When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[Stacybaeasm]

We may be planning another trip to Disney in August. Finally talked DH into driving down for a few days on the way to visit his family in Jacksonville. Any one have any experience in renting points from a DVC member? We're looking at a quick 3 night trip and we'd only need about 40 pts if my calculations are correct. I'm still in the debating my options mode. We'd really like to stay at Boardwalk. Anybody have advice on the Inn v. the Villas at BW? Is it worth the extra money to stay in the Inn, or is it like AKL where the DVC rooms are just a few floors higher?

I rent DVC points everytime I go down. It's great! I find that it is cheaper for me than even staying at a moderate. The first time I wanted to do it, I went to the DVC rent thread right here and hooked up with a fabulous person. I now rent from him everytime. Try it! Just be sure you read the sticky at the top of the thread that tells you all the rules and you'll be fine. Let me know if you have questions.


So - I did it!!! Today was the first day of rehearsal and usually, once I am in rehearsals, my excercise goes out the window. A "normal" day for me is 8:30am until 9pm or later by the time I finish paperwork and everything. (Which, by the way, I should be doing now but I came here first.) Anyway, I made a promise to myself that I was going to take work out clothes with me and walk for a half hour on my lunch every day of rehearsals. Day one is a success!!! I even managed to knock my knee out of place during the first part of rehearsal and STILL WALKED AT LUNCH!!! I know, it's just one day but it's more than I have done before. Here's hoping I stick to it!

 

[tlenzendorf]

Yay on the walk Stacy!

Question for you DVC peeps... cause I hate asking on the boards and getting answers to questions different than what I'm asking and I just need somebody to simply explain it

We have 5 people in our family, according to Disney 4 adults and 1 child for our next trip. We are looking into 2 moderate rooms and hopefully free dining will be offered since it has been the times before that we are planning on going. Does anyone have ANY idea at all if it would be cheaper for us to get a 2 bedroom sort of place renting DVC points with tickets and dining or to get 2 moderate rooms with free dining and tickets? Sorry its so long winded, I've crammed the numbers a million times and it never works out!

Also, is anybody on Facebook?

 

[njcarita]

hope everyone is having a lovely morning.....

Just wanted to share about dinner last night.... and how glad I m that my family has embraced our new way of eating..... I have 3 kids ...8,12,14.... and a husband who loves meat..... we'll about 2 weeks ago I decided as the executive chef of our household that we were going toward a more natural way of eating and eating more vegetarian meals.... not for any moral oppostion to eating meat... just as a way of eating healthier....

we'll last night ..... i tried serving my family something totally foreign to them..... couscous...... so I served them lentils served over couscous ... orange slices and bananna as sides and a slice of homemade oatmeal honey bread I had made in the crockpot..... they loved it go figure.......

 

[njcarita]

Dis Name Name Total Loss
Dizneydawn Dawn -1.6
Grumpyyoungguy Dan -1
Stitchfan23 Heather ?
Stacybaeasm Stacy -13.3
MulanUSAF Leen -12.6
gellybean Aimee -6.4
Leash Alicia -4
MNdisneygirl Sheree -5.5
luvsJack Sharon -8
PixiePlanner Jessica -6
Shellabell Michelle -7.7
ski_mom Becky -6.5
eliz 991 Elizabeth ?
ancestry Allison x
Hanutedmansionmommna Michele -4
Duchie Barb -19.7
Anna114 Anna ?
adnilele Danielle ?
Mom2Faith Amy -2
tlenzendorf Tricia -1.5
CrabbyyetLovable Amy -7
albertamommyof4 Tammy ?
peacemickeylovers Lisa -6
njtinkmom Gina -6
LittlePeppers Jennifer starting
2_Eagle_Mom Jane -2.2
njcarita Cary ?
zoegirl Bree -0.5
officereg Sara -8

129.5 Total Loss

We are doing so great guys!!

I just resent u my starting weight....... thanks


CONGRATS TO ALL THE LOSERS........
and he's hoping everyone has a great week next weigh in

 

[tlenzendorf]

Ok, here is yesterday's updated food list. I really hate reporting it, so that should help me change my ways a little bit at least..

Breakfast: 2 packets Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal

Snack: 1 banana

Lunch: Small bowl of spaghetti, 1 Activia yogurt and 1 Sugar Free Pudding

Snack: 1 bag Tater Skins Chips(snack size)

Dinner: 2 Egg Omelette with ham and cheddar cheese, 2 pieces of white toast(out of wheat bread), hash browns and 3 pieces of bacon

I did manage to stay away from the freezer where the Edy's half the fat Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream was calling my name.

