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[dumbo_buddy]

Hello everyone! I am going to be your coach today!

QOTD 3/14/11 Monday
I just started planning my next Disney trip yesterday. How long after your previous trip do you usually wait before planning your next one? Or do you overlap your planning?

We usually wait about six months before planning our next trip, but all this talk about running has got me thinking about doing a 5k at Disney. We knew we wanted to do a cruise next, so we started talking about how & when we could do both. I think 2 months later is a record for us!

So the plan (for now until we realize we don't have enough money) is to leave on a Tuesday, have Wed-Fri in the parks, do the Princess 5k Sat morning then go straight to the cruise ship for a 7 day cruise. Any input on how crazy this is can begin now!

not crazy at all! in fact, that sounds amazing!!! i really want to do a disney cruise soon. i've booked so many for clients and am always jealous of them when they go! lol. i hope you have a great time. i think it will be such a treat for you to relax on the ship after doing the 5k! what a great prize! (you know, other than the medal!)

QOTD: i pretty much CANNOT leave disney unless i know when exactly i'm coming back! we own dvc so we are almost always looking to plan something at the 11 month window!

 

[KristiMc]

QOTD: I am always planning a trip in my mind . We went to WDW last February and within two weeks of being home I had booked our cruise on the Magic. We leave in 11 days .

 

[tigger813]

Feeling pretty miserable this morning. My muscles in my stomach and sides are KILLING me! Plus I feel so bloated! Just had a fiber plus bar that will hopefully help! Going to go lie down on the couch for a bit and see if I feel better.

Keep those weigh ins coming! We're neck and neck with Donald again, a few pounds behind right now.

TTFN

 

[Disneywedding2010]

QOTD 3/14/11 Monday
I just started planning my next Disney trip yesterday. How long after your previous trip do you usually wait before planning your next one? Or do you overlap your planning?

It depends on a few factors for me:

When are we going?
For how long?
Who is going with us?

Once we figure out those three options then it depends on which resort we want to stay at. If we are staying at our home resort (BLT) I book it at 11 months out and start looking for airfare on American. If I find something decent I book it. Then I wait for the 180 day mark to roll around and I start planning dining & park days. Then about a month before I book my wheelchair rental through Randy's Mobility.

If, we are staying at another resort (I.E. OKW) then I start the whole planning process at 7 months out. I want to make sure I have a room reserved where ever before I go and book airfare.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Speaking of nights out...we had fun with our friends last night. I probably did not eat enough and probably did have a little too much to drink, but that's ok. I had veggie kabobs with black beans. The black beans made me nervous because I'm just not convince they didn't have gluten in them. (The server did not speak English very well.) I kept moving my food to Mike's plate. He told me this morning--you ate nothing. Oh well. I had fun.

Glad you had a fun night rose. My dh and I were bored so we decided to go to the pub down the street where they have a dining area so the kids could come too. I had a large glass of beer and it was so good. I very rarely have a drink but I would agree that I tend to feel the need to eat whatever when I drink. I had southwest egg rolls and I would say it was well worth the extra fat and calories because they were so good and I enjoyed myself. The kids thought it was cool that they were in at the bar later at night (8pm). 8 is usually there bedtime. I just hope ryan doesnt tell his teacher about it. I can see it now. "my mom and dad took me and my brother to the bar this weekend and we all had beer" (the kids each got a rootbeer) It was a treat we never give them soda at home. Anyway point is we had fun to and sometimes you just need that.

Today I faced a huge body image related fear. I took my 3 year old daughter to swim class. Now, I am not in the greatest of shape (which is why I am here) and leading up to the class I was terrified.

Thanks for sharing this matt. I am proud of you for facing your fears. It is so much easier to hide behind them. Im sure it will get easier for you each week.

I ordered a tankini swimsuit and coverup about a week ago. The coverup fits, the top of the suit fits and is long enough which never happens, not quite as long as I would like but my stomach or chest isn't showing when I have the top on. I am sending the bottoms back and exchanging them for bottoms with a skirt, hopefully the different style fits the same as the first. I have several pair of the regular type that still fit so I decided I would rather have something different. I also threw another top on the order, I hope this top is as long or longer that the first.

I hope the bottom half works out. Its always fun to get a new swimsuit that you like and that fits well.

It's a rainy day here today. Not a good way to start the time change, cause it's really dark. My knee is feeling pretty good this morning, so fingers crossed that's it is on the mend. I will go to the Y after work today and do a little elliptical and attempt strength class.

