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[Disneywedding2010]

My first time to Disney was in 1995 when I was 11 years old. I don't have many memories of that trip. However, I was hooked in 2007 when I went to Disney with my late husband for the first time. It was Josh's first time to Disney and I loved watching his reactions to everything. Then a few short months later he passed away. Ever since that trip I've been hooked on Disney because of all the happy memories I was able to make with Josh and I love reliving those memories every time I walk through the gates of Magic Kingdom.

 

[Disneywedding2010]

I just logged my Body Bugg information for the day (yesterday, its after midnight) and I burned 2400 calories!! .

 

[Sugarglider]

Oh wow - I don't feel so alone or so stupid! I've just caught up with the last days and discovered there are a few of us who are fighting the 6 week plateux blues - me too - suddenly it's too hard to exercise, to eat right, the weight is creeping up and where oh where did all that initial hopeful enthusiasm go??
I have admit - seeing that I normal and this is what happens has made it easier for me to accept that I have to go out and re-start pounding that pavement!
So QOTD: non-park Disney activity - Ummmm .... I'd better not say eating at the fabulous resort restaurants Oh ummm . . gee I am beginning to realise that it is mostly about the parks for me!
I do love having a massage or a facial

 

[Sugarglider]

Oh and - the moment I was hooked?
I didn't actually know I was hooked at the time but looking back in hindsight I now see it. My first ever visit in 1993 - I got my ticket at the TTC, got on the boat, spent 20mins chugging across the lake wondering when was I gonna arrive. The boat swung around a bend and suddenly there was MK in all it's glory - it was quite literally as if i had been taken from the real world transported to a completely other world - I walked through the tunnels and came out into the Main Street Hub and burst into tears with overwhelming excitement!
Of course now i know how Disney has designed everything to deliberately achieve that effect - so now I am hooked cause I wanna take someone I love and give them the same experience!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good morning everyone!

I am overscheduled this week--my own fault--and really looking forward to leaving on Thursday!

I wanted to comment on all the plateaus/blues. These are the times that make or break a healthy lifestyle commitment. And it's all mental. (I think in some ways that's why people who have lost a bunch of weight and kept it off make good long distance runners--again, a lot of it is mental toughness.) This is not about being perfect, or loosing multiple pounds every week. It's about making adjustments and moving forward. It's about learning how to eat and exercise in your everyday life--and yes in my opinion this includes eating out and learning to include snacks and treats.

It's about keeping going even when you have had a bad day, bad week, bad month. And we all have them. For me, it was about learning to forgive myself and learning to congratulate myself. I really had to learn that I do NOT have to be perfect--it's just impossible--I just have to do the best I can.

So having said all that, I am giving you a BONUS QOTD today:

Bonus QOTD: Congrats! You've almost made it through two months of a healthy lifestyle! Name at least one positive thing that you have accomplished in the last two months. It can be a NSV or a change you have made.

For me, this might sound strange, but I am learning to accept that I do not have to exercise everyday--that an injury means to slow down a little, and that's ok. (In the past, I very rarely took even one day off.) I know this is not an excuse to just not exercise, but rather what my body needs right now. I am learning that as long as I watch my eating and get in the exercise that I am able to do, that I can still maintain my weight.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[tigger813]

Slept in again this morning! Was awake at 4:30 and just couldn't get back to sleep until the alarm went off and so ended up hitting it off a few times. Finally got up a half hour ago!

I haven't worked out since Friday morning. I will be doing my Tuesday night workout during BL tonight so hopefully that will get me moving again. I am giving two massages today and that's a good workout for me.

I need to get going now and make my shake and one for DH and then get the kids up and ready to go. They have their DS's and DVD player to take with them today so hopefully that will keep them happy.

Gotta go shower.

If you sent in a late weigh in, I got it since I didn't start tabulating yet.

TTFN

 

[ScubaD]

My first time to Disney was in 1995 when I was 11 years old. I don't have many memories of that trip. However, I was hooked in 2007 when I went to Disney with my late husband for the first time. It was Josh's first time to Disney and I loved watching his reactions to everything. Then a few short months later he passed away. Ever since that trip I've been hooked on Disney because of all the happy memories I was able to make with Josh and I love reliving those memories every time I walk through the gates of Magic Kingdom.

Wonderful story. Sorry to hear of your loss.

Dave

 

[ScubaD]

I just logged my Body Bugg information for the day (yesterday, its after midnight) and I burned 2400 calories!! .

Wow, that is a lot of calories, almost a pounds worth. Now what is a Body Bugg?

Dave

 

[HappyMatt]

2-22-2011 - Tuesday - QOTD When was that Dsiney moment when you knew you were hooked

It was in 2005. It was my first trip to Disney World as an adult with my girlfriend (now my wife). We had a wonderful time and I was hooked for life. I have two moments that stand out for me.

