WW News and Reviews March 2022
- We are live on location at Disney Springs with Orlando Debbi! AKA, most of my news is Disney related 🙂
- I couldn’t find anything official about it, but it appears the New Balance running trail from Fort Wilderness Campground to The Wilderness Lodge appears to be closed with the expansion of the Tri Circle D Ranch and preparations for the newest resort Reflections Lakeside Lodge. The new running trail (walking for me or we are biking most of this trip) is a 2.2 mile loop starting and ending at the Settlement. Other resorts do feature running trails and work out areas if you need them
- For those of you planning a Disney trip in the near future, we will spend the entire second half talking about the new reservation system…you will need this info if you are trying to stay on plan at all!
The month’s theme is “Build Momentum” and we will spend the entire month talking about how to keep the excitement you felt starting a new year not only going, but build on that momentum for the rest of the year!
Last week during Chat #265: Create a Healthy Social Circle!, we recognized that part of succeeding long term on any plan (weight loss, healthy living, doctor recommended for avoiding medication or preparing for surgery) is to surround yourself with a close network of people who are supportive, care about your success, and who both “feel you” and will “fuel you”
We are all in multiple circles of influence, but I bet you can also name a small social circle of fuelers that you’d like to keep even closer. To be in your tightest circle choose someone(s) who can fuel you by doing one or more of these things!
Feel me when I say I appreciate your concern, but my doctor and I are the only ones who get to decide what my best weight should be. Fuel me by understanding that my goal weight is my goal weight and respecting the boundaries that asking about my weight crosses.
Feel me when I say you can either go on this journey with me or I will go on without you, but I will go on. Fuel me by realizing this is a lifestyle I want to learn to live by for my health, my ideal weight, the surgery I have coming up, to reduce my prescriptions, so my feet won’t hurt, etc etc and that I will never be “cured”.
Feel me and know that to be successful long term I will not be put in a food prison and I’m not interested in hanging out with the food police. Fuel me by helping me plan a menu, choose a restaurant, do the grocery shopping, attend a special event…but I chose WW because there are no forbidden foods. Everything can be on my plan and I will track my own food.
Your homework for last week was #FeelMeFuelMe. Name one person who is already in your closest social circle because they both feel you AND fuel you. Then tell us the #FeelMeFuelMe statement that got them there!….and then type it, snap it, share it however you like, and then tag me for your next cool badge!
Let’s see how you did!
- Sherry’s younger sister Dawn FEELS her by acknowledging that the struggle is real. Then she FUELS her by keeping up the motivation!
- Lynn’s friend Cindy who has never had a weight problem but still FEELS Lynn by chatting with her about her lifetime struggle. And she FUELS Lynn by lightening up some of her recipes and surprising her with dinner occasionally!
- Orlando Debbi FEELS me by understanding how hard it is to enjoy things like Disney without going completely off the ranch or feeling guilty after a special meal. And she FUELS me by driving over an hour each way to meet us down here for some special Egglette together time!
Bravo, you did it!
This Week’s Topic: Find and Eating Pattern That Will Stick
We recognize over and over that a lifetime journey of weight loss and wellness is not a perfection sport.
Raise your hand if you hear yourself saying things like: “I can’t have that, I won’t get a blue dot.” “I’m so frustrated, I’ve had a weight loss every week and this week I was up.” “I may as well not go to XYZ event because they won’t have anything I can eat.”
A large part of success on this new Personal Points plan (or any plan!) is figuring out ways to make it work for YOU. I love the 7 questions WW asks on this week’s weekly so I’m going to use them here (please refer back to your Weekly and WW International for more information by visiting www.weightwatchers.com) Give each one of their statements a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
- I eat things that I like
- Everything can be on the menu
- I am able to eat my favorite foods
- I am able to stick to my wellness and weight loss goals
- I can be social and attend any events
- I am able to eat the same foods as my family, friends and co-workers
- I can easily find what I need to eat at my local store
If you are mostly thumbs up
Awesome! That means you are really working this plan and understand how to make it work for YOU. Is there one NO that you would like to turn into a YES this week?
If you are mostly thumbs down
That’s still ok! Now that we have identified some NO’s we can talk about what to do to turn into a YES.
Making NO a YES
It’s not as hard as it sounds if you start with one NO at a time. Do not try to bite off more than you can chew (pun intended). For example if you answered NO to “I can be social and attend any events” write down why you feel like you can’t attend. Maybe it’s things like:
- The menu makes me nervous
- I’m afraid I’ll go over my points
- What if they don’t have anything I can eat on plan?
