The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 24

[UP Disney]

G M DDA

Presently 63 going up to 88 here in Sunny Central Florida..

to everyone who is going to need it today

Have a great Monday

Good morning Liz. Hope you have a great day.

 

[tinknme]

It's the same way here! I hate paying for pictures I have not seen yet.

I like that the company will take their pictures in the Spring for free. You only buy them if you like them. The company in the fall is a pay first company and they NEVER come out well. I don't even try anymore. One year Hunter's eyes weren't even open

 

[mommykds]

We are a little worried about Amanda. She is moving pretty slow, and she has lost more weight. DH doesn't think she is eating the new food - she preferred the kitten food. The kitten food is bad for her kidneys, but not eating is bad, too! We'll have to watch her and see how she does this week.

Poor thing!!

 

[mommykds]

I called and changed 2 of my ADRs today. I cancelled both of our "signature" restaurants. We were going to do one OOP and the other with credits, but DS really doesn't enjoy food that much. Going to 2 different signature places wouldn't have been fun for him. AND DH nags him about eating, which makes him eat less. Better to just go to single credit places and not have DS feel pressured. I switched us to Crystal Palace (where we have been at least 5 times for dinner before) and Coral Reef, which will be our 3rd time there. The good thing is that since we are eating inside the parks now we have less logistical stuff to deal with. We'll just go from WL back to the park after our midday break. I am also getting a little skittish about what will happen if I don't have a new job by the time we leave on August 15. We can scale back our tickets to 6 day base if we need to - much cheaper than 3 adult APs! And if push comes to shove I can try to downgrade our resort. I won't cancel the trip, but I am definitely looking at ways to drive the costs down in case I am looking at unemployment after the trip. I would rather have a back-up plan and not need it than need one and not have it!

Good plan. Hope all goes well. Even if you downgraded, & got 6 day PH's it's still Disney & you'll have just as much fun. More coming your way!

 

[mommykds]

I want my tickers back!

 

[mommykds]

I put in the ticker factory tickers..too big, I like the bar one but that site is not working.

 

[UP Disney]

These are too cute. I need three of them. Cinderella for Katrina (My dad's nickname for her was Twinkle Toes), Tink for Becky (Dad's name for her was Tink) and Tigger for me as he has always been my favorite Disney character.

http://www.preciousmoments.com/content.cfm/search_results?psrch=disney&vall=1

 

[Pooh67_68]

Elizabeth (poor kitty)

 

[Pooh67_68]

Ann Marie, I don't know what happend with v50.net. Normally he has it up and running not long after it goes down.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Vicki, thoes are very cute.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I am cleaning my oven for the first time today, ugh it stinks.

 

[tinknme]

Same here! I am going to see if they come back up tomorrow, if not I guess I will have to change mine

I put in the ticker factory tickers..too big, I like the bar one but that site is not working.

 

[my3princes]

100 pounds! Wow! You are an inspiration to the rest of of us.

Thanks Deb for starting the weight loss thread last year and thanks to Kate for starting the update thread. I'm getting serious again about working on taking the pounds I added back off and continuing to lose more. I'm still down at least 15 pounds from where I started last year.

That's good that you've been able to keep some of the weight off. I think that maintanence is much harder than losing. It is really hard to keep the mindset that you are going to have to watch everything you eat for the rest of your life At least it is hard for me. I end up eating poorly, gaining a few pounds then back to full diet to lose those pounds. It really stinks. I still have more weight to lose, but I'm really struggling with just keeping off what I have already lost.

 

[bethbuchall]

That's good that you've been able to keep some of the weight off. I think that maintanence is much harder than losing. It is really hard to keep the mindset that you are going to have to watch everything you eat for the rest of your life At least it is hard for me. I end up eating poorly, gaining a few pounds then back to full diet to lose those pounds. It really stinks. I still have more weight to lose, but I'm really struggling with just keeping off what I have already lost.

Hi, all! I have been busy and haven't had time to keep up.

I just want to add to Deb's post. I am the true example of why you need to fight so hard to maintain all that you have done. I lost over 100 pounds a few years ago. I didn't know it at the time, but I was looking good! I could only focus on the fact that I couldn't seem to make my goal and how far I had to go and not on far I had come. Somehow, I managed to put almost all the weight back on. I'm looking at having to lose more than 100 pounds again. I always told myself that I had changed my lifestyle and that I would never put it back on again. I also had a plan in place to go back to strict dieting if I put on more than 3-5 pounds. Somehow I let all that slip away.

So, please, please, please, learn from me. Do everything you have to and maintain those losses.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of you!!!!

