Losing weight for WDW!

[grandgathering]

Hi everyone!

We are planning our trip to WDW for October! Can't wait - so excited!

Although I am trying to lose some weight before we go, because I don't wanna have to sit out on the rides without my kids because I can't fit on them

I am currently following the weight watchers plan online and I have been doing fairly well. Anyone else trying to get rid of some lbs before getting to the parks?

Hope to talk to some fellow determined Canadian DIS'ers to team up with on this challenge!

Cheers!

 

[Shir Kahn]

Well, I'm not looking to lose weight but I wish you the best of luck!

 

[Timon]

I'm with ya

We are going in October too. I am in my 8th week of my weight loss program and I've lost 15 pounds so far. I have 25 more to lose

I'm not following any program, I'm just eating less and moving a lot more!

Good luck with your program

 

[kathymuggle]

I will join you!

I would like to lose 30 pounds by September - it is not for Disney per se, but I am going to disney then and it is nice to have a goal.

I will tell you that the last time I went to disney I weighed 230 pounds (at 5 foot 6) and I had no problems fitting on any rides.

My sister, who weighs more than me, did any ride she wanted to as well.

The only ride I felt some discomfort on was "It's a Small World" - not enough leg room!

 

[Miss LD]

We just got back last Thursday, and I sware I look pregnant in many of the pictures.
I'd love to join you on this challenge. We're going back next April (I hope!) and I'd like to lose 20 lbs.

 

[CDNTech]

There's a huge long thread over on the Families board if you want some more support.

I started my mission back in August and managed to make goal before our Jan/Feb trip. Now we're going back again in August and I've got a new goal... 10 lbs to go.

I'm basically doing WW as well... making sure I go heavy on the salads, veggies and not wasting my points on the processed stuff.

 

[treehugnmama]

i am with you too. I lost 30 lbs via weight watchers before my trip in Feb and then gained 10 while I was there So we are going back in September and would like to loose some more again. still have 50 to go but I would be happy to be down 20 by then and I will never get the delux dinning again

 

[dancin Disney style]

The online thing is great but you really should get yourself out to the live weigh-in. You will meet great people and learn food tips and tricks. Having to go and face a person each week is excellent motivation.


Best of luck.

 

[bdtracey]

The online thing is great but you really should get yourself out to the live weigh-in. You will meet great people and learn food tips and tricks. Having to go and face a person each week is excellent motivation.


Best of luck.

I have to face DW every week...that's bad enough!!!!

I'll join ya for sure! I'd like to lose 10-15 lbs before out trip at the end of September. I don't really do any programs basically eat less and move more as previously stated.

Good Luck!!!

 

[grandgathering]

Im so happy we can do this together!

I know there is another few threads on the others boards but I would love to do this with all my fellow Canadian DIS'ers ...so we can share all Canadian food topics etc. I always find there is so many differances when it comes to whats available in Canada compared to the States.

I like the weight watchers online program because I can always find time to account to myself everyday online since I work in an office all day. Going to the meetings was great years ago when I didnt have kids But my hubby is a self employed contractor, and its not very ofter he is able to leave his customers for me to attend a WW meeting especially in this economy while things are soooo competitive I wish I could go though cause the meeting were really great for support etc.

I have been buy the "weight watchers smart ones" for lunches and I find them fairly tasty and almost always on sale, has anyone else tried these?

What does everyone do when we have lost all our goal weight before Disney ....Do you continue to monitor while on vacation or completely go of the wagon????

Talk to soon everyone!!!!!!!!!

 

[deanie]

I am with you also. We just got back from WDW 6 days ago. In the week and a half we were there, I lost 5 1/2 lbs!! We did A LOT of walking and swam every night. I watched what I ate but I did have one dessert, one buffett and french fries once or twice. Best of luck to all of you!!

 

[kathymuggle]

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What does everyone do when we have lost all our goal weight before Disney ....Do you continue to monitor while on vacation or completely go of the wagon????

Talk to soon everyone!!!!!!!!!

Honestly, I walk so much on vacation that i do not worry too much about food intake!


If I gain a little at Disney, so be it...I am not missing all that yummy food!