Its raining here today to. I hope the knee continues to feel better every day. Take it slow.

i hope everyone had a great weekend. let's just say i'm really happy that our weigh-ins are on fridays and not mondays! eek! yesterday's day o' irish festivities was great!! my friend came up from manhattan and she, my hubby, son and i made it over to our friends for breakfast aka drinking starting around 9:30. parade was at noon and was so great b/c our neighborhood is real "salt of the earth" and it's great to clap and cheer for our local FDNY and NYPD, schools, pipe and drum bands, etc. most of the men in my family are firemen or cops or mailmen, court officers, etc etc so these parades are always great b/c we know half the people marching!

Glad you had a fun day yesterday. I love st patricks day! Our parade is so much fun here too. I just wished we lived closer to the route so we could have a party along with it too.

QOTD 3/14/11 Monday
I just started planning my next Disney trip yesterday. How long after your previous trip do you usually wait before planning your next one? Or do you overlap your planning?

I am always planning a trip in my mind. Sometimes they actually happen and other times its just a thought. Previously it had been years between our trips but ever since I found the disboards my addiction has been kicked into gear. I now want to go yearly. I just got back from the princess half and I am really trying to make another trip happen next year to do it again. This year it was just my mom, aunt, and I but next time I would like dh and the boys there too. It comes down to money so I am trying to save as much as I can to make it happen. As long as nothing else comes along we should be able to swing it. Then the next trip would need to be at least a week long family trip-not race associated hopefully in the summer of 2013.

Feeling pretty miserable this morning. My muscles in my stomach and sides are KILLING me! Plus I feel so bloated! Just had a fiber plus bar that will hopefully help! Going to go lie down on the couch for a bit and see if I feel better.

Keep those weigh ins coming! We're neck and neck with Donald again, a few pounds behind right now.

TTFN

Sorry Tracey! Hope it feels better soon. Take it easy.

I will be weighing in right before lunch today and sending in my weight.

 

[mizzoutiger76]

which polar were you looking at? I am thinking of getting one, but I can't decide. I want one that does HR and shows burned calories. I just started looking.

I ended up with the FT7 model for women. It's supposed to track calories and heart rate which exactly what I was looking for So far I've only read really good things about them. DH bought it for me on Saturday and I haven't had a chance to get it all set up yet, but hopefully I will tonight. I'll let you know how I like it.

I also bought a FS1 on ebay for about $20 and used it on Friday. It only tracks your heart rate. So I was able to make sure I was in the correct "zone" while I ran, but it doesn't give me a calorie read.

Had a pretty good weekend, not a whole lot going on. Did pretty good eating, not so good on water intake, and got a lot of exercise just running errands. So it's back on the water I go today, having lean cuisine for lunch, and turkey hot dogs for dinner.

Whew, I really, really hate the spring time change . I'm just exhausted today. Hopefully it won't interfere with my 48 minute run I've got to do at lunch today.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Nicole

 

[tggrrstarr]

QOTD Sunday for my salad, chicken, any type of fruit, dried cranberries, almonds or pecans and my new favorite, cooked, chilled green beans.

Rose Thank you for coaching the last 3 days!

Julie my DH and I go to Benihana all the time! In fact, it's one of the only restaurants we go to since I've been eating better. The butter really adds so many calories, but its soo good! I always make sure we go on a day I can get to the gym. I burn as many calories as I can. I eat the soup & salad and veggies, but I give my DH half my rice. I then eat half of what's left of the rice and half of my shrimp, save the rest for another meal! I don't feel half as guilty then.

Matt I know how you feel about the swim suit! Great job for getting past it, that's really tough! On the Disney trip when we went with our friends we got the water parks tickets. I of course was the heaviest, and I was freaked about going out in public with a swimsuit. But after a while, I realized if anyone was going to judge me, who cares? They would never see me again!

Dsnyfan608 usually if I am still crazy hungry after a meal I will just guzzle like 24 ounces of water. Surprisingly, that really does the trick. In case it doesn't, a handful of peanuts or spoonful of peanut butter is good too. One time though, my DH and I went out for dinner at Outback. There is a meal there that I get every time that fills me up. Well this time, it didn't. I ended up hungrier after eating! I drank a bunch of water & ate some bread, and eventually I was better. I just realized my body was telling me I needed more!

ReAnSt yah for a new bathing suit! Where did you order it from? I need to start searching for one soon.

Disneywedding2010 ditto on the new kitchen! Jealous!!

 

[liesel]

Tracey-I hope you feel better soon!

Nancy-That's awesome that you'll have a cheering section at the WDW full. What a great motivator! You are going to rock it!

Julie-I am also a big fan of salsa. I'll mix it with hummus or add it to tuna-it adds great flavor.

