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Frozen ground limited our riding here, too - though we've had a temperature increase of over 30° in the last week, so it should be possible to do more than hack out again this weekend!

Hmmm, I suppose you just have to turn a three-quarter circle right, then! The Blackest of All Creatures and I went on a hack alone today - out among the scary open fields on a really windy day - we had a yellow storm/wind warning by this evening! He was very good, even though I had to coax him past a bulldozer at one…

90 minutes for us today, but with a lot of standing still arguing - with the other riders. We're practicing a very complicated musical drill ride for Christmas!

Nice! Sounds like you're making good progress there!

:) thanks. If you give him cookies, he'll be your friend for life ;)

So, reports! What have you all been up to with your noble steeds this weekend?

Might be a way to stay motivated this wet, windy winter!

Glad to see some people hanging around here again! Here's my noble steed, also a rescue horse. (Probably a Welsh Cob)

I've been away, but I'm back to this group now!

So the lentils and bulgur aren't cooked, or am I reading your recipe wrong?

In my case, the cause appears to be an overproduction because of a general metabolic imbalance, rather than a problem with the adrenal gland specifically, so at the moment, the doctor is recommending medication rather than surgery/radiation.

I usually throw a handful of the little red Indian lentils into whatever I'm making - they don't need soaking. Pasta sauce, ratatouille, soup... I also powder them in my food processor and use the lentil flour to up protein content in some recipes. If you want, I'll try to find measurements for my lentil and nut veggie…

I now have the Garmin Vivofit and wear it even when riding - yes, it counts my horse's steps, but as some others have noted, it's fairly accurate in overall calories burned, so I just don't count riding separately anymore.

I'm around again, just stepped out for a year or so ;)

Right, it's been a while, but I thought I'd give an update on this thread... I've been increasingly frustrated - no matter what I did, I was steadily gaining weight. Over the course of the last year, I regained the 17kg I'd lost, and more. At my last appointment, I showed my new doctor (I moved countries again for work) my…

Right, so that particular business trip was a complete failure despite the fact that I got several runs and some swimming in. But the last one was better - mostly because I had a kitchen and was responsible for my own meals. Restaurants really don't help.

Go for it - c25k is great! But to stay comfortable, invest in a good sports bra, and in running tights, don't just go in sweats. No, I'm not crazy - you can wear something else over them. But if you're significantly overweight, they'll minimise the annoying "belly bounce" you can get otherwise...

Another equestrian here too. And reenactor. So I'm training my boy for jousting...

Because my coworkers find it strange: being willing to pay as much for stabling as for your rent. (Without a horse, I wouldn't need housemates...)

I haven't owned a TV since they were all CRTs. But when I want to watch a movie on something other than my laptop, I project it on the wall.

(Just realised all of you seem to assume I'm American - I'm actually travelling within Europe.)

Hooray, just been informed that the next hotel has a gym and a pool. Provided they're open in the off-season, I might give running on a treadmill a try, never done that...

Thanks, jenny. Sadly, bodyweight stuff doesn't really work for me (no right rotator cuff!) but lots of extra water is a good idea.

Sorry, segacs, didn't see you there! Since we're employed by universities, not businesses, we don't get the fancy hotels with gyms, unfortunately. I'm already not much of a drinker - maybe a glass of wine once or twice a month at social events, so that fortunately isn't an issue... And I do try to leave some food on the…

You're right - it came from just ignoring my diet during the two months where I suddenly had to move myself, my things, and my horse over 2000 km to a strange city with about a week's advance warning. I know that. That's why I'm back here. But not being able to stick with it for 20% of the foreseeable future would really…

When I can, I just go take a walk around and grab something at a local bakery or whatever, but quite often we have business breakfasts as well as dinners. I'm in a research project where there are 20 of us scattered all over Europe, so we have to make the most of the time where we're physically in the same location to…

That's a good question. I don't want to go back to eating meat, and I'll be all over Europe - so I guess good ways to make do with whatever the wildly varying local fare is without being constantly hungry, because these things are stressful enough without it. The problem is that they tend to try to impress you and take you…

For the last conference, we stayed in a hotel in the city centre. Usually left there at 8:00 am and returned after midnight. Ok, we were walking 20 minutes each way to the conference centre, so that's some exercise. But there just wasn't time or room to run anywhere - I'm not about to run the gauntlet of drunks and drug…

Hmmm, maybe packing my own nibbles is the way to go, just a bit antisocial... They are conference-style meals. And I know I'll be travelling at least 20% of the time at this job (a total of 6 months or more in a 2 1/2-year contract), so it's better to have a solid strategy in place...

Arabians are great - we used to have one - but perhaps a gaited horse would suit your needs better? My housemate has CP, and trot is what gave him the most trouble when I let him ride mine, even though he's got a very soft trot.