Diet Updates and Accountability - Week 5 Catch-Up

    First ~ I'm sorry I haven't updated my blog in a few days. My Mom helps me and she's been very busy with work this week but we have gone for walks and she did take pictures.

    Today is Day 1 of Week 5. We actually go back to the vet on Friday to have a follow-up visit and to get vaccinations. They don't give the vaccinations on the same day as the comprehensive exam because we also had dental cleanings done and for that, we're put under anesthesia. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they don't want to risk the vaccinations causing a reaction so they wait. Anyway, we go back on Friday morning.

   We didn't go for a walk today. There's a heat advisory and it was so hot even at 7am that we just decided it wasn't going to happen. I actually prefer the weather to be cooler, especially since I'm carrying extra weight. Plus, the humidity is awful! It just makes the heat seem so much worse...

    But I do have pictures from this past week to share so I will...

From Saturday 16 June 2012 - Week 4 Day 5 Accountability Pics

It was hot so I took a break in the shade for a few pictures...

I was actually so tired on Saturday's walk that I decided NOT to walk up the stairs,

I walked around them instead...

Looking at the steps, I had to make a decision...

Nope, too tired.... going around!

Zoya walked up the steps though...

Sunday 17 June 2012

I got lost for a second when I was sniffing the ground too much!

Me and Zoya on our walk...

Accountability Pics from 18 June 2012 

Zoya was watching the kitty in the window, I wasn't really interested.

I like cats. I used to have one. I actually had two, but I grew up with one.

They went to live with my Grandma because it was difficult to move with such a big family.

Sniffing.... Sniffing.... Sniffing...

It had rained at night and everything was wet!

Mom said it's okay if I didn't want to sit down and pose for pictures.

But I got my walk in!

Week 4 Day 7 - 19 June 2012

Mom thought this was funny because apparently dogs naturally like fire hydrants.

I'm not convinced we actually naturally like them, I think they're just easy targets.

A little gray Tuesday morning.

I thought it might rain but instead it just got super hot throughout the day.

Just me posing for my accountability pictures...

Trying to see around Mom and Zoya at other people moving around.

Every time I thought Mom was done with the picture, I started to move and blurred it a bit.

Sorry... I just don't like to sit still for too long.

At least not outside where there are tons of things to see and smell!

I was investigating the area around a little tree...

Beagle Weightloss Progress - Week 3 Day 6

    Tomorrow is the last day of my first FULL 3 weeks on a diet and exercise regimen. It's also my check-up appointment with the vet.  I'm a little nervous, but Mom says that's normal.

   This morning, Mom managed to get up a little earlier and took me and Zoya for a walk before she fixed breakfast and lunch. It was nice being outside so early, when the sun was just coming up. I'm glad we went early too, it looks like it might rain today.

We walked around a bit...

I tried racing Zoya but she never gets it!

I'm like, "Ready, Zoya? 1-2-3 GO!"

But she's like, "What's going on? Why are you running? Is there danger?!"

Today I decided to pose for a few pictures for Mom...

     During the walk, we walked by a window with cats inside. I like cats, actually. Zoya chases them, but I grew up with a fat kitty that was nice to me so I like cats. Sometimes I miss the fat kitty, but it's okay. Maybe in the future Mom and Dad will get another cat I can be friends with.

See that cats in the window?

They watch me a lot in the mornings, but today we got a picture of them.

Accountability Pics for Week 3 Day 6

We used the cat picture in my official Week 3 Day 6 Accountability Picture today!

How about a few more pictures of me? Okay!

The sun was out but it wasn't very bright.

I think it might rain today ~ the sky is a little gray.

Mom kept saying, "No, look over here."

I kept looking but I guess I missed what she was saying...

At this point on my walk I was a little tired. We were more than 3/4 done.

There were kids out this morning. They were running to get on yellow school buses.

I like when kids run! It makes me want to run too!

(I was trying to toss my ears like a super model tosses her hair)

Just watching the kids run by...

I sat still for a long time this morning...

It's hard to sit still when kids keep running by....

Maybe one of the kids will drop something to eat....

Kids are good like that :-)

Wish me luck at my appointment tomorrow!

Diet & Exercise: Week 3 Day 2

     It's getting humid again. I could feel it this morning during our walk. It's okay, but the humidity makes me feel tired quicker. Dad decided to not do his yoga workout this morning so we slept in a little later. Mom fixed breakfast and lunch for her and Dad then took me (and Zoya, of course!) for a 28-minute walk.

     I'm still not really eating all the food I'm "supposed to" every day but I'm trying. Mom says she thinks I'm making progress -- I hope so!!  Zoya, Atom, and I are going to see our doctor (vet) for a regular check-up and teeth cleaning next week. I hope she notices my efforts.... I will be so disappointed if I'm not making any progress :-(

    Mom says it's common for people to feel discouraged at times during their diet and exercise plans. She said that when you first start out, you have this motivation because it's something "new" and you are excited to see results. But results are usually slower than people like so they often lose momentum at times. Mom said that maybe it's the same for beagles...

   If that's the case, at least I know to expect the occasional blah day :-)  And as long as I have my Mom to walk me... or Dad when he can.... and I have Zoya for a walking partner.... I will be all set! I know that if I just stick to it, I will see results eventually and I KNOW that my results will be measurable, even if not yet.

Accountability Pics for Week 3 Day 2

The official Accountability Pic for today

7 June 2012 ~ Week 3 Day 2 of my Beagle Diet

Usually when we walk, I manage to remember that I need to walk on the left or right side of "obstacles" so I don't get caught...

But occasionally I forget!

I got stuck on a tree and Mom had to help me get free...

The humid weather brings out more smells!

Lots and lots of interesting stuff!

What's back there...?  I'll check it out!

Relaxing during the walk.

There were actually two cats watching me through the window behind where I sat.

That's right, cats... revel at my awesomeness... 

Walking close to Zoya...

She kept tripping over me, but it's not my fault. All the good smells led me right under her feet!

Zoya really doesn't get it... but she's patient so that's good.

Up ~ up ~ up we go!

I handle stairs well, even though my hip bothers me at times.

Mom said she thinks I'm limping less and less, so maybe it's getting better from the extra walking.

Zoya, watching as I roam around and sniff stuff...

    And that's it for today!  I didn't feel much like sitting still for the close-up pictures so Mom could only take  one and it wasn't that great. Maybe tomorrow I'll be more in a picture-taking mood! Until then :-)