Matt-Thanks for sharing your story. I try to keep in mind every time I go to the pool (my kids are big swimmers and my son is now into diving) that I'm looking more and more fit each time. Just remember how far you've come!

Nicole-It sounds like you are doing great with your running!

Rose-I tried the Amy's mac and cheese. So good! I saw that they have both a regular and gf version. Does your store carry the gf mac and cheese? I've noticed many stores have gotten better at labeling their gf products and there is a bigger selection than a few years ago. I hope your knee feels better soon so you can resume your training. I understand mental barriers and hope you can work through it and realize that you will do fantastic at this half! All those people who haven't seen you run before will be so impressed!


Well, I've been busy rescheduling our trip to Hawaii that was to take place in October. Our nephew is now getting married the same week. We are now going to go in September. I'm glad we were at a phase where I could reschedule, we'll be buying plane tickets soon. DH, DD, and DS have birthdays on September 18, 20, and 21, so we'll get to celebrate in Hawaii! Our nephew is getting married in Palm Springs, so we are thinking about flying into San Diego and going to the San Diego Zoo and Legoland. We have been saving and saving for this fall and I can't wait to go somewhere! I'll miss going to Disneyland (we usually go when we visit DH's parents), but I hope we can get there again soon. This ties into the QOTD: I am always planning the next vacation, wherever it may be. We really enjoy going places and having fun experiences rather than owning stuff. That's what we save our money for!

The run/walking is going well, I still feel slow, but I can tell I'm getting stronger. My new mantra comes from Rose: with every pound I lose I'm getting faster! I'm thinking of signing up for a 5K in May that is 2 weeks before the Memorial Day 10K.

QOTD: favorite salad: mixed greens with apples, walnuts, goat cheese, and balsamic vinagrette

 

[tggrrstarr]

Nancy these things happen! I went out Sat night to a new restaurant. It was a buffet, and I had no way of counting calories! I didn't eat much, but who knows how many calories I blew on just a few bites of something. Also, I think the waiter slipped me a non diet pop at one point, I can't even tell the difference any more. I woke up yesterday with an extra pound. But I was super good yesterday and went right back down.

Kristi Whoo hoo on 11 days! I want full details after! This will be my first cruise, so I don't know what all to expect.

Tracey feel better soon! We need your crazy busy antics to inspire us!

Nicole I was looking at one that does HR, calories and also beeps at intervals. Not sure if that is overkill or not!

Lisa Thank God you were able to reschedule! Three years ago that happened to me, luckily most people plan weddings with as much time as we do major trips!

 

[my3princes]

Hello everyone! I am going to be your coach today!

QOTD 3/14/11 Monday
I just started planning my next Disney trip yesterday. How long after your previous trip do you usually wait before planning your next one? Or do you overlap your planning?

We usually wait about six months before planning our next trip, but all this talk about running has got me thinking about doing a 5k at Disney. We knew we wanted to do a cruise next, so we started talking about how & when we could do both. I think 2 months later is a record for us!

So the plan (for now until we realize we don't have enough money) is to leave on a Tuesday, have Wed-Fri in the parks, do the Princess 5k Sat morning then go straight to the cruise ship for a 7 day cruise. Any input on how crazy this is can begin now!

We usually plan 2 trips at once. We try to do a late summer trip one year and an early summer trip the next buying an annual pass and getting 2 trips out of it. We have annual passes now, but DS has driver's ed this summer and it didn't look like we'd be able to go until after the passes expire. With the extra snow days he'll actually have a week off between end of school and start of driver's ed, but if I find a new job I won't have any time off and if I don't we probably can't afford a trip this year. We are hoarding our DVC points anyway as we are planning a Hawaii trip in 2012 and will use some at Aulani and will do DL on the way out or on the way back. I've never done DL so it is something to look foward too.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Nancy-That's awesome that you'll have a cheering section at the WDW full. What a great motivator! You are going to rock it!


Well, I've been busy rescheduling our trip to Hawaii that was to take place in October. Our nephew is now getting married the same week. We are now going to go in September. I'm glad we were at a phase where I could reschedule, we'll be buying plane tickets soon. DH, DD, and DS have birthdays on September 18, 20, and 21, so we'll get to celebrate in Hawaii!
The run/walking is going well, I still feel slow, but I can tell I'm getting stronger. My new mantra comes from Rose: with every pound I lose I'm getting faster! I'm thinking of signing up for a 5K in May that is 2 weeks before the Memorial Day 10K.

