No, MeMe, we're on the 10/5 Wonder four day with stop in Freeport. We're going down to Orlando on 10/3 to celebrate DD's 13th birthday at the Halloween Party in the MK!
Saturday, 10/4 we'll spend the day in Epcot, and Sunday we'll leave for the port. DH will celebrate his bday at
Castaway Cay! We're staying at All Star Music--where we stayed when we were in WDW in January. (Can't believe I got DH to let us go again so soon!) We stayed at the PO French Quarter once and we really liked it. You're so lucky to be spending a whole week there!
We're in a cat. 11 on the ship; still dreaming of a pixie dust upgrade, though.
Have to agree, the trip is really helping in keeping me on track. I
get a little worried wondering if I'll be able to maintain the focus after we get back, but then I think of you and Castillo Mom and Disney Grannie and Karen and all the other great people on this board and I think it'll be OK. One day at a time, right?
About all this exercise. . .the treadmill and the weight lifting is kind of a drudge though I feel good while I'm doing it and ecstatic when I'm finished!
The biking is pure joy because I find it so relaxing. What I'm thinking, though, is that I have to really go all out NOW--before my work schedule becomes more demanding in mid-Sept. (more classes and students) or I won't see the results I want. When I'm back into my full-time work routine, I'll be down to 30 minutes treadmill and bike time will be questionable (especially when it gets cold!
). Also, I have a 12 year old DD while you have a little guy. When DD was that small, I didn't have the time that I do now; it's challenging to find any time for yourself when you have a young child.
Be kind to yourself if you're going to try working out at 5:30 a.m. It's hard to get up at that time when it's dark outside! It can be hard to exercise right after awakening, too. You might want a routine that has a lot of warm up time! A couple of years ago, before my DD had the early morning school schedule, a friend of mine and I walked at 6 a.m., three days a week, for a whole school year. If I hadn't known she was outside my door each morning, I don't think I could've done it so regularly, particularly in January! See if you can find someone in your neighborhood, particularly if you're planning on being outside alone. All that said, the early morning is a great time to be doing something for yourself--no demands from anyone else, quiet all around. . .
Don't forget, too, that every a.m. I'll be up at 5:30, too, thinking of you and mentally pushing you out of that bed and into your exercise! We gotta support each other!!!!!!
Well, DD is chomping at the bit to go biking and I'm so grateful she'll go, I don't want to let her down.
Have a great day and keep up the awesome work! I'm jealous of your cheat free days! (If I just hadn't met up with that general. . .)