Exercise
Climbed 8 flights of stairs
Walked for 1 hour with dog.
(I did not walk for 3 hrs. at horse show. Wow that is terrific that you did! :cp:)

Meals
Br-Berry/Veggie Drink
Lu-Korean vegetable wrap.
Sn-Banana
Di-Tomato and cheese flatbread, Caesar salad, tea.

Renee-You deserve a piece of Chocolate cake after being successful. :cheer2::congrat: I hope you treated your horse too with something he likes for the fine job he did. :carrot: Wow, that is fantastic that you won every class you entered. You will have to update your homepage with pictures and ribbons. :encore:I am excited for your next horse show.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked stringbeans
picked up branches around a hayfield
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
graham crackers
leftover pizza
plum
ham, sweet potato, stringbeans

Corinna - as soon as I came home from the show, I let him rolled in the dirt! I hope the weather forecast is wrong for Sunday's show. They are calling for rain and thunderstorms. I'm not sure if I will take my horse or just go and help out. I'm not a fan of showing in the rain.

Hope Dee is ok. She hasn't posted for awhile.

Exercise:
Walked up 8 flights of stairs twice
Walked for 1 hour with dog

Meals:
Breakfast- berry drink
Lunch- bean and cheese burrito
Snack- pita chips
Dinner:- hummus, lettuce sandwich

Renee-I can just imagine him rolling around in the dirt. LOL. My pony use to do that too. I would wash and clean him up and brush him so he looked so handsome, and then as soon as I released him back into the meadow, he would roll. He was all white with a few black specks, so you can just imagine how he looked after rolling. I couldn't be too mad at him though, because I knew he was doing it to keep the flies away. I miss him.

Sounds like you have a good crop of string beans. Good healthy food.

I hope it doesn't rain. You have your big competition this weekend. I know you are looking forward to it. I am too.

I think Dee is doing okay. She posts to other threads too. Her recent posts state she had a good labor day weekend, went to the semi-annual Yoders Amish Quilt & Flea Market-Craft Show near Clare, MI, and is currently in the process of selling their home/looking for a new home to live in for good. I think she will post to our thread once again when she has more time.

Hope you have a good Wednesday.;)

":D What motivates every person on this planet can be boiled down to six basic human needs. You can program yourself to drop bad habits then replace it with good habits"

Hi Kim :wave: Glad you found us! Feel free to post your healthy living tips.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked tomatoes and peppers
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
granola bar
tomato and cheese sandwich, hard boiled egg
plum
veggie tortellini casserole

Hopefully it won't rain today as we have some hay down, but we really do need rain. I have peppers to pick and freeze and carrots to dig. Think I'll wait on the carrots until we get some rain. They're easier to dig when the ground is moist. I can't believe summer is almost over. The older I get, the quicker it seems to go.

Enjoy your day!

Exercise
Walked with dog for an 1 hour
Walked 8 flights of stairs

Meals
Br-berry drink
Lu-2 slices veggie pizza
Di-hummus and pita chips, mock crab balls

Yumm, veggie tortellini casserole, yumm yumm.
I couldn't find anything very good to eat today for lunch.
I settled for some vegetable pizza that looked somewhat sparse on veggies.
Maybe tomorrow I will have a better selection.

Kim-welcome to this thread. Thanks for sharing some words of wisdom with us.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
worked a horse
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
nectarine
tomato and cheese sandwich
pretzels
italian roast beef and mixed veggies

Today is grocery shopping and baling hay. The rain missed us yesterday so we are good to go with the hay. We still have a few more fields to do. Will probably cut more next week. DH starts vacation on Sunday and I think we will take a few day trips.

Enjoy your Thursday!

Exercise
Walked with dog for an 1 hour
Walked 8 flights of stairs

Meals
Br-scrambled egg and cheese sandwich
Lu-veggie burger and onion rings
Di-mock crab balls

Renee-I hope the weather continues to be nice so you can get all that hay in the barn.
What type of day trips are you thinking of doing together with your husband? I hope
it is something fun. I hope you have a good time.