QOTD: favorite salad: mixed greens with apples, walnuts, goat cheese, and balsamic vinagrette

where in hawaii are you going?? have you been before? DH, DS (turning 2 in june) and i are going to maui at the beginning of may. can't wait! was hoping to be much lighter but, eh, it is what it is. we are taking my 19 year old cousin with us too. it'll be nice to have another set of hands and eyes on the little guy. plus, maybe dh and i can sneak away for a dinner one night too

 

[disneyfanforever]

I am always planning a trip. With DVC, we plan 11 months ahead too and so we booked our Christmas trip in January. We leave next week for our cruise, and I have had it booked for around a year (and I am sure my my healthy eating will go out the window while onboard)

I feel very close to falling off the exercise wagon. I am just so tired. I have exercised and exercised this past week and when I got on the scales this morning there was pretty much nothing to show for it. It is just so depressing.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

I feel very close to falling off the exercise wagon. I am just so tired. I have exercised and exercised this past week and when I got on the scales this morning there was pretty much nothing to show for it. It is just so depressing.

don't give up! i really hate when i work so hard and the scale doesn't move. but you have to remember that muscle really does weigh more than fat and you are building muscle everytime you exercise. and the more muscles you have, the more of a calorie burning machine your body becomes. it will come off. don't give up!!!

 

[tigger813]

Slowly feeling better. Drinking my water and counting my calories so hopefully I will do ok this week. Still feeling bloated. Will have a benefiber later as that sometimes helps me.

Brian, Izzie and I got almost everything on our list and then of course Ash comes home from school and tells me that she is supposed to bring in tortilla chips on Wednesday. UGH!!!!! I guess I'll run to the grocery store tomorrow and pick them up on my way into work.

Working the rest of the week so hopefully I can also do the workouts I want to do in the mornings and then after work. Gonna be a long week if I don't get rid of this achiness soon! I had some Motrin earlier and that seemed to help. Hopefully I can get to bed early tonight unlike last night. But I think the time change screwed me up yesterday.

Gotta take Ash to dancing in a few minutes but I'll be back on later tonight!

Don't forget those weigh ins!!!! It's still very close!!!!

 

[saysay]

I feel very close to falling off the exercise wagon. I am just so tired. I have exercised and exercised this past week and when I got on the scales this morning there was pretty much nothing to show for it. It is just so depressing.

I heard when going to Weight Watchers when you are on plan and don't loose weight you are losing inches....sometimes the body size needs time to adjust. And muscle does weigh more than fat, so maybe you are getting more lean. Don't give up!

I made a cake for husband's birthday yesterday and it was SO good. Luckily, I boxed it up for him to take to work today. Between that and the Japanese steakhouse, hopefully won't kill me this week. Def back on plan today though and other than the cake yesterday, a good day. I had a break today waiting for my DD at preschool and took a 30 minute walk. Normally I would just wait in my car or something, but thought I needed to keep moving. Looks like my new mindset is sinking in!

QOTD:
I am new to this disney thing "only" been to Disneyland 2 times - the inlaws live in southern california and to Disneyworld 2 times. I don't plan anything, but yet I have another trip planned for July with a friend and her daughter and mine...girls only and husband talking about taking my princess back for her birthday in November. I LOVE it and I think when leaving I always am thinking HOW and when can we come back. My DD is 4 and loves all the princesses so its a great time for us Disneywise. My husband HATES crowds, so we have to plan our trips off season.

 

[liesel]

where in hawaii are you going?? have you been before? DH, DS (turning 2 in june) and i are going to maui at the beginning of may. can't wait! was hoping to be much lighter but, eh, it is what it is. we are taking my 19 year old cousin with us too. it'll be nice to have another set of hands and eyes on the little guy. plus, maybe dh and i can sneak away for a dinner one night too

We will be going to Kauai. We lived on Oahu for 6 months a few years ago and visited the Big Island while we were there. We also went to Maui 4 years ago and loved it! You'll have a blast! That's great that you will have a possible babysitter for the trip. I know what you mean by not being at your ideal weight for the trip. When we lived on Oahu, I was at my heaviest (and wore a swimsuit everyday-it took a few days to get used to that!). When I was there I vowed that each time we returned to Hawaii, I would weigh less until I reached my goal. I weighed 28 pounds less when we went to Maui. Last week I reached my Maui weight again (so irritating to have to lose those 28 again, but this is the last time!!) and I would really like to lose another 20 in the 6 months until our trip. Whatever I lose, I will still be fulfilling my promise at least!

 

[KSH]

Hi Team!