I really wish the weather would turn around so I could exercise outside more. We've had lots and lots of rain.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Ok, here is yesterday's updated food list. I really hate reporting it, so that should help me change my ways a little bit at least..

Breakfast: 2 packets Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal

Snack: 1 banana

Lunch: Small bowl of spaghetti, 1 Activia yogurt and 1 Sugar Free Pudding

Snack: 1 bag Tater Skins Chips(snack size)

Dinner: 2 Egg Omelette with ham and cheddar cheese, 2 pieces of white toast(out of wheat bread), hash browns and 3 pieces of bacon

I did manage to stay away from the freezer where the Edy's half the fat Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream was calling my name.

I really wish the weather would turn around so I could exercise outside more. We've had lots and lots of rain.

I read this wrong and took it to mean you made white toast out of wheat bread!! I thought, wow, how did she do that???? Is there a smilie for smacking oneself in the head?
I must get to the grocery store. (probably won't until Friday!) I am pretty much out of fruits and veggies except carrots and apples. Guess what I'm eating today??? Carrots and apples!!!

I agree about the weather, we're not that far from you and I just heard it will continue today with the rain. Yuck. I much prefer exercise that can be done outdoors! I might have to break down tonight and do a video workout.

 

[Dizneydawn]

we'll friends called me to go out for lunch today.... going out for lunch usto be my favorite " hobby".... but I turned it too a "walking date" instead.....

That sounds awesome!!

Dawn, this post really spoke to me and reminded me that it is not going to happen over night, I am going to have set backs and I HAVE TO celebrate the small wins along the way!! Thank you for the motivational post!!

It was hard to write but it was totally true and I am glad you understood the sentiment behind it.


One thing I have to comment on is the changes in the overall aspect of Vegas. WOW!! The economic downturn has hit this city hard and it is visible all over. That is sad to hear.

So the return flight. Where to begin!! We won this trip (well, DH did) on the radio, but it was supposed to be a 17 hour party trip. We decided to pay for our own flight home and stay the extra days. So we got a flight for $110. Great deal right? Ummm.... not so much.
I have done the "deals" in the past and then realized how depressing a deal can be!!

Gellybean - did I miss your update on the Bodybugg? I do not recall reading about it??
I did some reasearch and the BodyBugg from what I have read is not okay for the water. Since I am doing mostly water workouts, I will be buying a Polar watch. Does the same thing (from my reading) but is water friendly.

Imo, food rewards are fine if in moderation... I'm not a big fan of NEVER eating something again.
I agree.

We'd really like to stay at Boardwalk. Anybody have advice on the Inn v. the Villas at BW? Is it worth the extra money to stay in the Inn, or is it like AKL where the DVC rooms are just a few floors higher?
Separate side actually. In the lobby you hang a right facing the lagoon to head to the Inn and left to go to the DVC side. I have stayed at both - just depends on what you like your room to be like. I think the Inn is a bit more like a reg hotel room feel. I stayed the Inn side in 2007 and they may have revamped it.

So far today is going well. We have a cooking class tonight were we are going to be learning French desserts.

Tell me all about it please. I so want to take a class with Dan.

I tried to figure out an easy way to post my food journal from sparkpeople, but wasn't very successful. Any suggestions?

I have to copy and paste it and then re-vamp it once pasted since it shoves everything together. I will do it later on today and recall how I did it and give you instructions.

I hate hate hate telling you guys what I eat when I eat bad, it definitely helps me to have to be accountable to somebody.

Amen!!

So - I did it!!! Today was the first day of rehearsal and usually, once I am in rehearsals, my excercise goes out the window.

Yeah for you Stacy!!! I know what a big deal that was!!!

Question for you DVC peeps... cause I hate asking on the boards and getting answers to questions different than what I'm asking and I just need somebody to simply explain it

Hi - it depends on a ton. What resort you stay in for one. But I do not believe you can get the free dining with using DVC points. I am calling DVC in a minute and I will double check but it has ever been allowed in my memory. This is why sometimes we rent our points and stay at a regular resort.

we'll last night ..... i tried serving my family something totally foreign to them..... couscous...... so I served them lentils served over couscous ... orange slices and bananna as sides and a slice of homemade oatmeal honey bread I had made in the crockpot..... they loved it go figure.......

SOOOO GREAT!!! If they are hungry enough, they will eat!!! I bet you felt awesome!

