Well I didn't gain or lose - I guess that is good considering I had 2 pieces of DD17's birthday cake. Uggh - I was hoping to continue the momentum from last week. But -its a new week.
I'm starting to panic - its one week till I leave for Disney - The clock is ticking now. Lots to get done and I've got to come up with a "sort" of plan for eating there. I will do this.
Well... I just spent 20 minute typing you this great reply about eating at WDW... but my STUPID computer hiccuped right as I hit "submit" and it seems that my reply is a no-show.
Anyhow, I'll quickly share a few things that helped me in WDW this past April.
#1. Share meals whenever you can. The portions, especially at counter service places, are large. Sometimes my kids would order some sort of combo meal and not like one of the items it came with (usually something healthy, like the hot vegetable, side salad, or such). If they both gave me their unwanted side and I ordered myself a small salad or veggie burger or such, that was enough for me. It saved me calories and $$.
#2. At buffets, eat ONLY what is TERRIFIC. We had dinner at CHef Mickey's. After filling up on salads, I went back and took small portions of things that looked wonderful, like Prime Rib, garlic mashed potatoes, and a few other things. I ate what was wonderful and ignored what was not so great. Same for desserts.... I got three to try... one KeyLime cheesecake bite, a small scoop of bread pudding, and some sort of oreo cookie-mickey ear thing. The Keylime was tasty, the bread pudding was SUPER and the oreo thing was NASTY. I only had one nibble and that was ENOUGH. I didn't finish it. I only went back for another small scoop of the bread pudding. I was very satisfied, not STUFFED and had truly enjoyed everything I ate.
#3. Bring along some foods from home to help out. I brought along FiberOne bars and a few other things from home. They came in handy both for breakfast and for quick snacks in the parks. Don't get me wrong, I had my share of Mickey Pops, one Dole Whip, and I shared a caramel apple with DD, so I definitely had treats during the week.... just not several per day. Sometimes just a nibble of someone's ice cream was enough to satisfy that desire.
#4. Keep hydrated. It is easy for you to mistake thirst for hunger, so ALWAYS keep drinking..... and speaking of drinking...
#5. Watch the "liquid calories". It is easy to overindulge in those fancy cocktails and such while at WDW, but they are full of calories. Alternate your alcoholic drinks with water or seltzer to keep you from going overboard.
#6. Look for the better choices available, no matter where you are eating. It may take some searching, but most place you can find a salad, side veggie, grilled chicken, veggie burger, fruit salad or fruit side, etc. Make up your own combo meals from these items if necessary. Avoid anything that you KNOW is full of fat and sodium, like hot dogs, burgers, fried foods and FRIES. (Fries are not that special...you can get them anywhere, so no need to spoil your diet at WDW over something like FRIES!). Save your calories for SPECIAL foods like Dole Whips (or whatever your "special-only-eat-at-Disney food is).
#7. Set a time, date, etc when you will get back on program when you return home. Usually it would be best to say "the morning after we return." Otherwise it is easy to keep eating in "vacation mode". This is the voice of experience speaking and so I KNEW on this last trip we took that I had to TELL MYSELF that the morning after our return it was back to "business as usual" with my Weight Watchers points and exercise. It would have been TOO easy to just keep putting off getting back on program, but since I had set myself a "rule" before we even left, I knew when I had to get back to real life!
Anyhow, these are just some things that have helped me in the past. I did gain about 3 pounds on our last visit, but I wasn't overly surprised and it came off without too much difficult over the next two weeks. And I NEVER felt deprived while on vacation. Hope some of this helps......................P
but I think #6 is terrfiic! You can read the restaurant menus before you go and get a good sense of which places offer healthier choices! For example, I like the choices at Cosmic Ray's in Tomorrowland (a place I walked by every other visit) were better for me than the hot dogs at Casey's!
.....you have accepted the lifestyle change and aren't still looking for that magic "lose 20 lbs" pill to take 
what a fantastic week!!! i too am still losing my holiday weight.......we WILL shed together!
i'm weak around cake myself. don't you hate that afterwards when you tell yourself "it would've been a loss 'cept for that darn cake" but that loss is still in there....you'll find it for next WI...and maintaining is still success, i know you know that 
i'll be heading to my VCR for a kick butt QuickFix strength workout --
for my WI, unfortunately i was not a loser, rather up 1 lb which doesn't bum me, I fluctuate 3-4 lbs usually. gotta keep working hard and show a loss NEXT friday!! yessirreeee 
Another 2.8 and I will hit my 5% lost goal!
) Anyway, just mvoing that much is a big deal for me. so I wanted to share.
i'm definately an emotional eater, i have found that I snack, and that would be anything with sugar 
Sleeping Beauty!
