I've started a weight loss blog. Check it out. : )
http://fatgirldiary88.blogspot.com
Also, I got down to 188lbs this past Friday. : D
http://fatgirldiary88.blogspot.com
Also, I got down to 188lbs this past Friday. : D
So close I can taste it.
So, I've been back from Florida for about 2 weeks. It was a good vacation ,if anyone cares. lol. Nice weather, good memories and decent shopping. Also, I was actually disciplined enough to use the fitness room a pretty good amount and when I got home and weighed myself, I was exactly the same. I guess I can't complain about that, so I won't. Now I've been fluctuating a few lbs up and down. I was able to get down to 189 a couple days before I went away and I was 191 this morning (after a rather fatty dinner the night before, but a productive work out before that).
So, right now, I'm just sitting at home, after another productive work out and just trying to keep myself from pigging out and ruining all my progress for the day. I know that what you eat is like 70% responsible for weight loss. It's just so hard to be restrictive all the time. And my days can be a little sporadic to try and plan my meals. However, I'm gonna resolve to do better. My goal before I went on vacation was to be down 50lbs from when I went last year (177), but when it seemed like that was gonna happen, I changed it to 40lbs (187) and that didn't really happen either. So, the next big event in my life is my BDay in April, so I'd like to try to be 177 for that.
Anyway, I think I'll shell some peanuts and find something good on TV. Take care er'rybody. lol
So, I've been back from Florida for about 2 weeks. It was a good vacation ,if anyone cares. lol. Nice weather, good memories and decent shopping. Also, I was actually disciplined enough to use the fitness room a pretty good amount and when I got home and weighed myself, I was exactly the same. I guess I can't complain about that, so I won't. Now I've been fluctuating a few lbs up and down. I was able to get down to 189 a couple days before I went away and I was 191 this morning (after a rather fatty dinner the night before, but a productive work out before that).
So, right now, I'm just sitting at home, after another productive work out and just trying to keep myself from pigging out and ruining all my progress for the day. I know that what you eat is like 70% responsible for weight loss. It's just so hard to be restrictive all the time. And my days can be a little sporadic to try and plan my meals. However, I'm gonna resolve to do better. My goal before I went on vacation was to be down 50lbs from when I went last year (177), but when it seemed like that was gonna happen, I changed it to 40lbs (187) and that didn't really happen either. So, the next big event in my life is my BDay in April, so I'd like to try to be 177 for that.
Anyway, I think I'll shell some peanuts and find something good on TV. Take care er'rybody. lol
FLA Vacay - Feb 2
(I'm gonna be honest, I don't really want to type this all out, cuz I'm feeling distracted and lazy, but I said today's would be longer so, here we go. lol)
Oh, yeah! Disney, yeah!
I ended up getting up ( or rather, being woken up) a little later than expected, but after a quick clean up and a couple outfit changes, we headed out to go to Disney Hollywood Studios. Once in the park, I made a beeline for the Beauty and the Beast show. It's probably like my favourite thing about any of the parks. I love the story in general and the costumes and all that are great. And, of course, I was covered in goosebumps and getting a little teary eyed during parts. lol. After that, we hit up the Rock'n Roller Coaster and the Tower of Terror. Then, we headed over to the Star Tours ride and then to Muppets 3D. Once that show was over, we went to the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids play area so I could take a picture with Anty. This is kind of a tradition. Every time I go to Hollywood Studios, I have to go there and take a pic with him. I probably have close to a dozen various pix. I should make a timeline. haha. We watched a Pixar parade after that and, when that was over, went on a backlot tour. I took some pix with some characters on the way to another "tour" of various legendary movies and whatever (it was kinda boring, lol).
I ended the day by perusing shops with my dad while my mom went on Tower of Terror and Rock'n Roller Coaster. We went for dinner at Bob Evans on the way back to the hotel. Once back here, I decided to go for a swim in the other pool on the grounds (which is a hell of a lot warmer than the one closest to us). I would have probably stayed there longer, but some middle aged FOB guys showed up with drinks and I was worried bad shit might happen, so I left after like 20 mins. Then I went to the gym for a bit of weight training and cardio and now I'm all showered and sleepy and just about to upload some pix.
