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Efforts to Unearth the Past

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Day 67 in my amble toward a meeting with my favorite mouse

Yesterday was interesting.  I did remain sugar-free.  Yippee!  And I looked for a dance tape that I have from years back.  Yup, straight up VHS.  It’s from a program called “The Neuropsychology of Weight Control” by SyberVision Systems.  The program was really good, and talked about the “glycemic index” long before I had heard it anywhere else.  It suggested a cookbook called “Recipes to Lower Your Fat Thermostat” by LaRene Gaunt which I have used often in the last 20 years.  And it came with an exercise VHS with a really pleasant woman, who talked you through several levels: beginner, intermediate and hard core.  I CANNOT remember the name of the tape.  ARGH!  But she even counted down one time in Finnish, the language of half my peeps.  So cool…and motivational!

So today’s plan is to continue the search for my awesome VHS cardio workout.  And to remain sugar-free.  And to make the best choices I can today.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

BTW: My goals for yesterday were accomplished.  And I did a 15 minute McDonald’s cardio workout DVD for the dance portion of my workout, followed by a five minute cool down walk.  I still miss Emi, but it’s good to get back to the routine of work and daily life.

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Eradicating Emotional Eating

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Day 66 in my expedition to maneuver to Mickey

Confession time: I am an emotional eater.  The problem is that it doesn’t matter the emotion.  If I am happy or celebrating, then what better way to celebrate than with my “favorite” foods?  Cupcakes or donuts or cheesecake and Cheetos and Bridge Mix, etc, etc, etc…  Or then if I’m bummed out (depressed) or just plain sad or tired and nostalgic,  what better way to comfort myself than with my “favorite” foods?  Yup, you guessed it:  cupcakes or donuts or cheesecake and Cheetos and Bridge Mix, etc, etc, etc…

I have just lived through a two week incredible high which was filled with family, fabulous friends and a lot of food.  Praise God, and thank you, dear readers, for keeping me accountable.  I made really good choices most of the time.  I remained sugar-free, and (tun-ta-da-da!) I ate NO wedding cake.  That is the first time in my life that I went to a wedding and didn’t eat SEVERAL pieces of wedding cake.  Instead I danced with my family, and boy oh boy, was it ever fun!!

Now Emi (my sweet daughter) has gone home.  The house is very quiet, and I am craving sugar like mad!  So today’s plan is to fight the urge.  I won’t make any promises about tomorrow, but for today I refuse to eat my emotions.  Instead, I’m going to allow myself to feel my emotions…to live through my emotions.  And I am going to eat in a balanced, nutritious and sensible manner.

And just for fun, I’m going to put on a music dvd and dance for twenty minutes reliving some of the fun of Nathan and Jordan’s wedding reception.  (BTW:  They are the cutest ever!  And their love is so precious to see!)

Meet you at the Kingdom!

BTW2: “favorite” is in quotes above because my new favorite foods are those that actually give nourishment to my body.  I am SUCH a work in progress.  🙂

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Recommitment to Change

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Day 65 in my  trek toward Mickey

Holy wah!  One year from today, Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, we will be at Old Key West in the heart of Disney World.  I have twelve months to get to a healthier state.   So today I am recommitting myself to a healthier lifestyle.

  1. Stay sugar-free
  2. Walk more and further
  3.  Plan healthy, nutritious meals
  4. Keep blogging

My plan for today is to work out our menu for the week and make up a store list.  I am completely pooped out from our trip to the UP.   (Which was fantastic!!!)  AND Emi, my daughter, leaves back for home in England today.  So, this is what I call a low energy kind of day.

But tomorrow I plan to hit the ground running…well, walking.  🙂

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Tired and Sated

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Day 64 in my moves toward Mickey

Today is a day of travel.  So this is short and hopefully sweet.  We’ve had a truly wonderful vacation of family, friends and fabulous food.  Wherever I was, there were nutritious and very delicious food choices.  Thank you, Lord!

So today is travel food choices and lots of riding in the car.

We had a fantastic time singing with our dear friends the Carlsons’ at church this morning.  What a blessing for us!  God is just so-o-o-o good all the time.

So we head for home sleepy and extremely satisfied.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Today–I Dance!

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Day 62 in my dance toward Disney and my friend Mickey

Today’s plan is a day of planning.  I ate a delicious, nutritious breakfast.  I’ve made a healthy sandwich to get through the lunch hour.  I’m taking an apple for an afternoon snack.  And I will make the best possible choices at the wedding buffet this evening.

I want to dance today!  I hope to do so several times at the reception.  Woot!  Woot!  (Think Disco era hooting.)  This is my plan for my 20 minutes of “walking” today.  🙂

Shout out to Nathan and Jordan!  A Blessed Wedding Day to you.  Love you both!

Short and sweet today, dear readers.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Family, Friends and Food

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Day 61 in my waltz towards Walt’s World (and Mickey)

We made it to the UP!  Yippee!  My sister-in-law Julie has a my-fi here so I can post today. (Thanks, dear sister-in-love!)

