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Tuesday morning!! My wife's birthday is today, and it is 38 degrees outside.. so the dogs get to walk later today as I just don't feel up to it this morning. Winter is coming.. :D

I prefer to keep my name anonymous.. Just call me Mark and we will be fine. LOL!!!!

Monday morning to the crew. No walking this morning, although the rain has stopped. The roads and trails are a muddy mess right now after 3 days/nights of constant rain. Never did see any snow here; my parents down by Bozeman can see some down low on the mountains there. Sun is coming out, so maybe I can get some walking…

Sunday checking.. moving a bit slow today. Yesterday was a long day at the range at 12 hours. The temps were in the 50's, and it rained the entire day. We are very happy that we shot on Friday, and while it was cool, at least it was not rain. My boots soaked through, my jacket soaked through. I am sure that was worth a TON…

Woo Hoo!! Multigun Friday is HERE!! Lots of run'n and gun'n is here. The boys I and I did manage to forgo the pizza that was delivered yesterday for the setup crew. It helps when you bring your own lunches. We packed the Suburban with gear, good food, and thousands of rounds of ammunition to expend today. It is cooler, and…

Thursday morning folks!! Today is the day for dragging and setting up several thousand pounds of steel targets, clearing grass around them (fire abatement), and lots of walking!! Free exercise before the fun begins tomorrow, yee haw!! Carol, it is cool to see how far you have come since starting Muay Tai. Challenge,…

Wednesday morning! I just keep chugging along. Tomorrow through Saturday will be a great test, and lots of exercise. It is the Montana State 3Gun Match, and the boys and I are also staffing the event. Lots of steel to put up and tear down, lots of walking, and long days. I will have to make sure to keep my posts here and…

Morning Ladies and Gentlemen! I am motivated to get out and walk the dogs twice a day, at least 2 miles each time, since they are the motivators. They start bugging me first thing in the morning, and then after dinner they are all over me again. The rainy days are coming, so that may slow down all the walking a bit.

Monday morning folks! Not really much to report or say. We seem to have dodged a forest fire by our place, so that is a plus, but has nothing to do with food :D

Quick check in. Forest fire got started just over the hill from our house, so it was a quick drive (still 5 hours) back last night. Had a great time doing the ancestry lookup and found some great stuff. Still monitoring the fire, but at least we have not had to evacuate yet...

MG.. I hope I never gear near that Petco when you are there with foster kitties..particularly if I am with my wife!! I survived the walk without critter incidents. Here pretty soon I will have to contend with the bears as they are foraging to stuff themselves with berries that are all along the road here. We have been…

I am back, but beat. I arrived home at 0200 this morning.. at least I am home. Dogs were nice and let me sleep till 0630 before they started bouncing on me to go for a walk. :D

Checking in today from Santa Fe New Mexico! Lots of walking around in airports yesterday added some steps which is always a nice thing to do. The waiting just sucks :D

Wednesday morning!! Travel day for me.. airport food is the worst, right up there with Fair food. I love reading all the comments..brain overload :D

Morning everyone! Not much to report today yet. Tomorrow and Thursday will be tough as they are business travel days with a client lunch in there. Santa Fe, New Mexico here I come!

Monday morning is here! I did pretty well yesterday at the USPSA shoot, and the boys did too. The plus side of these matches is lots of walking for hours.

Early Sunday morning check before we head out for out 2.5 hour drive to a USPSA match in Missoula. Our ride broke down yesterday afternoon in Helena on our way home from the other match... so Pizza it was. That'll cost me another week. :(

Checking in early this morning before I get all ready with the boys to head off to the pistol match. Carol, it is part of the experience :D It took me a while, and my rates overall are still slow, but I am losing. I hold my carb intake to 40 or less for weeks before I even think about a free meal. As soon as I go above 40…

Carol, I don't think you or anyone else is really 'out' yet. We are at 7 of 31 days, so there is still a long way to go. Net zero this week for me. I had 3 dogs on the leash this morning when they found an Elk leg, and then decided to fight over it with me tangled up... They were not happy with me making them drop it and…

No Skunks this morning on the walk!! Starting to look like I will be a net zero for the week; we shall see tomorrow.

Happy Pump Day everyone!! Grilled Chicken and Asparagus for dinner last night was really good!! I don't know how I received a cut on my heel yesterday, but it sure did suck the fun out of my morning hike with the dogs. Eventually the pain went numb.. :D

Tuesday check in.. No Skunk challenges to report :D I received some tips on how to properly grill meats. After some practice (which we ate), I am impressed how well they are coming out now. Not perfect yet, but getting closer. Last night were some thick juicy Pork Chops with a Zucchini, Squash, and Onion chaser.

Happy Monday from Montana!! Costco has cookies?? :D Dogs ran into Skunkzilla again last night on our walk... yep, same two dogs. They must have learned some lesson since they are not quite as bad as 2 weeks ago. At least the one did not have her mouth open.. LOL!! We did our 6 week carb meal yesterday, so I am slow as a…

MG, way to go!! Seems that I need to be looking more for stuff like that around here. I need to get ready for hunting season, the awesome calorie burner! :D Mark, you need to add bacon! LOL I eat eggs almost every day in some form or another for breakfast. We have our own chickens so somebody has to eat all those eggs. My…

Off to the fair later today. I already did 2 miles this morning with the dogs, so all that extra walking is sure to help.

Dang, ya'll start early don't you!! Down another pound on the Friday weigh in, so 226 for me. To think, just a few weeks ago I was fighting to get below 230!! Perhaps with the challenge help, I can get below 220 by the end of September :D

Doing ok, and still hoping to be down just a wee bit by the end of the week. Today is my birthday, so I am having Kielbasa and Kraut. Good thing the store is 55 miles or I would add a half gallon of ice cream and a couple of huge dollops of peanut butter. :D

I just find it funny Carol. I can be pretty positive, and I can laugh about a lot. What you are asking though I just never really thought about. Thinking back to when I was pretty fit, doing triathlons, surfing, etc.. I was not too bad I guess. I still covered up, without thinking about it. Probably more to do with a VERY…

Body confidence? I am not sure I have ever had a even a moment like that Carol. Heck, I cover up when I go swimming.. Carol, you found a goal and realized it, even if it was an incorrect path (as you found out). Intentionally starving takes a lot of power. You just need to channel it differently :D

Carol, there is just a little bit of smell left on the Pit. With that short hair it went into her skin. She also received a good mouth shot, and she loves to lick you... I am sure you can imagine. The German Shepherd/Pyrnees, with the long coat, was in good shape after a couple of days. Howie, I put a reminder in my…