We are planning to go to Disney World Nov. 2012. We went back in 2007. I weighed around 180 then. I had another baby in 2008. My highest weight was 225 April 2011. I am now 143, just 8 lbs. from my original goal weight of 135! I want to be able to enjoy Disney even more this time, without back pain and sore knees like last time. My energy level is so much higher now that I've lost weight. I also want to look great in the pics this time. We took over 400 pics last time we went. I was always hiding behind my kids because of my weight. No more hiding! Good luck to all of us! :flowerforyou:

Love this Andrea!

We're going in November...the first time my kids have been, but it'll be my third trip. I was in high school last time I went and was probably 125lbs (of course, I thought I was fat then).

I'd hoped to be another 70lbs down before we go, but that's a lofty goal at this point. I'd settle for another 50 down...that'd put me at 187 and a total of almost 100lbs down.

Hi all!

We have been going to Disney in Oct. for the past 4 years... We had to tell the kids we aren't going this year, because we have a wedding to attend... they don't know yet, but Santa is going to send us all there for Christmas!

I, too, have a billion pics of me hiding behind children. I want to have memories there that I don't cringe about. Looking forward to it, minus the extra baggage! I want to truly travel light!

Hurray for this group!

Hi all,
Disney is one of my most favourite places in the world! Truly magical. We are planning a family vacation this summer, our third time. Also plan on hitting Universal - Hogwarts for my two Harry Potter fan daughters, but we have to go back to Disney. I hope to be back down 34 pounds for my trip in August. Looking forward to losing with you all!

Congrats on the weight loss! That's something to be proud of and celebrate!
A pain free Disney trip sounds wonderful! Last time we went I had to bring a big bottle of Vicodin with me because of knee pain! Bad!
I hear you on the pictures too- I'm usually the one behind the camera, so to see myself in pictures was different.

Will you be there for the Food & Wine Festival?

When is the Food and Wine Festival? We plan to go around Thanksgiving. Maybe Christmas Break. Haven't set it all up yet.

Hi everyone! I'm going to Disney in November for my son's 4th birthday. It's a surprise for him. I used to live in FL so I've been to Disney several times but I hope to actually be in the pictures this time around instead of hiding behind the camera.

i know it sounds like a long time away but we are saving to go feb 201. we are coming over from the UK and with 4 children we are saving hard. One of the reasons I want to loose weight if for this holiday and the fact that I need to be fitter to really enjoy it.

We are going in August 2012! I have been there before (between my Jr./Sr. year of high school....but we won't say how long ago that was!)! I want to be in better shape so I'm not so tired with all the walking and we can see all that we possibly can in the time we are there, not to mention look good on the beach!

Hey Everyone!!
I love the idea of this group, I am a total Disney Fanatic. My husband and I have been making yearly trips their for the last 8 years now, usually in December, so our next trip for sure to Disney World is in December of 2012. I am also training for the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon in 2013, so wish me luck!!!

my family (hubby and 4 kids ) plus my brother his family of 6 and my sister in law are going to disney world may19. we have had a tramatic year my son past away in november. we are looking forward to some joy and sun in our lives. i am trying to get in shape but grief sucks at times and is of no help to my fitness. but the sun is out and i am trying to get my house in order for the house sitter. this is a feat since i sort of neglected my home these last few months. but i am hoping all this cleaning and organization gets me into a little shape.

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!!!