Hi Everyone...Husband and I are taking our nephew and our best friends and their kids, this November 2012! This will be their first Disney trip and our...lost count? :bigsmile:

Anyway my amazing husband is signed up for the 5K and I'm on the fence about running the Wine and Dine Half Marathon...I may end up just running the 5K with my husband since running at night after a long day in the park just doesn't sound fun right now.

My mother has had weight issues since she had my brother and I twenty-six years ago. Growing up I've always seen her dieting and making goals to lose weight before trips to Disney (we've been to Disney World twice and Disneyland three times), and this past year was no different. We had our Disney trip for January 2012 planned a year and a half in advance, and every month we'd say "We have to start walking, we have to stop eating ice cream, we are getting closer to our trip!" and we'd always start next month, or the month after that....Well, when we went to Disney World this year it was no different...we hadn't lost a single pound (in fact I had gained 15) and it shows in our photos. We took 900 photos between the two of us during our trip, and every time we look at them we are just disgusted.

I've been with my boyfriend for two years, and he has never been to Disneyland or Disney World. I plan on taking him in two or three years, when we are out of college and have steady incomes. Of course, I can't go to Disney without my mother, so she'll be with us as well. I know it's a long way off, but so are both of our goal weights. I've got more immediate reasons to lose weight, of course (going to Cape Cod in a month, don't own a bathing suit, etc.), but Disney is a big, big motivator for me. I'm sick of the fat photos! I'm sick of the thigh chafing and having to wear pants or capris just to prevent it! I hate the lovehandles popping out while getting on and off rides! And I just want to eat a Mickey Ice Cream without feeling everyone around me is judging the fatty for eating it! And wouldn't it be something if I could find some souvenir clothing that wasn't a 2x? Some of the shirts I found and fell in love with didn't even come in my size! Very discouraging.

My boyfriend and I went to Universal Studios last year and he had trouble fitting on some of the rides. I don't think he's that big - there are much, much bigger men out there! - but I could tell how upset it made him, and it affected me. I don't want him to worry about that at all by the time he gets to experience Disney.

I think that's all the things!

We are going at the same exact time as you Andrea!!! I have started my second 5k No Boundaries training and Atkins at the same time. I think I need to go back to low fat for a bit because I am missing a lot of the things I need to keep my run intervals (like potatssium for leg cramps). Would like to be down another 15 lbs or so before we leave in 80 days!!!

Going in October.
I'm going to celebrate a birthday and my weight loss. (only 15 pounds so far, but hey!)
I'm so excited to be back in the magic! Also, I plan on walking/running my butt off so I can enjoy my favorite restaurants.

I'm cleaning up the groups I belong to since no one else has posted here in months...I'm signing out from this group.
I do wish you all wonderful and memorable Disney vacations as well as a life of health and fitness! Take care! :flowerforyou:

Hi -- I'm new, too. Seems like this group isn't the most active, in terms of posts. I'll probably stay for a while, anyway, just in case. How great that you're planning ahead to get a bit healthier before you go. I'm not going until later in the year, but have a lot of work to do (it's an ongoing process. I've lost 100 pounds and kept it off, now trying to lose another 20). Taking care of yourself, eating right, sleeping and exercising made such a big difference to my last trip that I'm committed to preparing ahead for the next! What are you most looking forward to doing? I find that motivating, reminding myself of what I'm looking forward to doing, picturing myself doing it and enjoying it.

Hi everyone! We are going to Disney in September 2013 staying at WL. We are very excited! My goal is to lose enough weight to wear shorts and tank tops and possibly a few sundresses! I am so tired of looking frumpy in all my Disney pics! This will be our 6th trip and each time I hate my pictures to the point that I started to not take as many because I didn't want to "ruin" the ones my kids were in.