[disgal]

Hi all!! First off, I want to say how much I really, REALLY enjoy these boards!! I have been doing IP since the end of February, and I never imagined I would still be on these boards 3 months later (oh ye of little faith)!! LOL!! Now I really don't do much posting on these boards, but I can ASSURE you that I am on many times EVERY DAY!! Thank you all soooo much for being so incredibly inspiring!!! Because of you, I thought I would take a moment to share....

My weight loss has been slower than others....plus I have had 2 separate Disney vacations over the past several weeks....so to some my results may not be super fantastic, but to me.....UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! I have been trying to lose weight for many years. Tried them all!! IP....where have you been???

Ok, so I have to say that our first vacation wasn't too bad because we had a kitchen and we brought a lot of IP foods with us. I think by the time I got to the day of my official weigh in I had actually lost a pound (or 2)! Woot woot!!

Now onto my "second" trip.....

We left two weeks ago yesterday. My at home weigh in was 192.5 that morning. I was a happy camper!! This trip was just DH and myself. We have a DD16 and a DS13 (he has autism). They are wonderful kids and we are incredibly blessed but sometimes we just need some time away (our last getaway was in 2007)! My Aunt graciously offered to sit...she has experience with special needs children... (my parents are sadly deceased and DH's parents aren't up to the task)....so we were thrilled for the opportunity!!

We didn't get a kitchen this time, plus we were planning on hanging out with our best friends and their family this trip, so we ate out a LOT!

The first couple of days I felt pretty good. I remember catching my reflection in a window and thought "yeah baby...I'm starting to look pretty good...lol"!!!!

[Oh yeah, before I forget....anyone know if there's a correlation between IP and UTI's? I started one a DAY BEFORE WE LEFT!! I haven't had one in over 25 YEARS...going to see my Primary Care Physician for my annual physical this week and wonder what she will say...]

Back on track....(sorry men)....ok....so as the week went on (and a visit to the ER for more meds because I still wasn't "cured") , we ate what we wanted, drank a couple of nights (I am a fan of White Russians....bad, I know...but oh so good - LOL)! Towards the end of the trip, I started feeling the pains of bloating that are always associated with our trips to Disney.
I was excited to eat all the yummy things that I always used to eat. HOWEVER.... as others have attested to.... the "thrill" just wasn't there anymore! I kept trying my favorites just waiting for that "high" or that "satisfied feeling" but it just never happened! Over these two trips we have realized that for us, thankfully, Disney is NOT about the food. It is about the "magic" we feel when we're down there. And for that I am so very thankful!
We didn't do a lot of the "power walking" down there that we would normally do... did a lot a hanging around the pool instead!
So we came back home about a week ago. I stepped on my scale trying to prepare myself...."ok....I may be 197, 198 tops. No worries...it's all good"! ARE YOU ALL READY FOR THIS???? I weighed 202!!!! 202!! That would be TEN POUNDS gained!! I couldn't believe my eyes. I didn't know whether I should laugh or cry!! After I calmed down, I said "ok...this will be ok....back on track tomorrow".
So it's now a week later since that "fateful" day that I weighed 202....and this morning I was back to 192.5!!! And I FEEL 100% better!! DH and I discuss constantly how yucky we felt after eating such crappy food and how wonderful we feel when we're eating healthy! We really want to remember those uncomfortable feelings. He has lost 60 pounds.. (for this I do not like him - LOL) so far, with about 20 to go. I myself am not sure what I would like to weigh so I'll take it one pound at a time!!

So as I reflect... as always, life is about lessons and learning. Try to learn from your mistakes, try to REMEMBER those times when you're eating crappy and feeling terrible. I had seen the phrase "nothing tastes as good as thin feels" but never really thought about it. It did not sink in until these last few days. THIS FEELS SO GOOD!! For the first time in more than 20 years I think I may be finally getting to a goal previously unattainable!! And for this I am forever thankful!
So to all of you....I say thank you for keeping me always motivated. To anyone new, WELCOME...to the rest of your DESERVED life!!! Best wishes. Disgal (pronounced Dizgal) heehee...xo

[ontariophotogal]

I wrote a very similar tale when I got back from my trip last week. I too was waiting for that "OMG" moment when I ate those forbidden foods again and it just didn't happen. Like you as well, it's only taken me a week back on track to get back to my pre-trip weight but in all, I have lost 3 weeks of time where I could have been continuing to lose. Was a great lesson for me. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[disgal]

Originally Posted by ontariophotogal

I wrote a very similar tale when I got back from my trip last week. I too was waiting for that "OMG" moment when I ate those forbidden foods again and it just didn't happen. Like you as well, it's only taken me a week back on track to get back to my pre-trip weight but in all, I have lost 3 weeks of time where I could have been continuing to lose. Was a great lesson for me. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Thanks Stacy!! You are one of my inspirations!!! I did read your post....and you're right....we're singing the same tune!! LOL!!! Best wishes!!

[ontariophotogal]

Originally Posted by disgal

Thanks Stacy!! You are one of my inspirations!!! I did read your post....and you're right....we're singing the same tune!! LOL!!! Best wishes!!

Wow! Thanks so much, hard to believe I of all people could be an inspiration to others when I truly wasn't sure if I'd be able to do this not that long ago...
Keep up the great work girl!