 

[bdtracey]

Honestly, I walk so much on vacation that i do not worry too much about food intake!


If I gain a little at Disney, so be it...I am not missing all that yummy food!

I agreed. The last time we were there I think I gained 4 lbs but after getting back into the swing of things and drinking my water they were gone by the next week.

Personally, I need to find a way to work out more diligently. My diet is actually fairly good. I have the odd treat here or there but for the most part I'm following the GI Diet. Not so much a diet but a change in eating habits. My one problem with the GI Diet is that they rely heavily on sugar substitiutes (Splenda). I'm not a fan of chowing down on a whole bunch of chemicals but they are also into lots of bran. DW and I read this book over 3 years ago so I'm kind of operating off of my memory. Just by following this "diet" as a guideline, watching my serving sizes, drinking my water and working out a few times per week I went from 220 lbs to 175 lbs. DW went from 240 lbs to 170 lbs in 7 months. It was quite the transformation. I held pretty steady at 175-178 lbs until this past fall.

Since then I've gained 10 lbs. I realize that it's not much but it's enough to make me uncomfortable in some of my clothes. I know exactly what I need to do to drop these 10 lbs but I just can't seem to make it to the gym. It's actually quite frustrating. The only real time that I can work out is over my lunch hour but even that doesn't work out too well. Either the weather is terrible or I have to meet with a service company for lunch. Going out for these lunches doesn't make it easier either even if I'm ordering the right foods.

So this is so long winded but I do have one question...a gal I work with is trying to get rid of her gym membership but it costs $10 more every two weeks than what I'm paying for right now. The nice thing is that this gym is a block away from my office allowing me to work out at lunch AND there is another gym (Gold's) that is a 5 minute drive from home. Is it worth it?

 

[kathymuggle]

If you think you are going to go to the new gym - then it is worth it!

I remember reading somewhere that location convenience was the number on reason people made it to the gym....or didn't.


Kathy

 

[chimo2u]

I'd like to join you too! I have really fallen off the wagon since last summer and gained back about 30lbs of the 50 I had lost when training to join the military. When I came home from Basic training in 2008 (due to an injury) and decided that I was no longer looking at the military for a career, I seemed to lose all motivation for my fitness program. Slowly but surely, the 30 lbs crept back on and i am almost starting at square one again.

Our disney trip is Sept. 1, and i looked at a calendar yesterday after watching an inspiring X-weighted episode... and saw that I have 15 weeks to meet my goal. I would like to lose 25 lbs (minimum) - 30 lbs (Best shot) before our trip.

I'd hate to be sweltering in the Florida heat and humidity feeling so uncomfortable due to my weight!!

I hope I can meet my goal, and could definitely use some support!

Marie
PS... I forgot to add, I have been attending college full time this year, set to graduate in mid June, and this is one of the reasons I have had so little time to get to the gym. I have come to the realization that the only time I will be able to make this happen for me (gym time)... and if I want to see any weight loss over the next 5 weeks without wasting away my time, then I will have to get up at 5 am and go to the gym prior to my classes at 9 a.m.

Sadly, this is my only free time right now!!! I am hoping life will calm down a little during the summer after I am done school!

 

[grandgathering]

Bdtracey -
I think the gym membership wpuld be worth it - Certainly if I could convienently get to a gym sometime during the day while my kids were at school/daycare, I would! I think Kathy is right, Convience is #1, def think about it for sure, as long as you wouldnt be breaking a contract on your existing membership (cause that could get costly) Congrats on your past weightloss, thats really great!

Marie -
Welcome to our newly formed thread!
25lbs is a great goal before your trip. Do you have any method's in mind?

I thought I would be doing alot of gardening this weekend but Im affraid the Brampton weather may not let me so Im gonna have to get on the Wii Fit to burn some calories!!!!
Chat soon everyone!
Tara

 

[bdtracey]

Welcome Marie!!!!

So I cancelled my GoodLife membership (kinda sad about that!) for FREE!!!! Apparently, there was a loop hole in my contract that let me out of it without paying the $99. I hit the Gold's by my work at lunch today and it was alright but it really made me appreciate GoodLife. Oh well! At least I know that I'll be using it. I have confidence that the Gold's by my house is nice.