The first moment that pops up in my head. We were at the parks for a few days and then we took a Disney cruise. it was when we were docked at Castaway Cay and were disembarking. I stepped onto the island and looked around. I don't know why, but I think it was at that moment that it hit me. The Disney bug had bitten me and that is the moment that I realized it.

The second moment was when we are on the resort loop monorail. We passed the Wedding Pavilion and as I listened to the narration I thought to myself, "I bet I marry this girl there." And then a year later, there we were, getting married at the Wedding Pavilion.

 

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone!

Rose - So much of what you said resonated with me about long-term behaviors, mental toughness, endurance, persistence. Thank you!

CC -- I am sorry you are struggling. I hope you can find that mental switch to turn back on your great healthy behaviors and successful strategies.

To everyone who is struggling, today is a new day. Now is a new hour. The next bite is a new chance to do it right. Let's do it. Let's make the next decision we make about food or fitness one to be proud of.

As for me, for a change, I am so happy to report that I had a great, on-plan day yesterday. The plan was to eat a small dinner at work, change into workout clothes, and then drive straight to the gym by 7 for some treadmill time. However, my evening got derailed when I was leaving my office and my partner asked if she could follow me home to meet her husband there.

Once home, I didn't have the energy to leave to go to the gym. I was feeling stressed and resentful about not having that time to myself, and then before I realized it, I'd spent more than an hour on my feet making dinner for DD22 and the guys, straightening the kitchen, making a salad, chatting with the kids and my daughter's friend, etc.

I decided to burn off stress with a good workout and went up to my room where I did a 4-mile power walk with Leslie Sansone (60 minutes). I felt very accomplished and proud of myself for not just clocking the requisite 30 minutes and for doing something good for me.

More importantly, I am truly a stress/emotional eater and because I was feeling so unhappy/resentful/exhausted, I would normally have sat at my kitchen table with my Kindle, eaten something additional for dinner, and would have "grazed" my way through lots of salty/carb-heavy snacks. Instead, I worked out, showered, and then had an apple and a vitatop muffin (chocolate) and watched a movie upstairs. I even finished the day just under my Points+ allowance.

Now, if I can just string a bunch of successful days together, I should start seeing significant progress again.

 

[HappyMatt]

Bonus QOTD: Name at least one positive thing that you have accomplished in the last two months. It can be a NSV or a change you have made.

I have gotten down below my wedding weight in 2006. I have also given up soda completely. It's just water and coffee for me.

 

[tigger813]

QOTD: Hmmmmm... I had always wanted to go to Disney as a kid but we couldn't afford it. For our first Valentine's Day, DH (DBF at the time) gave me a trip to Disney. My parents had just gotten back and said that we should really go! Neither of us had ever been so we were both excited! The castle was the cake on our first trip so I didn't have the thrill that I now have when I enter MK! AK wasn't even opened at that time. We went two years later with our friends and had a blast but I think our first trip with Ashleigh when she was 3 was what got us hooked! Her seeing the castle the first time and meeting the princesses and being pulled into the parade at MK really made it seem magical to me! We bought DVC a few years back so we are definitely hooked!

Hanging at work. Client will be here in about a half hour. My earlier client had to reschedule for Thursday and I took Friday off since I actually have to come in on Saturday for a client. Kids are being really good about watching tv in the pedicure room. My boss just went to pick up her daughter so the girls will have someone to hang with while I'm giving the massage. They have movies and their games and books and sticker books so they definitely have plenty to keep them occupied.

We'll leave here at 2 and run home to get the garbage and then let my friend's dogs out before going to the dump. Ash has a make-up Hip Hop class tonight so I'm making hamburger helper for supper. I think I'm going to make myself a burger instead. I had a salad with deli chicken on it for lunch and I've had two cups of tea this morning and drinking my water now. I hope to do 3 miles tonight while watching BL and if time I may do the BL Power Walk DVD and Bob's Strength DVD that I got back from my friend the other day. Just need to hold it together this week. I'm going to stay totally OP this weekend as well so I can get that good loss and get to my goal by my trip to VT for girls' weekend the end of next month! Didn't do that great food wise yesterday so I owe it to myself to be good!

Time to start heating up the massage table for my client and make sure the stones aren't too hot!

I hope to do the results some time this afternoon or tonight after BL!

Ash is having a playdate tomorrow morning so I get to stay home all day!

TTFN

 

[my3princes]

Good morning everyone!

I am overscheduled this week--my own fault--and really looking forward to leaving on Thursday!


So having said all that, I am giving you a BONUS QOTD today:

Bonus QOTD: Congrats! You've almost made it through two months of a healthy lifestyle! Name at least one positive thing that you have accomplished in the last two months. It can be a NSV or a change you have made.

