Take the DIS WISH challenge here

[ImagineMeDisney]

Sign me up!

I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life, and we're planning a trip to WDW. I KNOW I don't want to go walking around the pool in a bathing suit looking the way I look right now. People would be grabbing spears to try and harpoon me!!
I'm keeping my goals small, and so far its worked..I've lost 16 lbs. in 2 weeks, although I think a lot of it is water weight. but hey, it counts!!

good luck to everyone!!!!

 

[mabenoab]

You can do it. And 16 lbs in two weeks is great! Its taken me a month to lose 10!

Sign me up!

I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life, and we're planning a trip to WDW. I KNOW I don't want to go walking around the pool in a bathing suit looking the way I look right now. People would be grabbing spears to try and harpoon me!!
I'm keeping my goals small, and so far its worked..I've lost 16 lbs. in 2 weeks, although I think a lot of it is water weight. but hey, it counts!!

good luck to everyone!!!!

 

[Colleen27]

I'm pretty new to the DisBoards, having somehow missed this wonderful resource in planning my '05 trip. We're planning another trip for this fall, and I want to drop some weight and get in better shape before we go. I think WISH is a great idea! Travel can be such a great motivator for getting healthier, and it is so great to find a like-minded group for support and conversation.

My goals are not exactly well defined at this point. See, I'm not even sure what I weigh, but I know it is the heaviest I've ever been. I've used working from home and homeschooling as an excuse to sit on my rear too much, and I have an astonishing lack of willpower when it comes to my one high-calorie vice: Mt Dew. I have tried unsuccessfully several times over the past year to quit the Dew, but I get the most awful caffeine withdrawal headaches and never make it past the first 2 or 3 days.

So right now, I'm setting three goals:
1) To finally quit the soda. Right now, I drink as much as a 2 ltr bottle in a day. That's almost 900 empty calories, and a big part of my weight issue! This is a habit that has to go.

2) To work my way up to doing at least 5 miles per day on the elliptical, treadmill, walking outdoors, or some combination thereof. I was in much better shape for our trip 2 years ago, and I don't want to be struggling with all the walking at WDW.

3) To lose enough weight to fit back into my summer wardrobe. This means dropping 2 sizes. I want to spend my money on our trips, not on buying new clothes because I don't fit into the shorts I bought last summer and the summer before!

 

[Katiebell]

I'm pretty new to the DisBoards, having somehow missed this wonderful resource in planning my '05 trip. We're planning another trip for this fall, and I want to drop some weight and get in better shape before we go. I think WISH is a great idea! Travel can be such a great motivator for getting healthier, and it is so great to find a like-minded group for support and conversation.

My goals are not exactly well defined at this point. See, I'm not even sure what I weigh, but I know it is the heaviest I've ever been. I've used working from home and homeschooling as an excuse to sit on my rear too much, and I have an astonishing lack of willpower when it comes to my one high-calorie vice: Mt Dew. I have tried unsuccessfully several times over the past year to quit the Dew, but I get the most awful caffeine withdrawal headaches and never make it past the first 2 or 3 days.

So right now, I'm setting three goals:
1) To finally quit the soda. Right now, I drink as much as a 2 ltr bottle in a day. That's almost 900 empty calories, and a big part of my weight issue! This is a habit that has to go.

2) To work my way up to doing at least 5 miles per day on the elliptical, treadmill, walking outdoors, or some combination thereof. I was in much better shape for our trip 2 years ago, and I don't want to be struggling with all the walking at WDW.

3) To lose enough weight to fit back into my summer wardrobe. This means dropping 2 sizes. I want to spend my money on our trips, not on buying new clothes because I don't fit into the shorts I bought last summer and the summer before!