The weather for the rest of our trip seems to be kinda iffy. Supposed clouds for the next 3 days and then various amounts of rain for the next few days after that. Hopefully that'll change, but either way, it's gonna be a relaxing day tomorrow. Maybe do some shopping or whatever. We'll see.
FLA Vacay - Feb 3
Aw, yeah! Shopping day, yeah!
The forecast for today was supposed to be cloudy and that ended up being the case, so we all just kinda slept in for a bit and finally got up around 9:30/10. My parents decided to go out to IHOP, but I didn't really want to. So, after they left, I threw on a sundress and sat by the pool and read til they got back.
Once they were back, I came back in and got ready and we went out to do some shopping. The first mall we went to only had like a few dozen stores, tops, but we only went into a couple. The next one was much bigger and I was able to get to a Hot Topic. After that, we were all getting kinda hungry, so since we were already in the Orlando area, we went to The Cheesecake Factory. We all ended up pretty full after dinner, so we each got our slices of cheesecake to go. Then, on the way home, we popped into a Walmart. I love Walmart in general, but where there's so much new and different merchandise at really good prices, I know I can do some serious damage to my bank account. lol
So, my parents are already in bed and I'll be going to bed soon cuz we're going back to Universal tomorrow to see the other side. Hopefully the weather is pretty decent, cuz we're expecting rain at some point in the next few days. Anyway, Everybody stay warm and well.
Night
(I'm gonna be honest, I don't really want to type this all out, cuz I'm feeling distracted and lazy, but I said today's would be longer so, here we go. lol)
Oh, yeah! Disney, yeah!
I ended up getting up ( or rather, being woken up) a little later than expected, but after a quick clean up and a couple outfit changes, we headed out to go to Disney Hollywood Studios. Once in the park, I made a beeline for the Beauty and the Beast show. It's probably like my favourite thing about any of the parks. I love the story in general and the costumes and all that are great. And, of course, I was covered in goosebumps and getting a little teary eyed during parts. lol. After that, we hit up the Rock'n Roller Coaster and the Tower of Terror. Then, we headed over to the Star Tours ride and then to Muppets 3D. Once that show was over, we went to the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids play area so I could take a picture with Anty. This is kind of a tradition. Every time I go to Hollywood Studios, I have to go there and take a pic with him. I probably have close to a dozen various pix. I should make a timeline. haha. We watched a Pixar parade after that and, when that was over, went on a backlot tour. I took some pix with some characters on the way to another "tour" of various legendary movies and whatever (it was kinda boring, lol).
I ended the day by perusing shops with my dad while my mom went on Tower of Terror and Rock'n Roller Coaster. We went for dinner at Bob Evans on the way back to the hotel. Once back here, I decided to go for a swim in the other pool on the grounds (which is a hell of a lot warmer than the one closest to us). I would have probably stayed there longer, but some middle aged FOB guys showed up with drinks and I was worried bad shit might happen, so I left after like 20 mins. Then I went to the gym for a bit of weight training and cardio and now I'm all showered and sleepy and just about to upload some pix.
The weather for the rest of our trip seems to be kinda iffy. Supposed clouds for the next 3 days and then various amounts of rain for the next few days after that. Hopefully that'll change, but either way, it's gonna be a relaxing day tomorrow. Maybe do some shopping or whatever. We'll see.
FLA Vacay - Feb 3
Aw, yeah! Shopping day, yeah!
The forecast for today was supposed to be cloudy and that ended up being the case, so we all just kinda slept in for a bit and finally got up around 9:30/10. My parents decided to go out to IHOP, but I didn't really want to. So, after they left, I threw on a sundress and sat by the pool and read til they got back.
