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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
chicken noodle soup
salad, beef stew

How did you make out with the kidney stone?

Yesterday was my 37th wedding anniversary. We went out to dinner at Olive Garden and I only had salad and chicken giordano. No breadsticks!

Did grocery shopping and went through a closet to find things for my rummage sale.

Getting more snow tomorrow...where is Spring?

Exercise
2 mile walk

Meals
Slimfast
Moroccan Tagine
Veggie crumble with cheese and crackers

Wow, you are doing great! No candy and no bread sticks. That is some terrific will power. Great job Renee!!! 1/2 lb loss too. You are having a great week. All your hard work is paying off too.:carrot:

Congratulations on your 37th wedding anniversary!

Nice turnout for your Easter breakfast too.

The Kidney stone is still lodged in my kidney. So I will be having the shock wave lithotripsy next month. Shock waves outside the body are targeted against the kidney stone to try to break it up. I had this same procedure done a few years back. It was unsuccessful then, but it was also a bigger stone. This one is smaller so it may work better I was told.

Still going through old papers. Maybe I will get through them all this weekend. Probably wishful thinking on my part. I will give it a try anyways. Have to get it done.

Have a great Friday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
shrimp cocktail, steak, mushrooms, carrots

We got about an inch of snow this morning, but it melted away pretty quick. I took a load of items over to church for the rummage sale.

Tomorrow I need to put the heated water buckets away and hang the summer ones. I'm also going to put up one of the purple martin houses.

Hope we both have a great weigh-in!

Exercise
2 mile jog
1/4 mile walk

Meals
2 eggs with toast
Modern Greek Salad with Quinoa
Mock fish nuggets

Wow, you are sure getting hit with a lot of snow this year. Snow today, and perhaps tomorrow too. It was nice and warm this late afternoon, but we will be back to freezing weather by morning.

We have a bird feeder on the side of our house in the back, which is on the second level. Somehow a squirrel spotted our bird feeder and managed to crawl up there and was stretching from one bird feeder cage to the hanging feeder. My husband spotted the squirrel next to the window, and our dog went ballistic. The bird feeder has been cleaned out for the last few days now....I don't think it is due to any flock of birds either. Someone is putting their greedy little hands and whiskers in there I bet. It is just amazing that one got up there. It is really hard to believe, but the little critter found a way. My husband believes he climbed up the side of the basement door frame and then made his way to the next level sliding glass door frame to reach the bird feeder pole hooks. I thought they were safe from squirrels, but I was wrong.

I hope we both have a good weigh-in, but I bet yours is a definite win this week!

Hi everyone! Can I join?
I am sure this is the year! I am almost 44 years old nad have problems with my weight forever. I just know this is the year I will finish that task forever. I dont whant to loose my energy on that subject anymore in my life, after year 2018. And know what I am going to do more after I lose weight? I will do tummy tuck and brest tuck or however that thing is callled :) and no metter cost it is! Thank you for listening! :-) I have to copy this post for myself LOL

I am starting NOW! Just whanted to say hi! :) Hi from Europe, Croatia! Do you know where that is? No snow for us anymore, sun is shining, spring is coming! And i love it! :)

Hi ladylike :wave:

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
pizza

Down 2.8 lbs :carrot:

Got a lot done today. Boy, was it cold! I hope it warms up soon!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Exercise
2 mile jog

Meals
2 hard boiled eggs
fruit stick
Potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad
Vegetable pizza

Wowowee Renee! You did fantastic..going down 2.8 lbs this week. That is fabulous!!! :cheer2::celebrate::cheer2: You have inspired me. Especially with your dedication. That is terrific.

I have not done good this week. I gained 1.5 lbs. :yikes: But it was my own fault I know. Eating too much and not exercising enough. Now I need to follow your lead. :ebike:

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!! Keep up the good work!! You have me moving now. :)

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
roast beef sandwich
hard boiled egg
pork and sauerkraut, peas, applesauce

Another cold day! Started raking the stones off the grass and back onto the driveway. Went through a cabinet and found some more stuff for the rummage sale.