Hi Colleen

I totally understand about the addiction to Mountain Dew. I used to be addicted to Coca Cola -- literally addicted. I started by drinking it with lunch and dinner. Then wanted it mid-afternoon. Then woke up with headaches and nausea first thing in the morning until I had a Coke. Then started drinking one late at night. And I suddenly realized -- I was drinking a six pack a day! It's hard to quit, and you get those horrible caffeine headaches, and I know I was also hooked on the sugar buzz. I was able to quit by substituting Diet Dr. Pepper -- diet soda is still not great for you, but the caffeine kept me going while I was able to get off the sugar. And now I drink maybe one or two Diet Dr. Peppers or Diet Cokes a day, not six! And Mountain Dew does have a diet and a caffeine free version (and one that is both). Try alternating soda with water. Drink in a can so there is a measured serving, then when you want another one, drink a glass or bottle of water. You could also try mixing Mountain Dew half regular and half caffeine free, gradually adding more caffeine free until there's no more regular -- then try the same, mixing caffeine free with diet caffeine free. Or if sugar is more of the problem for you, then start weaning yourself off of that first.

Walking is great, the elliptical is very low impact, isn't it? And it will help get you prepared for all the walking you'll be doing at WDW And I know, I homeschooled my kids for seven years, and it can be hard to try to plan for time for yourself to exercise. How old are your kids? Mine are all grown now. But sometimes I would take mine to the park when they were little, and walk laps around the playground while they played, so I could keep an eye on them. If they are older, maybe there is a sport they might like to play with you, or you could go swimming, or hiking together.

Good luck, and you can PM me if you like -- sounds like we've faced some of the same challenges

 

[Colleen27]

Hi Colleen

I totally understand about the addiction to Mountain Dew. I used to be addicted to Coca Cola -- literally addicted. I started by drinking it with lunch and dinner. Then wanted it mid-afternoon. Then woke up with headaches and nausea first thing in the morning until I had a Coke. Then started drinking one late at night. And I suddenly realized -- I was drinking a six pack a day! It's hard to quit, and you get those horrible caffeine headaches, and I know I was also hooked on the sugar buzz. I was able to quit by substituting Diet Dr. Pepper -- diet soda is still not great for you, but the caffeine kept me going while I was able to get off the sugar. And now I drink maybe one or two Diet Dr. Peppers or Diet Cokes a day, not six! And Mountain Dew does have a diet and a caffeine free version (and one that is both). Try alternating soda with water. Drink in a can so there is a measured serving, then when you want another one, drink a glass or bottle of water. You could also try mixing Mountain Dew half regular and half caffeine free, gradually adding more caffeine free until there's no more regular -- then try the same, mixing caffeine free with diet caffeine free. Or if sugar is more of the problem for you, then start weaning yourself off of that first.

Walking is great, the elliptical is very low impact, isn't it? And it will help get you prepared for all the walking you'll be doing at WDW And I know, I homeschooled my kids for seven years, and it can be hard to try to plan for time for yourself to exercise. How old are your kids? Mine are all grown now. But sometimes I would take mine to the park when they were little, and walk laps around the playground while they played, so I could keep an eye on them. If they are older, maybe there is a sport they might like to play with you, or you could go swimming, or hiking together.

Good luck, and you can PM me if you like -- sounds like we've faced some of the same challenges

I've tried switching to diet or caffeine free, but that never seems to last. I can't get past the taste of diet, and caffeine free isn't a solution because it still has just as many calories. I wouldn't mind the caffeine addiction if it was calorie-free.

My plan this time is to wean myself down by substituting iced tea and water for soda. The iced tea doesn't have as much caffeine as Mt Dew, at least not the way I brew it, but it might be enough to keep the headaches at bay (or at least tolerable).

My kids are 5 and 9, just at those ages where they are too old for the gym childcare, but don't keep up a pace that even remotely qualifies as exercise when we're walking or biking as a family. We're outdoors and moving a lot, weather permitting, but at the 5 year old's speed and it doesn't do a whole lot of good health-wise. They're both playing baseball now, though, which has freed up some time for me to go to the gym even if DH isn't home.

 

[pindecisive]

I'd like to join WISH.

I'd like to lose 20 pounds. Hopefully a few of them before my next Disney trip.

 

[bumbershoot]

I'm takin' the challenge.

I want to be smaller, thinner, stronger, less painful, and more physically HAPPY.

Just in time for my HS reunion mid-September (Disney trip directly after).

 

[VanniGirl]

Hi - I'd like to join WISH !