Have a great day everyone!

This is a tough one. I thought that I had it all figured out until the last 6 months. Nothing seems to work now. I'm under tremendous stress, crave sweets, need way too much sleep, I'm out of control. I know that I need to give up diet soda and I am working toward that goal. I know that I need to exercise, but I can't seem to make my body do it. I am wondering if I have some underlying health issue that is contributing toward the sweet cravings, excessive tiredness and weight gain. I had a physical not long ago, but they did not do blood work and unfortunately doctor's visits are not in the budget now. I'm considering looking into a low glycemic diet to see if that helps at all. Type 2 diabetes runs in my family and even if I do not have it now, it is a real possibility for the future if I can't reign in the sweets now. For now I'm taking it a day at a time. I've been on track with my eating (back to the old ww plan) for 2 days now. Not sure how I gained 1 1/2 lbs overnight while staying on track, but I know that I need to take control NOW

 

[tigger813]

Bonus QOTD: I've been able to maintain at this weight so now I know I can get lower and then maintain at that weight!

Home from work.

Tooth fairy is finally going to visit Izzie tonight after like 2-3 months of that tooth being loose!


Time to get something accomplished at home like a load of laundry! Also want to watch some tv for a bit! I should work out but my foot is feeling funny right now so I think I'll hold off until later!

TTFN

 

[keenercam]

It is a very good day! My son just found out he got into his first choice university!

 

[mizzoutiger76]

Hi all!

Thanks Dave for the words of encouragement, I definitely needed them!

So far everything is on track today. Had toast for breakfast, Subway for lunch, working on my water right now, and I've got Zumba and core strength training this evening. Not looking forward to core strength training b/c, whew, it kicks my butt and I hurt in places I didn't know existed ....I'm not sure which I dislike more, running or the 15 minutes of core strengthening

Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

 

[tigger813]

It is a very good day! My son just found out he got into his first choice university!

Congrats to him! What university is it?

 

[keenercam]

Congrats to him! What university is it?

University of South Carolina. He has several other acceptances including 2 very prestigious/competitive business programs but he seems to have left his heart at Univ of SC when we visited this past summer.

 

[Stinasmom]

2-21-2011 - Monday QOTD - What is your favorite "Non-Theme Park" Disney activity?
Well, I would have said Pleasure Island with the Comedy Warehouse and Adventurers's club not to mention the dancing , but someone had the foresight to decide that it's all about the families, not the grownups.

I did have fun at Raglan Road when I was there with just adults.
We are going to US/IOA in a couple weeks... NO WDW at all! Looking forward to DH & I hitting City Walk on the night we booked the onsite hotel.


2-22-2011 - Tuesday - QOTD When was that Disney moment when you knew you were hooked?

Disneyland, 1984. School marching band trip. Realized what I'd been missing out on by not being able to travel as a kid.

Didn't go to WDW until 1994 with DH (no kids yet) and knew this would be a place we'd have to return to.
We do try to go every few years with the kids since as they get older it's a new experience for them each time.

Got to go for a Jazzercise convention in 2007 with just the girls. THAT was fun!


Bonus QOTD: Congrats! You've almost made it through two months of a healthy lifestyle! Name at least one positive thing that you have accomplished in the last two months. It can be a NSV or a change you have made.

I sleep better! Although sleeping wasn't exactly a problem before, I love hitting the pillow at 10pm and feeling perfectly rested by 6am.


BTW - Dave, you've been a great coach this last week! Enjoyed reading your responses.
Oh- and I was working on my taxes today and found that I was at Amy's on the Bay for dinner last spring. It was great, if I remember correctly. Port Orchard is a very nice town.

Marcy

 

[lisah0711]

This is a tough one. I thought that I had it all figured out until the last 6 months. Nothing seems to work now. I'm under tremendous stress, crave sweets, need way too much sleep, I'm out of control. I know that I need to give up diet soda and I am working toward that goal. I know that I need to exercise, but I can't seem to make my body do it. I am wondering if I have some underlying health issue that is contributing toward the sweet cravings, excessive tiredness and weight gain. I had a physical not long ago, but they did not do blood work and unfortunately doctor's visits are not in the budget now. I'm considering looking into a low glycemic diet to see if that helps at all. Type 2 diabetes runs in my family and even if I do not have it now, it is a real possibility for the future if I can't reign in the sweets now. For now I'm taking it a day at a time. I've been on track with my eating (back to the old ww plan) for 2 days now. Not sure how I gained 1 1/2 lbs overnight while staying on track, but I know that I need to take control NOW

Deb sending positive thoughts and to you!

University of South Carolina. He has several other acceptances including 2 very prestigious/competitive business programs but he seems to have left his heart at Univ of SC when we visited this past summer.

Now you can cheer the Gamecocks along with Rose!