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Oh yes I get the looks too. And lots of questions, including "Hey, where are your skis". LOL! But really do enjoy the walking more and miss them when I am without them walking our big dog, Rigel. I try to get one good walk in daily with them and then the other walks are with Rigel.

Happy March everyone! Our March is coming in like a frigid lion. While it is sunny, we are dealing with windchills in the mid minus thirties. Thought we were done with that. Oh well. Three weeks into "my healthy me" program my scale numbers are down and my step count is just over 252,000 despite my back injury from my fall…

I have been doing it for about two years. When I first got my poles I was pretty much at goal weight. Over the first 6 weeks I lost an additional 4 lb. without changing anything else. Also I broke my leg last year and they were a great help when I started back walking. There is less stress on your joints. They are great…

Woke up to a fresh dusting of snow this morning. It created another winter wonderland in the wooded area on our property. Made for a peaceful walk this morning.

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was spent mostly in front of the TV with a heating pad on my back. Not all was lost though. The Canadian Women's Curling Championships (affectionately known as the Scotties after the company that sponsors it) began this weekend and continue until next Sunday.…

Rigel is jealous of all your "muddy" dogs. He has no water to dive into. He says it is still "too hard". It maybe hard but it is dangerous. We had a rain snow mix last night. This morning I was taking Rigel for his morning constitutional. I checked the deck and it was just wet. Checked the walkway and it was just wet. At…

Our Rigel is also a rescue. He was found just north of Winnipeg hanging around a restaurant. After about 2 months the restaurant owner took him in and contacted the Manitoba Great Pyrenees Rescue group. They don't just take Pyrenees. Our Rigel is a black retriever/Newfoundland cross. He was 18 months old when we adopted…

Yes I heard southern Ontario was in a deep freeze. I am originally from Brampton and my sister and hubby's brother are still both in the GTA area as are both our mothers. We are back there 3-4 times a year. When we moved here 30 years ago, it was either hibernate or invest in warm clothes and embrace the winter. Being…

Oh but our summers and autumns are so fabulous. Makes up for the ugly winter.

Well 48 hours ago it was -42 Celsius here in St Malo Manitoba Canada. Today it was +1, a 41 degree turn around. Go figure. Of course the temperature change was accompanied by strong southerly winds and about 10cm of snow yesterday. But today was beautiful and sunny so Rigel, hubby and I made the best of it with a lovely…

Rigel and Linda back again! Well today, day 6, were short 15 min walks outdoors. It was -42 today here in Manitoba. Even hearty Rigel had trouble with that temp. So we did 5 - 15 min adventures outside to get his doggy walks in. The treadmill was not so boring today - got to watch The Magnificent Seven. Yul Brenner and…

Rigel and Linda back again! Well today were short 15 min walks outdoors. It was -42 today. Even hearty Rigel had trouble with that temp. So we did 5 - 15 min adventures outside to get his doggy walks in. The treadmill was not so boring today - got to watch The Magnificent Seven. Yul Brenner and Steve McQueen. This cold…

Star1407. Rigel would swim in a puddle if he could. Parks need to have designated doggie swimming areas. LOL!

My journey continued well on day three. Surpassed my step goal once again. I have gotten back into the routine of tracking my meals and exercise so now I am looking more closely at my choices to keep within my calorie allowance. I would like to keep a minimum of half of my exercise calories unused so we will see how that…

Star1407 looks like your Freddie and my Rigel would be great friends - love their toys and being outside.

Hello from Manitoba Canada again. Winter walking is going well. Have surpassed my minimum step target three days in a row. Treadmill walks are going but not nearly as nice as our afternoon walks outside. Our winds finally died down so the windchill have been much more tolerable. Rigel is loving his freedom at the…

Happy Wednesday everyone! Yesterday, day 2, went very well. We had a gorgeous sunny day and the winds have died down dramatically. Got both my treadmill walk and my Rigel outdoor walk in. Steps are adding up fast. Yesterday was Pancake Tuesday and yes Hubby and I had pancakes for supper. Instead of butter and syrup I put…

Hi all. Love reading all your posts. Way to go walkers! I have been walking for a lot of years now. I do a variety of walks - treadmill, walking poles, hikes and love them all. I live just south of Winnipeg Manitoaba Canada. Winnipeg is affectionately known as Winterpeg and with good reason: cold, snow and lots of…

Good morning all. Linda and puppy Rigel here. Well at 85 pounds he is no longer a puppy but he sure acts like one. Yesterday he was so excited. Despite the frigid temps and 50k winds we bundled up (well I bundled up - he has his own bundle) and set out for our walk. I figure I spent this ridiculous amount of money on my…

I too decided to try again today. Can't tell you how many times I have been here. Looking for a different attitude and motivation to stay on track permanently. For now it will be a little at a time. My goal for February is to walk a total of 280,000 steps = 10,000 steps per day. Now I realize that I have lost 7 days…