Exercise
Walked with dog for an 1 hour
Walked with dog for 45 minutes

Meals
Br-2 eggs, 2 veggie sausages, toast
Lu-tomato & mozzarello flatbread sandwich, Caesar salad, tea
and one apple cinnamon muffin (at a birthday party)
Di-2 veggie fajitas, sweet potato tortilla chips

Weigh-in...I am weighing in early this week since I will be traveling . This morning shows I am down 1 lb. Yeah!!
:broc:
I was hoping for 2lbs this week, but I am happy with 1 lb. too.

Renee & Dee - I wish you both success and hope you achieve some good results this week too.

Renee-I hope you didn't get Lyme disease. That would be awful. I hope you feel better soon. If the ticks did actually bite you, then it is better to go to the doctor right away and the doctor can prescribe a medication to help your body fight the disease from setting in. That is what my husband did. However, when I got bit and used the same medication, I got severely sick afterwards. I was one of the unlucky few who get the bad side effects from it. I was so sick afterwards, it was horrible. However, I was told that it was better to have been sick like that then risk getting Lyme disease. I hope it all works out for you. Perhaps you are tired from working so much in all this heat, and have gotten dehydrated. I don't work outside like you do, and I have been getting dehydrated a lot lately, so I can only imagine how easy it is for you to get that way too. Get well soon! :hug:

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

Meals
oatmeal with banana
egg salad sandwich
graham crackers
hamburger, broccoli salad, deviled egg

Corinna - I think I feel better today. Maybe I just over did it in the hot weather. You are doing so good with you weight! Have a wonderful, safe trip!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
took down and cleaned purple martin houses
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
plum
leftover hamburger
pretzel
spanish rice and peas

Down 1 1/2 lbs. Guess the smaller portions did the trick.

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday!

Breakfast... eggs
Lunch... Burger King whopper Jr
Supper... salad
Snack... 3 fun size candy bars

We spent several hours at Yoders annual quilt auction & craft show/flea market Saturday. There are 500 vendors there & my only snack was a fresh apple slushy :p :p

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
finished taking down birdhouses
worked a horse
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
nectarine
hamburger
pretzels
small plate of spaghetti and stringbeans

Dee - did you buy any quilts? Some are beautiful and I can't imagine the amount of time it took to hand stitch them.

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

Meals
oatmeal with banana
nectarine
hamburger
graham crackers
barbecue ribs with noodles and lima beans

Beautiful weather! Have a great day!

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

Meals
oatmeal with banana
plum
tomato and cheese sandwich
pretzels
grilled steak, pasta salad, sweet corn, watermelon

I had a very nice day yesterday, good food and beautiful weather. Have a great day!

I'm back. It was a good trip visiting with family for the holiday. I ate a bit more than I wanted,
but I still managed some control. I didn't want to seem rude, but I ate just a bit to be polite.

Renee-glad to read that you are feeling better. Any more luck with the purple martins?
Will you be putting the bird houses back up?
Congratulations on losing 1.5 lbs. Yeah!!! That is terrific. I knew you could do it.
All your meals are healthy. I guess the smaller portion size did help. Keep at it, Skinny Minny.

Dee-how are you doing on your efforts? Glad to read your will power was strong strolling along all
those vendors. Good choice with the fresh apple slushy.

Exercise-
1hr15min walk with dog
45 min jog with dog, 15 min walk cool down

Meals:
Br-2 eggs, veggie links, toast
Lu-tomato bruschetta, broccoli & cheddar soup, slice cake
Di-zucchini and hummus, whoopee pie

Time for me to get back on track after vacation.
Too much cake, that is for sure.

I need to gear up for my next stage of weight loss.
Weather is a bit cooler, which is encouraging.
I am going to jump in on your efforts and get
back on track with this healthy weight loss journey.

:cheer2:C'mon ladies we can do this. :cheer3:
'We can, we can. :carrot:Can't you feel it! It is contagious.

:coach:We will get thin to win! Who wants to be skinny like a zuchinni?!?!:broc::dust::eating2:
Well, okay, who wants to be slim and trim to win?:cb:
:strong: We all do, :running:and we can do it. :bike2: We will do it! :exercise:
Let's go!!:cheer:

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
picked beans
loaded hay
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
plum and pretzels
grilled steak sandwich
pasta with veggies

Corinna - glad you had a good trip. The purple martins are gone now. I will put the houses back up in May of next year. I think they go to South America for the winter.

Going to be really hot for the next few days...love it!

Evening walk with dog, 45 minutes
8 flights of stairs

Berry Drink
Zucchini and hummus
Eggplant Parmigiana sandwich
Zucchini tomato sauce casserole

Renee-do you have any birdhouses for birds in the winter? Perhaps for chickadees or cardinals?

Yes, the weather is lovely right now, but I think it will be very hot over the next few days. Very humid anyways. I need to get out my bike again later this week and do some riding. Tomorrow is Thursday already. This week is flying by. Stay hydrated!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
knocked down all the spider webs in the barn
1/2 hr. evening barn chores

Meals
oatmeal with banana
graham crackers
grilled steak and hardboiled egg
nectarine
barbecue with noodles and lima beams

Corinna - I leave my bluebird houses out all winter. I had 3 beautiful skunks under the bird feeder last night. Today the farrier is coming and we are baling hay later in the afternoon....going to be a hot one!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn work
1/2 hr. afternnoon barn work
1/2 hr. evening barn work
1/2 hour raking loose hay

Meals
oatmeal with banana
barbecue sandwich
plum
meatloaf with carrots and potatoes

It was really hot baling hay yesterday, but we got it all in. Still have a few more fields to do.

Have a wonderful day!

Exercise-yesterday
Walked with dog 45mins
Climbed 8 flights of stairs

Meals-yesterday
Berry Drink
Veggie pizza
yogurt
veggie lasagna

Renee-yes it has definitely been hot. Good weather though for drying hay and baling it. I hope it all goes well for you. Stay hydrated. I think rain is coming around Sunday. We had a new roof put on a week ago, and we expect to have some new gutters installed next week. I will be glad when it is all finished. Are you enjoying your new kitchen floor? I bet it looks very nice.

Exercise
Jog for hour with dog.
Walk for 45 minutes

Meals
Berry Drink
Mock fish and potato pierogies
Bean and cheese burrito
Pita chips and hummus

I'm doing much better with the grocery temptations. I am able to avoid buying anything fattening. However, if there is something ready to eat, such as a cookie sample, then that would be a different matter. However, I will take any success even if it is small steps. I am getting there. It just takes time. I will make it. I just need to be patient and persistent.