sept 2010 PTR- -- because this is how we roll to disney:)

[deslynnpatterson]

good morning everyone i hope everyone is having a wonderful easter weekend!! I have a buys last few days! Thursday night i went out for a girls night out It was a blast! We went to TGI Fridays-- were they have the 3 course deal with $12.99-- good food and good friends It was a lot of fun! Then yesterday i had the day off work and i couldnt have picked a more beautiful day!! It was 84 degrees sunny and gorgeous! Josh had off work too-- i went and got a mani and pedi and starting tanning! So it was a pamper me day: Then Josh and i did some shopping and went out to dinner it was a great day!! Today is easter at my parents house-- and tomorrow we are spending easter at the zoo!! Its such a wonderful weekend!!

Now for my day 3 plans
We are going to Hollywood Studios this day i think around 9am. There are a few rides at HS i will not be riding-- rocking roller coaster is one-- i never went on it before but my mom would not ride something like that-- and im not so sure i want to either lol and then tower of terror-- i was on it a few times before but won't ride it alone-- its okay that i won't be riding them doesn't bother me too much.

We will get what we can get in ride wise-- and will eat lunch around 11:30- or noon at pizza planet-- i love pizza planet and this is one of our traditions to eat there!!

Then we willl do some shopping in the parks-- ride more-- and see more shows-- and our ADR for 50's prime time is at 6:30pm i believe ( not sure don't have notebook in front of me lol) this place is also a tradition also-- i find the food delicious and it to be a lot of fun this is what i get here everytime:

potroast!! Its so good!! If you never had it before i highly recommend it!!

Also for dessert

strawberry Sundae

mmm!! my mouth is watering!!!

After dinner are wer going to try to get into the idol finals of the day-- and then we will head back to the resort get ready and either go to Rix lounge or Downtown disney.

Now what made us choose CSR? Well honestly we are so used to staying at values-- that making a choice to change to a different resort was so hard-- this resort sold us on its beauty!! It reminded us of a cheaper version of the poly-- with the palm trees and hammocks in the cabanas section which we requested. It seems to also have a amazing pool, it has a gym for me to workout in-- it has a marina-- we want to go on sea racers-- and do the surrrey bikes around the resort. And most of all it has Rix night club right on the resort-- it seems like its a nice resort for a adult atmosphere, on and all the reburbed rooms look amazing!! We are also going to stay on the resort one day and do all the activities we want to do-- and get a spa treatment i am beyond excited to try this resort:

Okay so a few healthy meal ideas

i have been on a lean cusine pizza kick LOL here is one of my faves

i will eat the pizza with a small salad on the side for a delicious dinner that fills me up!!!

i have also been eating a lot of yogurt!

Target also has baked chips in salt a vinegar flavor and in black pepper and sea salt-- so good and two points per serving

okay now i to end this post i want everyone to name-- one ride/attraction in each park that they will not go on
1. MK- enchancted tiki room
2. HS- Rocking Roller coaster/star tours
3. Epcot- mission space
4. AK- Kali river rapids ( just cause i hate being wet walking around the park LOL)


And name one healthy snack or meal idea

Hoppy easter everyone!!!

 

[princessallegra]

Signing on!! Happy Easter to you too!!! Your trip report is really great! It's a huge motivation for me on the healthy eating/weight loss front, so thank you I'm really ashamed to say I've gained 15 lbs in less than one year since our wedding. It's been a hard year. I've just recently started my healthy eating, and workout routine. I love your tips! I also love your ADR's! You're trying a bunch of places we've never tried before, so I can wait to tune in then for those reviews We're trying 50's PT Cafe for the first time ever this trip!! So excited!! Have a great weekend!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Signing on!! Happy Easter to you too!!! Your trip report is really great! It's a huge motivation for me on the healthy eating/weight loss front, so thank you I'm really ashamed to say I've gained 15 lbs in less than one year since our wedding. It's been a hard year. I've just recently started my healthy eating, and workout routine. I love your tips! I also love your ADR's! You're trying a bunch of places we've never tried before, so I can wait to tune in then for those reviews We're trying 50's PT Cafe for the first time ever this trip!! So excited!! Have a great weekend!

welcome to my PTR I am glad you are enjoying my PTR and healthy tips it has taken me a very long time to get to the point i am at today-- and have done this my counting Weight watchers points and now adding excercise-- it has become more of a life style change and i finally feel good about myself I gained weight once i got married too Good luck on your healthy eating a workout routine-- i will keep posting tips and meal ideas I think you will love 50's prime time-- its so delicious and so much fun what other places are you trying this year? I can let you know if we have ever been there before have a great weekend

