Mike' Make Over Madness!

[Mykelogan]

Hey, Mike, glad you got through the last several work days unscathed -- it sounded hairy for a while there!

Glad you are contemplating an interim trip -- that can be such a motivator!

Congrats on having the willpower to stop eating the kisses! I have taken such pride in sharing my food or eating half-portions. Don't you find it really empowering? There is an interesting thread on the first WISH page about willpower, and while I don't subscribe to everything it says, I do agree that being able to stare temptation in the face and overcome it empowers us for future encounters.

Have a great day!

Hi Cam!!!

Always glad to see you posting on my journal!
This has been a wild week!! Next week will be even wilder... things will not start to settle down for me until mid september and then get going again the last week of september as homecoming happens and I run our Float Parade! (Such fun!! hehe)

I am really hoping to make the april trip happen now! we will see!!! Part of me is thinking once I am sure I will have the money (ie. the 26th of this month! haha) I will book it and pay for it! LOL That way I have no worries about whether it will happen or not! hehe

Thanks for the congrats, I was proud! I have been known to eat the "Sams Wholesale club sized" bag of those type of Kisses in about two or three days so resisting them is a huge accomplishment for me. I think you should feel great about your sharing/half portioning too. I will check out the will power thread!

I hope that you are having a healthy & happy evening!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Mike!!!! (I wish the smilies were working!!!)

Great job on the kisses! Doesn't it make you feel great to know that you have the will power to stop when you want to stop!!!!

You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work

I hope you are having a great day! I can't wait for BB tonight.. LOL

Hi Jamie!!!

I can't wait either!!! I hope Kaysar is back!!!! We will see!!
It does feel great to feel in control of what I do and do not eat. I know for me it really is a combination of not just will power but how I eat control my cravings/insulin control/hunger response now.

I hope that you are having a most excellent day!!!
Mike

 

[DisDon]

Hi Mike, sounds like things are going well health wise for you, sounds like school getting ready to start is wild, good luck with all of that!
Hey, the April trip sounds fun, I was hoping for a soft opening of Everest in December, doesn't sound like much chance of that now. Good job on resisting the temptation to charge it, I have as hard a time with that as I do with resisting food and laziness temptation, as you probably know from reading my trip thread.
Quiche, hmm, I think I've had it once in my life, don't remember much about it. I'll have to research it and see if it sounds good.
Keep on truckin'!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Don!

Thanks!! You should check out the pizza quiche recipe I posted a while back, if you can't find it I will PM it to ya! I brought some in my office today for lunch and everyone thought I was having pizza from a local place because it smelled and looked exactly like pizza! lol As soon as my boss smelled it she said "You are definitely giving me that recipe!" hehe

I just hope if I plan this trip that Everest actually opens by then! LOL

Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Uh-oh!! The Disney planning bug has bitten me and I haven't even scrapbooked my June trip yet or finished my trip report!!! (Bad mike, bad mike!!!) I think I am gonna head back to the world in late April as I have been rambling on about! hehe!

The cool thing is, I think, that if I can stay dedicated to my WOE and exercise, I could potentially go to the world over 100lbs less than I was last time!!! That boggles my mind! hehe Would just mean losing another 46 pounds in about 8 months! hehe That is just 6lbs a month, I know I can blow past that! I would love to be in the 300s again when I went back. Dare to dream!!!

Ok, enough of this, I need to get out of the office and get home to make dinner and watch Big Brother... and do some arts & crafts I am bringing home! LOL

Have a good one!
Mike

p.s. Slowly but surely the smileys are coming back!!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Wow! What a great incentive - WDW!!!

And it seems SO doable for you!

Hope you're having a great night!

 

[Mykelogan]

Wow! What a great incentive - WDW!!!

And it seems SO doable for you!

Hope you're having a great night!

I am having a good night actually. Dinner was on the late side, which is not good, but it was yummy which is good. I made a pan of roasted veggies (mushrooms, zucchini and green peppers) and had two bunless cheese burgers with pepperjack cheese. Then I had a banana, it was delish.

