TEAM MICKEY--Biggest Loser 11 Spring Team Challenge!

[Rose&Mike]

How about that, I did a multi-quote.

Dave

I knew you could do it Dave!

Even better was my NSV......I'm out of the size 12 pants and into size 10 now! Woo-hoo! Tried a pair on this morning just to see and was happily surprised. The 8's are beckoning.....and then the 6's....and then the 4's. It's pathetic how many different pairs of pants sizes I have in my closet. Anyone else?


GO TEAM MICKEY!!!!

That's an awesome NSV!!! All of my extra sizes are in my extra bedroom. I have given some stuff to goodwill, but I went from a 14/16 to a 4. And honestly, I am still having a little trouble believing I will stay a 4. so I have a bunch of 8s and 10s that I haven't parted with yet. When I think of how much money I have spent buying different sizes it makes me kind of ill. What I need to do is get some confidence, know that I can maintain at this size and clean out my extra bedroom!

Marcy--enjoy your ME day!

Multiquote will be your best friend after this week


Great job everyone on your weight losses and personal victories. I must admit that I am not back on track yet, but I'm working on putting small things in place to head me in the right direction. Yesterday our new water cooler arrived. I'll be glad when the plastic taste disappears I also went grocery shopping, bought things on sale or managers special and came home and posted the menu for the week on the refrigerator. That means I don't need to think about what we're having each night and I save a lot of money at the store. Two victories.

Friday QOTD: my name is probably explains itself, but I am Mom to 3 boys ie my3princes

Deb--I'm glad you are heading in the right direction.

2-18-2011 - Friday - QOTD What is the meaning of your DISboards name

This is a great question. I always wonder where people's board names come from too.

Here is my story. Back in high school I doodled a lot and I mean a lot. I created a series of cartoony superheroes that I would draw over and over again. The main superhero was called HappyMan because he always had a huge smile and always tried to make people happy. This became my alter ego. I would become HappyMan and try to make my friends laugh or cheer them up if they were sad.

Over the years I have used HappyMan for various screen names and email address. Along the way it morphed into HappyMatt because my first name is Matt. I liked the way that sounded so I stuck with it and now it is my go to nom de plume.

I thought about choosing a more Disney oriented name for the DisBoards, but after much discernment I decided to be true to myself and stick with HappyMatt. Plus, if anyone wanted to read into the name and associate it with Disney they would assume I was referencing one of the 7 dwarfs, which would be ok with me too.

Wow, that was a complicated answer to a simple question.

Great story!

Bungle--stay strong!

I hope everyone is having a great day. I am feeling so much better today. I think I have figured out what had gluten in it that I ate on Wednesday. Everyday I am more convinced that g-f is a good choice.

In November and December of last year I got really organized at home. My house was clean, my bills were organized. For the first time ever we left for vacation without a panic cleaning. And I loved it. Well when we came back from wdw in December I slacked off for a few days. Then Mike's sister died. Then I just kept feeling cruddier and cruddier. My house and life in general feels very chaotic again.

What does this have to do with weight loss? I kind of see it all as intertwined. I eat better, feel calmer, and just enjoy life more when my environment is organized. BUT I have a tendency to do the same thing when "I fall off the organized household wagon" that I used to do with my weight. I threw in the towel, called myself a loser and quit.

So, since I am really starting to feel better since going g-f, I have resolved to get organized again and stay organized this time. I started on some stuff today and that's what we'll be doing this weekend. I want to come back from the Princess to a neat house. I want to look forward to coming home.

Goodness, I lost 50 pounds, I can do this. I'll let you know how it's going.

Hello to Taryn and Mystery Machine!

Have a great afternoon!

 

[njtinkmom]

QOTD- i live in new jersey my middle daughter loves tink and I am a mom. Nothing to creative I guess

On a good note I just came back from vacation in West Palm Beach FL and I still lost a pound! hopefully I will keep it up at home now!

 

[tigger813]

Good afternoon,

Had a great time on the field trip! Came straight to work and found out I need to stick around until my co-worker gets back from an errand! I hate when I'm not asked first to do something! Oh well, such is life!!!!

