I Achieved a Goal!

I achieved a Goal! Yea!

The last few weeks of May and the entire month of June have proven to be very busy for me. This is a good thing. I have been very inspired in writing my story. This takes a lot of time but I love it. I also have been very busy in handle all the last minute details and packing of my vacation. I was out of town from June 8^th to the 19^th. Very Busy. I have a lot of good news to share with everyone.
As most of you know I have been busy working on getting myself in shape. I walk and work out a lot. I also am careful about what I eat and drink. I have made a lot of progress. I have lost a lot of inches. This is a great thing! I have wanted to build up my energy and stamina. I was able to see this improvement on this vacation.
I used to work at Walt Disney World [WDW] and have vacationed there a lot. I have never been able to do it without pain and fatigue setting in within the first 2 to 3 hours. [Even when I have been in a scooter.] Well this was not the case this trip. I had a scooter which I was parking a lot and walking around. I was able to keep up with my friend and her family that I was traveling with. I was very pleased to see these results. I wasn’t tired so quickly either. I also wasn’t in as much pain. [Yes by my last two days the pain was there but I was able to still enjoy myself.] This was a major boost for me to be able to do that.
THE GOAL I ACHEIEVED!
When I worked at WDW in 2004 they were building Expedition Everest. I was looking forward to experiencing it the next time I was at WDW. That didn’t happen because I didn’t fit on the ride. [I had to get off the ride. Talk about embarrassing.] I have done several internships and seasonal offers since then and was never able to ride this ride. I have also been there on vacation and had to skip the ride. Well this time I got the kids I was with on the ride and then I went to the exit to wait for them. I didn’t even try it. The cast member there talked to me and asked why I didn’t ride. I explained I couldn’t fit. He didn’t believe me. He said I know you can fit. He said he had seen people bigger than me ride and convinced me to try. I tried the seat outside the ride and it fit. I took the kids back on the ride because it was only a five minute wait. I was nervous the entire time. I was afraid I wouldn’t fit and have a terrible experience of not fitting and having people laugh at me as I got off the ride. I get there and I fit on the ride. It was a tight fit but a fit just the same. I was able to pull the lap bar down and it clicked. I was able to ride Expedition Everest! I cheered right there. The cast members asked if I was alright. I explained and they all high fived me. I rode the ride. I screamed my head off the entire time. It was awesome! I did that ride five times in a row that day! [I get to parks early.] I loved it! I had a great time! I achieved this goal. I have the picture of this ride on my wall as a goal and now it has been achieved. [I will be writing more about this ride on another blog.]
I was able to keep up with a 16 and 14 year old on this trip. I have always had trouble in this area. This gives me so much hope and encouragement for the goal of the 2015 NKOTB Cruise. It is my ultimate weight loss and journey of change reward.
To see where my journey began read my first blog posting:  http://mmbreakingfree.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-story-so-far.html
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