DH and I have been loosing together - makes it easier

 

[TxRabbit]

I saw the WISH picture in people's signatures and finally had time to figure out what that was about...I am excited to post my own intent.

In the beginning of 2006, the church we attended started off the new year with a 40 day fast. You choose how you participate. Most people fasted something to do with food, some fasted tv, etc. DH and I took this as the opportunity that we really needed to focus on our health. DH and I kicked it off with a 3 day water fast (we have done this before), and then we fasted dinners for the remainder of the 40 days, meaning that we stopped eating at 3:00 or so. We followed that up with a colon cleanse, but that was very good too. Meanwhile, we were also exercising, we lived on the 3rd floor in an apt., etc etc. I lost almost 40 pounds and DH lost about 25.

Unfortunately, we moved in the middle of last summer. I am a homemaker. (I used to work, but I would never return to what I did before, so I don't like the term stay-at-home, because 1. I don't stay home and 2. I am a homemaker, I do the work that it takes to make our house a home.) It's been almost one year after our move, and we have yet to meet many people of like minds that I could call friends. So I am home alone a lot because DS6 just started kindergarten in the fall. So, unfortunately, beginning with Halloween, I have started gaining weight back. By now, I think I have gained back 20 or so pounds.

It is so distressing to have worked so hard before...to think you get to a point where you would never eat like that again..etc etc. So, here I am, ready to get serious again and get out of my world of self pity and whoa is me, I don't have friends in my new place...discover how to be happy without relying on external situations to make me so...and get in shape for the photos on our next WDW trip. Also, we are really hoping to have another child, but a couple of miscarriages have convinced me that I need to be in better shape before trying that again. So, more motivation there.

The internal cleansing idea has worked well for me in the past, so I am starting with that again. This one is more involved than past ones. This is almost a total body detox, not just a colon cleanse. 21 day program. During that time I will be going back to my way of eating before Halloween. I will be figuring out how to incorporate some exercise into my life on a long term sustainable basis. DH is onboard and says he needs my help. But who helps me?

I am grateful to find this board. I look forward to having accountability. The one thing that I have succeeded in so far is giving up Diet Coke. We went to the movies this month and I admit that I had a Diet Coke, but I did not get the free refill. Other than that, I have been off the sauce since April 1. This is huge for me. I drank Diet Coke like it was water. I could go through a 2L bottle in a day. It isn't the caffeine that decided me, it's the other chemical in soda, I don't remember what it is called (a phosphate?), but it interferes with your bodies ability to absorb calcium.

Anyway, a long post, thank you for reading, looking forward to adding the Wish banner to my signature. Now off to see what the challenges are about.

 

[HockeyKat]

AH-HA! Here it is. I already joined a few threads in this forum and was looking for the "official" thread, so I can officially join here!

Marriage, life, laziness put 65-70 lbs on me since 2003 and I really want to be back to where I was.

I am 31 and need to lose at least 40 more lbs. I have already lost about 18 lbs, doing low calories/exercise. Once I get to that goal, I may shoot for lower.

 

[marathonmommy]

I'm on day 3 of the Fat Flush, and I'm freaking starving! I don't know if I can stay on this plan. But I do need to lose at least 20 pounds before July 4th. I'm going to be on a charter flight and there is a weight maximum of 200 pounds (I guess I'd have to buy another seat if I was more)! I don't even want to be close to the cut-off, but I am . . . on the wrong side of it, in fact.

 

[JudyS]

I "took the WISH weight loss challenge" a few years ago, lost a fair amount of weight, kept it off for a few years, but now it's back. So, now I'm taking the wish challenge again. I'd like to lose 40 pounds from my current weight. At that weight, I'll still technically be obese, but I'll be healthier.

Marathonmommy, I think it's really unfair to have a weight limit, especially such a low one! There's plenty of people (mostly tall men) who weight 200+ and aren't overweight! You think they would at least let people be over the weight limit if they paid a bit more towards fuel, or brought less luggage.

 

[AlisonB]

I "took the WISH weight loss challenge" a few years ago, lost a fair amount of weight, kept it off for a few years, but now it's back. So, now I'm taking the wish challenge again.

Likewise!!

