[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
banana
tomato and cheese sandwich
salad, roast beef, broccoli

Spent most of yesterday laying on my bed with an icepack. It hurts when I sit because it presses on my hamstring muscle.

You will have a beautiful lily garden next year with all the bulbils. You can either plant them or they will fall off and plant themselves.

Enjoy the first day of Summer!

[Corinna T]

Exercise
10 flights of stairs
30 minute walk

Meals
Scrambled eggs and hash brown
Taco salad
Caesar salad and tomato/mozzarella flatbread

Oh that is horrible! You poor woman. Does it hurt too when you sit and have your leg elevated so it is stretched straight? Are you going to make it to the 29th? That is a week away.

Summer is here! Happy Summer. I love all this daylight, but now the daylight hours will start shrinking again. I am going to enjoy them while I can.

Have you heard about the solar eclipse that will take place on 21 August? https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/
That is 2 months away. So that gives us our goal of 10 lbs to lose by then, which is 5 lbs a month. Very doable!!!

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
banana
tomato and cheese sandwich, hardboiled egg
hamburger, pasta salad, corn

Still spending most of the day on my bed with ice on my leg. It seems to be a bit better this morning.

I need to go grocery shopping . Sam said he would go with me. i think I could go myself, but it's nice to have help.

I accept the challenge for the eclipse!

Have an awesome day!

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
hamburger
banana
pizza, cantaloupe

I hobbled up and picked some blueberries yesterday. My knee gets worse the more I walk on it. I still have a week to wait to see the doctor.....

Looks like more rain today. We are getting behind in our hay making, but you need 3 days of good weather and we just can't seem to catch a break. Maybe next week.....

Hope all is well with you.

[Corinna T]

Exercise
1 hour morning jog/walk
30 minute evening walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Veggie sub
Taco salad

Since your knee appears to be getting worse, maybe some type of brace or knee wrap for support would be a good idea. If you have a wrap like they use for sprains, then you could try that to see if you get any relief from it. It may be worth a try. Or even just using a couple of sticks or rulers to brace it too with a wrap may help.

We got a little bit of rain this morning. I'm glad. Hope to get some more over the next couple of days.
I guess it is kind of good that you are getting the rain, otherwise you would be out there hobbling around with the hay, and that would not be good.

I'm doing fine. Just been busy with work. Went grocery shopping this evening and managed to not buy any ice cream. Which is very hard to do right now with it being hot out. I went into the store and then got out as quickly as I could, so I would not be tempted. Plus my husband came along too, and helped steer me away from bad choices.

Our local thrift shop recently expanded and is having a grand re-opening Sat/Sun. I like going there because they are all volunteers and 100% of the proceeds always go to the local animal shelter. So of course I will have to visit it there tomorrow.

Have a Super Saturday.

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
pizza
cantaloupe, meatloaf, carrots

Down 1 lb. Haven't seen that for a long time! Guess switching out to fruit for my snacks worked. I certainly haven't been getting any exercise!

Got hammered with rain overnight. The sun is supposed to shine today and we are hoping to cut hay tomorrow, We are way behind, but we'll catch up.

Kind of depressed that I'm going to miss a horse show tomorrow and probably more in the coming weeks.....

[Corinna T]

Exercise
1 hour walk
1 hour bicycle ride

Meals
Tofu Scramble
Salad Buffet

Yeah Renee!! Good job!! You did great, keep at it. My scale said I was the same. On the border with 1/2 loss, but not quite enough to tilt it. So the same for me. However, you did terrific!

It is better that you miss a few horse shows with Steel right now so you can heal properly. I know it stinks that you have to miss some.

Found a bird this morning on the ground that was caught in some string around our neighborhood. This is the string netting they put over the ground to help the grass grow. I think he leg was broken and the string had already cut into his leg too. i was unsuccessful in getting all the string off his leg, but I did manage to get him free by cutting the string with my keys. He flew away, so I hope he survives. So sad.