Have a great Monday!

Exercise
3&3/4 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Oatmeal and blueberries
Veggie links
Mexican casserole
Veggie pasta

Busy working in the house all day. Tried to drink more water. Think I did okay. Just feel bloated.

Beautiful day today, but just cold. I was able to get outside and enjoy a bit of it.

Suppose to reach the 70s by next weekend.

Need to find some new recipes so I can eat something different for a change.

Have a good Monday!

Exercise
1/4 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Apple
Eggplant Parmesan
Veggie Pasta

Staying busy, busy, busy. Sure you are too. Hope all else is going fine for you.

Suppose to be a nice weekend coming up. I've got a walk scheduled for Sunday.

Have a great Tuesday.

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
salad
turkey, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables

It's still cold here! I want Spring!!!!!

My rummage sale is going to be huge! The congregation really came through with stuff. We're setting up tomorrow and Thursday. I'm sure I'll walk many miles so it's great exercise.

Have a good Wednesday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
salad, ham with scalloped potatoes, corn

Had a busy day. Got all the rummage sale items priced, went grocery shopping then did some outside stuff. It was really nice out, finally!

Have a great Friday!

Exercise
2 mile walk
2 mile walk

Meals
Bagel and cream cheese
Veggie pizza slice
Mock chick pattie sandwich

Sounds like your rummage sale is going to be a great success for you (walking) and for the church (contributions).

I can't wait for tomorrow. I have off, and although I will be working on stuff around the house, I will have to plan a little time to get outside and enjoy the weather too. :)

Have a happy Friday. It will be in the mid-80s here. Beach weather!! :beach:

Exercise
5 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Toast and cheese
Bean burrito
Mock chick pattie sandwich

How was your rummage sale today? It was sure a beautiful day for it. Expect it will be tomorrow too. Hope you are successful. I bet you are tired tonight after all the walking around today. Should make you look good for weigh-in tomorrow. :)

I think we found someone to buy our SUV. They took a look at it today, and put a deposit on it. Suppose to meet next week to complete the transaction. So that is good. One less thing to worry about.

Working on monthly bills today. Still have more to do....

Hope you have a great Saturday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
fruit cup, leftover pork and sauerkraut, carrots

Day one of the rummage sale went great! I had 45 people waiting in line when we opened the doors! Tomorrow is bag day. I have paper grocery bags and whatever fits in it is $5.00. All the leftover clothing goes to a homeless shelter, the leftover books get donated to our local library and the other stuff goes to people that use our local food pantry. It's a win win for everyone.

Do you have 2 cars? How will you get to work?

Hope you have a great weigh-in!

Exercise
2 mile walk
Hoeing weeds and mulching

Meals
Toast and cheese
Poblano
Mock fish sandwich

I wished I lived closer so I could go enjoy your rummage sale too. Sounds great!

We currently have two cars, so we will be fine for some time.

No weight loss this week. Hope you did better.

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
salad, steak, zucchini

It was beautiful out today. After the rummage sale, I took a walk around the yard. Everything is starting to wake up. I love Spring! I guess we're in for some cooler weather and 2 days of rain.

Down 2 lbs. I'm sure you'll do better next week!

Exercise
3 mile jog

Meals
Slimfast
Salad and flatbread
Veggie Pizza

That's great Renee on your 2 lbs loss!! Congratulations!!!

Cold here today, and a bit rainy/misty. What a change. I just put away a few winter blankets yesterday. Guess I will be pulling them back out tonight.

I see you have been working with Steel. When is your first show?

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
lunch buffet
salad, steak sandwich

Boy, what a change in the temperature! We dropped 40 degrees since yesterday! And we're under a flood watch for tomorrow.

My first show is next Sunday. I'm hoping my knee holds up. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Have a wonderful Monday!

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

Meals
oatmeal
banana
sushi
salad, spaghetti, meatball


Got lots of rain, I'm glad it wasn't snow!

Just did some stuff around the house...