Having pizza for supper and a drink as I've earned one at this point! Ash's BFF is staying over night! Brian didn't remember me telling him which of course I know I told him last night! In one ear out the other as they say!

Looking forward to the weekend! Kids are off next week but I have to work on at least Tuesday and Thursday during the day.

I'll be putting in the weigh ins I've received later tonight.

TTFN

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Oh crap I forgot its weigh in day.

I'll get it into you tomorrow first thing.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

Afternoon Team Mickey

Well, chalk this up to another really bad week weight wise, health wise, stress wise, and everything else in life.

We didn't make it to San Antonio because I was having really bad chest pain early Tuesday morning so we just came home. We did however enjoy our two days at the resort half an hour from our house. I went into the dr yesterday to let her know what was going on and I went in for a scheduled CT today. They also did bloodwork yesterday to check my kidneys. I'm hoping to have results later today or Monday.

Then we move onto the whole I haven't worked out since Saturday between being out of town, eating bad, and having chest pain. I got on the scale at the dr yesterday and wanted to faint right there. I chalked it up to a) I was clothed b) I'd eaten twice that day already and c) it was middle of the afternoon. Its getting warmer in Texas (its 78 as of right now). I'm half tempted to go check the temperature on our pool. I'm sooooo ready to swim.

Due to the chest pain no working out which also means I've not been to a training session all week. I'm hoping tomorrow I can start a new week and get some training sessions in for later on in the week. We also are waiting to hear back from Alan's son and find out what his work schedule is. We want to be able to get that trip rescheduled so we can go see him.

Well, that's all for now I think I'm going to run out to the pool and check the temp .

 

[ScubaD]

QOTD- i live in new jersey my middle daughter loves tink and I am a mom. Nothing to creative I guess

On a good note I just came back from vacation in West Palm Beach FL and I still lost a pound! hopefully I will keep it up at home now!

Great job njtinkmom. Don't you just enjoy those sweet rewards. And then we think we did outstanding and the weight increases...such as life. Keep up the great work.

Good afternoon,

Had a great time on the field trip! Came straight to work and found out I need to stick around until my co-worker gets back from an errand! I hate when I'm not asked first to do something! Oh well, such is life!!!!

Having pizza for supper and a drink as I've earned one at this point! Ash's BFF is staying over night! Brian didn't remember me telling him which of course I know I told him last night! In one ear out the other as they say!

Looking forward to the weekend! Kids are off next week but I have to work on at least Tuesday and Thursday during the day.

I'll be putting in the weigh ins I've received later tonight.

TTFN

You go Tracey. Enjoy that pizza and beverage. That is my reward after every weigh-in meeting. I am on my own tonight and I will go get a nice steak with peas and carrots. Of course the correct beverage, of the grape variety, to accompany the flesh.

Afternoon Team Mickey

Well, chalk this up to another really bad week weight wise, health wise, stress wise, and everything else in life.

We didn't make it to San Antonio because I was having really bad chest pain early Tuesday morning so we just came home. We did however enjoy our two days at the resort half an hour from our house. I went into the Dr yesterday to let her know what was going on and I went in for a scheduled CT today. They also did blood work yesterday to check my kidneys. I'm hoping to have results later today or Monday.

Then we move onto the whole I haven't worked out since Saturday between being out of town, eating bad, and having chest pain. I got on the scale at the Dr yesterday and wanted to faint right there. I chalked it up to a) I was clothed b) I'd eaten twice that day already and c) it was middle of the afternoon. Its getting warmer in Texas (its 78 as of right now). I'm half tempted to go check the temperature on our pool. I'm sooooo ready to swim.

Due to the chest pain no working out which also means I've not been to a training session all week. I'm hoping tomorrow I can start a new week and get some training sessions in for later on in the week. We also are waiting to hear back from Alan's son and find out what his work schedule is. We want to be able to get that trip rescheduled so we can go see him.

Well, that's all for now I think I'm going to run out to the pool and check the temp .

Hey DW2010, health is most important. Hope all is OK with the reports. Let us know when you hear back.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I will definately keep everyone posted. I should know something Monday. Her office is already closed for the weekend.

 

[my3princes]

I knew you could do it Dave!