Once they were back, I came back in and got ready and we went out to do some shopping. The first mall we went to only had like a few dozen stores, tops, but we only went into a couple. The next one was much bigger and I was able to get to a Hot Topic. After that, we were all getting kinda hungry, so since we were already in the Orlando area, we went to The Cheesecake Factory. We all ended up pretty full after dinner, so we each got our slices of cheesecake to go. Then, on the way home, we popped into a Walmart. I love Walmart in general, but where there's so much new and different merchandise at really good prices, I know I can do some serious damage to my bank account. lol
So, my parents are already in bed and I'll be going to bed soon cuz we're going back to Universal tomorrow to see the other side. Hopefully the weather is pretty decent, cuz we're expecting rain at some point in the next few days. Anyway, Everybody stay warm and well.
Night
FLA Vacay - Feb 1
Just a relaxing day.
I was woken up around 8 or so and couldn't really get back to sleep, so I just kinda hung around until my parents got up about an hour later and then we all made our way to the pool. I just laid out and read and, at one point, braved the cold as balls water to swim a little.
Around 2 or so, we all get ready and headed over to the Ponderosa steak house for another lunch buffet and then went to Downtown Disney to just walk around and see what the shops had to offer. There wasn't too much to see, but we did walk from end to end and stopped in at T-Rex (the prehistoric equivalent of The Rainforest Cafe) to just have a drink at the bar.
So, now we're just sitting in the hotel right now, watching TV and getting ready for bed. It looks like we're going to Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM) tomorrow, so I can't wait for that. And I promise to have more to say in tomorrow's blog. haha
Night
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Just a relaxing day.
I was woken up around 8 or so and couldn't really get back to sleep, so I just kinda hung around until my parents got up about an hour later and then we all made our way to the pool. I just laid out and read and, at one point, braved the cold as balls water to swim a little.
Around 2 or so, we all get ready and headed over to the Ponderosa steak house for another lunch buffet and then went to Downtown Disney to just walk around and see what the shops had to offer. There wasn't too much to see, but we did walk from end to end and stopped in at T-Rex (the prehistoric equivalent of The Rainforest Cafe) to just have a drink at the bar.
So, now we're just sitting in the hotel right now, watching TV and getting ready for bed. It looks like we're going to Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM) tomorrow, so I can't wait for that. And I promise to have more to say in tomorrow's blog. haha
Night
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FLA Vacay - Jan 31
Another good day.
We went to Universal today. It took a couple detours for coffee and muffins, but due to those, I was able to find something I had been wanting to purchase since last year. Further proving to myself that everything happens for a reason. : )
Anyway, once we got there, we made our way to the Islands of Adventure section and I headed straight to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Again, I had a big stupid smile on my face and I got goosebumps from various songs from the soundtrack playing throughout the park. lol. I purchased a Gryffindor cloak that I'd been debating buying since our last visit, and had finally decided to go for it. What was even better was I could have sworn it was like $200, which is one of the main reasons I was hesitant to buy it before. But when we got there, the tag said it was only $100. And, of course, in my girl mind, that now means I have an extra hundred to spend on stuff. haha
We rode a couple rides in the Harry Potter area and then started walking around the rest of the sections. We had lunch in the cafe in the Jurassic Park area and then ended up in the Marvel comic area so I could take pix with a bunch of superheroes. haha
After that, I just wanted to peruse the gift shops, which my dad and I did while my mom lapped the park. Once we all met up again, we made our way back to the car and came home. I (with the "kind" words of a friend, lol) was able to kick my ass over to the gym for a bit of weight training and mild cardio.
The temperature for the coming days keeps changing little by little, but tomorrow is supposed to be just slightly warmer than today and, considering we spent the day walking around and stuff, tomorrow will definitely be a re-coop/pool day. I'm gonna need to turn my pink skin brown. lol
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So, that's all for now. Just gonna upload some pix, clean up a bit and get to bed. TTFN.
Another good day.