Today is a day to make the best possible choices.  Food will be catch as catch can, luckily the Hampton Inn includes a breakfast buffet, so I was able to have a banana and yogurt and coffee for breakfast.   Lunch so far is cheese curds and whole wheat crackers.

So this day will go that way.  I will fly by the seat of my pants and eat as best I can.  I’m off to a wedding rehearsal soon, and I am already thoroughly enjoying visiting with the fam.

I did my minutes in the swimming pool at the hotel last night.  What a blast!!  I kept getting cramps in my feet and my left leg.  It’s just been too long since I swam.  I wish I could do it every day!  It was delightful to move around in the water.

Gotta go.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Payday Two

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Day 60 in my dance devoted to meeting the Mouse at the Castle

Todays’ plan was to face the scale again to see if making healthier food choices and moving more is having an impact on my weight.  This is early this month.  My weigh days are the 11th of the month; however, because we are heading out of town tonight I had to weigh early this month.

The good news is that I’ve lost another 5.4 pounds this month.  (Don’t you just love digital scales!!)  That means in the last 60 days I’ve lost 18.8 pounds.  That is a fantastic side-effect to living a healthier life!  And, you know, I feel 18.8 pounds lighter.  I know I have a lot more energy than I had 60 days ago, and it makes me super excited to think about what lies ahead.  (Anticipation…anticipa-a-tion is making me wait…keeping me waiting.  Come on, sing it with me…)  Gotta love Carly Simon!

Tonight I hope to do my 20 minutes of walking in a swimming pool in Green Bay.  I haven’t been in a pool for a few years, so I’m pretty jacked about it.  🙂  I’m pretty jacked in general.  Can you tell my coffee was caffeinated this morning?  🙂

Thanks for hanging in there with me, dear readers.  Love and peace to you all.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Planning Ahead

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Day 59 in my trek toward terrific times with Mickey at the Magic Kingdom

Well, faithful readers, tomorrow I leave my cozy, controlled environment to travel to party central.  Woo hoo!  We are headed to the UP (Michigan’s gloriously beautiful Upper Peninsula) for a family wedding.  I’m a bit nervous, because I can already hear it calling to me: “Donna, come and get me, Donna!  I’m waiting for you.”  It’s the wedding cake calling.  🙂

Thankfully, the reception will be well patrolled by many whom I love, who know what I am trying to accomplish and who want the best for me.  Hopefully if they see me stumbling toward the cake table with glazed eyes, they will intercede and talk me down.  Tee hee!  It’s really not that dire; I exaggerate because I know myself.

So anyway today’s plan is to think ahead and plan ways to stay on track.  I really do want to make the healthiest choices possible.  I just feel better.  59 days in, I still have miles to go in the marathon toward a healthier me, but I already feel better than I did when I started.  My blood sugar numbers are truly impressive for me, and many days I just have more energy than I’ve had in a long time.  I really want to fight to stay the course and be the best possible me at Walt Disney World in October 2015.  I WANT IT!  (Even more than I want wedding cake…and that’s a lot!)

Thank you, dear readers and encouragers, for taking this journey with me.  It’s a real pip!  See you at the Kingdom!

BTW: The internet connection can be an issue in the great north country.  I’ll do my best to blog every day, but I may end up posting when I get back.  We shall see.  😉  I’m so-o-o-o-o excited!  I can’t wait to catch up with family and friends!!!

 

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Taking Those Painful Steps

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Day 58 in my journey to meet up with Mickey

My plan today is to get in a twenty minute walk.  I’ll either do it at the grocery store after work or at the farm when I get home.  Monday’s can be flippin’ hard days.  Can’t they?  So it’s a double challenge.  1) Walk for at least 20 minutes and 2) Do it on a Monday.

Are you playing the world’s tiniest violin for me yet?  🙂  I am fighting my way back from morbid obesity and a year-long depression.  It is hard work for me.  My body just does not want to move yet.  But it is moving better than it was just 58 days ago, so hope springs eternal.

We had a ball making plans for our trip yesterday.  It made me even more determined to stay the course.  It was a real shot in the arm to my quest.  Sometimes a person just needs something fun to do that affirms the hard work.  That was yesterday for me.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Fun and Dandy Decision Day

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Day 57 in my journey to meet the Mouse at the Magic Kingdom

Today’s plan is a fun one.  Mike, Jake, Emi, Eliza and I will sit down and make decisions about the trip to Walt Disney World.  We’ll decide which parks we will visit on which days.  And we’ll decide what three Fastpass+ attractions to choose for each park.  And we’ll decide where to make our lunch reservations each day.  It sounds quick and easy, but it takes much discussion and some give and take. For instance: some will definitely want to Fastpass+ Hollywood Studio’s Tower of Terror.  Me?  Not so much.  Some may want Cinderella’s Royal Table for breakfast (Yes, please!).  Others?  No way.  It will be a delightful mix of yup, nope, yup, nope, yup, nope.

A special shout out today to Jake Jarvi (Son) and Caleb Carlson (Godson)!  Happy birthday you two wonderful people!!  I hope you both have a perfectly lovely day filled with family and celebration.

Blessings to you, dear readers, on this the Sabbath.  Meet you at the Kingdom!