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

Meals
oatmeal
plum
ham and cheese sandwich
pretzels
steak sandwich with some sweet potato fries

Corinna - don't beat yourself up over your food choices and lack of exercise. You can get focused and start again. Actually, we both need to put on our game face and get serious. I'm with you on our journey. We CAN do this!!!!!!!

Thanks Renee for your support. It means a lot to me. I need to say goodbye to Lindt chocolate and Cherry Garcia ice cream for now. They are too addicting for me. Maybe once a year on my birthday would be fine, and only in moderation. Tomorrow is the start of my next 8-week diet effort. I plan on losing 10 lbs with diet and exercise. I can do this. I will do this. Are you with me?

I'm with you all the way :dust:

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

Meals
oatmeal
nectarine
ham and cheese sandwich
banana
chicken green bean casserole, cantaloupe

Still rather foggy and rainy this morning. Hoping to pull some carrots later this afternoon.

Corinna - did you find a car yet?

Hope you have a great Monday!

Exercise:
Walked 8 flights of stairs
20 pushups
Walked for 1 hour with dog
15 minute bicycle ride

Meals:
Breakfast- 2 scrambled eggs
Lunch- Cheese, Tomato, onion, pickles, mustard, lettuce wholewheat sandwich
Dinner- Vegetable casserole

Renee-Day 1 and all is good. I even had a guy at the office today try to tempt me with some chocolate chip cookies.
I politely asked him to give them to the next person who willingly took them. So day 1 was good. Day 2 is always harder.
I hope you had a successful day too and another day to follow. Glad we are in this together. :hug:

:dust:

No car yet, but getting closer. :)

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
egg sandwich
pretzels
leftover stirfry, cantaloupe

A bit of drizzle this morning, getting a perm this afternoon. Might be going to cut some more hay......

Have a good day!

Exercise:
Walked 8 flights of stairs
Walked for 1 hour with dog
15 minute bicycle ride

Meals:
Breakfast- berry drink
Lunch- beans and rice salad
Dinner- Vegetable casserole

Renee-Day 2 and all is good. Starting to get cloudy here, so perhaps rain is headed this way again.

There is a charity fund raiser for our local animal shelter this weekend. I am thinking about taking Jack for the dog walk portion. I think it should be fun as long as it doesn't rain.

I need to start thinking about Halloween. There are a lot of kids in the neighborhood, so need to figure out what types of treats I need to get and how many. Don't want to get them too early or I will be tempted to eat them too. :)
Have a great Wednesday!

1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores
8756 steps

Meals
oatmeal
banana
egg and cheese sandwich
roast beef with potatoes and carrots

The charity fund raiser sounds like fun. I need to start cleaning up the garden. It's always sad when the garden gets cut down. No more fresh garden veggies.

I don't need to worry about Halloween treats. We never get anyone! Too far from town. I do like to decorate. I have a collection of ceramic and wood pumpkins I display every year.

You're doing good with your food choices. Enjoy your day!

Exercise
8 flights of stairs
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Egg/Cheese biscuit
Veggie Burger, Onion Rings
Bean and Cheese Burrito

I registered for the 5K walk, and dog show. Now to figure out what trick to do with Jack.

I know you love your gardening. Yes, it must be sad to see it all cut down. I got two Boston ferns today
for free. They are nice. I put them on my porch. Now I need to figure out how to care for them.

You have been making good food choices too. Perhaps we will see some good results this week.
I hope so. :) We can do this!
:carrot:

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
roast beef sandwich
graham crackers
rice pilaf, acorn squash, pears

Well, I got all my carrots dug, washed, peeled, cut, blanched and frozen. Now I can pull the soaker hoses out and cut the garden down. Today I need to trim back my wisteria bush. It grew out of control this summer., Grocery shopping this morning, then hoping to get a drive in with Steel. I'm glad the hurricane is going to miss us, but I hope all in it's path stay safe.

Have an awesome Thursday!

Exercise
1 hour walk with dog
30 minute bike ride

Meals
Egg, veggie bacon, toast, berry juice
banana
vegetable/cheese sandwich
veggie patty

You sure are getting a lot of exercise in that garden. How will you keep yourself in shape this Winter?

Steel will like getting out and about. It sounds like fun.

I think the hurricane will miss us here. Glad about that. Expect we will get a little bit of rain from it though.