That's an awesome NSV!!! All of my extra sizes are in my extra bedroom. I have given some stuff to goodwill, but I went from a 14/16 to a 4. And honestly, I am still having a little trouble believing I will stay a 4. so I have a bunch of 8s and 10s that I haven't parted with yet. When I think of how much money I have spent buying different sizes it makes me kind of ill. What I need to do is get some confidence, know that I can maintain at this size and clean out my extra bedroom!

Marcy--enjoy your ME day!


Deb--I'm glad you are heading in the right direction.


Great story!

Bungle--stay strong!

I hope everyone is having a great day. I am feeling so much better today. I think I have figured out what had gluten in it that I ate on Wednesday. Everyday I am more convinced that g-f is a good choice.

In November and December of last year I got really organized at home. My house was clean, my bills were organized. For the first time ever we left for vacation without a panic cleaning. And I loved it. Well when we came back from wdw in December I slacked off for a few days. Then Mike's sister died. Then I just kept feeling cruddier and cruddier. My house and life in general feels very chaotic again.

What does this have to do with weight loss? I kind of see it all as intertwined. I eat better, feel calmer, and just enjoy life more when my environment is organized. BUT I have a tendency to do the same thing when "I fall off the organized household wagon" that I used to do with my weight. I threw in the towel, called myself a loser and quit.

So, since I am really starting to feel better since going g-f, I have resolved to get organized again and stay organized this time. I started on some stuff today and that's what we'll be doing this weekend. I want to come back from the Princess to a neat house. I want to look forward to coming home.

Goodness, I lost 50 pounds, I can do this. I'll let you know how it's going.

Hello to Taryn and Mystery Machine!

Have a great afternoon!

I agree that there is a direct correlation between organization and weight loss. When everything is in order I do much better. That probably relates directly to stress level too I've got 3 bedrooms completely top to bottom cleaned and I already feel more in control on many levels.

I have multiple sizes here too. I went from a size 18 to a size 6 or 8 depending on style. I did get rid of everything from size 12 to 18, but still have the 6, 8 and 10s and find that I shift through them depending on how dedicated I am to a healthy lifestyle. On the heavy side now, but determined to be on the thinner side by summer. The funny thing is that we went to the calling hours for my cousin last week and my extended family kept telling me how thin I was. that just proves that they haven't seen me in years

 

[my3princes]

I will definately keep everyone posted. I should know something Monday. Her office is already closed for the weekend.

Try not to worry to much about it over the weekend. Stress is the enemy

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Jeanette! I missed you too. I wanted to answer your wedding question before I forget. My sister cut the cake to "A Whole New World." They told their DJs that they wanted a Disney song at some point and they chose that for them. I almost cried. There are some great love songs from many Disney movies. Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast come to mind first.

Actually, I seem to remember a few other Disney songs played at their wedding too. Her DJs did an a great job and the Disney music was perfect for the make up of our guests. We were so glad that they were played.



Not my best day today. Nasty "little" binge. I'm determined to have a better day tomorrow. I did get in a good workout today though. But, I need to do that multiple, multiple more times to have a loss this week after today. And, do I need a loss! I'm up about 3 pounds from last week. I'm not even sure why. Here's to a better week!

for all those with a loss or maintain and to all those struggling-weight loss or otherwise.

QOTD: My nickname is CC and I love Disney, which I shortened to "dis."

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[cclovesdis]

Welcome to Healthy Habits Pamper Week!

My name is CC (short for Christina) and I will be your Healthy Habits coach for BL 11. I love the BL challenges and Healthy Habits has helped me significantly in achieving many of my goals.

Some Background Information: Thanks to donac (Dona-hostess of Team Donald) and jenanderson for their amazing help so I know how to coach! I couldn’t do this without seeing them in action previously. I will be continuing the prizes that Jen started.

Here’s How Healthy Habits Pamper Week Works: Each day there will be three "Habits" for you to complete. You do not need to keep track of your points and there will not be a winner. This is simply for your enjoyment!

Welcome to Day 2, Saturday 2/19

1) Have a glass of milk or a dairy substitute.
2) Read something you find interesting and/or enjoyable for about 10 minutes.
3) Wear something special.

P.S. Week 6 Results will be posted over the weekend. I apologize-again.