Ways to tackle that and make a YES might be:
- Ask or call ahead and see if you can get the menu
- Fill up on zero point foods before you go and pretrack the next two to three meals to make sure you get right back on plan
- If it’s an event where you can bring a dish, take something on plan. If not make sure you are at the end of the serving line or carry around a zero/low point beverage until you decide what to have
This Week’s Homework: #NoMeansYes
Your homework for this week is #NoMeansYes. Find one of the 7 statements from your Weekly that you had to answer NO to. Write down 3 reasons you think it’s a NO and then 3 things you can do to make it a YES this week! ….and then type it, snap it, share it however you like, and then tag me for your next cool badge!
Don’t forget to do your homework #NoMeansYes and tag me when you share on social media!
- Instagram tag @ifyouhaveanegg
- Facebook Page tag @ifyouhaveanegg
- Facebook Group tag @Kelly Green Milligan
- WW Connect tag @ifyouhaveanegg
Extra Credit: 2022 Disney Dining WW Tips
Ok my other Disney fans who are planning a trip and haven’t been since the new reservation system started…PAY ATTENTION. For the rest of you, hang in there. I promise there will be some tips you can use at the vacation destination of your choice!
We obviously live out of state and can only keep in the loop as much as we can by watching YouTubers, talking to in-towners, and then actually getting here. My advice is, if you’ve been coming to Disney for years like we have DON’T ASSUME ANYTHING and know before you go!
John’s advice is to realize this new world is called “Disney in advance.” He usually likes to talk to a human and wait until we get here to do anything. He says check-in in advance, plan your major meals and make those reservations, and lock down those major attractions if you choose to do the Genie Plus with Lightning Lanes to reduce the stress and relax. We watched more than one family walk up and not be able to get seating at a restaurant this morning and it stressed him out!
Debbi lives about an hour from Disney and was a frequent visitor on a whim. Things are very different even for Florida residents on this side of Covid and the new annual pass and reservation systems. In one sentence Debbi, what’s your best advice for someone coming this year? “Even if you live in the state of Florida, plan ahead.”
What does that have to do with eating and staying on plan? As we found out the hard way, assuming the new plans only affected rides, wait times and our time in the parks we were wrong. Don’t misunderstand me, after a few hiccups and 7 cast members later we are having a magical time…but this story could have had a very different ending. So what to do?
- The new Disney Reservation system is NO JOKE, use it! If you don’t plan today for the park you’re visiting tomorrow, you may not get in. Even with a valid ticket. We thought we would wait until we got down here and just hit all the favorites and that was a big no. Luckily Brandon with Guest Services got us hooked up with some flexibility on our part.
- Disney sit down dining is still limited in capacity and we found NO WALK UPs available for any day of our stay that weren’t before 8am or after 8pm. Zero. Reservation system, use it ahead of time. You can still go old school like John and dial 407-939-3463 but it looks like the best options are to go online to My Disney Experience and select the location icon, then open up other selections by choosing the down arrow and selecting Dining. If Walk Up had been a previous option and none is available the restaurant will say “Walk-Up List is at Capacity.” Best make a reservation just in case!
- The best way to use a quick service or walk up service is using the My Disney Experience app and you can even let the Disney Genie make some suggestions for you. Once you are on the app hit the search icon at the bottom, touch Order Food, and all of the available options will appear. You can also touch the “location” icon at the bottom, touch the down arrow to change from Wait Times to Dining and either view on the map or change to list view. After you order you will receive a push notification to pick up your food and enjoy!
- Check out the menus before you go. Each quick service and sit down dining experience has the full menu posted on My Disney Experience. I did confirm every guest still has the opportunity to request speaking with either a chef or a Special Diets Trained Cast Member. That doesn’t mean they can grant your request but if you have any concerns or requests about how something is prepared it never hurts to ask. Also when you make a reservation at a sit down dining experience there is a screen that will pop allowing you to specify which foods may be an issue for your party like eggs, fish, tree nuts, corn, milk, wheat or gluten, peanut, other soy or shellfish. Use it if you need it!.
- If you are staying at a resort that has a refrigerator, use it. We stay at the campground and fill up with zero or lower point foods before we arrive like: sturdy veggies and fruit, hard boiled eggs, lean meats, or light cheeses
- Speaking of resorts, all Disney properties feature a Quick Serve or market which should have fresh apples, bananas, or other fruit, yogurt, cereal, milk etc in case you need to grab something. They also have Disney themed snacks and treats though so watch out!
- And if all else fails try my 2 on, one off plan. Eat two of your meals that day as close to one plan as you can and then enjoy your one meal off plan!
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