You have been doing real good on your meals and exercise this week. Keep at it.

:carrot:

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

Meals
oatmeal
roast beef sandwich, hard boiled egg
banana
sloppy joe casserole, broccoli

Pulled the soaker hoses out of the garden, then Chris mowed down most of the it. I still have some late string beans and kale. Today I need to trim back the wisteria and I want to sneak in another drive with Steel.

I guess I should put out my 2 Halloween decorations. A big plastic light-up pumpkin and skeleton.

Will your walk be cancelled if it rains? Did you think of trick for Jack?

Enjoy your day!

Exercise
8 flights of stairs
30 minute walk

Meals
egg, veggie sausage, toast
2 veggie pizza slices
bean and cheese burrito, berry drink

A big plastic light-up pumpkin and skeleton. That sounds festive. :sklol:
We bought a bag of chocolate candy bars tonight.
I hid them just as soon as we got home to save for Halloween guests at our door.

The walk tomorrow is suppose to be rain or shine. I think I will have him crawl to me and then circle me to start weaving through my legs. He doesn't bark as much now while doing this, so I don't think he will be so irritating like before with his piercing barks. He is getting much better about it.

Tomorrow is weigh-in. Good luck to you. I hope you have a great Saturday!:cheer2:

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores
10,959 steps

Meals
oatmeal
banana
california roll, hardboiled egg
pretzels
pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce

No change for me. My portions are still too big. I need to try harder, but I get so hungry between meals.

Need to do some weed wacking today.

Trimmed the wisteria tree and had Steel out for another drive. I sure do love this weather!

Hope you did better than I did...have a great day!

Exercise
1 hour speed walk with dog
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
banana
bean and cheese burrito
tomato/mozzarella flatbread sandwich
broccoli/cheddar soup
cheese/jalapeno popper

Surprisingly, I went down 3 lbs. I expected at least one pound but not three. Now back closer to where I was before. Maybe it was more water weight I gained last week, so that is why the big decrease. I am happy about it anyway.

I will do some research on some good snacking treats that will work for us. Do you like hummus? If you do, maybe you could try some with celery for snacking. Just a little bit, but it is a satisfying food for me. How about trying just a small handful of nuts/raisins?

The charity event for the animal shelter was fun today. My dog won first place for the best trick, and the best dog overall for show. I was so happy. Then I also won the raffle for a basket of dog toys and treats. So 3 wins on a dreary wet kind of day.

Later we looked at cars again and furniture. I think we will have a car by Monday. Really getting close now.

I hope you have a great Sunday!

Exercise
11/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
minestrone soup, 1/2 ham & cheese sandwich
pretzels
steak sandwich

How awesome! 3 lbs. down!!!! You did great!

You had a really good day yesterday.....give Jack a kiss from me!

Good luck with your car and furniture search.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Exercise
1 hour walk with dog
2.15 hours walk with dog

Meals
Egg, veggie sausage, toast
mushroom ravioli, salad, bread sticks
bean and cheese burrito

Rainy this morning. I got soaked walking Jack this morning. Later today it was cool and windy. Still cool tonight. Overall a good day. Now to watch the presidential debate. At least try anyway. ;)

Hope you have a great Monday!

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
chicken soup and 1/2 ham and cheese sandwich
pretzels
chili and watermelon

Very windy here yesterday. We didn't get any rain. Going to cut more hay today. We're supposed to have a frost tonight and that will be the total end of the garden. I still need to weed wack. Hopefully I'll get it done today. How did you make out with the new car? What kind of furniture are you looking at?

Exercise
30 minute walk with dog
Another 30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Veggie pizza
potato and onion pierogies, mock fish bites

Today we headed off to buy a truck, but on the way my husband said he just couldn't do it. He couldn't justify buying a new one. He would rather have an older one that doesn't cost too much just to pick up and ride around town in. We then looked at some other used cars and then headed home. So who knows what we will get and when. When he is ready, he will get one.

As far as furniture, I thought I had finally found one, but after remeasuring the living room and the amount of space that is needed, I decided against the sectional. So now we will look for just a couch and a loveseat/chair. So it seems we are back to square one on both initiatives now. ugh.

Today turned out to be a nice sunny day, but rather cool. I brought a few plants indoors because I think it will get really cold tonight. I was playing with Jack this evening, and I could see his breath.