I just resent u my starting weight....... thanks

I updated the post!!! -4 all together!!! Go girl!!!

I went to the Y this morning - and wore just a new suit I got - no shorts or skirt with it.

For me - I felt neked.

But for working out - they just get in the way, give you a rash and do I really give a rip if my legs are fat? No. I want to get my happy @rse in shape more than I care what people might think and I worked out harder than ever. No more fighting with a skirt in my face as I am doing squats in the water and no chaffing as we run out of the water and back in.

If I felt self conscious I just closed my eyes and thought of a person I want to punch in the throat , (sorry - did I ever mention I can have a violent streak? ) and worked through my issue and said in my head over and over....YOU ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.

I am proud of me!!!!

 

[tlenzendorf]

I read this wrong and took it to mean you made white toast out of wheat bread!! I thought, wow, how did she do that???? Is there a smilie for smacking oneself in the head?
I must get to the grocery store. (probably won't until Friday!) I am pretty much out of fruits and veggies except carrots and apples. Guess what I'm eating today??? Carrots and apples!!!

I agree about the weather, we're not that far from you and I just heard it will continue today with the rain. Yuck. I much prefer exercise that can be done outdoors! I might have to break down tonight and do a video workout.

Thats pretty funny! I wish they could make a white bread that was more healthy, I prefer it, but I can tolerate the wheat. Just something I have to grow to like I guess.

We have rain today and tomorrow, we're already behind in 2/4 softball leagues, might as well be behind in 3/4, 2 games behind for Mariah's league now... Is this really May? LOL

Way to go with getting to the water aerobics again, Dawn! You go girl!

 

[mom2faith]

Hi All!!

Stacey - great job on the walk

Dawn - I often want to Punch People in the Throat - so we have that in common!!

Forgot to welcome all the newbies yesterday!! Looking forward to meeting you.

I had an OK day yesterday, not enough water that is for sure and i got a headach later in the evening which I am sure accounts for it (or it could have been that as a Town Council member we were doing budget last night, that also was reason for a headache)

But, my good news of the day is I am back to my pre-Vegas weight!! So, I am down 5 lbs overall!! YEAH!!! Now for a loss this week, that is the goal. Even if it is just a little loss, anything, something.....

Busy day today again, and I know eating a good dinner is not going to happen (DH and I are Secret Shoppers part time. it is our vacation money ) Tonight I will be "shopping" most of the evening which means grabbing something quick on the go. I am hoping Subway calls my name and I end up there and not a drive thru!!

Talk to all of you soon!

Amy

 

[Dizneydawn]

Here is my master plan for tracking.

First - I know perfection is not achievable so I think the goal should be 5 days a week. It does not matter to me if you are over, under or right on your particular target. The success is that you were mindful of what you ate for the day. All of it. Those 2 Reeces Peanut Butter mini's you ate while at your desk count. It is amazing when you journal how much you curb those quick bites and handfuls and spoonfuls.

For me, sampling while I cook is hard. One time I measured in a bowl what I sampled (like if I took a spoonful of Chili - I put one in a bowl) and I was easily eating an extra cup of food a day I was not writing down.

Second - People can write out their food however they want to or use any site on the web but must post it, by the next morning. Some may choose to do each meal and post or just do one big one at the end of the day. Some may choose to do food not calories, fat, carbs etc. It is up to you to find what make it work and successful.

Just make sure you post all your food for that day and then, write in big words at the bottom of the post "Wed. May 12th DONE!" so when I scan through, I can pick up easily that you did do that particular day.

People seem to like the picture tickers on their siggies so I thought I could have one for food tracking. Once you accomplish one week (at least 5 days) of tracking, you will get a pic to put in your siggie and then in the following weeks, you can add a "x2" or "x8" by it for weeks you track.

Let me know what people think?

I would like to start this tom. so it breaks up for me the days the weight chart needs to be assessed as well. No need to P.M. me on this one - just write here a response of "I am IN" so I know who wants to try this. Then, next Thursday, I will just be able to say, who earned it and not via a pm from me.

We all have vacations, days we don't track, weeks we might be in the dumps etc. This is not about who eats what. It is about getting honest and real with yourself of your choices and trying to improve your own health. This is for you!!!!

My thought is to give it a month - and then re-evaluate what we like, what we don't etc.

What is everyone's thoughts?

 

[tlenzendorf]

Hi All!!