Have a good Tuesday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
fruit cup, turkey, mixed veggies

Can you believe it was snowing here? And only in the 30's

We marked out the garden, now just need some warmer weather.

Have a good Wednesday!

Exercise
3.75 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Breakfast burrito
Brussel sprouts and hot veggie mince
Veggie Pizza

My weigh-in for today is horrible. It shows I am up 8.5 lbs. Can that be right? I know I didn't eat that much food while I was gone. Plus I was busy working so I didn't exercise as much. This is crazy. Maybe my scale is off. Ugh! What a shocker!

Tomorrow is your first show with Steel! Hope you do well.

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
pizza
taco salad

Did you move your scale? Maybe it needs to be recalculated.

I stayed the same :(

Going to be a nice day for a show.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Exercise
2 miles
1/4 mile

Meals
Veggie scramble
Veggie sub
Taco salad

What a beautiful day. Went to church, did some grocery shopping, and picked up a few items for the house from Lowes. Afterwards took a small walk with the dog. Our kitchen is painted now. Next is the living room and hallway. Expect that will be done this week.

How did your horse show turn out?

Exercise
1 hr. evening barn chores
6 hrs. walking

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
granola bar
hamburger
chicken sandwich, carrots, noodles

We did great! And what a nice day! Lots of horses and fun!

Tomorrow we're going to start building the fence for the new garden.

Have a great Monday!

Exercise
2 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Slimfast
Banana
Slimfast
Peanuts
Mock chick pattie and swiss cheese

Wow, six hours of walking. That is sure to burn some calories!

I hope you were able to work on your fence today. I think tomorrow there is a good chance of rain everywhere. Today the weather was lovely out here.

I made an effort to try real hard today with my eating. I avoided the saltwater taffy in my office, and avoided going to the cafeteria to eat. I also tested my weight at work and it stated that my weight is 5 lbs lighter than my scale at home. Then if I subtract a couple of lbs for clothing, then that should put me closer to the weight I had a week ago. So I truly believe my scale at home is off, so I will check on how to re-calibrate it.

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores
3 hrs. raking stones and shoveling dirt

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
ham and cheese sandwich
yogurt
fruit cup, stuffed cabbage, corn

We're almost done with the raised beds. Just need to finish putting up the fence. It looks great and will be so much easier on my back.

I raked the stones out of the grass and back into the driveway. The stones get in the grass when they plow snow and they'll probably start mowing grass next week.

Lots to do right now.....

Exercise
1 mile walk
3 mile walk
1/4 mile walk

Meals
Slimfast
Mock Chick patty
Indian lentils, tomatoes, and rice
Rice cakes

I took my dog today to a nearby town today for their town celebrations. We did the animal shelter organized walk, and then entered the dog show. We won best trick, and then best dog in show overall. It was fun. He got an doggie ice cream afterwards, and then he got to swim in the river. He loved it. Especially since I have been gone all week, and he didn't really get any exercise. He was so happy today.

No weight loss for me this week. Yes, I know I have to work harder on it.

Hope you have a good Sunday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
hamburger, sweet potato fries
applesauce, noodles, mixed veggies

You and Jack did great! Did you get an award or ribbon for your wins?

Still waiting to finish the garden. It rained here yesterday so the topsoil was too wet to fill the last raised bed. Hopefully we'll finish this week.

I had a luncheon meeting today. I shouldn't have ordered the sweet potato fries, but I did.

No change with me either :(

Exercise
2 mile walk
2 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Slimfast
2 mandarins
Mexican Veggie casserole

My dog got a trophy for best trick, and a trophy for best show dog overall.

I think you will be able to finish your gardens this week with the heatwave that is headed this way. Now they are talking about 90 degree weather!

Have a nice Tuesday!

Exercise
2 mile jog
10 flights of stairs
1 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Pasta with cheese
Power bar
2 Mock chicken patties

Saw cake in the cafeteria today. My mind said just go take a peak. It won't hurt. My legs took me the other way far from the cake and right to the cashier to check out.

Was thinking about getting a candy bar today, right as I was leaving work. My mind was thinking about it saying it will be a nice treat on the ride home, but my body kept walking right by the store. I am glad I didn't get it.

