my first goal on my diet... I think I mentioned before that I was going for lots of small goals that would eventually end up one HUGE goal ...so round number 1 goes to MEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I am on phase 3 still which again is the stabilizing part of the diet but I have lost 8 pounds just in these 2 weeks...no drops nothing...I go back on the drops on the 21st so hopefully I can lose at least another 10 lbs before I go on my trip

I also started working on and finished a poem about my trip and will post it on Nov. 1st on here as well as my FB..its basically about the whole lifetime of dreaming about getting to wdw and finally being able to go..im posting it 30 days before my trip...I think it turned out pretty good Im sure I will continue to tweek it before I post it but I like where its gone

I dont have anything to report new on my trip as usual but I guess no change means Im sure of what I want and where its gonna end up...

just an FYI, in case you didnt know, I got an email the other day in regards to a new upcoming policy change concering ADR's...effective Oct. 26, all signature and character restaurants will require a credit card to make ADR's...not sure if that means you have to pay up front or if its just a hold or what...but if you dont cancel within 24 hours they will bill your card I was waiting for this day to happen...so many people make ADR's and then real life gets in the way but they never bother to cancel them and that keeps others who want to go from being able to get in...I for one am not upset by this change AT ALL!!!

ok well I am off!! have to take my grandson to a bday party this afternoon and I still am in my pjs and have had no bath so I gotta get going...hope everyone has a great weekend

 

[disneegrl4eva]

Hey Everyone..hope you all had a great weekend and are looking forward to this upcoming weekend and having a

like I hope to

This past weekend we went to one of our pumpkin patches so the kids could get their pumpkins..thought I would share a couple of pics with ya:

me and Leah

me and my boy Tristan

we have 2 more to go to this weekend and I will share those along with the kids trick or treat pics after Halloween is over...

I really ♥♥ Halloween...but I dont like that it means winter is just around the corner...brrrrrr....

On a happier note, I have just 35 days left till I go to FL and Im really excited...we did make another small change..I told you that would be happening alot before I left...we decided to let Andrea's oldest dd miss school on our first DHS day so she can ride some of the more grueling rides with me..Andrea wont (big baby) so we changed our lunch ressies for Sci Fi to 11am so she can go get the rest of the clan when they get out of school that afternoon and will leave Lauren and I there to play...

I was parusing through the boards this afternoon and found a thread from last years MVMCP..in it was pics of different characters and i saw some that I didnt know wdw had running around that I hope and pray will be out there this year:

I am going to take this opportunity to tell them they really need to come back to DL...they belong there...its their HOME!!! wdw stole them and brainwashed them to think they were supposed to be there...think it will work????

I must also get a pic of these 2 ornery characters as my boy loves them:

but most of all Im after this:♥♥♥

thats about it for now...hope you all are having a great day

 

[GenGen22]

Love the pics, thanks for sharing. So, how's the weight loss coming? I am stuck at a loss of 30lbs. I have cheated a few times but I keep getting back on my diet. I guess I need to get on that wii again...hahaha Oh and btw I'm a big chicken on rides too... I'll do the matterhorn @ DLR but was scared to death to do space mountain but FINALLY my dd talked me into it. It was a little scarry but I got through it and was able to enjoy it. Now I'm wanting to try expedition everest and the Mummy at US.. We'll see how that goes... I mostly don't like things that go upsidedown or are in the dark that go fast where I can't see. I know I know mummy is in the dark and EE goees backwards fast but I'm still gonna try it. wish me luck!