Thursday, June 16th, 2011
10:40am
Dear Fellow Blog Followers (Lol!),
My wonderful husband recently bought me an annual pass for Disneyland. I reside in southern California, and I love to take my granddaughter there, or even just visit by myself for the afternoon when I have time off. I haven't been to Disneyland in a while, and although I was very excited about my new annual pass, I have been hesitant to start planning my next trip there. Why? Because I know I will be surounded by tempting and delicious junk food all day. This is a serious issue for me! Once I get a taste of all of the wonderful foods from Disneyland, I know I am history with my clean eating. The frozen banana cart will be staring me in the face while I am standing in the line for the Haunted Mansion. The popcorn (for those of you who don't know this, Disneyland has the BEST popcorn in the world! I'm a sucker for it every time!) and Coke cart will be "following" me from the Haunted Mansion all the way over to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Then, in New Orleans Square, all of the delicious Cajun food and fried pastries will be calling my name. And let's not forget the burgers, fries, hot dogs, and candy stores all along Main Street, Disneyland. (deep sigh.............) I have been over-whelmed with these thoughts.
I went to go see a movie last night, and after the movie, I decided to go into Walmart. It was so crouded, I turned left after walking through the garden center, because I could not get down the main isle. I turned a corner to make an escape route down the "summer" isle, and what was sitting in the middle of the floor? A compact Coleman Cooler on wheels with a long handle that clicks down. All of a sudden I realized how PERFECT that cooler would be to take to Disneyland with me!!! Why hadn't I thought of that before? What a simple solution to such a big stressor for me. I know how to eat clean and pack a cooler. But I allowed myself to have a limited thought process because I am planning a trip to a major theme park.
I called Disneyland (this was no easy task in itself) and retrieved the measurements for their biggest locker. My cooler will fit, and for one fee, I can access the locker all day long, as many times as I want to. My cooler is the best, it is so cute, holds a ton of stuff, and even fits right on the floor of the passenger seat in my car. It's a Coleman, and it's insulated, so I know the ice won't melt quickly like most of the softer coolers with hard plastic pull-outs.
Even a vacation to a major theme park is clean eating do-able. I am allowing myself to have ONE treat at Disneyland. Just one. I'm not sure what it will be yet, but once I see it, I'll know!!! I am no longer having anxiety over this trip, and am excited to pack my cooler and have access to it whenever I need it. I feel so much better now. I can thoroughly enjoy my vacation, Disneyland and all!
I went to go see a movie last night, and after the movie, I decided to go into Walmart. It was so crouded, I turned left after walking through the garden center, because I could not get down the main isle. I turned a corner to make an escape route down the "summer" isle, and what was sitting in the middle of the floor? A compact Coleman Cooler on wheels with a long handle that clicks down. All of a sudden I realized how PERFECT that cooler would be to take to Disneyland with me!!! Why hadn't I thought of that before? What a simple solution to such a big stressor for me. I know how to eat clean and pack a cooler. But I allowed myself to have a limited thought process because I am planning a trip to a major theme park.
I called Disneyland (this was no easy task in itself) and retrieved the measurements for their biggest locker. My cooler will fit, and for one fee, I can access the locker all day long, as many times as I want to. My cooler is the best, it is so cute, holds a ton of stuff, and even fits right on the floor of the passenger seat in my car. It's a Coleman, and it's insulated, so I know the ice won't melt quickly like most of the softer coolers with hard plastic pull-outs.
Even a vacation to a major theme park is clean eating do-able. I am allowing myself to have ONE treat at Disneyland. Just one. I'm not sure what it will be yet, but once I see it, I'll know!!! I am no longer having anxiety over this trip, and am excited to pack my cooler and have access to it whenever I need it. I feel so much better now. I can thoroughly enjoy my vacation, Disneyland and all!
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