 

[deslynnpatterson]

I wanted to post a picture of the treadmill that i have a post a little info about it for those that are interested

This is the treadmill that i have-- its from walmart-- only $377 dollars-- and its a golds gym model 480 with Air Stride Plus cushioning. This treadmill holds a weight limit up to 300 pounds-- comes with 2 one pound weights, has 4 weight loss routinues, 4 performance rountines-- its a very sturdy well built treadmill for something from walmart

now onto the embrassing part-- i thought i would share some pictures form my weight loss journey-- i most recent picture i have is from this winter-- but i will try to get a more recent one soon-- however here goes

This was at my friends wedding back in 2006-- i started getting pretty big at this point-- but this wasn't my biggest yet-- i am the thrid in from the left standing next to the bride

This picture is about 6 months into my dieting when i started back in april of 2008

another full body pic from that trip

another from trip 2 years ago

face picture

and now the most recent-- which i would say i might be about 10- 15 pounds less from the most recent that i will post at the end but here are some recent ones

okay here is the most recent from Jan-- which i am about 10-15 less than this pic

excuse the delicious blue drink in front of me LOL here i am posting comparsion pics while i hate a delicious beverage in front of me LOL

I will try to get some more recent pics from this weekend-- i am embrassed to post some of these pictures but you can get a idea of how far i have come-- excuse some of the gross ugly pictures LOL!!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

i can't believe i just posted those pics!!!

 

[princessallegra]

i can't believe i just posted those pics!!!

OK you are GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the info on the treadmill!! I can only use an elliptical because of my bad knees (14 years of soccer, plus a snowboarding injury no bueno), but it's great to know Walmart has gym equipment like that! I had no idea!

As far as ADRs, we are trying the DxDDP as our special treat to ourselves for our anniversary/Disneymoon take two. We're doing a sit down lunch early, then a late dinner at a different Signature Restaurant each night! That has always been a dream of ours, since we love fine dining, especially at WDW! Who doesn't!!! We are trying Les Chefs de France for lunch, Narcoosse's, The Wave for lunch, Yak and Yeti for lunch, Yachtsman Steakhouse, and finally Jiko! The other places we've been to before Thanks for offering!

 

[racefanof88]

Day 3---looking good. That sundae looks soooooooooo good. I haven't had one in so long . Girl, don't apologize for those pictures, you are beautiful . You can really see how much weight you have lost just looking at your face.




Happy Easter!! I hope the Easter Bunny is very good to you .

 

[BabyEeyore]

Loving your PTR so far! I hope you guys are having a great Easter!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

OK you are GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the info on the treadmill!! I can only use an elliptical because of my bad knees (14 years of soccer, plus a snowboarding injury no bueno), but it's great to know Walmart has gym equipment like that! I had no idea!

As far as ADRs, we are trying the DxDDP as our special treat to ourselves for our anniversary/Disneymoon take two. We're doing a sit down lunch early, then a late dinner at a different Signature Restaurant each night! That has always been a dream of ours, since we love fine dining, especially at WDW! Who doesn't!!! We are trying Les Chefs de France for lunch, Narcoosse's, The Wave for lunch, Yak and Yeti for lunch, Yachtsman Steakhouse, and finally Jiko! The other places we've been to before Thanks for offering!

aww thanks so much
I love the elliptical also Walmart has a good elliptical also for a reasonable price. The deluxe dinning would be awesome to do once of these days i think i might give it a try. That a good idea how you are going to do a early lunch and a signature dinner each night-- if i ate 3 sit down meals a day that would be too much for me and i would go nutts with it taking too much time away from the parks LOL!! I am looking forward to trying yak and yeti-- we were thinking about the wave-- its supposed to be one of the healthier choices food wise at disney so i might change so ADRS around-- i never seem to keep the same ones at make at the beginning LOL!!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Day 3---looking good. That sundae looks soooooooooo good. I haven't had one in so long . Girl, don't apologize for those pictures, you are beautiful . You can really see how much weight you have lost just looking at your face.