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
roast beef sandwich
nectarine
turkey, potato, peas, cantaloupe

Good save with the bird. Hopefully it will be ok.

We're finally able to cut some hay today. I won't be much help, but I'll do what I can.

Our garden is looking pretty good. I see some small tomatoes on the plants. Can't wait for a good vine ripened tomato!

Have a blessed Sunday!

[Corinna T]

Exercise
1 hour walk in morning
1 hour walk in evening

Meals
1 banana
1 peach
Tofu scramble
Chile Relleno, tortilla chips, salsa
1/2 cup ice cream

I have one tiger lily blooming and one oriental lily blooming. My pumpkin plant is growing like crazy and with flowers. My sunflowers are about six inches now. So all is going good with the garden.

Bought some early yellow peaches at a farm stand today. Ate one and it was good. The farmers trees are just loaded with peaches. He must have had more rain then we did. He is about 8 miles down the road too.

Watched the movie 'Anne of Green Gables" this weekend. It was about an orphan girl living in Canada on Prince Edward Island. Have you ever seen the movie? I enjoyed it.

[Renee3]

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

Meals
pancake, bacon
banana
bowl of cereal
grapes
pickled cucumbers, sausage stew

Still have pain in my leg, but it seems a bit better. My knee starts to hurt after I've walked a bit.

Cutting more hay today and will be baling tomorrow and Wednesday. Hope the weather holds out for us.

I've never seen that movie. We watch a lot of movies thru Netflix. I'll add it to our list. Thanks for the suggestion!

Have a great day!

[Corinna T]

Exercise
12 flights of stairs
1 hour walk

Meals
Protein drink
Vegetable Lasagna
Mock fish bites
Mini Carrot and berry muffin

I hope your knee feels better soon. That must be so frustrating for you. You seem to be an active person and this must be impacting everything you do.

I got the movie from the library. So it was a free rental. I think you can find one there too without having to pay for the movie to watch it. It is similar to other movie styles like Little Orphan Annie or Heidi etc. If you like those kinds of stories.

Saw you had a pancake for breakfast. Do you ever eat them with blueberries or strawberries? Very yummy.

Hope you have a sunny Tuesday (especially for the hay. )

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
grapes
roast beef sandwich, watermelon
banana
chicken, rice, asparagus

We have a subscription with Netflix so I'll see if they have it.

Looks like we will be in a rush to bale the hay. Calling for pop-up showers this afternoon.

My flowerbeds are a mess. I haven't been able to weed them.......

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

[Corinna T]

Exercise
10 flights of stairs
1 hour walk/jog

Meals
Berry Drink
Vegetable lasagna, breadstick
hummus and tortilla chips

Today I went to the grocery store after work, determined to buy some ice cream popsicles.
I thought, well I guess I should check the calories first, but I will get them anyway.
Funny how I think sometimes. I took a look and was surprised ,
180 calories each with 100 calories being fat, and not the good kind either.
So looking at the box in horror, I quickly put them back and then began dreaming
of how many calories I would burn off during my walk/run tonight.
A surprising motivator!

[Renee3]

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
chicken sandwich, tortilla chips
grapes
sausage stew, watermelon

Sam went back to work this morning, so I'm on my own doing the chores. I really miss driving Steel! Hopefully after tomorrow, I'll know whats going on with my knee.

We got the hay baled and put away. A couple of times it sprinkled, but not enough to do any harm to the bales. We have more to bale today. It was a chilly 47 degrees when I got up.

I think Skinny Cow and Weight Watchers make lower calorie popsicles. I buy a "light" ice cream. It has 100 calories per 1/2 cup.

Enjoy this beautiful sunshiney day!

[Corinna T]

Exercise
10 flights of stairs
30 minute walk

Meals
Berry drink
macaroni and cheese, flax seed chips
Caesar salad, tomato soup

47 degrees is cool. We were around 65 I believe.

I will have to look for Skinny Cow and Weight Watchers at the grocery store next time. Thanks for the tip.

Hope you have a terrific Thursday! Be careful with that knee.