PS I wasn't going to tell anyone, but I've started again today to work on getting rid of this weight. I can't look at 100+ pounds right now, so my first goal is 25 pounds. I can do that!

Beth

 

[UP Disney]

That's good that you've been able to keep some of the weight off. I think that maintanence is much harder than losing. It is really hard to keep the mindset that you are going to have to watch everything you eat for the rest of your life At least it is hard for me. I end up eating poorly, gaining a few pounds then back to full diet to lose those pounds. It really stinks. I still have more weight to lose, but I'm really struggling with just keeping off what I have already lost.

I HAVE to start exercising. For me, I don't want to diet. I want to eat what I want but watch my quantities. My problem is that I started drinking too much pepsi again. That is the majority of the weight gain. That and portion size. I'm eating everything on my plate again in restaurants and eating in more restaurants! I have to stop that!!!!!

 

[UP Disney]

Hi, all! I have been busy and haven't had time to keep up.

I just want to add to Deb's post. I am the true example of why you need to fight so hard to maintain all that you have done. I lost over 100 pounds a few years ago. I didn't know it at the time, but I was looking good! I could only focus on the fact that I couldn't seem to make my goal and how far I had to go and not on far I had come. Somehow, I managed to put almost all the weight back on. I'm looking at having to lose more than 100 pounds again. I always told myself that I had changed my lifestyle and that I would never put it back on again. I also had a plan in place to go back to strict dieting if I put on more than 3-5 pounds. Somehow I let all that slip away.

So, please, please, please, learn from me. Do everything you have to and maintain those losses.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of you!!!!

PS I wasn't going to tell anyone, but I've started again today to work on getting rid of this weight. I can't look at 100+ pounds right now, so my first goal is 25 pounds. I can do that!

Beth

I just read an article about public weight losers and private weight losers. Some people need the encouragement of others to stick to their weight loss plans while others need to do it in private. If you are a public weight loser, then keep us updated on how you are doing & we'll give encouragement. If you prefer to do it in private, let us know when you reach your goal and we'll celebrate with you!

You can do it! You've done it before.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

Morning! We are back from Molly's endoscopy and she did magnificient. The most traumatic thing for her was the admittance receptionist putting her hospital bracelet on her. They put one on me and she flipped out. It took about 20 minutes to get it on her, it ended up on her foot. Once we got her settled down she did great. She was really calm when we went back for the pre- op stuff. We walked into the operating room and that scared her a little but she was a champ. She had no problems with the anesthesia mask and was out in fairly quickly. The procedure itself only took about 20 minutes. The Dr. said her esophagus looked fine but her stomach shows some irritation. The are going to biopsy a sample so we won't know anything until Wednesday at the earliest but it could take as long as next Wednesday. Molly woke up from the anesthesia and was pretty much her normal self. She drank some juice and they checked her vitals and we were out of there by 9:15am.

Here are some pics from this morning...I been on a pic posting spree so feel free to skip them

Look who greeted us as we arrived..

Playing in the playroom before..

Right after, still out..

Showing off her IV..

I am off of here to take a nap. Getting roughly 2hrs of sleep last night, I went to bed by 9pm but couldn't sleep, and being on the go since 3:30am this morning has wiped me out.

Thanks to everyone who wished us well. It certainly worked. I will try to get back on later but in the meantime... and to all.

 

[bethbuchall]

I just read an article about public weight losers and private weight losers. Some people need the encouragement of others to stick to their weight loss plans while others need to do it in private. If you are a public weight loser, then keep us updated on how you are doing & we'll give encouragement. If you prefer to do it in private, let us know when you reach your goal and we'll celebrate with you!

You can do it! You've done it before.

Thanks, Vicki! When those little voices start telling me that I can't do this again, I'll remember that I can.

I'm not sure if I'm a public or private loser. (That sounded really funny after I read it, but I'll leave it in so everyone can ) I have always been a very private person, but I was going to WW when I lost all that weight. I would rather not pay $12/week to be told what I already know, but maybe I do need some of that encouragement/feedback. I don't want to tell dh just yet, because although he means to be supportive, he just tends to tick me off.

 

[bethbuchall]

Robyn, I'm glad that things went so well this morning. I hope that you get good answers!

 

[bethbuchall]

I have to go make cookies for our preschool Mother's Tea tomorrow. And Miles is home sick today, so I may not get much more time here. He was running a fever around 101.8 yesterday and has cold symptoms. The fever has dropped today (with Tylenol and hopefully even without), and he seems much better. I think (hope) that he'll be able to go to school tomorrow.

Beth