Happy Easter!! I hope the Easter Bunny is very good to you .

thanks Dana I have been working so hard-- sometimes i feel that the weight doesnt come off fast enough the treadmill is really helping though! I love the sundaes from 50's soo god!! Happy easter to you too i got myself a mani and a pedi for my easter gift to myself LOL!! they gave me 2 glasses of free wine at the salon it was great Hope your having a great easter

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Loving your PTR so far! I hope you guys are having a great Easter!

thanks so much Thanks for joining in!! I hope you and your family have a wonderful easter also

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Happy Easter everyone I hope everyone is having a great easter with there families-- or without there families if you are doing your own thing

Josh and I did our own thing today-- we went to the pittsburgh zoo we are having beautiful weather here!!! We spend a few hours at the zoo-- and ate at the zoo-- which was a cheesebuger totally runined the diet today!! but i still have to do my workout for the day and will run some of it off plus its a holiday

Yesterday my parents had easter dinner-- they always celebrate there easter a day before so everyone can relax on the holiday-- which we normally would go to Joshs family-- but this year we didn't want to make the drive and just wanted to do our own thing-- we are having a great day today and its a very relaxing day

Now for Day 4 plans

Day 4: We are going to AK-- we normally try to get to this park very early-- since it closes early and since we only go to AK usually one time during our trip. Most likely we will start with the safari ride-- and then try to see most of the shows, and maybe we will get a huge ice cream sandwich and share one at dino bites. My DH and i got one last year and they cut it is half for us it was soo good!! we have a 2pm ressie at yak and yeti-- i am very excited about this ressie this will be the first time for us trying it-- and the first time for us eating at a restaurant at AK. We normally go to flame tree only when we are there-- but decided that we needed to change up the plans a little. After our late lunch we will go and see the lion king show and digest our food Two rides that we will not be riding at AK are kali river rapids, and EE-- my mom would not ride either-- i ride both but-- i don't feel like going on alone LOL and they are both rides that i don't have to ride. Most likely we will leave AK around 4-- we will head back to the resort-- get ready and head to DTD!! and hopefully after i get a drink or 2 in my mom we will try this

has anyone been on the balloon ride at DTD yet?

I wanted to go on last year with Josh-- but the night we had a chance to go on it was too windy-- we the balloon wasnt going up that night-- my mom said after she has a few drinks in her she would go on I am really excited to try this!!

For dinner- we are just going to grab counter service at earls this night-- and head back to the resort and either eat poolside or in the room on our beds!

well its a gorgeous day out!! I am going to get the hubby off the nintendo wii and we are going to go out walking

okay so i want to leave this post with everyone naming on tour or acitivity that they did in disney outside of the parks-- such as the balloon at DTD and would would recommend it? And how did you like it? This will help me get some ideas for some extras along the way

Up next: more healthy tips-- and Day 5

 

[onelilspark]

Hi! I followed you over from my PTR (obviously...) Subbing so I can follow along!

Also...if you look in my signature, I have a link to my August TR where I stayed at CSR! Lots of pictures scattered in! Gorgeous resort, but we wound up in the Ranchos which was a pretty far walk to things...doesn't help of course that I get blisters on my toes from walking...

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Hi! I followed you over from my PTR (obviously...) Subbing so I can follow along!

Also...if you look in my signature, I have a link to my August TR where I stayed at CSR! Lots of pictures scattered in! Gorgeous resort, but we wound up in the Ranchos which was a pretty far walk to things...doesn't help of course that I get blisters on my toes from walking...

thanks for joining I am going to check out your CSR pics for sure I am very afraid of being stuck in Ranchos we requested Cabanas 9b or 8a blisters in disney are not fun at all!!

 

[tink774]

Hey Des! I just found your PTR, so I haven't read through all of it yet. You will have such a great trip!

And I'll be in WDW on my College Program this fall, so maybe our paths will cross!

~ Anna

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Hey Des! I just found your PTR, so I haven't read through all of it yet. You will have such a great trip!

And I'll be in WDW on my College Program this fall, so maybe our paths will cross!

