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Day 2. Chair yoga —45 min. Walk—50 minutes Another nice day. Possible rain later his week so I am trying to plan for a no exercise day. You are all doing great!

My September challenge: 6 hrs(360 minutes) of exercise every week. I will count yard work, chair yoga, walking, cycling, etc. Day 1. 75 minutes on bicycle. Hubby can do over 20 miles and I want to work up to that before winter sets in. Sorry you have the smoky air and feel bad for the evacuees! You are all doing great!

challenges—today was a bust—went to a festival and ate too much! No exercise aside from some yard work ( but it was tiring!). but yesterday I did another hour long bike ride! I could just report every day how much exercise—in minutes?

yes, GR8 you are doing well and staying focused! My main goal is to lose weight but if i cannot do that I must at least not gain. Try to exercise 5 times a week. Avoid ultraprocessed foods as much as possible.

i used to be better at meal planning but now I can’t seem to plan main courses past about three days. So nice you may have a travel friend, Joy! Weather was cool, breezy and partly sunny. We did a brief lake sail on George Patton’s schooner. Beautiful and exciting in the wind! Lots of swaying.

yes get the mower. When I weigh varies. Sometimes it is every other day and sometimes a couple of weeks.

i mostly make my own bread with a mix of whole wheat and white flours, yeast, salt, a bit of oil and honey or maple syrup. Not even a whole tablespoon of sweetener per loaf. Very hard to find decent breads in stores that don’t cost a fortune. Breakfast is usually homemade granola or muesli, with fruit. In winter I like…

i am starting to feel that exercise is only for overall health both mental and physical, and not very much help for weight loss. So I am stuck with eating less if I want to lose weight. Joy is right about that below 1000 number. It seems to really mess with metabolism and I dont think you can get all your nutrients.

another option is to try a mix of whole wheat and regular but same shape. You might have to add the whole wheat in a minute or two earlier.

sounds like a second opinion served with niceness is on order! there are boxes of hearts of palm noodles that are ok. Another option is to use more veggies than grains in a dish? Felt draggy today. Managed a little walk and more errands. Said yes to a contractor for some basement remodeling. Any project we can do now will…

good luck with your hand appt! It’s good to get the security monitoring, but a shame it happened at all. Just a little walk today even though the weather was nice. Did some cooking and crafting. I hope I can do more exercise tomorrow!

i like brown rice too. I also discovered black barley makes a good grain bowl. If you can fit in more whole grains it really is better for you. Rain and errands today. No real walking:(

i lived in the Midwest a long tome ago, and it was hard to find fruit and vegetables locally grown because the farms were all doing corn, soybeans, wheat or cattle. A few orchards and the occasional berry patch. I was so happy to move to an area with fruit farms! I cannot give up on gardening. But these voles are…

perfect weather day here—walked by the lake and nearby woods. My lettuce did not last in the recent heat but we are getting quite a few tomatoes. Still having to water a lot. At least we do not have bears, but voles did a number on lots of stems—ruined peas, peppers, some beans. So discouraging. I agree it is bad to reward…

yes, prices are so high!!! I also am shopping around for coffee. Would just like some to stock up on that is not crazy expensive. And the farm stands have increased their prices. I canned some apricots but only got two jars for all that work. I would love to stock up on many things before it all gets even worse. Hoping…

welcome, whimsey! It sounds like you are eating good things but maybe there is something in the calorie count? Or maybe break your routine once in a while? There are lots more lactose- free items out than there used to be. My daughter has that condition and uses the alternative milks and the occasional lactaid. Also, maybe…

I have Polish ancestry and while doing genealogy I learned there is a bit of Ukrainian on my mother’s side. That side was in what is now Ukraine. Lots of intermarriage in that area. My mother was a great old country cook. I could never get my husband to appreciate pierogi but he loves everything else. The festival I went…

welcome, GR8TAWK. Joy is a good source of info on pre-diabetes! My hubby was in the same boat and cut way back on sugar and that worked for him. More rain today!!! Did not exercise except for a little gardening between the drops. Hoping to go to the Ukrainian festival this weekend and will definitely eat the main course…

good job on the walk. Three minutes is better than zero. So sorry to hear about the Canadian farmers. Right now we still see local produce but I am worried. Today it rained one inch. First rain in weeks. We could use a few more days of that but seems doubtful. Did chair yoga and a bit of gardening. And errands. Broke down…

finally the air is better but it is still hot. Did some walking but it was pretty humid. Still no rain! Everything is so dry. I agree on trying to simplify some things. Trying to be better organized and work towards simpler plantings. Also tackling projects I will not want to do when I am older. Nice dinner with friends…

today the smoke stretched from Buffalo to the Adirondacks and down to Corning. Strangely all was normal in the southeast of the state. Yes, we are all interconnected and I wish more people would realize that! Good luck with the dentist!

yesterday I tried a different kind of walking— went to the Y and did alternate laps of fast and slow. The idea is to walk as fast as possible and then walk slower and slowly build up your time with both types. I think it went okay and at least I was out of the unhealthy air.

I love the idea of a white elk!!! We are getting quite a hazy sky from the wildfires. And no more rain in the forecast. Everything is turning brown. I hope the local farmers will not have problems. I am glad yoy got some rain! I really feel uncomfortable exercising in the heat and poor air.

Another day of sunshine and some air quality problems. More watering necessary again. I think we had one rain in three weeks. I only water veggies and flowers. I sincerely hope I never have to paint a basement again. It is a big project. But it really needed sprucing up. I can paint but we will need outside help for…

I started chair yoga a few months ago and it is helping me even though I walk. Lots of stretches and balancing. Even if I decide to try another type of yoga I think I will keep going with chair. Gardening and painting again. Hoping to can some apricots tomorrow.

finally a cooler day!! We walked in the woods for almost two hours, then collapsed. Was going to paint some more in the evening but no… It is hard to stay active with a walker. Can you do chair exercises?

sounds like a lovely bbq menu! Managed an hour walk this morning and hope the weather will cool off soon so I can get more walks in. I need to improve my speed. I have been noticing a young very pregnant woman walking our sidewalk lately. I admire her determination but I do not know how she does it in the heat. Seems like…

yay for getting out of pre-diabetic!!!😀 There is probably some online video about making envelopes. Hard to believe they are selling cards without envelopes. But things are crazy lately. Chair yoga, brief walk in humidity, more painting, more errands.

good luck with all the medical woes and tests. Hubby had an ultrasound today to make sure his leg did not have a blood clot. Sometimes dealing with health issues is a full time job. So many appointments even if your health is good! Errands and chores today. The heat is wearing me down. I would love a clear day about 30…

That is great to make a new friend! This is just one of the many lotus flowers. There were orchids in the greenhouses. Did some wall painting and also looked at some art at an open house.