You're Going Again? - An April 2017 PTR

Still here and reading along

I think that is great you are going to go live and share with us when you are on vacation !!


I'm so looking forward to that


Are you still losing weight?
I diet before my vacations so I don't have to lose ten pounds by dieting once I return home from those vacations.........

steviethegreat said:

I'm definitely going to have a sit-down conversation with A tomorrow and be like 'Hey, let's work out the logistics of some of these things'. Because my one credit card will be paid off by the time I go. (I mean, there's NO WAY I'm going to drop $3.3k in the parks. I'd be like..buying a horse or something.) But I still don't want to be spending $200 on dinners when someone needs to pay. I'm okay with paying for A because this trip is kind of a gift, even if she paid for half of it? But IDK. I'm so paranoid about it. And honestly, we could get down there and have a great time. And maybe she'll get discounts or something and we'll save money places. I have no idea. But like, until we're there, I'm definitely going to worry.

As for the surprise meals, I'm okay with them at this point. I had planned on paying for her anyway for a few things.

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Well that's good although I actually think it would be easy to spend that much there

Now I'm picturing you coming back with a horse and being like "well guys you know how I said I wouldn't buy a horse but..."

She definitely should be able to get discounts and I'm sure you won't end up paying for that much.

Hi! I am so happy to have you! I ready your advice all the time on the boards, so it's really cool for me that you're reading along.

And thanks! I should have plenty of time, since grad nights is crashing my plans a little, but oh well! We'll roll with the punches. I'm notably terrible at taking pictures, but I'll do my best! I can't wait to show you guys all the surprises I have for A. And I'm so excited for those nachos at the Bula bar!

I am! To date, I've lost 26 pounds. I was hoping for 30lbs by the time I went, but I'm incorporating carbs and sugar back into my diet before I go so I don't crash and burn at either park when I'm there. I reaaaally can't wait for a Krispy Kreme donut. O.O My plan is to try to eat sooomewhat sensibly. (AKA, I do not need to eat every sugary thing that crosses my path.) But still have a good time. And with all the walking (since I have a very sedentary desk job), I should lose some weight just walking, again, so long as I don't eat everything in Universal and otherwise once I'm 'unleashed' from my non-carby current existence.

I'm hoping to get back from my trip, mourn that I'm home for a little while, and then keep losing weight so that the next time I get back to Universal and otherwise, I'm more happy with my experience and my pictures.

Right now, I'm still SUPER worried that I won't fit on most of the rides. I did last time, but I don't know if I've lost enough weight? Like, I have no idea if I'm the same size as before or if I lost more or less. Some of the rides were a tight fit. (As in, the kind people who squished me into the rides had to push a bit to get things to lock.) I'm super worried that I'm going to get on things and A's going to be able to ride and I'm not. I don't want her to have to ride everything by herself. :| In some ways, I wish I had more time before our trip because it only JUST started to get nice here so I've been walking more. But I'm also super excited to go. So the next eight days will go by very quickly and very slowly.

Raeven said:

Well that's good although I actually think it would be easy to spend that much there

Now I'm picturing you coming back with a horse and being like "well guys you know how I said I wouldn't buy a horse but..."

She definitely should be able to get discounts and I'm sure you won't end up paying for that much.

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If A would let me buy a horse, I totally would come back with one. O.O But I mostly meant in terms of food. Even if I pick the most expensive thing each dinner, I can't see myself spending $3k in food in 10 days.

And she should, but who knows if we'll be privy to those. Blegh. I'm just trying to pretend I don't care so I can just enjoy things.

steviethegreat said:

If A would let me buy a horse, I totally would come back with one. O.O But I mostly meant in terms of food. Even if I pick the most expensive thing each dinner, I can't see myself spending $3k in food in 10 days.

And she should, but who knows if we'll be privy to those. Blegh. I'm just trying to pretend I don't care so I can just enjoy things.

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Oh yeah in food you won't spend that much.

If she's with you she should be able to apply the discount.

Congratulations on the weight loss! That is amazing, I hope you manage to ride everything you wish to and be comfortable.........

Your trip has come around so quickly.........

You're a week away! Congratulations on the weight loss! You should really be able to enjoy yourself on vacation!

I go solo and some of my days in the park I meet up with dis friends

My friends are of all sizes
For the mummy I asked the TM to seat us in the last row in that ride as it has the larger seating

I hang with peeps that enjoy eating...
And we do fit fine in that last row

Same with the potter ride at the studios
A few rows are easier for those that need more room
Before the hulk had the do overnight last year, they had two rows for riders needing extra room

So ask when you enter the line to place you where you will be comfortable on the ride

I have only had issues on one of the rides but managed to hold my breathe and suck my fat gut in

Not much longer until the trip is here
Yay !!

Raeven said:

Oh yeah in food you won't spend that much.

If she's with you she should be able to apply the discount.

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Yeah. I wouldn't put it past me though. I really like food. O.O And yes, she gets discounts some places, just not everywhere.

schumigirl said:

Congratulations on the weight loss! That is amazing, I hope you manage to ride everything you wish to and be comfortable.........

Your trip has come around so quickly.........

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Thank you! It'll come off a lot easier post-trip. It's been harder since I've been like 'In 30 days, I can eat NACHOS'. So, when I come back, I'll start actually losing legit amounts of weight. So my next set of pictures will be way more awesome!

And YES, it has! I can't believe we leave today!

ChipDale said:

You're a week away! Congratulations on the weight loss! You should really be able to enjoy yourself on vacation!

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Thank you! And I hope so! I can't wait to try all the neat things at the parks though! XD

macraven said:

I go solo and some of my days in the park I meet up with dis friends

My friends are of all sizes
For the mummy I asked the TM to seat us in the last row in that ride as it has the larger seating

I hang with peeps that enjoy eating...
And we do fit fine in that last row

Same with the potter ride at the studios
A few rows are easier for those that need more room
Before the hulk had the do overnight last year, they had two rows for riders needing extra room

So ask when you enter the line to place you where you will be comfortable on the ride

I have only had issues on one of the rides but managed to hold my breathe and suck my fat gut in

Not much longer until the trip is here
Yay !!

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That makes me a feel a little bit better. I'm proportional! It's just that my stomach is bigger than most people's. So I'm still nervous. We'll see what happens...tomorrow