~ Anna

Anna !! how have you been girl? Thats so exciting that you will get to do the college program in disney once you find out were you will be working at you will have to let me know and we can try to met up I cannot wait for this trip! I know you know a little about how crazy things have been since i have returned from my last trip-- so i really really need this one to hurry up and get here LOL i hope you had a great easter

 

[deslynnpatterson]

as i was doing my workout this evening-- i was thinking about disney and i realized that i messed up my day 4 plans!! Day 4 should really be day 5 so now i am going to talk about my day 4 plans

Day 4 : sept 12th

We are going to spend the whole entire day at MK this day We are starting out with a early morning ADR at 8:05am at crystal Palace-- I want my mom to experience a breakfast there-- and being able to be in the almost empty park! i love experiencing that!! After breakfast we are going to start with finishing up anything that we didn't get to go on day 1. Right now we have a lunch ressie for Tony's at 2:10-- and a dinner ressie at the plaza for 7:50pm-- this is a extra magic hour day so we will be here the whole day-- but we are going to try to decide which ADR we want to keep-- we are thinking we are going to keep the plaza ADR and get rid of Tony's since we are going to Mama Melrose later in the week. we have never been to the plaza or tonys before-- so any info on these places if you love them-- hate them-- please share We are also thinking of in the afternoon since this will be a very long MK day-- to take the monorail over to the poly-- get some pictures on the beach at the poly-- and go to tambu loungue for a lapu lapu or a pina colava I want to try both of these drinks!!! This way it will break up the day a little-- and we will be back in time for our dinner ressie if we keep the plaza and then get ready for extra magic hours My mom is really excited to ride dumbo again she rode it for the first time last year and loved it!! She is not too daring when it comes to riding things-- but she felt so good riding dumbo So i am sure there will be a few dumbo rides taking place during EMH. After EMH end-- or around 11:00pm we will head back to the resort and get a good nights sleep since this is a very long day!! Sorry everyone for confusing you with my plans-- i was just off by one day LOL

So this evening i talked to my brother on the phone-- and we decided that tomorrow we are going to start running

I have been doing the treadmill for awhile now-- but tomorrow we are going to try running on a outdoor track!! so wish me luck I will need it!!! I used to love running!! I run on the treadmill/fast walk-- but i have a feeling this will be different LOL!!! I will let everyone know how it goes

thats all for tonight!! Just had to clarify my mess up in plans! Everyone have a great night!!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Hey guys I just wanted to give a quick update. I hope everyone had a wonderful day! The temps here were close to 80 again!! I am loving this weather!! I did not get to go running today-- but did my usual hour on the treadmill!! It was challenging today-- only because-- i starting going to the tanning bed and OMG i am a lobster!!! So yeah running today would have been very difficult!!! OUCH!!

So tonight for dinner i made Mrs T's mini potato and cheese piergios the were so good!! and for you WW girls its 7 minis for 3 points! not to bad!!

I also want to recommend fiber one bars-- they are so good and very filling and only 2 points!!

and for a nice summer dessert here is a quick and easy recipe:
2 low fat graham crackers
8 tablespoons of low- fat cool whip
Spread cool whip onto graham cracker ( slighthy thawed) and put other graham cracker on top put in a plastic baggie or plastic wrap-- place in the freezer and you have a delicious large ice cream sandwich!! I usually keep it it the freezer for a few hours. This is only 3 points!! and you can also use chocolate cool whip also its a very good treat

Nothing too much disney related today- kind bummed that free dinning was still not annoucned today I am starting to get worried-- but they are going to have to come up with something good during hurricane season right?

I am also thinking of checking ebay and amazon soon for a new vera bradly hipster for my trip--- i am going to have to see which prints i like and then i will share with everyone.

up next -- day 6 plans--and our shuttle service-- and more healthy tips

 

[aggie9293]

Subscribing!!

Love Crystal Palace breakfast. We did it last year and will be doing it again this year. Congrats on your 8:05 ADR! So cool to be in MK before it opens. We did that with CRT last year and got some great pictures at the castle without anyone in the background.

We did Sci-Fi last year for lunch. Yummy spinach dip, a pretty good burger, great cherry cokes, and a cool atmosphere!

 

[deslynnpatterson]

Subscribing!!

Love Crystal Palace breakfast. We did it last year and will be doing it again this year. Congrats on your 8:05 ADR! So cool to be in MK before it opens. We did that with CRT last year and got some great pictures at the castle without anyone in the background.

We did Sci-Fi last year for lunch. Yummy spinach dip, a pretty good burger, great cherry cokes, and a cool atmosphere!

thanks for joining in Oh i love Crystal palace also-- and love getting the great pictures while nobody else is in the park I went last year with my DH for our annivesary and it was so nice-- that i have to make sure my mom goes this year to experience this

I am looking forward to trying Sci - Fi I did hear the burgers are good so most likely i will go with the burgers! I atmospher does look awesome and and seems likes its a fun place to eat