Did you get all your weed wacking done?

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
chicken salad sandwich
pretzels
salisbury steak, noodles, zucchini

Brrr...looks like we had a light frost this morning. Got all my weed wacking done yesterday. Sam cut our last field of hay. I'm going to miss the nice warm days....

Exercise
8 flights of stairs
20 pushups
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Berry Drink
Tomato, Onion, Cheese, Lettuce Sandwich
Slice Bread and Swiss cheese

Yes, I will miss the warmer days too. We don't like to use the heat in the house until we really have to use it. Now we only have a few windows left open at night. I am already piling up the blankets on the bed. I think it got down the mid-30's here last night. Some of my flowers are already drooping. They were pretty while they lasted.

Are your horses starting to grow their winter coats yet or is it still too soon?

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

Meals
oatmeal
chicken salad sandwich
banana
leftover pork and sauerkraut, peas and carrots

Good morning! The horses look like yaks. They started growing their winter coats as soon as the days started to get shorter. Yesterdays weather was about perfect. I took Steel out for a drive and the fields and woods were lovely. Doesn't get much better than that. I am so blessed!

Are you eating enough? I think I would starve if I only ate what you do. I guess I don't have as much will power as you. :hun:

Exercises
8 flights of stairs
20 pushups
1 hour walk with dog

Meals
Scrambled eggs and biscuit
Lettuce, cheese, tomato sandwich
Mock fish nuggets and pierogies

Renee-if I was as busy as you are all the time and doing manual labor, I would have to eat more too. Now I have a city slicker life where I have to find things to do to keep in shape. Living on a farm like you do, there are always things to do, shoveling, hoeing, wacking, mowing, picking, throwing, moving, hauling, canning, cooking, etc.

I can just imagine how your horses look...adorable. Give them all hugs and kisses!!! You are very lucky.

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
california hamburger
rigatoni and mixed vegetables

Don't know if we'll get the hay made today. The weather doesn't look too promising. Grocery shopping today. No junk food on my list this week.

Does Jack get a thicker coat for the winter? When I had dogs, they always seems to get heavier coats in the fall. I noticed even the barn cats get more fluffy.

Have a great Thursday!

Exercise
8 flights of stairs
1 hour walk

Meals
sesame bagel
veggie sub
bean and cheese burrito

The weather was nice today and should be all week here. Hopefully for you too so you can get your hay in.

I went grocery shopping too today. Bought a bunch of veggies to make a big batch of soup. My coworker has been sick. My husband has been sick. So far I am okay, but being careful. Good job avoiding the junk food at the store!!

Jack's coat only gets a little thicker because he is an indoor dog. He has a bed on the screened porch, one in the living room, and one in the bedroom. Very spoiled. Growing up on the farm, our dogs and cats always got thick fur coats. I always liked to snuggle up to them to keep warmer when sitting outside.

Hope you have a great Thursday!

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
ham and cheese sandwich, chicken soup
pretzels
ham and broccoli casserole

We had a couple of heavy rain showers, so we probably lost the hay. No problem, it will just add fertilizer to the field. It's really hard to get hay made this time of the year.
Looks like we're going to have a beautiful weekend.

Enjoy your day!

Exercise
8 flights of stairs
1 hour walk

Meals
Blueberry bagel
Bean Burrito
Vegetable Soup
Blueberry muffin

Sorry you lost your last cutting of hay. Glad to know you can use it in another way.

Well it looks like it will be a nice weekend, so I should be able to get some walking in around the area. I look forward to that. May visit a few farmers stands to see if I can find some ornamental kale.

Tomorrow is weigh-in day. I hope we both do good tomorrow. Good luck!

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

Chilly this morning at 32 degrees. I'm glad I covered my potted plants, Yesterday I picked up branches that had fallen on my driving trails, then took down the tomato trellis, put the water hoses away and tidied up the garden for the winter. All I have left now is kale.

Down 1 lb. Wasn't really expecting it, but I'll take it.

Going to warm up to near 70 today. Enjoy the weekend!

Exercise
Walked/jogged for one hour
30 minute walk with dog

Meals
Eggs, veggie bacon, toast
bean burrito
mock fish, potato pierogies

Congratulations Renee on going down one pound! That is terrific. I stayed the same this week. I though I would go down at least one pound, but nothing. Perhaps next week will be better.