 

[ScubaD]

We are having a fundraiser in March for our sister church in Haiti. Since I am the team leader I suggested a Disney theme to the evening and everyone thought it would be great. Now over the last two years we have attended the Pacific Northwest Mousemeet where we have met several great Disney celebs, including Jeff Kurti, Bob Gurr, Margaret Kerry (original model for Tinkerbell) and Lou Mongello, and Brian "The Voice" Dichter amongst others.

We have also had the chance to get to know Don Morin, the person who started this annual Disney gathering. I had contacted him awhile back to ask there were any items they had that we could give away as prizes. I arrived home today and there was a big box on the porch. Inside were DVDs, lithographs, books, photos, D23 magazines, and posters. I was, and am, blown away by his generosity. This dinner will be great, and his offer will be one of the many reasons why.

So fellow PNWers, please check out www.pnwmousemeet.com and hope to see you there. And Don, if by chance you read this, thank you so much.

Dave

 

[ScubaD]

This may have been asked in the past but I would like to ask it again. If you could have a job in Walt Disney World what would it be?

For me I like to use my creativity and imagination, so being an Imagineer is a dream of mine. I would like to work in the resort family and come up with ideas for new Disney resorts. My first resort would be a hotel in the shape of a Disney Cruise ship. As you walk into the front of the building there would be fountains on either side of the building, looking like the waves coming off the ship as it glides through the water. The pool area could be engineered to look like Castaway Cay, and the restaurants can mirror those aboard the ships. This resort would give people a chance to experience the cruise ships without going to see. I know it is not as nice as the real ships but what the hey!

Dave

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Looking at all of the usernames used on the DISboards it always occurs to me to ask what the history of a name is. I know some are easy to figure out while others have a very distinct meaning. For myself I was sitting with my wife (disneymom8589 - birth years of our two kids) when I was trying to figure what name I would use. During this time my son and I were into scuba diving so I mixed the scuba with D (for Dave), and came up with ScubaD. Original, huh???

So what is your story?

Dave

I am the mommy of 2 boys aka pirates. At the time my boys were very much into playing pirates. Nothing to creative.

QOTD--my name shows complete lack of imagination. My dh though is worse--he is MikeofRose&Mike

I didnt know that was mikes dis name. I feel like I know so much about your husband and I never even talked to him. So I would say that his name is very fitting.

How about that, I did a multi-quote.

Dave

Good Job Dave!!!!

Even better was my NSV......I'm out of the size 12 pants and into size 10 now! Woo-hoo! Tried a pair on this morning just to see and was happily surprised. The 8's are beckoning.....and then the 6's....and then the 4's. It's pathetic how many different pairs of pants sizes I have in my closet. Anyone else?

that is excellent. I have an arrangement of sizes too.

AND, I have a Girl's night out for the first time in 2 months!!
We are starting with a wine class on the wines of Italy with one of the top women wine experts in the world! She just happens to live and work here (at the university) when she is not being hired to go on all expense paid trips all over the world to taste, rate and write about wine.

That sounds like a very fun night out. I hope you have a great time.

Here is my story. Back in high school I doodled a lot and I mean a lot. I created a series of cartoony superheroes that I would draw over and over again. The main superhero was called HappyMan because he always had a huge smile and always tried to make people happy. This became my alter ego. I would become HappyMan and try to make my friends laugh or cheer them up if they were sad.

thats a great story about yourself matt.

What does this have to do with weight loss? I kind of see it all as intertwined. I eat better, feel calmer, and just enjoy life more when my environment is organized. BUT I have a tendency to do the same thing when "I fall off the organized household wagon" that I used to do with my weight. I threw in the towel, called myself a loser and quit.

ITA with this one rose. the past few months have been a bit hectic and stressful with work and other commitments. I know I have been stress eating and it has to do alot with the disorganization and the feeling of being out of control. I think I threw in the towel and quit awhile ago in the eating department. Thanks for reminding me that it will just take a little effort to get myself back into control. I am going to try to organize my house this weekend but unlike you I doubt that I will be coming home to a clean organized house considering I am leaving behind my dh and a 6 and 3 year old boys. I will just be happy if the house is still standing when I return. Good luck getting yours together. That will make you feel so much better.