I'm back here too.....had a really good go at this about 3 years back but fell off the wagon big time.

Oh well, at least I'm back again! Need to lose something like 80lbs in total, but I'll just aim for the first 20 at the moment!

 

[abbybeth]

Hi Everyone!

I'm still a relatively new DISer - will be taking the first trip to "The World" in September with my parents (SOOOO EXCITED) and yes, we have the free dining and my dad set up ADRs at so many amazing places!

Anyways, I'd like to lose at least 10 pounds, would prefer 15. I need to get back to being active and healthy again. I was an athlete all through high school and college and now being out of the house and on my own at my first job, I thought I'd have more time to work out and cook healthy things. Then you find out that work is much more exhausting than going to classes and cooking to recipies means you better find something you like enough to eat leftovers of for the entire week (since I live on my own and most recipies seem to be for 3-4 people)

I don't feel healthy anymore! I've gained some unwanted weight and I'd really love to get back to a good place again. Hopefully you guys will let me lurk around and get some inspiration - and hopefully be able to inspire occasionally in return. I want to look good in all those family pictures on our trip!!!

 

[mmcguire]

I'd like to take the WISH challenge too. I re-joined WW last week, and did my first weigh in on Sat. I have about 85 lbs to lose in total to get to my goal weight. It took a while to put it on, so I know it's going to be a long road getting it off, but I hope that this board will provide some much-needed support.

 

[RayaniFoxmur]

I'd like to join the WISH challenge myself. I'd like to lose 200 pounds overall but I'd like to lose 40 of that before my wedding in October. So 40's my goal right now, then we'll take it from there!

 

[timzagain]

I'd like to join the WISH Challenge too. I really took being slim for granted, ate any & everything, exercised sporadically etc. Now, at 41, I have to admit that it's caught up with me. I started off the year with sick leave, with very high blood pressure and cholesterol levels! That scared me into getting serious about my health! I'm not obese, but my weight is definitely more than it should be!

My goals:

1) Improve my health through proper rest, exercise and nutrition
2) Lose at least 15 pounds over the next 2 months

What I'm doing now:

1) Paying more attention to what I eat (how much, nutritional value etc)
2) Drinking LOTS of water
3) Walk for at least 30 minutes per day - on most days I walk for half hour in the morning, and another half an hour in the evening
4) Going to bed at a proper hour (when I stay up late, I find myself raiding the fridge)
5) Monitoring closely the link between my mood and my food! Before I'd try to soothe my stress with comfort foods!



Thanks for starting this thread!

 

[cccm]

I would like to join WISH also.

My goals include:

1. Daily exercise - need to move the treadmill upstairs, go to gym three times a week, continue to walk almost every night with DD twice around subdivision, start using the firm and the weight loss self hypnosis CDs. Needing to tone my body.

2. Lower my BMI from 29.4 which is overweight, almost obese to approximately 24 which is healthy.

3. Lose approximately 35-40 lbs to achieve lower BMI.

4. Eat healthier, less sodium, more water

5. To fit back into my shorts from my honeymoon, not to mention all of these clothes that I have kept.

I have lost weight before through WW. Just don't have the time anymore for those weekly meetings. I find my hardest time of the day is between getting home from work and putting DD to sleep. That is about 4 hours. That is also my hardest time to keep to portion size. That is why DD and I try to walk everynight when I get home. We use it as a bonding time and Disney prep, both physical and itinerary discussions.

Celeste

 

[dsnygirl2006]

I would like to join WISH....I have 65 pounds to lose to get to my goal weight, I am rejoining WW this coming Friday May 11th, I am doing Jazzercise 3 times a week and am planning on working up to walking 2 miles a day in between my aerobics classes...I am really motivated right now, I am just not feeling good and I need to feel healthy again, I lost 30 lbs on WW about 2 years ago and have gained it back plus some....I love these boards, they are what help keep me going, I couldn't have done it last time without the incredible WW message boards....Good Luck Everyone

 

[Boston5602]

I just joined weight watchers doing the Flex point program. I would like to lose a total of 65 pounds through watching what I eat and getting off my but and walking or anything else. I started wearing a pedometer to add distance each week.