Set up Jacks jumps, weave poles, and tunnel today. He loves working through them. It was a beautiful day. I trimmed up a few trees in the yard during his running breaks.

Looking for a few ideas to bring in something to work around Halloween for our office party. Looking for something healthy since most people are on a diet. Attached are a few ideas. What do you think?

One more picture

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores
11,684 steps

Meals
oatmeal
banana
ham and cheese sandwich, vegetable soup
pizza, salad

Went to an Octoberfest yesterday. The weather was beautiful. Lots of people, flea market vendors, music, crafts, food and hit and miss engines.

I love all the food ideas for your office party. My favorite is the banana ghosts and pumpkins. Some people are so creative!

Enjoy the great weather!

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
leftover pizza
baked chicken, potato pancake. peas

Hope you are feeling better!

Took off work today since still feeling sick from yesterday. Have a bad cold. :tired: Have to go back to work tomorrow whether I feel good or not. Trying to take it easy and take good care of myself today so I can make the best of it tomorrow. Drinking lots of hot tea, soup, and taking cold medicine. I will do what I can.

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
chicken sandwich
salad, shrimp with broccoli pasta

We're having some beautiful weather...took Steel out for a drive and it was wonderful! Hope you are feeling better. Take care of yourself.

Exercise
1 hour walk

Meals
Egg and biscuit, berry juice
Veggie burger, onion rings
Bean and cheese burrito

Feeling a little bit better today. Taking medicine to help fight the coughing/congestion. Just a bad cold. The congestion in my head causes me to feel a little off balanced, so I have to be careful sometimes. Drinking hot tea too to help.

I bet Steel was happily trotting along on his outing. You are one lucky lady. I can just imagine how wonderful your day was with the two of you going out and around the area. Glad you are having a good weather to enjoy it. It has been very warm here the last few days, and is suppose to be again tomorrow. I think Friday it will turn cooler.

Looking for new recipes tonight. However, just looking at pictures of food makes me feel nauseated. If only dieting could be just as easy. :)

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
Cleaned out the horse trailer
1/2 evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
banana
leftover shrimp & broccoli
crackers
bbq sandwich, stringbeans, noodles

Glad you're feeling better. I'll bet your scale smiles at you on Saturday! Another beautiful day yesterday. Took Steel out again and drove through the woods. The leaves were gently falling and it was magical.

Have an awesome day!

Exercise
1 hour walk

Meals
Berry Drink
Beans and rice enchilada
Mock chick pattie and cranberry muffin

I noticed a few maple trees on our block are now half red. They look beautiful. It was very warm out tonight and very nice for a walk through the neighborhood looking at the all the Halloween decorations. I know it is suppose to get cold out and blustery either Thursday or Friday. So I was enjoying the last bit while I could.

Feeling a little better today. However, it seems to vary through the day.

I think I need to get active in some aerobic exercises. I plan on doing them at home. I will have a bit more time in another week or so, then I will have to find a few interesting ones, and give them a try. If I find any good ones, I will let you know.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
worked outside for 2 hrs.
1/2 hrs. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal
apple
1/2 Subway sandwich
hamburger, baked beans, potato salad

Not as warm today with a bit of rain. Grocery shopping today, need to load up on fruit and stay away from the snack isle. I am extra motivated as I am helping my sister plan an April marriage and I would like to look less "fluffy". Both she and her fiance have lost their spouses, but they have known each other for 40 years. I am so happy for her!

Have an awesome day!

Exercise
1 hour walk

Meal
Berry Drink
Bean and rice enchilada
Banana
Hummus and tortilla chips
Half a slice of birthday cake
Blueberry/cherry mix

Today is suppose to be our last warm day. Rain predicted for tomorrow with blustery winds. It already feels a little bit cooler and moist tonight.

How exciting to help plan a wedding!! For your sister too. Sorry to hear about their losses, but glad they will have each other to share many happy days together. :cheers:. Now you will have a real target date to keep you motivated and on track. ;)

:carrot:So what are you waiting for...let's get started :carrot:

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

Meals
oatmeal
apple
1/2 Subway sandwich
grapes
taco casserole, corn

Looks like we might get some rain later today. Still rather warm. Not sure what I'm doing today. I guess I should think about doing my fall housecleaning.

Hope your cold is getting better......