On a good note I just came back from vacation in West Palm Beach FL and I still lost a pound! hopefully I will keep it up at home now!

woohoo thats awesome. I hope you had a great time.

I went into the dr yesterday to let her know what was going on and I went in for a scheduled CT today. They also did bloodwork yesterday to check my kidneys. I'm hoping to have results later today or Monday.

I hope your feeling better and that everything comes back ok. I am jealous of your weather.

We have also had the chance to get to know Don Morin, the person who started this annual Disney gathering. I had contacted him awhile back to ask there were any items they had that we could give away as prizes. I arrived home today and there was a big box on the porch. Inside were DVDs, lithographs, books, photos, D23 magazines, and posters. I was, and am, blown away by his generosity. This dinner will be great, and his offer will be one of the many reasons why.

that is so amazing and very generous!!! What a great guy.

If you could have a job in Walt Disney World what would it be?

I would love to be a mickey waffle maker. I was intrigued by the lady making the waffles when we were there. She had like 5 machines going at one time. I would just like something simple that didnt cause me stress. Can you tell I am a bit stressed with work lately.

Dave- you by the way would be perfect at that job. Very creative ideas I must say.

I am beat! Work was completely nuts today. Our phone service was out all day and is still out. Not exactly what we need in a peds primary care office. Parents Im sure were upset. Luckily we have other sites that the parents could call to get an appt in our office. Then we took the boys out to eat and to the mall for a late valentines day surprise. Nick made a bear at build a bear workshop. We had Gift Cards so it didnt cost us much which was a bonus. Ryan got a phineus and ferb ds game.

Tomorrow we have bball for ryan and then I have to go sign him up for tball. Then I need to do some laundry and packing for my trip. Sunday I will take the kids to sunday school and then drop them with my parents. Go home for a 5 mile run, shower and then we have a wedding to go to that is over an hour away.

So lots of stuff to do this weekend. I hope you all enjoy yours.

Have a great night.

 

[my3princes]

This may have been asked in the past but I would like to ask it again. If you could have a job in Walt Disney World what would it be?


Dave

Interesting question. I would love to use my creativity too, but I'm not sure how. I'm not artistic, but have more creativity in interior design or crafty kind of things. It would be fun to design resort rooms. Imagine that travel that I would have to do to get inspiration and to make things authentic. Hmm that sounds perfect. It's nice to dream.

Dh would like to work on and design the cars for Lights Motor Action or a similar show.

 

[tigger813]

OK, I was not a happy camper earlier today! I ended up being STUCK at work until 6:15! Everytime I tried to leave another tanning client came in! My co-worker got stuck in traffic as did my boss. I didn't get home until 6:30 and everyone was hungry. My boss did apologize and thank me profusely but I would have liked to been asked before this happened. I had to call Brian like 4 times to say I don't know when I will be home. My co-worker's mother came to watch the place until her daughter got to the spa.

I came home and ate my large roast beef sub and some onion rings. Then I had a large white Russian and I just had a handful of M&Ms. I ended up using my weigh in from yesterday which put me down 1/2 for the week. I don't know when I will workout tomorrow or if I will. I will have a shake for breakfast and one for lunch at least. Not sure what we'll have for supper. I should probably take some meat out of the freezer for supper.

Next week will be interesting with having the kids home and trying to work at the same time. I think I'll probably just take next Friday off since I lost all of today! I hope to go visit a friend on Wednesday who I haven't seen in several years. She and her DH have been having some major medical issues lately and I really hope we can see them.

We may have several inches of snow on Monday during the day so I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere. I hope we can have some fun with the kids. We would love to go to the planetarium but Brian just said getting a day off over the next month is practically impossible! UGH!!!!

Eyes are getting heavy and I've whined long enough!

I'll let you know how my training goes tomorrow. I'm planning on sleeping in on Sunday and then delivering products to a friend.

TTFN

 

[ScubaD]

Interesting question. I would love to use my creativity too, but I'm not sure how. I'm not artistic, but have more creativity in interior design or crafty kind of things. It would be fun to design resort rooms. Imagine that travel that I would have to do to get inspiration and to make things authentic. Hmm that sounds perfect. It's nice to dream.