The weather is slightly cooler here. We may get a small chance of misty rain tonight.
It feels so nice outdoors. Well we had new gutters put on the house today. So the
roof and gutters are all new. Now to work on the next project of timed bathroom fan
and install a pull down ladder to the attic.

Well it is getting closer to Saturday, and that is weigh-in day. I hope we both see some
success this week. I think it will be a good week for both of us. Only time will tell. Let's
do it. :carrot:

Hope you have a good day.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs.morning barn chores
moved some hay
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
graham crackers
tomato and cheese sandwich
pretzels
beef chili mac and sweet corn

Corinna - yes, we got yesterdays hay in the barn. It was beautiful outside! Today is supposed to be the same. We have a bit more hay to cut. We'll probably do it next week. On Wednesday we're going to Lancaster to visit my sister and Sam's cousin. They live 3 miles apart. Not really sure what else we are doing.
The weather doesn't look too promising for the horse show on Sunday.....

Exercise:
8 flights of stairs
30 minute walk

Meals
Scrambled egg with biscuit
Banana
Vegetable Tempura
Fruit roll
Veggie Fajita

Renee-it will be nice for you both to visit with family. That's great! I hope you have a great time. If the weather is bad this weekend, I may not travel anywhere. Right now the Sunday forecast on weather.com is 50% chance of rain with thunderstorms. Rain to start at 5 AM, and then thunderstorms at 9AM running through the whole day. That doesn't sound good. I will check again later.

Tomorrow is weigh-in. I don't know how things will fair out for me. I am trying to think positive about it.....we will see.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked more stringbeans
1/2 evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
graham crackers
tomato and cheese sandwich and hardboiled egg
pretzels
grilled hamburger, potato salad baked beans

Well, I'm up 1 lb. I still eat too many carbs. Next week will be better.

Corinna - the weather does not look good for tomorrow. There will be more shows next year........

Exercise
1 hour morning walk with dog
yard work

Meals:
Two eggs, veggie links, toast
Cheddar Cheese slices
Veggie Pizza

My weight stayed the same this week. Guess I will have to try harder next week. Renee we can do this, if we put our mind to it. We have done it before. Guess we need to try harder, and get motivated.

Still see thunderstorms in the forecast. Renee, I hope everything works out for you tomorrow with what ever you do. Due to the weather, I won't be traveling anywhere far tomorrow. I decided to just stay home for a change.

I hope you have a good weekend and a better week!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
worked around the yard
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
tomato and cheese sandwich, hard boiled egg
pretzels
leftover veggie tortellini, watermelon

Going to a horse show, but will probably get rained out....we really need the rain!

I must get more focused on my meals and eat healthier...this is the week!

Exercise
Morning walk with dog 1 hour
Bike ride with dog 15 minutes
Evening walk with dog 1 hour

Meals
Mini blueberry muffin
Mozzarella Sticks, lasagna pasta with cheese in tomato sauce
Ice Cream
Frozen blueberries

Went to church today and learned about church support groups. Joined one that holds sessions after morning church service. So now I can attend regular church service, and attend Life Group afterwards to further my knowledge on the bible.

Began slow training with my dog to run beside my bicycle again. He seems to remember how to do it. Just went around the block so he wouldn't get too hot. He did very well.

Ate some ice cream today. I bought two scoops but only ate about one scoop since it tasted funny. I found out that it had been refrozen after melting, so perhaps it had spoiled. Serves me right for eating it the first place. I hope I don't get sick.

Weather was great today. Spent a lot of time outdoors with my dog. My husband took me for a ride in our motorcycle side car around the neighborhood, then we came back home and got the dog and all rode together, then the 3rd time around was just my husband and the dog. My dog did great! We had him strapped in so he can't jump out, but he didn't even try to get out. Guess he is ready for a bit longer rides now. I will have to find him some goggles. lol

It was a lovely day. Renee, I hope you had a lovely day too and were successful with your horse show competition. Sorry I missed it.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. moning barn chores
walked 12573 steps at a horse show
1 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
hamburger
shrimp and broccoli over penne pasta

Well the weather people were certainly wrong about yesterdays weather. We had a brief sprinkle, then the sun came out.