Now I am watching "Hide & Seek" with Robert Deniro and Dakota Fanning, and working on one of my Amazing Race projects. Big Brother was the highlight of my night as my fave Kaysar was voted back in by 82% of the 5 million people who voted. Well, that's not true, the highlight of my night has been planning out whether I can swing the WDW trip or not! LOL I sooo hope I can! hehe It is a great incentive Julie, you are right! Not sure if my co-workers could handle 8 months of my Disney Planning chatter though! LOL Guess we will see!!!

Have a great night all!
Mike

 

[DISNEYFANRI]

Cool that you are reading Wicked!!! Have you heard the music or seen the musical? keenercam saw it recently and I am beyond jealous!! hehe!



Actually my daughter bought the CD for her friend as a gift but I have not herd it yt except for bits and peices from when they were on the today show when it first came out. Have not seen it yet either- it;'s coming to my daughters college in Oct - she is very excited. Me - I'm still
excited about seeing Lion King at PPAC in Sept.!!

Sounds like you had a great day - I am following your example - went to CVS - resisted candy - well sorta kinda - actually bought sugar free York Patties. No 9pm minchies tonite either - yippeeeee!! Even resisted ice cream - bought my daughter her favorite kinds from Schwans..


TTFN,,,,

 

[eeyore25]

YEAH!!!! Mike.... Kaysar came back....I hope that he wins HOH!!! I don't want to wait until tomorrow! DH as not happy.....he really liked Eric

I so hope that you can make it to WDW. That would be great!

Hope you are having a great day!

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend!

 

[Storygirl]

Hi Mike!

I love your idea of planning a trip in April - I hope you can swing it! I find that I love to always have a trip planned within 6 months or so...gives me something to really look forward to and obsess about

Stay cool this weekend - I understand the east coast is going to be crazy!

jenn.

 

[Mykelogan]

Sounds like you had a great day - I am following your example - went to CVS - resisted candy - well sorta kinda - actually bought sugar free York Patties. No 9pm minchies tonite either - yippeeeee!! Even resisted ice cream - bought my daughter her favorite kinds from Schwans..

Vive la resistance!!! hehe!! Yay Paula, so happy you were able to do that! Gets easier each time! (Or at least I keep telling myself that! hehe!)

As a fellow RI'er maybe I can share where I had dinner this eve and you will get why my family was so excited to go there, Twin Oaks! LOL I never have quiet gotten the complete obsession with the place many RI'ers have with the place. Though they make a mean veal parm! hehe! I even stayed on plan having salad, grilled portabella mushroom, and veal parm in my hour dinner window. I had half of the plate sized piece of veal and no more than 1/2 cup of the pasta. I think I did well! I had lots of water and avoided desserts! Though that was tough, the dessert special was a Peach Tiramisu that looked divine!! When I saw it I wished I had skipped the breaded veal and pasta and just grilled chicken so I could have had some of that! hehe! Oh well, life went on and I had a good night! hehe!

Hope you had a good one Paula, so jealous you are seeing the Lion King at PPAC!

Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

YEAH!!!! Mike.... Kaysar came back....I hope that he wins HOH!!! I don't want to wait until tomorrow! DH as not happy.....he really liked Eric

I so hope that you can make it to WDW. That would be great!

Hope you are having a great day!

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend!

Thanks Jamie!
I sooo hope Kaysar wins, can't wait for tomorrow night's ep!!! I am resisting reading online spoilers!! Sooo hard!! LOL

Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Mike!

I love your idea of planning a trip in April - I hope you can swing it! I find that I love to always have a trip planned within 6 months or so...gives me something to really look forward to and obsess about

Stay cool this weekend - I understand the east coast is going to be crazy!

jenn.

Hi Jenn!
Well I have my boss' approval and I am getting a quote from Dreams Unlimited! I think I will be depositing soon! hehe YAY!! SO EXCITED! LOL

I am gonna try to stay cool, looks like it will be approaching 100 and humid here tomorrow. Think I may sleep in and take a lazy AC day, my last for months! hehe

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi all!!

Trying to type this message as my cat is attacking me in full cuddle mode, aka crawling all over me trying to cuddle, he is weird!!!

Had a pretty good day... first, I weighed in and was down 4 more pounds this week! That puts at 8/5 for August, and 44/40 for the Summer Challenge II! So happy about that! One more pound to a new clippie! 6 more pounds til a silver one!!