We went to Universal today. It took a couple detours for coffee and muffins, but due to those, I was able to find something I had been wanting to purchase since last year. Further proving to myself that everything happens for a reason. : )
Anyway, once we got there, we made our way to the Islands of Adventure section and I headed straight to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Again, I had a big stupid smile on my face and I got goosebumps from various songs from the soundtrack playing throughout the park. lol. I purchased a Gryffindor cloak that I'd been debating buying since our last visit, and had finally decided to go for it. What was even better was I could have sworn it was like $200, which is one of the main reasons I was hesitant to buy it before. But when we got there, the tag said it was only $100. And, of course, in my girl mind, that now means I have an extra hundred to spend on stuff. haha
We rode a couple rides in the Harry Potter area and then started walking around the rest of the sections. We had lunch in the cafe in the Jurassic Park area and then ended up in the Marvel comic area so I could take pix with a bunch of superheroes. haha
After that, I just wanted to peruse the gift shops, which my dad and I did while my mom lapped the park. Once we all met up again, we made our way back to the car and came home. I (with the "kind" words of a friend, lol) was able to kick my ass over to the gym for a bit of weight training and mild cardio.
The temperature for the coming days keeps changing little by little, but tomorrow is supposed to be just slightly warmer than today and, considering we spent the day walking around and stuff, tomorrow will definitely be a re-coop/pool day. I'm gonna need to turn my pink skin brown. lol
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So, that's all for now. Just gonna upload some pix, clean up a bit and get to bed. TTFN.
Good day was good.
I was woken up sometime after 10am by a maid knocking at the door cuz my parents forgot to put the "do not disturb" sign on the door when they left to sit by the pool. Since I was pretty awake by that point, I decided to through on a bikini and join them. I was probably outside for about an hour or so, just reading, relaxing and checking the water temp in the pool (pretty cold). It got up to a high of 20c today, and even though it didn't feel that hot, I'm still rather pink on my arms chest and back. Story of my life. lol
Once we all got kinda bored with the pool, we got ready to head out for "breakfast" (at like 1:30) and ended up at Golden Corral; a pretty good and very well priced buffet restaurant. I mean, we paid just over $23 for my parents and me to have as much as we want. I know I ate a lot, but I wasn't super full, so I was happy about that. Afterward, we headed to a few gift shops, a Publix for some groceries and a super Target.
When we got home, I decided to head to the gym for about an hour. Then took a shower, had some yogurt and that brings me to now. It's gonna be another hot day tomorrow, but we're planning to go to a park; most likely Universal.
So, as y'all can see, I have decided to keep a journal, but I probably not gonna do any super long entries. Just the jist of the day and maybe a funny anecdote or something. I'll also probably won't post too many pix. At this point, I have enough pix of Universal and the scenery around the hotel, so I won't post any of those. I'll probably post some from Disney though and any pix of with with characters and whatnot. So, ya, that's all I have to say for now. I hope everyone's keeping warm and I can't wait to get back and see all my friends again.
Here are some pix so far:
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I was woken up sometime after 10am by a maid knocking at the door cuz my parents forgot to put the "do not disturb" sign on the door when they left to sit by the pool. Since I was pretty awake by that point, I decided to through on a bikini and join them. I was probably outside for about an hour or so, just reading, relaxing and checking the water temp in the pool (pretty cold). It got up to a high of 20c today, and even though it didn't feel that hot, I'm still rather pink on my arms chest and back. Story of my life. lol
Once we all got kinda bored with the pool, we got ready to head out for "breakfast" (at like 1:30) and ended up at Golden Corral; a pretty good and very well priced buffet restaurant. I mean, we paid just over $23 for my parents and me to have as much as we want. I know I ate a lot, but I wasn't super full, so I was happy about that. Afterward, we headed to a few gift shops, a Publix for some groceries and a super Target.
When we got home, I decided to head to the gym for about an hour. Then took a shower, had some yogurt and that brings me to now. It's gonna be another hot day tomorrow, but we're planning to go to a park; most likely Universal.