Corinna - sounds like you had a fun day yesterday!

Exercise
Walked up 8 flights of stairs twice

Meals
Berry Drink
Banana
Cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion on whole wheat with mustard
Veggie pizza, potato chips

It rained all day today. Woke up to thunderstorms. Tired today. I missed my evening walk. I will have to make it up tomorrow.

Hey Renee, did you show Steel this past weekend? Was he a champion again?

Well it is the start to another week. I will have to try harder this week.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
leftover shrimp and broccoli
pretzels
beef stew

Corinna - Yes, I showed Steel. We did well. I didn't do much yesterday. Was raining and I was tired from a long show on Sunday. DH is on vacation and we are going away for an overnight tomorrow. Cutting hay today to bale on Friday.

Exercise
Walked up 8 flights of stairs twice
One hour walk with dog

Meals
berry drink
bean and cheese burrito
banana
mock fish salad and pierogies
strawberry fruit roll

Renee-I checked and found some pictures from the horse show posted on the club facebook page. I saw a couple of Steel and you, one going over the poles, and another from earlier that morning. So I got to experience a very minor part of what it was like to be there. Looks like it was fun. Sorry again that I missed it. :( I hope you have a nice vacation. Have fun! :carrot:

Exercise
1 1/2 hr. morning barn chores
picked stringbeans
1/2 evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
granola bar
roast beef sandwich
graham crackers
ravioli lasagna and stringbeans

Corinna - I think there's a picture on the FB page of a lady kissing a mini. That's Steel giving kisses. He's such a ham!

Not taking a computer with me, so I'll catch up with you when I get back. Have a great Wednesday!

Exercise
Climbed 8 flights of stairs
Walked 30 minutes with dog

Meals
Eggs and biscuit
Tomato, cheese,onion sandwich
Indian food

I will have to look for his picture giving out kisses. :D

Mushroom and ham omelette chicken salad exercise w0 mile bike ride and three mile walk plus weight equals knackered!!

Exercise
Walked 8 flights of stairs

Meal
Berry Scone
Cheese, onion, Tomato sandwich
2 eggs, veggie strips and toast
hummus and spinach chips.

Renee-I found the one where he is kissing the lady, so sweet. Also saw some others with the cart. Who was the other one with Steel?

Today was a so, so, day. Very busy. I ate all my food to hastily. I need to eat it more slowly and not feel rushed. I don't feel good when afterwards when I eat too fast. :sp:

Welcome Noodles85sue. :welcome2:Glad to see you here. I think I would be knackered too after that kind of exercise. :cb:

Exercise
2 hrs. afternoon barn chores
1/2 evening barn chores

oatmeal, scrambled eggs, toast
peanut butter and jelly sandwich
plum
shrimp scampi with rice, broccoli

We had a real nice quick trip to Lancaster. Baling hay today.

Corinna - Who was the other one with Steel? Do you mean person? Not sure of your question.

Hi Noodles :wave:

Exercise
30 minute walk with dog.

Meals
Fried cabbage and egg rolls
Veggie fajitas
Cherry Garcia ice cream :D

Hi Renee! :hug:Glad you had a good trip. Now you are back to work, staying healthy already. I thought I saw Steel with another horse pulling a cart. Perhaps I was mistaken.

Weather here has been great. We plan on doing some car shopping for a second vehicle tomorrow. I hope to squeeze in some time with my Jackaroo working him on some jumps and weave poles. I may even pull out his tunnel if I can figure out a good way to secure it down. He loves it.

Hope you have a good day! :sunny:

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
2 hrs. yard work
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
granola bar
ham and cheese sandwich, hard boiled egg
plum
roast turkey, sweet potato, sugar peas

Down 4.3 lbs. :cb: Don't know how that happened!!!!!

Corinna - I didn't drive Steel at that show, so it must have been a different horse. Got our hay all in yesterday. Still have a couple more fields to do if the weather cooperates. Hopefully we will have an Indian summer with some nice warm, dry Fall days.