Dh would like to work on and design the cars for Lights Motor Action or a similar show.

My wife and I had the chance to listen to Bob Gurr. He was the imagineer who was asked by Walt Disney to design and create the transportation system in the Magic Kingdoms. He may be someone you can get inspiration from. I wonder if he has books written to share his experiences.

Dave

 

[ScubaD]

OK, I was not a happy camper earlier today! I ended up being STUCK at work until 6:15! Everytime I tried to leave another tanning client came in! My co-worker got stuck in traffic as did my boss. I didn't get home until 6:30 and everyone was hungry. My boss did apologize and thank me profusely but I would have liked to been asked before this happened. I had to call Brian like 4 times to say I don't know when I will be home. My co-worker's mother came to watch the place until her daughter got to the spa.

I came home and ate my large roast beef sub and some onion rings. Then I had a large white Russian and I just had a handful of M&Ms. I ended up using my weigh in from yesterday which put me down 1/2 for the week. I don't know when I will workout tomorrow or if I will. I will have a shake for breakfast and one for lunch at least. Not sure what we'll have for supper. I should probably take some meat out of the freezer for supper.

Next week will be interesting with having the kids home and trying to work at the same time. I think I'll probably just take next Friday off since I lost all of today! I hope to go visit a friend on Wednesday who I haven't seen in several years. She and her DH have been having some major medical issues lately and I really hope we can see them.

We may have several inches of snow on Monday during the day so I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere. I hope we can have some fun with the kids. We would love to go to the planetarium but Brian just said getting a day off over the next month is practically impossible! UGH!!!!

Eyes are getting heavy and I've whined long enough!

I'll let you know how my training goes tomorrow. I'm planning on sleeping in on Sunday and then delivering products to a friend.

TTFN

It is so hard to work when others are asking for support and assistance. But you did it and that is great. Good job Tracey.

 

[Merryweather27]

Warning - EPIC amount of replies here - I've been away a little too long! I'll put my update and QOTD answers in a separate post.

I ran tonight. First time in a week. My foot is sore, but not too bad! I am icing it again.
... Remember the important thing is to keep moving forward.

Glad your foot is starting to improve! My DH has to deal with plantar fascitis and it is no fun. It's easier on him now that he's not on his feet in front of a classroom all day though (he used to teach tech classes to adults).

"Keep moving forward" - I love that quote of Walt's, and the Meet the Robinsons movie, too (very underrated IMO!). [/QUOTE]

(no, strawberry frosting does not count as a fruit serving!)

Cam, this had me .

Happy news! We just found out that my husband got into another school that he interviewed at! So excited!! He still has to interview at his first choice, so we won't find out about that one for awhile. But he now has 2 options!

Woo-hoo! That is awesome news. Hope your DS is feeling better soon!

And Hinking! The Alps are an easy weekend trip from my home town and I would love to go for a few weekends hiking in the mountains.

Sounds fabulous!

I need to make a dr's apt because I've been having chest pain the last two days. Long story short the last two times this same issue has come up no one has been able to figure out what is going on. The first time I spent 12 hours in the ER for them to come back and tell me they had no idea what was wrong.

I hope your latest tests bring answers for you soon!

Good morning everyone! Update on the wedding plans: Priest #3 agreed to marry us, so we dont have to go to plan B. Now that those things are in place, I wanted to show you all what Ive been so desperately trying to put together.

Hooray for the good news on priest #3! Love your plans - your wedding is going to be spectacular!

Hi All! I think Ryan is on the mend. No fever all day. Hopefully he will get off to school today. dh got to stay home today with him.

Glad to hear he is starting to feel better!

Hello everyone,
I will be the coach next week for the team, so I need everyone to double your exercise and eat half of your normal daily calories...you know I'm kidding.

2-18-2011 - Friday - QOTD What is the meaning of your DISboards name
Mine is made up of two words: Floss - the name of the village where I grew up, and Bolna - the name of our family dog when I was a teenager.
Only after I had been posting for a while I remembered that floss also is an English word (English isn't my first language, I am German) and now am in constant fear that people think I am a fan of dental floss!