So, as y'all can see, I have decided to keep a journal, but I probably not gonna do any super long entries. Just the jist of the day and maybe a funny anecdote or something. I'll also probably won't post too many pix. At this point, I have enough pix of Universal and the scenery around the hotel, so I won't post any of those. I'll probably post some from Disney though and any pix of with with characters and whatnot. So, ya, that's all I have to say for now. I hope everyone's keeping warm and I can't wait to get back and see all my friends again.
Here are some pix so far:
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FLA Vacay - Jan 29
We finally made it.
Like I figured, we didn't leave the hotel til like 8:17am. And that was after a hearty breakfast (which included 2 Krispy Kreme donuts, provided by the hotel, lol). Nothing too much happened on the drive down. I just did some snoozing, finished reading one of the 6 books I brought with me and, as it got dark, I watched Tangled.
For lunch, we went to a Denny's diner which was right near a Walmart and good thing too, cuz I was smart enough to double check that I brought enough clothing, but not smart enough to remember to bring deodorant. I coulda sworn I had though, but oh well. lol
For dinner, we went to a Perkins. And while we were there, we found out there was some big pile up on the I-75, a bit south of where we were. Basically, a forest fire caused so much smoke that people couldn't see the cars in front of them and 10 people ended up dead. Here's a URL about the whole thing...
http://www.ocala.com/article/20120129/ARTICLES/120129633/1402/NEWS?Title=10-dead-in-crashes-northbound-I-75-reopened&tc=ar
There was some debate on whether we should just find a hotel in the area (about 1.5 hours north of our hotel) and spend the night there, or find an alternative route. Thankfully, we chose to keep going and we got to our hotel at 12:45am.
So, now we're just unpacking and getting settled. According to the weather network, it's gonna be like 20 celsius tomorrow and then 22 the next day and then 26 for the next 3 days after that, so it's lookin' good so far.
Not sure what we'll be getting up to tomorrow, but I'm sure it'll involve me wearing a sundress. lol. Anyway, hope the weather isn't too shitty at home right now. And I'm already missing my friends, so everyone feel free to text me and keep in touch.
We finally made it.
Like I figured, we didn't leave the hotel til like 8:17am. And that was after a hearty breakfast (which included 2 Krispy Kreme donuts, provided by the hotel, lol). Nothing too much happened on the drive down. I just did some snoozing, finished reading one of the 6 books I brought with me and, as it got dark, I watched Tangled.
For lunch, we went to a Denny's diner which was right near a Walmart and good thing too, cuz I was smart enough to double check that I brought enough clothing, but not smart enough to remember to bring deodorant. I coulda sworn I had though, but oh well. lol
For dinner, we went to a Perkins. And while we were there, we found out there was some big pile up on the I-75, a bit south of where we were. Basically, a forest fire caused so much smoke that people couldn't see the cars in front of them and 10 people ended up dead. Here's a URL about the whole thing...
http://www.ocala.com/article/20120129/ARTICLES/120129633/1402/NEWS?Title=10-dead-in-crashes-northbound-I-75-reopened&tc=ar
There was some debate on whether we should just find a hotel in the area (about 1.5 hours north of our hotel) and spend the night there, or find an alternative route. Thankfully, we chose to keep going and we got to our hotel at 12:45am.
So, now we're just unpacking and getting settled. According to the weather network, it's gonna be like 20 celsius tomorrow and then 22 the next day and then 26 for the next 3 days after that, so it's lookin' good so far.
Not sure what we'll be getting up to tomorrow, but I'm sure it'll involve me wearing a sundress. lol. Anyway, hope the weather isn't too shitty at home right now. And I'm already missing my friends, so everyone feel free to text me and keep in touch.
FLA Vacay - Jan 28
6:19pm
So, it's our first day of traveling.
