[Rookie]

My main goal for this challenge is to start the downwards trend of my weight.  
 

- track food in MFP daily

- aim for 2200 calories intake per day

- do the walking mini challenge ✅

 

 Now 2200 calories is higher than I’ve tried in the past and I won’t lose weight fast with that but I am trying something new. I am experimenting with a smaller deficit because I have a pattern where I do really good for awhile then go a bit crazy for a week straight. 
 

I have some fun and a bit  crazy news ☺️ Mr.R and I decided to bring home my favourite puppy from his parents litter. She’s just so sweet and we bonded with her and we think maybe her with us. So we are very excited haha 😂 I’m hoping she will be able to become my barn dog because the other 3 failed in that department. 
 

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We haven’t fully decided on a name yet. We are thinking Winifred and “Winnie” for short. Because our Wesley is named after Wesley Wyndam-Pryce from the shows Buffy/Angel and Fred (Winifred) is in Angel. So we thought that was cute. I’m also considering Fanny or Stevie. She comes home Sept 18 or 19

 

 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Puppy!

[Whisper]

Oh my goodness! She is unspeakably adorable! 

[sarakingdom]

5 hours ago, Rookie said:

 

[Salinger]

PUPPY PALS

 

I LOVE Stevie as a name ❤️ xx

[Rookie]

7 hours ago, Whisper said:

Oh my goodness! She is unspeakably adorable! 

Right??? Such a cute face. Her little eyebrows were what first drew me to her when she was a little puppy sausage.

 

1 hour ago, Salinger said:

PUPPY PALS

 

I LOVE Stevie as a name ❤️ xx

Yessss! ❤️
 

I do like it as well lol but I’m not 100% sold on anything yet. Plus I kind of stole that name from my SIL lol she said her next dog would be naked Stevie after Stevie Nicks. She also said they are never getting a dog again but I don’t really believe that. I like Stevie because that’s my favourite character in Schitts creek. 

 

6 hours ago, sarakingdom said:

 

 

[Salinger]

Yes i thought of Stevie Nicks too....  who i adore

 

Hope you are getting on ok today ❤️ xx

[Rookie]

2 hours ago, Salinger said:

Yes i thought of Stevie Nicks too....  who i adore

 

Hope you are getting on ok today ❤️ xx

Its going alright First day back at work after 6 days off. And thinking about everything I need to do for puppy 

[Rookie]

I did day 1 of the walking mini challenge I did around 13 mins. I walked to the clubhouse and back during my lunch. So far calories are tracked and I am feeling good about it. 

 

I will be making a meal plan before I go grocery shopping this time haha I have a few ideas I am excited about.

[Rookie]

I did 7116 steps today! That includes my walk for the mini challenge, my walk with the mini horse and my groceries… I had to park farther away than normal (I already  park kind of far 🤣) because back to school craziness shopping. 
 

Calorie wise I’m currently sitting at 1900 ish  after dinner. 
 

I didn’t ride tonight, instead I worked trimming Daisy’s feet and walked around with Sizzle afterwards. 

[Waanie]

13 hours ago, Rookie said:

I did day 1 of the walking mini challenge I did around 13 mins. I walked to the clubhouse and back during my lunch.

Yay for a lunch-walk! I love lunch-walks, they make me feel all refreshed in the afternoon . Also,

 

PUPPY!

[Rookie]

So I already knew I wanted Winnie to be my barn dog but I think I am going to try and steal her natural herding instincts and get her to help me with Sizzle when she's a bit older. I want to train her to herd Sizzle because I think it would be fun for Winnie / good mental and physical exercise and Sizzle needs the exercise badly. Right now, Sizzle tends to trot away from me then go stand by the door or walk around and sniff stuff until I catch up with her lol I am thinking I can train Winnie to send her off and keep her going when Sizzle gets out of my reach. I have no clue how to train a herding dog but I think it will be a cool challenge if she is up for it. I figure the first steps would be get Winnie comfortable and used to horses (probably Daisy first since Daisy is older, calmer and actually likes dogs/tolerates Rook who is boisterous lol) and just teach her general etiquette around the barn. Then I can introduce her to Sizzle and walk her on the lead while Sizzle runs around free. Sizzle is generally curious so I think she will be okay.

[Tateman]

What a cute pup! I too am trying to get walking with the mini challenge  

[Rookie]

3 hours ago, Tateman said:

What a cute pup! I too am trying to get walking with the mini challenge  

Thanks! Shes definitely special ❤️

 

I saw!  I think we will do really good during the mini! 

[Rookie]

I will be over a bit today on my calories after dinner but I am okay with this right now. I was under on my calories yesterday and I am trying to honour my hunger signals. This afternoon I had a snack because I actually felt hungry and not just boredom hunger. This tells me that my lunch lacked protein. I find that most of the accessible proteins that go with my meal don't always feel the most appetizing to me at the time. I added a little bit of chicken to my pasta but I didn't want it to ruin my pasta with fresh cherry tomatoes and garlic  flavour. I think a way around this would of been a planned snack of tuna salad or some rolled up deli meat. I will say I could of made better choices for breakfast because that is where I had too many calories but I will just do better tomorrow. Everything I have eaten so far today was because I was actually hungry. 

 

At lunch I did a 10 minute walk with Poncho and Wesley. I am hoping to get out there again later with Rook once we get back from visiting the puppies. 

 

 

[Rookie]

Second walk complete! 
 

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I think I did 25 mins in total. ☺️

 

I am around 350 calories over goal today but I’ll take it. I’m feeling a bit snacky currently but I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve been on a free for all for awhile and normally I have a snack right now because my mouth is lonely…. Or because I am actually hungry. I’m going to say I’d know without a doubt if it was actual hunger though. I did try drinking some water but if it persists I’ll make some mint tea. 
 