I'll bet Jack is real good at obstacles. He seems like he really wants to please you.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Exercise
1 hour walk with dog
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
1 egg, 2 veggie sausages, toast
1 slice of broccoli pizza
Bean and cheese burrito

OH MY GOSH Renee, that is wonderful!!! :congrat:Congratulations, you did terrific. :bravo: I am so happy for you!!! :dancer: Don't forget to change you ticker and signature blocks too. You earned it, yeah!!! :cp: Must be from all that work with the hay. Who knows, just be glad it is working for you. Well for me, I stayed the same, but how can I be sad. I am so excited for you. :cheer:

Today was a car shopping day. Test drove a few, but still not finding exactly what we want, but we are narrowing the list down and getting closer.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday Skinny Minnie!!! :carrot:

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
worked in the garden
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
graham crackers
ham and cheese sandwich, hard boiled egg
banana
taco salad

Corinna - What style car are you leaning towards? I love my Trailblazer! Sadly they don't make them anymore.

Yesterday I picked more tomatoes and made a big pot of tomato sauce to freeze. I think that will be the end of most of the tomatoes. I still need to freeze peppers and dig the carrots. A bit chilly here this morning. 41 degrees at 6 AM.

Have a great Sunday!

Exercise
1 hour walk with dog
30 minute bicycle ride with husband
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Salad,
pumpkin
yogurt
hummus and vegetables

Today started off cool but it was a lovely day. I bought some flowers (orange/yellow mums, and white mums) to put around the house, a small Alberta Blue Spruce to put by the garage, a few pumpkins by the front door steps, and some Indian corn to hang on my door. Just decorating for the season. Got the flowers/tree all planted, so I am happy for now. It looks and feels like Fall now.

We have been looking at pick-up trucks and SUVs. An SUV would make more sense since we wouldn't use the truck all the time. We could just get a trailer for the SUV. However, we keep looking at trucks too. When we find what we want, we will know it.

Tonight I cooked up some fresh green beans with mushrooms and onions for my husband. I have a few left over so I may have some tomorrow.

Hope you have a good week!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
2 hrs. walking around zoo
1/2 evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
cheeseburger
plum
cantaloupe, rotini and stringbeans

Chilly start to the day - 39 degrees...brrrr.

Sam is still on vacation so we took a little trip to the Lehigh Valley Zoo. We hadn't been there in a few years. I'm not really a fan of zoos. I like to see animals in their natural habitat, but we wouldn't be able to see some of the animals if it weren't for zoos and some zoos do a great job of breeding endangered species. I was pleasantly surprised at how clean it was and the animals looked well taken care of. I think today we are going to find a place to play some miniature golf. My secret passion!

Have a wonderful day!

Exercise
Walked 8 flights of stairs
1 hour jog with dog
30 minute bike ride

Meals
Berry Drink
Veggie Sub
Tofu, pierogies, broccoli, carrots

I have to agree with you about the zoos. I like to see animals all natural.

Miniature golf is fun! I hope you have a good time.

Do you have any more horse shows this year?

Looks like we will have a chance of rain each day through Friday. We need it here. Hope you have all your hay in. Have a good week.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
played miniature golf
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
turkey sandwich and hard boiled egg
hot roast beef sandwich

Went and played miniature golf and they also had an arcade. We had so much fun! I love the older arcade games.
Had some rain overnight with more to come this week.
No more shows for this year.....I did 16 over the spring and summer.
Yes, we do have more hay to get in. Hopefully we will have a few days of warm dry weather in the weeks ahead.

Have a great Tuesday!