DW has also conned me into doing WW with her. I've never counted calories or done points but to support her I'm going to try it for a week. I get 31 points per day plus 35 extra per week. Yeah...yesterday was 45 points! Not good. Today I'm only at 27 though and I get 33 today because I worked out for an hour. One extra point for every 20 minutes over and above the 20 minutes that you're supposed to do daily.

What really ticks me off is that I eat fairly good. Yeah, I cheat sometimes but it's not insane. I know people that I work with that make some brutal eating choices and don't gain a pound. I don't get it!

Sorry for the ramble!

 

[Jejual]

Hello everyone
We are going September 26 to the World. I can't wait. My goal is to lose 30 lbs before we go. I have started walking for 1/2 hour everyday that its nice out. On the other days I try and do exercises for that time. I have been getting up a six so I have time to do it. So far in I think I've lost 8-10 lbs. I wish I didn't like food so much so it would be easier.
Good Luck everyone

 

[chimo2u]

bd Tracey ~ thank you for the welcome I agree that finding a gym close to where you are is the most important thing for sticking to your plans. I am in the process of figuring out what to do myself on that front, as I need a easy gym to get to on my way to school in the early AM.
I work at a gym (funny enough) and have free access to it, but it is a little of my route to school... I am thinking of joining a small gym in my town to hit on my way out to the HWY in the morning. Problem I am hitting is my classes start at 9 am. I have a 45 min commute through rush hour in the morning, but I am just about convinced I will have to get up at 5am and hit the gym on the way to school. I think it is the only way to make it work!! I am working on a plan for this coming week.

Tara ~ thank you as well for the warm welcome I am happy to have found somewhere to recieve and give support, as well this will make me accountable too!

I do not have a particular plan, allthough I am thinking of reading Bob Greene's Best Life plan over the weekend and implementing some of it.

I believe in eating 3 smaller meals a day with a couple snacks. Trying to get some protein (good protein) and a small amount of good carbs with each meal, and moving more.... definitely want to add about 3 days of cardio mixed with a few weight training sessions a week. I tend to prefer interval cardio as it is over quick!!! about 30 min of alternating intervals...

Kinda sounds like, Body for Life, doesn't it!! I do believe in those underlying principles, but I am looking for something I can live for MY life.

I am so sick of diets, or get fit quick schemes... My goal this time is to just get healthy and at a weight I can be comfortable in my clothes, no matter the season (hot weather in particular is awful overweight!!)

I want to be able to walk and not feel winded, play and feel refreshed, and not feel so sleepy/lethargic all the time. I just want to feel energized and good in my body.

So... upon saying that,

I was a little down this morning when I weighed myself to start this thing. the number was disheartening... 207 lbs yuck, I've let myself almost get back to my previous weight when I began losing weight to join the military!!!

That is so frustrating, knowing i have to start almost all over again! I am motivated though, and excited because I can only get better from here. I just want to get a handle on my weight once and for all!

So... as stated in my intro post, I am sticking to the 25-30 lb goal, and when I figure out how to add a ticker, it will go in my signature to track my progress. I am humming and hawwing in my head about whether or not to joing WW on line or try and find a group in my community? I think that is a great program too, but last time I tried it, life had a way of getting in the way of my weigh-ins! as it usually does!!

I know how to eat, what to do....now I just have to , as the nike slogan says -- DO IT!!!~~

Well, I am off to work, so I hope all of you have a productful and wonderful day.

 

[Queenofallthings]

I'm with you!! When we returned last August from our trip to the world I wanted to cry when I looked at the pictures...then I decided whose in control here, oh yeah, that would be me

Well I finally got busy in January as we are going again in August and I am not going to cry when I look at the pictures this year....well maybe the castle shots.....but not because I'm fat

I am not really following any program, just eating half of what I used to and so far am down 36 pounds

I would like to loose another 10 - 15 before we go....I actually need to loose another 40 but would be pleased with 10 - 15:rolleyes

I will keep you posted....good luck!!!!