My name is Jennifer and I am ever so glad to have found this WISH journal. I am new to the DIS Boards, as well as to WISH. I have been a Disney lover since birth (my Mom is the ultimate fan) and we go as often as possible.
I am 32 years old, married with no children. I am a prosecuting attorney in Florida and my husband has just retired from the Coast Gurad and is starting a charter dive boat business. I have been battling my weight since my teen years. when I was in law school I managed to successfully lose 45 pounds and get into a size 8 (my best ever, and boy did I feel great). That lasted for about 2 1/2 years, then I quit smoking. Steadily, over the past 8 years I have gained back all that I lost and then some. (Not to mention that I started smoking again 4 years later, so now I can't even say it was for a good cause). Now I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life (215) and a Woman's size 16/18. I have been "determined" to do something about the situation for QUITE a long time now. Life (or some other excuse) always seems to get in the way of me actually achieving anything though. I know that I KNOW how to do it - after all, I've done it before. But it is HARD and my will power is low. My weight definitely affects my sense of self-worth, and overall mental health. Here I am living my dream life in paradise, but I am miserable lots of the time. Then I get so angry at myself because (like I said before) I KNOW how to fix this - I just don't. I must be the queen of rationalizations and excuses.
Anyway, we are planning a family trip to Disney at Christmas and in doing some planning I found the DIS boards, and then wonder of all wonders - the WISH journals. I began reading. Your support and assistance to one another is wonderful. I have seen in some of your posts many of the same issues that I struggle with. Maybe, here, among others traveling the same uphill path, I can finally get past the excuses and just DO IT.
Sooooo, here is my WISH list for my new life:
My long term, over-all goals:
1. Get back into a size 8 ( generally I like to guage my success by my dress size and not by actual pounds - since a large part of my plan will involve exercise with weights, and muscle weighs more than fat, etc)
2. Figure out the psychological aspects of my unhealthy relationship with food. (I really think the journal can be of great value with this aspect).
3. Figure out a way to make working out a priority in my life, instead of an ordeal to be avoided. I want to fit working out into my routine 6 days per week.
I am really bad at short term goals (I think this is part of my overall problem, and why I manage to convince myself that the whole thing is hopeless and so it really doesn't matter if I just don't go to the gym today). Any comments or suggestions on this (or any portion of my journal) are definitely appreciated.
You all have given me hope that this time I can succeed. Maybe all I needed was the magic of Disney to get me where I need to go. Whatever comes of this, thanks for sharing your assistance and personal ups and downs with me.
I am 32 years old, married with no children. I am a prosecuting attorney in Florida and my husband has just retired from the Coast Gurad and is starting a charter dive boat business. I have been battling my weight since my teen years. when I was in law school I managed to successfully lose 45 pounds and get into a size 8 (my best ever, and boy did I feel great). That lasted for about 2 1/2 years, then I quit smoking. Steadily, over the past 8 years I have gained back all that I lost and then some. (Not to mention that I started smoking again 4 years later, so now I can't even say it was for a good cause). Now I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life (215) and a Woman's size 16/18. I have been "determined" to do something about the situation for QUITE a long time now. Life (or some other excuse) always seems to get in the way of me actually achieving anything though. I know that I KNOW how to do it - after all, I've done it before. But it is HARD and my will power is low. My weight definitely affects my sense of self-worth, and overall mental health. Here I am living my dream life in paradise, but I am miserable lots of the time. Then I get so angry at myself because (like I said before) I KNOW how to fix this - I just don't. I must be the queen of rationalizations and excuses.
Anyway, we are planning a family trip to Disney at Christmas and in doing some planning I found the DIS boards, and then wonder of all wonders - the WISH journals. I began reading. Your support and assistance to one another is wonderful. I have seen in some of your posts many of the same issues that I struggle with. Maybe, here, among others traveling the same uphill path, I can finally get past the excuses and just DO IT.
Sooooo, here is my WISH list for my new life:
My long term, over-all goals:
1. Get back into a size 8 ( generally I like to guage my success by my dress size and not by actual pounds - since a large part of my plan will involve exercise with weights, and muscle weighs more than fat, etc)
2. Figure out the psychological aspects of my unhealthy relationship with food. (I really think the journal can be of great value with this aspect).
3. Figure out a way to make working out a priority in my life, instead of an ordeal to be avoided. I want to fit working out into my routine 6 days per week.
I am really bad at short term goals (I think this is part of my overall problem, and why I manage to convince myself that the whole thing is hopeless and so it really doesn't matter if I just don't go to the gym today). Any comments or suggestions on this (or any portion of my journal) are definitely appreciated.
You all have given me hope that this time I can succeed. Maybe all I needed was the magic of Disney to get me where I need to go. Whatever comes of this, thanks for sharing your assistance and personal ups and downs with me.