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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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05-01-2003, 09:43 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The land of the free and the Home of the Brave!
Posts: 2,694
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
Whoo-hooo Steve! OH what fun to shop for smaller clothes!! I am hoping to do the same for my October Disney trip!
See! all the torment and fear associated with naked toenail guy......worth it!
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05-01-2003, 10:01 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 1,798
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
Maybe a celebratory trip to WDW is in order???
Congratulations to you...I know it must have taken A LOT of self discipline and I'm really proud of you!!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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05-01-2003, 05:25 PM
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Community Rank: Visitor
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
You all seem so nice I came here to look and saw this. 50 pounds wow. How did you do it? I need to lose some but without any luck. It's too bad you don't have any pictures to share with us. It would be such an inspration.
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05-01-2003, 09:09 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 739
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
Congratulations Steve. I know what a great feeling it is. I have lost 37-lbs as of today, May 1st. It has taken quite a while but I also have been shopping for new clothes. I have gone from Women's sizes to Misses size. In fact I bought shorts today. It sure is fun to buy smaller sizes. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Travlin Gal, Colorado Jan [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]
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05-01-2003, 09:15 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,357
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
Congratulations Steve!! And an even bigger congrats on sticking with the gym. The more I hit the gym the better I feel which is turning into a good reward for me instead of the hoped for weight loss. I did manage to go one size down in my jeans, but mostly I think the weight just keeps shifting around my body! Does anyone else have this happen to them? Currently it has moved out of my upper arms to my chin & neck...
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05-02-2003, 07:09 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: The greatest thing about losing 50 pounds...
Thanks again for the nice comments.
Quote:
Originally posted by IluvVillians:
How did you do it?
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">You know last May I just finally got motivated after I left the corporate world to open my own business. I started the Slim Fast system - using Slim Fast for at least 2 meals every day - and I began exercising twice a day every day. The first 30 pounds came off pretty much overnight over the summer - pretty amazing actually. And then in the Fall I started doing one Slim Fast a day while maintaining healthy choices in food selections. I joined a gym, got a personal trainer and the rest of the weight came off. The most important thing I felt I did was not to deny myself on special occastions - birthdays, holidays, etc - and to treat myself every now and then. It really was retraining my body physically all while retraining my mind on how to eat. To this day I still do one Slim Fast a day - usually for breakfast and if I feel that I've had a bad couple of days of eating, then I'll do 2 Slim Fasts for a couple days in a row. And yeah, I'll splurge on yummy foods every now and then still - just knowing I need to work out extra hard at the gym and compensate my diet afterwards. Seriously, if I could have done this - ANYONE can - it's all about making the choice.
It's great now - more energy, look so much better, and of course new cool clothes! |
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