But, my good news of the day is I am back to my pre-Vegas weight!! So, I am down 5 lbs overall!! YEAH!!! Now for a loss this week, that is the goal. Even if it is just a little loss, anything, something.....

Busy day today again, and I know eating a good dinner is not going to happen (DH and I are Secret Shoppers part time. it is our vacation money ) Tonight I will be "shopping" most of the evening which means grabbing something quick on the go. I am hoping Subway calls my name and I end up there and not a drive thru!!

Talk to all of you soon!

Amy

I have wanted to be a secret shopper, how did you get into that?? Way to go on being back to pre-Vegas weight!!

For the food journaling... I am IN

 

[gellybean]

I AM IN

Stacey- WAY to go on getting through rehearsal day 1!!!!!

Amy- WOO HOO that you already lost that Vegas Baby YEAH weight.

Thank you all for the DVC help.

Thanks Duchie!!! I'm so excited to hear what you find out today.

I went over on my cals both days the last two days. The first one I burned off what I ate exactly, the second one I burned a lot more than my target burn so technically I should be fine. I was still at a deficit of 1000 cals. BUT I struggle mentally with that "there's no way I can eat that many cals and still lose weight" which angries me that I struggle with it because dang it that's the whole point of the bug. If you burn 5000 cals you can eat 5000 to maintain or eat 4000 to lose 2 lbs a week. (for example, no way I'm gonna burn 5000 cals in a day in the forseeable future)

So I'm getting my head around it. I still feel guilty if I eat more than my goal of 1700 cals a day. Even though I know it's ok if my burn is higher. I hit like 3300 cals burned yesterday and my goal is 2700. So that was good. It's really gratifying to come home from a work out, download the data and see what you did.

Dawn- you're totally right about the water proofing thing. Bugg is not allowed in water so for you and your preferred type of exercise, I'm super glad you found something!!! I love numbers anyway (former accountant ...kinda) and having it lined up in black and white numbers is really helping me. Having the bugg on my arm every waking minute makes me really evaluate if a bite of food is worth it. It's also making me realize how much I sat on my @$$. I do more laundry now and putter around the house more because I don't want to see 2 hours of time at a sedentary rate b/c I never got off the couch!

So far today I've had a mini sausage biscuit, and a tortilla with 1 thin slice of Muenster cheese. I'll play with my bugg software to see how I can copy and paste my daily nutrition in.

Have a great day everyone!!!!



ETA: Lunch! Since I'm still the last post I'm just gonna edit my lunch in, instead of posting again. Don't wanna be a thread hog. LOL

For lunch I had
2 ozs of baguette
2 ozs of turkey
1/2 slice of munester cheese
2 pieces iceberg lettuce
broccoli, cauliflower raw
1 serving (15 chips) Sun Chips
3 TBSP Ranch Dressing
1 60 cal Jello Chocolate Mousse


I'm sitting at 1053 cals for the day and have a dinner planned of grilled chicken and grilled veggies. So I'm hoping I'll be under 1700 cals for the day. Heading to the gym in a few hours.

 

[officereg]

Dawn,
That is a great mental place to be! Sitting here reading your post it is easy for me to say that the people at the gym do not care if you have your thighs covered or not. They are more concerned with their own workout then what you are doing. See, I can say that to you and I can say that to myself, but when I am at the gym I am always worried that everyone is staring at me. I sweat like a beast; you might as well just dip me in the pool. I am always thinking that everyone is looking at my sweaty goodness or my thunder thighs bruising each other as I “run” on the Elliptical (boy do I get that thing going) I have to get to that mental place myself, you know the place I tried to help other people get to but seems just out of reach for me.

As far as telling yourself you can accomplish your workout, I can relate there too! I have to channel my inner Jillian (Biggest Loser) It bites at the time but when I am all done and hop off the elliptical I feel like I can accomplish just about anything.

 

[mom2faith]

I have wanted to be a secret shopper, how did you get into that?? Way to go on being back to pre-Vegas weight!!

For the food journaling... I am IN

Honestly go to Volition.com that is my best advice. You will get tons of information and feedback in the forums. You will not get rich, but DH and I each earn about $250 per month for our vacation fund, sometimes more (never less - I crack the whip so we have at least $500 per month between the two ofus). Some jobs are not worth it (some fast food one - especially if you are watching the calories) and some pay really good. I did a bank shop at lunch today for $25 and it took me 15 minutes. I can suggest sites, but to be honest, most of the companies I work for are the Canadian ones and it will not help you, so like I said, go to Volition.