Exercise
Walked 8 flights of stairs
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Banana
Egg with biscuit
Mushroom tortellini
Pierogies with cheese

Sounds like you had a lot of fun at mini-golf and the arcade. I'm glad. After all that work you have been doing, you need a break to have some fun. Nothing much going on here. Doing some laundry this evening. Don't know if I will watch a rerun of the Presidential debate or not. It is too depressing. I have to vote for someone though, so I need to be well informed. Maybe there will be some other new shows on TV tonight for an hour to get my mind to relax and sleep good. Have a good Wednesday!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1 hr. yard work
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
pretzels
grilled steak,zucchini, noodles

Today I need to pick and freeze my peppers. They grew really well this year. Looks like tonights diner will be stuffed peppers! Going to rain here for the next few days. We really need the rain. Sams back to work today. He's looking forward to retiring in 3 years.
Did you find a car?

Have a great Wednesday!

Exercise
Climbed 8 flights of stairs

Meals
Blueberry scone
macaroni salad, mock fish bites
tortilla chips and guacamole, cheese

Stuffed peppers, yum!
We have rain for the next few days here too. Thunder and lightning building up now so can't stay on-line too long.
What do you plan on doing once he retires? I think about perhaps dog training, but not sure just yet.
Today we found a car on-line in Allentown. So maybe we will be headed up that way this weekend. Not sure yet.
We are still talking to the car dealer right now. Perhaps if we do, we can stop by and say hi.
What's your favorite fall food? Mine is roasted squash. I am thinking about getting some this weekend. I will have
to visit a farmers stand. :)
Have a great Thursday!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked peppers
1/2 hr.evening barn chores

Having a nice rain here today. I picked 3 buckets of bell peppers yesterday and still need to pick the frying peppers and dig the carrots. The garden did very well this year. My freezers are full. Let me know if you are coming up this way on the weekend. A visit would be awesome!

I think my favorite fall food is anything with pumpkin in it...pie, bread, cake. All low calorie of course :)

Enjoy your day!

Yes,we had rain all day here. Think it will be that way tomorrow too. I spent most of the day eating food of various types and no exercise. Not a very good day for being good and staying on the healthy track.

I'm glad you had a successful garden this year. All your hard work paid off.

Right now I don't think we are going to go up and take a look at that car. Just too far away and it has some big scratches.
If we change our minds, I will let you know. We looked at two more vehicles this evening in the area, but still not just right.
Hope we find something soon.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked more peppers
1/2 evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
leftover grilled steak sandwich
pretzels
sausage and peppers

Getting lots of rain today. Guess I will catch up on some reading. Picked my fryer peppers yesterday and froze them. Now all I have left to do is the carrots.

Corinna - hope you find a car soon. Do you have a long drive to work? What style of car are you looking to buy?

Exercise:
Walked up 8 flights of stairs
Walked 3 miles during lunch
Walked for 1 hour with dog

Meals:
Breakfast- egg and biscuit
Lunch- cheese pierogies
Snack- 1/4 orange, 1/2 banana, breakfast snack bar
Dinner:- Veggie pizza, Cranberry muffins

Renee-we are looking at SUVs and trucks. It will serve as our second vehicle.
I drive about 1 hour 15 minutes one way to work with good traffic flow.
Is it hard to dig up all the carrots? Do you have a special tool to help dig them up?
When I was growing up, we grew green peppers, so I know a little about them.

Tomorrow is weigh-in. I already know it will not be a good week for me. I have
eaten too much food. I can feel the weight gain. Hopefully you will repeat your success. :)

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
graham crackers
california roll
pretzels
beef noodle stir fry

Corinna - the carrots are easy to dig. I use a shovel to loosen them, then just grab the tops and give a pull. The work comes when they need to be peeled, cut and blanched. I forgot to answer your question about Sams' retirement. He wants to do more farming. Perhaps sell firewood or get a sawmill. We have lots of woods.

Well, I stayed the same at weigh-in......

Have a great weekend!

Well my weight went up 3.5 lbs. Yes, its true. So I have some work to do. A lot of work to do. I can't keep going like this with the yo-yo weight loss. I need some major changes. I slacked off with my exercise during the rain. That is not a good excuse. I should have found an alternative way to exercise in the house. Plus my meal portions were not limited. I ate as much as I wanted. I just can't do that and expect to have good results. I have to have better focus and discipline! I will have to pray to God tomorrow in church to give me the strength and wisdom I need to tackle this.