I feel great! I feel finally something clicked and I feel happy with my diet & exercise and attitude. We have a holiday in July to all inclusive theme park in Spain. Not sure if All Inclusive is popular in US (I think not) but it's all you can eat & drink in the hotel including alcohol and also one meal a day in the theme park. Usually I will be freaking out about what if I eat too much! I am not remotely concerned, I am well able to make reasonable food choices and stay on track
That sounds terrific..... you are prepared for healthy choices, no matter what comes your way!! Have fun!
My woohoo for this week. It has not been a great week. I was sick over the weekend and I weighed myself this morning and gained 1.6 pounds. I am sure most of that is from having Chipolte for lunch. I also think that some could be coming from the new pills the doctor put me on on Monday to help fix the issue I had at the beginning of the month. The next few days I will really watch what I eat and will have good works. I am hoping that by Friday I ill be back down.
I guess my big WooHoo for this week is that at work we just finished selecting close to 400 students for a scholarship. It is really the best part of my job.
Sorry you haven't been feeling well.... like other said, the weight gain is probably temporary from the illness/meds, so don't lose heart!
Woohoo's
- I've had a pretty good week weight wise - I've lost 5 lbs since last Thursday. I'm 1/2 pound away from my goal for April.
- This past weekend I ran 3.1 miles on both Friday and Sunday - both under 40:00 (my goal I set for my first 5k on May 7th).
- Only 17 school days left in the year. I'll be out for two of them and one is a field trip day, so really just 14 regular school days left for me. Summer is so close!
I see a 100% report in your future!! WOOHOO on 17 school days left! When I return after this vacation we have 28 days left.... grrr. But that includes a field day and probably a movie day.
Woohoo Wednesday!
So last night I bit the bullet and did something that I never thought I'd do...I got all my hair cut off! For those of you who follow along on IG I'll probably post a picture today. It's an adjustment for sure but it's really cute. This is a woohoo because before losing weight I would have never left my face so "vulnerable". But I've been toying with this idea for a while so last night I decided to go for it.
So brave! I'll have to check out Instgram today!! Woohoo for a FUN change!
Major, huge, ENORMOUS congratulations on this LIFE CHANGING adventure coming your way!!
Wahoo Wednesday... This has been a tough, very high point week so far and it is showing on the scale, but this morning I was down a little bit which is good, even tho it is still up from where I started the week.
I have been so sore from gardening that I was starting to think I may have actually injured some muscles and was concerned about Pilates last night. But I was able to do everything and by the end of class wasn't even sore any longer. I am stiffer this morning, but definitely on the mend, so wahoo!
My ME luggage tag came a couple days ago
! The past few trips I've forgotten to put in my flights and had to retrieve my own bag, no big deal but it'll be an extra treat to not have to wrestle with my extra large bag, stuffed full of all my new clothing!
I've decided to change the day of my 4 park challenge, based on the weather forecast, and am actually thinking of shifting some other things around as well... All super fun pre-trip stuff!
Have a happy and healthful Wednesday everyone!
Woohoo on the upcoming trip! I've never done the 4 parks/1 day challenge.... DD and I did end up doing 3 parks/1 day thing on our last trip.... not intentionally, but in an effort to hit a few rides we missed earlier in the trip. It was crazy and FUN!
Hi everyone! I'm back from our trip and have actually managed to scan through all the replies on here to see what all I missed.
@JacknSally That's awesome about the
Disney Store job-- I hope you get it! And I SOOOOO feel your pain on DVC rentals. More than once I've had my hopes up to find no availability :-( But I am sure you will have a wonderful time no matter what because DISNEY!
@tortilla24 CONGRATULATIONS!!!
As for my Woohoo... well, I'm not very woohoo-ey today being in post-vacation funk. Tokyo Disney is all they say and more. I cried big sobbing tears getting on the train back to Tokyo. What was a "once in a lifetime trip" has now become "when can we go back?" So woohoo for the experience for sure, but being in the real world now is kicking my butt Haha! Oh! Not to mention the scale was NOT nice this morning at all despite the fact that I ate like a bird in Japan (good food, but WAY too busy to eat!) and was averaging 25,000 step days.... I think
Disneyland CA did me in (Steakhouse 55, the Mexican place and the Jazz place downtown....). Oh well--Now I got to get back in gear to get back to where I was!
I LOVED all of the pictures you were sharing!!! They were terrific and it does look like the trip of a lifetime!!