It has been a long time since I posted! I got really frustrated, I keep losing and gaining the same couple of pounds. Got my thyroid tested when I saw my doctor and nothing was wrong there, but she said it could be a med I'm taking so we're going to switch it. Plus she thinks training for the half marathon I'm doing this coming weekend may contribute. So this week I'm going to give myself a break and just work on fueling for the half, then get back on counting points afterward.

Anyway, I need to go back and catch up on what's happening with everyone but figured I'd better post now while I had the chance.

Take care!

Karen

 

[HappyMatt]

QOTD 3/14/11 Monday
I just started planning my next Disney trip yesterday. How long after your previous trip do you usually wait before planning your next one? Or do you overlap your planning?

We start planning our next trip on our way home from Disney World. No matter how far out it might be, we still talk about what we want to do on our next one.

We hope to fit another trip in between now and October to make the most of our Annual Passes. But until our next definite trip will be in December. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary. We will want to plan some special events, so we will have to start planning it months and months ahead of time.

 

[Rose&Mike]

i know what you mean about getting frustrated about an injury and wanting to do a race. for me, the princess was kind of like your local half (the kentucky derby one, right?) except the princess was my first. it was my goal. my first weekend away from the baby. something i was doing only for me. and in november i totally messed up my foot. went to two different doctors and i could barely walk. i was so depressed. i just HAD to do this race. i really hope that your last workout was the beginning of some great ones and your knee and PF cooperate. i will be e-cheering you on the whole time!

Thanks for sharing this Nancy. With all that is going on in the world, I feel guilty being stressed about this. But I know that I am a better person, better Mom, better wife, etc when I am able to get my exercise in. I'm glad you were able to finish the Princess. And I'm feeling more confident I will be able to do this race.

Sounds like you all had a really fun day yesterday. And how exciting that your friends will be there for marathon weekend!

We usually wait about six months before planning our next trip, but all this talk about running has got me thinking about doing a 5k at Disney. We knew we wanted to do a cruise next, so we started talking about how & when we could do both. I think 2 months later is a record for us!

So the plan (for now until we realize we don't have enough money) is to leave on a Tuesday, have Wed-Fri in the parks, do the Princess 5k Sat morning then go straight to the cruise ship for a 7 day cruise. Any input on how crazy this is can begin now!

Oh, that sounds like fun! Does the cruise leave on Saturday?

QOTD: I am always planning a trip in my mind . We went to WDW last February and within two weeks of being home I had booked our cruise on the Magic. We leave in 11 days .

That's so exciting! Can't wait to hear about it!

Feeling pretty miserable this morning. My muscles in my stomach and sides are KILLING me! Plus I feel so bloated! Just had a fiber plus bar that will hopefully help! Going to go lie down on the couch for a bit and see if I feel better.

TTFN

Tracey--I am sorry you are feeling so cruddy.

Lindsay--sometimes you just need a good night out! The boys must have been so excited about their rootbeer! That would be fun if your family could come to the princess next year!


liesel--I'm glad you were able to reschedule your trip! I've tried the g-f mac and cheese bowl and it's just not the same. But that's ok. It might just take some getting used to. I love the cheese enchilada with beans and rice, though it makes me a little nervous because it's just no gluten ingredients (which means there could be trace amounts of gluten--it's all very confusing sometimes.) And it really is true about the weight and running!

Deb--I hope things are going well.

I am always planning a trip. With DVC, we plan 11 months ahead too and so we booked our Christmas trip in January. We leave next week for our cruise, and I have had it booked for around a year (and I am sure my my healthy eating will go out the window while onboard)

I feel very close to falling off the exercise wagon. I am just so tired. I have exercised and exercised this past week and when I got on the scales this morning there was pretty much nothing to show for it. It is just so depressing.

Hang in there. Are you eating enough? Are you journaling to make sure you aren't eating too much? Are you taking a rest day? Are you dehydrated? Any of those things can contribute to your body holding onto weight. Hang in there.


Karen--have a great race! And while I wouldn't go crazy this week, I would not get too stressed about what the scale says. Eat healthy and I'm guessing you are doing a taper. Have a fabulous race! I can't wait to hear about it!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I hit something and my reply posted before I was done! At least it didn't disappear.

I had a good day. My knee has felt pretty good. No pain, just a little sore. I did a mile and half on the elliptical and a 55 minute strength class. It's almost time for baseball to start again and I want to look good in my tank tops! We sit right off of first base--close enough to talk to the players if we wanted too.

I ate too much for dinner--but nothing was high calorie, it was just the volume. Honestly, I have not been eating very much lately, so it was probably not a bad thing. Sometimes I think I need a higher calorie day.

I hope everyone has a great evening!