PM (or email me) if you have any other questions.

We are going to Hawaii with 100% Secret Shopping money - absolutely NO Paycheque money is being used. It is a lot of work somedays, but we try to do our shops early in the month and get them over with. Later in the month we can often grab last minute ones with bonuses if we want to.

Dawn: I AM IN!!

Rather than write down what I eat onthe the thread, I am going to write down my calories every day. My goal is 1500 to 1700 per day (unless I excersize which is not happening so far - LOL!!)

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

I am IN!


omg - I had the FREakiesT dream last nite. I had to have a heart/lung/trachea transplant because I was soooo unhealthy. The surgeon got in to operate and decided I just needed a transplant on everything. The surgeon asked DH if he thought I could lose weight and exercise or if they should just go ahead with the operation. DH said they'd better just do the operation!

Needless to say, I didn't eat overeat at all today. I'm still shaken.

I can do it! I can lose weight and exercize! I will be healthy!!

 

[Stacybaeasm]

I want to be in for the challenge but I have to be honest with myself. The odds of me having time to record my food each day during rehearsals is slim to none. Can I join in 3 weeks when I have this beast of a show up and running? Once I am in performance, I will have slightly more free time.

I only sort of made my walking goal today. I did go out, but I only got 10 minutes in. My knee is still killling me AND it was nasty out so I only got 1 loop of the lake. So - not great but at least I got out and moved a bit, which is more than I have done before. I'll take any small victory at this point.

 

[tlenzendorf]

Here is today:

Breakfast: 2 packets Blueberry Instant Oatmeal

Lunch: Salad, Diet Coke, Breadsticks with cheese sauce and marinera

Dinner: Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Buttered Noodles, Green Beans and a piece of corn bread

Today is the first day in a long time that I haven't had any snacks! And I managed to keep out the freezer again!

Wednesday May 12 Done

 

[gellybean]

I'm an idiot and can't count how many posts I'm posting. *sigh* See below.

 

[gellybean]

For dinner

I had 4 ozs grilled chicken
1/2 cups mushrooms with 1 tsp olive oil, sauteed
1 fresh ear grilled corn
5 sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray
1 -2 oz piece of garlic bread using 1 tbsp light canola oil butter

Total Cals for the day 1438
Total Burn for the day( if I sit on my butt from now until bed, which I fully intend to do) should be 2671

Made up for yesterday not being 1000 cal deficit.

I'm foregoing my 200 cal dessert of ice cream cone with 1/2 cups of ice cream tonight. It'll still be in the freezer tomorrow. HUGE victory for me, to leave it in the fridge for tonight. 200 cals is a drop in the bucket, but I'm resisting so my deficit will be on target.

Night everyone! Gonna watch an episode of Lost season 5, so we'll be finished hopefully around the time Season 6 comes out on DVD.

Wednesday May 12 DONE

 

[lizzyb5280]

Hello everyone! First off, I'd like to thank Dawn for inviting me to join your group. I only started following the WISH board a couple weeks ago, and was a bit unsure of just diving in. But Dawn saw my post looking for some encouragement, so here I am!

First Name and Screen name: lizzyb5280 - Elizabeth
What your Goal Is for Fitness: Long term goal is 150 pounds, or 70 pounds lost. Short term goal is to get under 200 pounds, which is 20 pounds away!
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: Salty snacks - Cheez Its, Wheat Thins, etc. And I'm a total diet soda junkie!
Favorite Good Food for You: Grapes, homemade hummus with tomatoes
Favorite Form of Exercise: Swimming, though most of my exercise comes from rolling around the neighborhood
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: A breast reduction! They're crazy big and always have been, but I don't want to get them reduced now, then end up with them smaller than wanted after losing weight
Family: DH Robbie, DD Aubrey (2)

And to add a bit to the standard info, I thought I'd include my weight loss challenges: I've got PCOS and hypothyroidism which make it hard for me to lose weight on a metabolic level. In fact, both of those conditions actually contribute to weight gain. As well, I'm a T6 paraplegic which greatly limits my exercise options, plus five years later I'm still not driving, so I can't just go to a gym. (Oh, and since DH isn't as on board as I am, the unhealthy tempting food keeps creeping it's way into our house. The lastest debate: I want wheat bread, he wants white, and we don't eat enough of it to justify two loaves. He ate the wheat bread for months during the winter, but now all of a sudden he is insisting on white bread.)

OH, and I am definitely in on the food journaling! I need someone to be accountable to other than just myself!