We visited the puppies today and they are as cute as ever. Winnie kept going to the stove  and stealing the tea towels 😂 which will be fun because we have an abnormally large amount of tea towels hanging from the stove at all times. On the way home I got her food and a watermelon toy to go with her other watermelon toy and her watermelon collar and leash 😍 then I set up a crate beside the bed and put a blankie and toy in it. I even found an extra dog dish today in my dog blanket box! I think I’m mostly ready now… I just need to find the tinkle bells which are missing and get a tag for her collar.

[Salinger]

So exciting

 

Well done on the walking done today, how are your feet? xx

[Rookie]

8 hours ago, Salinger said:

So exciting

 

Well done on the walking done today, how are your feet? xx

Feet so far are okay! I need to figure out what todays challenge is. Hopefully it’s not too bad cause I am a bit paranoid of over doing it.

[Waanie]

1 hour ago, Rookie said:

Feet so far are okay! I need to figure out what todays challenge is. Hopefully it’s not too bad cause I am a bit paranoid of over doing it.

It's good to hear that! Keep listening to your body .

[Rookie]

6 hours ago, Waanie said:

It's good to hear that! Keep listening to your body .

Yes I am learning haha

 

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I kind of went in today thinking of keeping it easy and I did. The challenge was 30 mins or 1 min (if overwhelmed) so I aimed for the middle and did a 15 minute walk. I didn't necessarily feel like walking at lunch but I did want my ice capp so I compromised and walked to get it because I felt if I didn't go at lunch there was a good chance I wouldn't go at all. I am quite pleased with myself that I got out there and did the thing. 

 

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In other news I am low key stressing because I am definitely thinking its about time I move Daisy. I don't really want to get into it too much but basically grass has stopped growing back in June or July because of the drought and there isn't enough hay being put out for the number of horses we have. Everyone is slowly losing weight. And once round bales do go out I suspect Daisy's allergies will flare up again because there are a few horses already coughing from the little bit of hay they have gotten. AND I am waiting to hear back from the vet about Daisy to see if I need to make an appointment for her because she had clumps of calcium in her urine come out which is abnormal (its normal for them to pee out excess calcium, but not for it to be clumps) or if I can wait until her teeth are being done in a few weeks. And my barn owner was judging me for getting a 4th dog which I was prepared for.. and I know there are a few others that will as well because it IS crazy but talk about me behind my back like a normal person and pretend to be happy to my face lol. 

 

[Whisper]

5 hours ago, Rookie said:

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In other news I am low key stressing because I am definitely thinking its about time I move Daisy. I don't really want to get into it too much but basically grass has stopped growing back in June or July because of the drought and there isn't enough hay being put out for the number of horses we have. Everyone is slowly losing weight. And once round bales do go out I suspect Daisy's allergies will flare up again because there are a few horses already coughing from the little bit of hay they have gotten. AND I am waiting to hear back from the vet about Daisy to see if I need to make an appointment for her because she had clumps of calcium in her urine come out which is abnormal (its normal for them to pee out excess calcium, but not for it to be clumps) or if I can wait until her teeth are being done in a few weeks. And my barn owner was judging me for getting a 4th dog which I was prepared for.. and I know there are a few others that will as well because it IS crazy but talk about me behind my back like a normal person and pretend to be happy to my face lol. 

 

I'm sorry that people are being sucky. I hope you get a good solution for you and Daisy.

[Rookie]

12 hours ago, Whisper said:

I'm sorry that people are being sucky. I hope you get a good solution for you and Daisy.

First I must take her temperature then catch her pee in a cup  funnn

 

I hope I find a solution too. It looked like there might of been more hay put out yesterday. Basically I need more hay to be fed so shes not hungry but then her cough might start up but it would be good to know if thats going to be an issue again this year sooner than later. I think last time her cough started around mid October. So it took 2 weeks or so for being on the round bales full time for the cough to start.

[Rookie]

So I am trying to make a list of things I did with Rook as a puppers that I would love to teach Winnie. 3 things that came to mind are untangling herself while on the leash (like if the leash goes under her paw), figuring out what to do when she gets caught on a pole, being calm and okay if I tie her to a fence / something and run inside a café to grab a drink (independence).  Then of course normal things like leave it, sit, stay, down and eventually recall. I am also thinking I would love to bring her to a patio for some drinks for socialization. Plus with her I want to desensitize her to the horses while she's still a babeh. 

 

I am not going to go for a specific walk today because my friends are coming to the barn to  ride Daisy and I will be walking beside them then afterwards we will play with Sizzle which requires a lot of walking. I suspect it will end up being 30 mins minimum. 

[Rookie]

Friends bailed but I rode Daisy and set a timer and walked with Sizzle for 20 minutes. My lower back was feeling a bit tight. 
 

So far I have 500 calories left

[Rookie]

My raspberry plant had a bunch of berries ready this morning and I paired them with some cherry tomatoes 😋 I’m not counting calories for my garden snackies because that’s an enrichment / increased quality of life thing for me. Plus it’s only usually a handful of berries and a few cherry tomatoes. 
 

My plans for today are visiting with puppers✅ and go visit friends in the evening. I wanted to paint as well but I wasn’t planning on being at Mr.Rs parents house so long this morning/afternoon… oh well! Today is also the final day for the walking mini challenge. We are talking about going for a little walk when I’m at my friends house but for some reason the heat is really affecting me today and I don’t feel like getting all sweaty when I’m hanging out and can’t change into dry clothes. I’m getting my uncomfortable boob rash/skin issue thing when I’m stuck in a damp bra.  So if we don’t go exploring today then I’ll try to go tomorrow.