LOL. At least you didn't grow up in the Austrian town whose name I can't type here but starts with an "F" and ends with "-ing". But for what it's worth, I did not think you were a dental floss aficionado.

(here comes the pep talk) you wouldn't throw out all the dishes if you broke one plate.

That's a good one! I'll have to remember it.

How about that, I did a multi-quote.
Dave

Even better was my NSV......I'm out of the size 12 pants and into size 10 now! Woo-hoo! Tried a pair on this morning just to see and was happily surprised. The 8's are beckoning.....and then the 6's....and then the 4's.

Woo-hoo! Way to go!

On a good note I just came back from vacation in West Palm Beach FL and I still lost a pound! hopefully I will keep it up at home now!

Awesome! Anyone who can still lose while on vacation has my

So I have this quest that maybe someone can help me with. DF wants our first dance to be a disney song. I was thinking a medley of some of the princesses songs. Anyone know of a good one??? or where i should look for one?

The one I immediately thought of when I read this was "So This Is Love" from Cinderella. It's very obvious and recognizable as Disney, yet the lyrics aren't specific to the events of the film, like, say "Beauty and the Beast" would be. Also, it plays during the prince and Cinderella's first dance together at the ball.

My house and life in general feels very chaotic again.

What does this have to do with weight loss? I kind of see it all as intertwined. I eat better, feel calmer, and just enjoy life more when my environment is organized. BUT I have a tendency to do the same thing when "I fall off the organized household wagon" that I used to do with my weight. I threw in the towel, called myself a loser and quit.

So, since I am really starting to feel better since going g-f, I have resolved to get organized again and stay organized this time. I started on some stuff today and that's what we'll be doing this weekend. I want to come back from the Princess to a neat house. I want to look forward to coming home.

Goodness, I lost 50 pounds, I can do this. I'll let you know how it's going.

This is the part where we give you your own advice and say "keep moving forward". You can do it!

Its getting warmer in Texas (its 78 as of right now). I'm half tempted to go check the temperature on our pool. I'm sooooo ready to swim.

I am so jealous of your weather! Very ready for spring after this crazy winter.


Ok, now to write my own update!

Nicole

 

[Merryweather27]

Man this has been a long week! I am ready for a relaxing weekend. I have been falling asleep on the couch within an hour after dinner every night this week. I don't know if it's my body's way of saying "We're trying to heal up here, and it would speed things along if you were unconscious," or what.

Tonight we went out to dinner with my mom, brother, SIL, nephew and niece, to celebrate my bro's birthday (valentine's day) and mine (end of the month). I didn't do too badly, but the food was not really worth the calories spent on it, taste-wise, KWIM?

Overall, my eating was pretty bad this week but I don't think I gained - I am up 2 pounds which I think is all this heavy freaking cast on my arm. But I have tomorrow planned out to be a good on-plan day, and will try to keep that going into next week. I decided to start tracking protein and calcium intake along with just calories - I usually have trouble getting enough protein in when dieting, but that's probably not a great idea under the circumstances.

Gonna get that scale moving back down this week! GO TEAM MICKEY!

QOTDs:

2/16/11 Wednesday QOTD
Now that we are all on our way to being in better shape and Spring (seems) is on it's way, what sport or activity do you want to try/ get back to?

Now that it will be light out long enough, I'd like to start walking with our dog (and hopefully DH) at a nearby park. Not really safe to walk around our neighborhood, but a 5-minute drive gets us to a much better area.

2/17/11 Thursday QOTD
What is your favorite Disney non animated movie to rewatch?

Any in the POTC trilogy, but especially the first!

Looking at all of the usernames used on the DISboards it always occurs to me to ask what the history of a name is. I know some are easy to figure out while others have a very distinct meaning.

For whatever reason, I didn't feel like using my typical internet moniker when I signed up for the DIS, so I decided to go for something Disney. I can relate to Merryweather as a character, but the name alone was already taken, so I added the 27 because it's sort of my "lucky number" - DH, our nephew, and I were all born on the 27th (different months).

This may have been asked in the past but I would like to ask it again. If you could have a job in Walt Disney World what would it be?

I think I would like to drive the ferryboats.


Nicole