FYE

For your encouragement this is a site that has some before and after pictures and is encouraging. Keep on keeping on!

http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100198270&imageindex=1

Read some of the connections!

98...100...102...107... No, I'm not counting, that's what the temperatures have been this month! Yesterday was 107!!! Today has only been around 100 - not much cooler. Does anyone want to trade places?

If you could lose weight by sweating, I would be below my goal weight by now!!! It was 98 degrees yesterday and today. They are calling for 102 tomorrow with 70% humidity! All I can say is, "THANK THE LORD FOR AIR CONDITIONING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fresh Fruits and Veggies????

OH BOY! I am in trouble! I just came on to tell about my first corn of the season here. It probably wasn't grown around here but I have been craving corn on the cob. Yum. While we were in Washington I learned a new way to eat it. It is NOT lo cal at all! In fact this is a once in a very long while kind of thing to eat. While we were at someone's house for dinner one of the girls told me I HAD to try it. you spread Mayonaise (NOT Miracle Whip) on your cooked corn cob and then you sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of that and then you sprinkle cayenne pepper over top of that. It was good. I discovered something better tonight. Of course when I went hunting in my cupboards I could not find any cayenne pepper so I tried regular black pepper on one and....... Chipotle seasoning on the other. The black pepper was as good as the cayenne. The chipotle was yuuuuuummmmmmmy! Oh my, I CANNOT make this a habit of my summer or include it, except rarely, in my "fresh fruits and vegetables". I do not even want to think about the number of calories or the grams of fat! But.......... so yummy! Butter before the Mayo is optional. Salt too. hmmm.... I might try Tony's seasoning instead. The mayo does not melt and drip. mmmmm...... Not for a looooonnnnng while again. mmmmmm.......


Nectarines are my favorite fruit right now. yumm.. With vanilla or peach yogurt. Strawberries with vanilla yogurt. mmmmm.....

Fresh Fruits or Veggies, Anyone?

I posted this on our family blog and thought I would put it on here, also.



I am not a fan of the summertime for the most part. It's a little too warm for my liking, however, I do like this time of year for all of the fresh fruits and vegetables that seem so plentiful.

Keith and I are truly blessed with some wonderful people in the church. For the past month or so, we have been loaded up (on a weekly basis) on zucchini, squash, bell peppers, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, and the list could go on. Most of it has been grown organically. Thanks to the wonderful people that have blessed our table with the "fruit" of your labor!

Yesterday while Keith was counseling with someone, I was sitting and talking with a young man. We were hungry at the moment, and you know the subject drifted towards food. We were talking about the different fruits and veggies we liked, and we were talking about our favorites. Well, that's a hard one to pinpoint!!! I knew I had to come up with something, but as of right now (while they're in season), I would have to say that cherries are our favorite fruit. Well, tonight, this person shows up at church with fresh cherries and saturn peaches. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I am not mentioning names, because these people don't usually like their names mentioned so I will respect that, but if you are reading this post, we want to let you know from the bottom of our hearts that everything is GREATLY appreciated!!!

Just curious, but to all of the other bloggers, what are some of your favorite fruits and vegetables?