Second, got to see my family tonight before my crazy period really starts work wise. I won't get to see them now for weeks so it was nice! I did well at dinner too I think. (See above!) Especially since I had no lunch today as work got mad busy and we were understaffed today, so it was 4pm when I realized I had not eaten yet today! Not good, but luckily I kept my hunger in check with a great dinner that was on plan.

Third, my boss approved my vacation request!!! I will probably be booking my trip through Dreams Unlimited very soon! I even added another a day, so it will be a Monday to Saturday trip, I am soooooooooo over the moon excited! Especially since I am challenging myself to be out of the 400s by the time I go! That gives me 8 months to lose 52 pounds, can I do it??? We will see!!! hahahaha!

I am going to bed now, I am beat! I will catch up on journals tomorrow while I hide from the heat! hehe!

Mike

 

[toystoryduo]

Third, my boss approved my vacation request!!! I will probably be booking my trip through Dreams Unlimited very soon! I even added another a day, so it will be a Monday to Saturday trip, I am soooooooooo over the moon excited! Especially since I am challenging myself to be out of the 400s by the time I go! That gives me 8 months to lose 52 pounds, can I do it??? We will see!!! hahahaha!


Mike

Great news Mike!!! Planning a Disney trip is sooooooooo awesome!!!

And you know what????? You WILL lose that 52 pounds by the time your vacation rolls around. What a wonderful reason to celebrate and what a wonderful place to celebrate in!

Hope you have a great Saturday!

 

[lajones81]

Mike!

Ah, yes, it does feel good to get it done early. And I was totally shocked that my body went right back into "teacher mode." Your comment made me laugh about staying up late...LOL! Isn't that the truth when you deal with college kids?

Have a great weekend!

 

[Mykelogan]

Great news Mike!!! Planning a Disney trip is sooooooooo awesome!!!

And you know what????? You WILL lose that 52 pounds by the time your vacation rolls around. What a wonderful reason to celebrate and what a wonderful place to celebrate in!

Hope you have a great Saturday!

Planning a Disney trip is indeed AWESOME! hehe!!!I am super duper psyched!!
And I agree, I WILL make my goal for the trip... because I will probably gain 50lbs there eating at Le Cellier three meals a day! LOL jk!!

Hope you are having a good Saturday!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Mike!

Ah, yes, it does feel good to get it done early. And I was totally shocked that my body went right back into "teacher mode." Your comment made me laugh about staying up late...LOL! Isn't that the truth when you deal with college kids?

Have a great weekend!

It is indeed the truth! Bed at 3am, up at 8am, and then usually a nap at 4:30pm LOL!

Hope you're having a good weekend!
Mike

 

[DisDon]

Had a pretty good day... first, I weighed in and was down 4 more pounds this week! That puts at 8/5 for August, and 44/40 for the Summer Challenge II! So happy about that! One more pound to a new clippie! 6 more pounds til a silver one!!

Congrats!! Excellent work! You're STILL gaining on me! Keep on truckin'!

Third, my boss approved my vacation request!!! I will probably be booking my trip through Dreams Unlimited very soon! I even added another a day, so it will be a Monday to Saturday trip, I am soooooooooo over the moon excited! Especially since I am challenging myself to be out of the 400s by the time I go! That gives me 8 months to lose 52 pounds, can I do it??? We will see!!! hahahaha!

Hey, sounds like a great plan, when you were saying you were planning a reward cruise for 07/08 i thought that was great but quite far away, this sounds like lots of fun. You can totally do the 52, heck, 8 months, you've done 44 in 2 months. I know there's the possibility of plateaus and such, but with the great habits you are gaining you should be well into Los Trescientos!!
Fiesta!!!

 

[Mykelogan]

Thanks Don!!
Glad to hear you have shed a few yourself this week!!
I definitely think I can break into the 300s again by my trip, last time I did WDW at that size was for the Millenium new year's, I was around 400 then I believe. Heck, if I could magically keep up a 10lbs/month pace I would be in the 370s by WDW!! Hahaha! I have no illusions about all of this, I will keep going with my food plan/exercise regardless of whether I meet my goal or not.

I'm definitely on my way though! hehe!
Thanks again for stopping by!
Mike