I'm a little late, I just found these boards after booking a vacation to Disney, but I was excited to find a group of people losing weight before their vacations. I, too, would like to get rid of a few pounds.
Name: Kathy
Age: 32
Location: Hawai`i
Type of diet: Low-Carb
Excercise: Walking, swimming, cardio, etc.
Start date of diet: 4/30/09
Goal: 125
Weight at start of diet: 158
Weight loss to date: 0
I've used Atkins before...I lost 85 pounds in about 7 months after getting quite heavy when I had my last daughter (started at 220 pounds then). I kept it off for 3 years, but moving to Hawai`i really knocked me off plan and I've gained about 20 pounds in the two years I've lived here - my excuse is that it's hard to get food - it's very expensive here and I live an hour from the grocery store so it got really easy to just eat what was around.
I move back to the mainland in June and I'd really like to get below 150 before I go; I just know I'll be more comfortable on the plane with a few pounds off me. Before I go to Disney in September, I'd love to be 125...my true goal weight is 130, but heading to Disney at 125 would allow me to have some dining fun while I'm there.
I'm confident that I can do it because I've done it before, I just need the motivation to stick to it while I prepare to move and everything.