We ended up leaving a bit after 8am, which is like an hour later than my dad wanted to leave, but no one's surprised by that. I was pretty much ready to go "on time" but I was a little surprised that I was. I had work yesterday and then spent a few hours after that hanging out with a friend, so I didn't get home to finalize my packing til like 2am. At that point, I was pretty friggen tired and got to the point when you're still awake, but not really functioning properly. It took me forever to decisions on what to take and what to leave, where to put everything, what to bring in the car and put in the trunk, etc. On top of that, I'd spent a couple days looking for a specific bikini that I hadn't worn since summer. I tore my room apart and checked my dad's room and the laundry room and to no avail. Finally, my dad came across it hidden under some stuff in his room, How it got there, I have no idea, but I was just happy to have found out. Then I had the same issue with the charger for my camera, and my dad found it amongst his camera equipment. After everything was said and done, I hadn't gotten any sleep and I decided I was clean enough that I didn't really need a shower.
I passed out in the car almost immediately and when I woke up, we had stopped in London cuz my parents still needed to get our travel insurance. It was snowing a lot heavier there than it was at home. I read for a bit and passed out again and did that a few times til we crossed over into Michigan, then read a passed out a couple more times after that.
We just had dinner in Ohio and now we're on our way to the hotel in Kentucky. It's probably gonna be a good few hours before we get there.
Anyway, even though I'm writing this blog now, I'm not sure if I'll be writing one every day since I've done them for my last few vacations and stuff tends to get repetitive, but I'll see. We will be doing some different stuff this time, like spending a couple days at Disney parks, as well as a couple days at Universal. Also, my sister has decided not to join us, so that should make the vacation itself that much better. lol
So, I'll sign off for now and see if anything interesting happen in the next little bit that I want to share with everyone.
1:07am
Sitting all comfy cozy in bed. Just did an hour on the treadmill in the fitness room, then watched SNL, and then had a shower that brings me to now. Might mess around on my laptop for a bit, but I'm pretty sleepy, so I'll probably be going to bed soon. My dad wants to be on the road at 7am again, but we'll see. lol
6:19pm
So, it's our first day of traveling.
We ended up leaving a bit after 8am, which is like an hour later than my dad wanted to leave, but no one's surprised by that. I was pretty much ready to go "on time" but I was a little surprised that I was. I had work yesterday and then spent a few hours after that hanging out with a friend, so I didn't get home to finalize my packing til like 2am. At that point, I was pretty friggen tired and got to the point when you're still awake, but not really functioning properly. It took me forever to decisions on what to take and what to leave, where to put everything, what to bring in the car and put in the trunk, etc. On top of that, I'd spent a couple days looking for a specific bikini that I hadn't worn since summer. I tore my room apart and checked my dad's room and the laundry room and to no avail. Finally, my dad came across it hidden under some stuff in his room, How it got there, I have no idea, but I was just happy to have found out. Then I had the same issue with the charger for my camera, and my dad found it amongst his camera equipment. After everything was said and done, I hadn't gotten any sleep and I decided I was clean enough that I didn't really need a shower.
I passed out in the car almost immediately and when I woke up, we had stopped in London cuz my parents still needed to get our travel insurance. It was snowing a lot heavier there than it was at home. I read for a bit and passed out again and did that a few times til we crossed over into Michigan, then read a passed out a couple more times after that.
We just had dinner in Ohio and now we're on our way to the hotel in Kentucky. It's probably gonna be a good few hours before we get there.
Anyway, even though I'm writing this blog now, I'm not sure if I'll be writing one every day since I've done them for my last few vacations and stuff tends to get repetitive, but I'll see. We will be doing some different stuff this time, like spending a couple days at Disney parks, as well as a couple days at Universal. Also, my sister has decided not to join us, so that should make the vacation itself that much better. lol
So, I'll sign off for now and see if anything interesting happen in the next little bit that I want to share with everyone.
1:07am
Sitting all comfy cozy in bed. Just did an hour on the treadmill in the fitness room, then watched SNL, and then had a shower that brings me to now. Might mess around on my laptop for a bit, but I'm pretty sleepy, so I'll probably be going to bed soon. My dad wants to be on the road at 7am again, but we'll see. lol
I signed up for a gym membership today.
Hope this means good things are coming my way. : )
Hope this means good things are coming my way. : )