Thank you for the well wishes! I followed your trip on Instagram - can I just say you are ADORABLE??? And it looked like you had SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for posting photos while you were there! I've found the best cure for PDD (post-Disney depression) is to plan another trip ASAP ;-)
My woohoo isn't much, but I went by The Disney Store yesterday. It's been about a week since I applied online, and yesterday I just popped by to introduce myself to the manager face-to-face and give her a hardcopy of my resume and cover letter. Hoping that little extra might set my application apart from others who might've only applied online and never followed up. I know I only applied a week ago but the job posting has been up since March 5 so I don't know how much longer they might be looking, if they actually still are. Sigh. I hate job searches. But anyway, the woohoo about it is my anxiety was pretty bad the whole time but I did it anyway.
SO proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone and doing that!! I can totally relate.... I usually need someone (like DD) practically PUSHING me to get myself out there!
My gym time is going well. My friend's other half doesn't get home until 7pm or later on Mondays and Thursdays so I'm on my own if I go those days. I chose to take a rest day Monday after a lot of hard workouts on weekend. I will be going Thursday by myself though. I was there two hours last night. My friend and I did 30 minutes on the stationary bikes. I did 5 minutes on the rowing machine while she was in the bathroom and then started two arm machines before we went on the treadmill for a bit. I decided to push to the mile when I saw I was at .7 before the 15 minutes I had said I'd do. Finished the mile at 23 minutes. Then went on to finish the arm circuit. I'll probably go on following Mondays alone too. At least for a 30 minute treadmill walk but I'll adjust my lifting schedule. I may do more of the lifting on Mondays and Thursdays so I can stick with my friend on Cardio. She seems afraid of the arm machines. She tried a couple. I have a feeling she's afraid of making her arms bigger. hehe I told her I just want to keep as much lean muscle through the losing phase. I think she'll warm up to it. This is her first time in a gym membership. She had a stationary bike and treadmill before though at home.
I'm feeling sore in the good ways. And my endurance has already increased as I could tell on treadmill portion of last nights workout. I kept at 3.0 mph for a lot more time. I may be soon getting 2 miles a session. I did 1.4 miles Friday with my friend in 32:16 but that was up and down on speed completely flat. Saturday was less but I did some hill intervals. I thought the interval programs would be slower and then fast but I was wrong. LOL It does remember though if you go faster and slower which is nice.
Not sure what the scale will say Friday morning. I'm hoping down from last Friday but I know TOM is on the way and I'm retaining and bloating so it might not be the best weigh in. But the next Friday I'm thinking will be awesome. Especially if I keep the MFP tracking the way it was yesterday.
WOOHOO on some great sounding workouts!!
Just a quick hit-and-run for me...
I went to the eye doctor today for the first time in almost 3 years (I know, I should go more often ... it was a mix of busy and insurance issues), and my contact lens prescription didn't change! I went through a period of a few years where my prescription changed with every visit, so it's good to know that my eyesight isn't getting significantly worse. WooHoo!
My glasses prescription did change a bit, but not much. And I did need to get fitted for new contact lenses because they don't make my old ones anymore, but the new ones she gave me seem great so far (even more comfortable than the old ones), which is nice, especially because when I first got my lenses, I had to go through 4-5 brands to find ones that were comfortable. So overall, a good visit to the eye doctor!
Plus, my new lenses are monthly (my old ones were 14-day lenses), so I don't have to change them as often, which is great.
Good for you for taking care of your eyes! And double woohoo on the new contacts! I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with "contact-lens-overuse-diagnosis" and haven't worn my contacts for nearly 3 weeks.... I HATE wearing my glasses and cannot WAIT to get back to my contacts!
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Good morning friends!! My April vacation is winding down..... and other than Memorial Day weekend, this is IT for an 'official' break for me until the school year ends (although I am requesting a few days off in May to help DD get moved at the end of the semester). I got a bunch of housework and laundry done yesterday before my Mom came for a visit, so at least I'm feeling like the house is in good shape, but I had planned to spend a few days here and there doing some decluttering and that hasn't happened. Oh well.
DS seems to be on the verge of making his college decision and he is leaning toward the most local school, so I'm excited about that! Just waiting for an email from the appeals committee on his other choice to see if they offer any more money.
Off to visit with my Mom while she is here! TTYL...............P
I'm equal parts excited and terrified about that process. I'm going to be there for 2 years and am in my late 20's (already have my BA) and living with my boyfriend so I'll probably have to pass on the dorms but MAN they look nice!
