Congrats to all the weight losers! It's a happy thing when there's been so many that I forget who I need to congratulate!
I was interested in that Natl Weight Loss Registry thing, too, so I waded through the forums and here's a link to it- http://www.nwcr.ws/ . You need at least a 30 lb loss for a year to qualify.
We've had many days and nights of big thunderstorms lately- first it was frost all the time, now we're full tilt into summer! I really like hearing the thunderstorms at night when I'm in bed, though.
Just wanted to share a very important article about how we lose muscle mass as we get older, and this contributes to our dependency and inability to live independently:
And it is -- sunny and mild but a little breezy -- when I first got up it was a far different story, but then we had a major line of thunder storms go thropuh about 8 am and everything changed quite dramatically.
Bough one of those bags of sweet potato spears yeterday -- bag says it contains 16 cups and a cup is a serving -- had a serving yeterday; just boiled along with my asparagus. Not bad, but it certainly doesn't taste anything like potatoes. Just another type of squash to my mind. I have a recipe for sweet potato oven fries that I will try, though; maybe tonight. Whatever I do with them, I guess I'll be eating them a lot for a while since I cannot stand the idea of wasting them.
Other than that . . . SSDD around northern Nova Scotia . . . hope the rest of you have decent weather and a fun day full of great and exciting events.
Linda, some sweet potatoes are better than others. You can't beat a nice sweet, flavorful one. I boil them until they are soft enough to mash - this takes a while even in the microwave. Then I add some orange juice if they need it. Tastes like desert. I haven't tried the oven fried sweet potatoes, but they sound good.
We went to Costco today. Came home with 12 heads of lettuce, among other things. I have to keep the lettuce in my styrofoam cooler since it won't fit in my refrigerator. Also bought Tilapia, a bag of little red, yellow and orange sweet peppers, some filet steak, tri-tip, a huge box of strawberries and some blackberries.
Didn't try the sweet potato fries yesterday but I did add some to my egg white omlette along with some spinach - quite tasty. I think they are starting to grow on me.
Weather around here is having difficulty deciding what to do with itself today -- kind of half sunny and half cloudy and definitely not warm with a predicted high of not quite 20C/69F.
This is the normal 'shopping extravaganza' day so walking will be my major exercise for the day.
Hope everybody else has a great one, too . . . see you later.
I make those sweet potato fries a lot- my DH loves them and they're better for you than plain potatoes. I just take the raw ones, cut them long and thin like fries, toss with oil on a cookie sheet and bake at a high heat (stir once) until they're crispy. We love them! I would guess that the ones precut in the bag are a little less tasty than if you buy the whole raw potato. It seems that way with everything that's pre-processed for you. They're also a lot cheaper!
Hi and hello to everyone! I am stopping in to touch base - before flying off again! Been quite busy - eldest son is "graduating" (we homeschool and he just finished his GED testing) and is gearing up to high speed for his scout Eagle project, DH left this morning to go fishing on Lake Ontario for two days, and youngest son never seems to tire out (but I do!). Next week is my last week of bus driving before the summer break starts, and I am READY for a bit of downtime.
Have been keeping OP, and making certain the numbers are staying around 1500...hope last week's loss wasn't just a freak accident!
The garden is just about all in, the garlic is nearly ripe and will be ready to pick in the next month, and I think I might just plan a daily walk in the early morning when school vacation starts - as a gift to myself! I love the smell of dawn, and the birds calling, and the cool before the day's heat kicks in. And (most 'specially), the quiet of my kids still sleeping
and pleasantly warm (mid 20's / mid 70's). Still seems a little muggy, though. Might just have to force myself outside today. 
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