Two down, infinity to go....

Hope you had a good Tuesday!

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 evening barn chores
2 hrs. picking up branches

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
egg and pepper sandwich
salad, hamburger stew

You did good evading the temptations!

The weather was beautiful today. We're going to finish building the fence around the new garden tomorrow and put in a watering system. Lots of outside projects to do.

When do you get your kidney stone removed?

Have a great Wednesday!

Exercise
2 mile walk
1 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Veggie casserole
Potato salad, veggie patty

I am scheduled to have the shock wave treatment - Lithotripsy towards the end of this month. I am not looking forward to it, but appreciate the need to have it done.

Did you get your fence and watering system put in for the garden? It was really hot today, so hopefully you were able to complete it the morning.

Do you have any more horse shows this month?

Have a good Thursday!

Exercise
2 mile walk
1.5 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Cheese sandwich
Mock chik patty, swiss cheese, and chili chips

Wow, what a hot day today. Got one last bag to shred of papers. Hope to get it done this weekend. May head off to do some kayaking if I can squeeze it in for an hour. My dog will love it. Need to start going thru the clothes now.

How is your garden coming along?

Hope you have a good Friday.

Exercise
1 1/2 hrs. morning barn chores
1/2 hr. evening barn chores
2 hrs. picking up branches

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
chicken sandwich
salad, hamburger, broccoli

I was really stupid picking up branches in the heat. I thought I was going to pass out! I don't drink enough water during the day.

We had a bad storm go through around 6PM and lost power for 3 hours.

We finished putting up the garden fence and worked on the irrigation system. I love the height of the beds!

I cut back on showing this year. I don't want to re-injure my knee running through deep sand. I'm only going to show in grass arenas. I think my next show will be in July. I'll still drive him around the farm, just not do so many shows.

Have a great Friday!

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

Meals
oatmeal with blueberries
banana
hamburger, hard boiled egg
pineapple,shrimp stir fry, rice

Planted lettuce and radishes. Went and got paint for my garden gate. It was too humid to paint today so I'll do it tomorrow.

Picked some asparagus and added it to my stir fry dinner.

Maybe tomorrow I'll rake up the leftover winter hay in the field. The grass will grow better if it isn't on top.

Don't think my weigh in will show anything good :(

Exercise
3.75 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Tofu curry
Veggie Fajitas

I washed my dogs jumping poles, weave poles, tunnels, etc today and will be packing them all up tomorrow. Need to make sure no gypsy moths or other creatures get packed away in the stuff. Quite a few poles had the remains of cocoons from creatures from last year. it was definitely a hot one today. Even for my early morning walk.

Sounds like you have been real busy. I won't be surprised if you show some loss for tomorrow. Be careful and make sure you drink enough water, or you would be out of sync for a few days. Plus it is dangerous in the heat.

Have a good Saturday and good luck with weigh-in!

Exercise
1 mile walk
1 mile walk
1 mile walk

Meals
2 eggs with cheese
Veggie nuggets
Pasta with veggies

Missed weigh-in yesterday, so I did it today. Down 1 lb. Hope you did good.

Took my dog to the nearby dog park so he could play with another dog. He did good for a while until he got jealous over another dog playing with his girlfriend too. He then got into a small dog fight with the third dog. Stopped him before it got too bad, but he ended up with a bit tongue which just looked ugly from the blood. He is fine now.

Hope you had a good weekend.

Exercise
1 mile walk
1 mile walk
1 mile walk

Meals
Tofu scramble
Mock fish nuggets
Veggie fajitas

Today was a stress food eating type of day. Not a good day. The same when I went grocery shopping. I have a bag full of treats now. Fortunately I only ate a few items I bought from the store. Now the rest are just lingering on the kitchen table.

I bet you have been so busy setting up your garden and working on the farm. Hopefully you have had some time to work with those horses too. The weather has been great lately, but we are headed to another heatwave by next weekend.

I hope you are doing fine. Have a great Tuesday!