A very happy Memorial Day to you all!
Today is a day when we celebrate many things.
We celebrate our soldiers, whether active or veteran.
To me, each and every soldier is a hero.
We will never know the true extent of the sacrifices soldiers make when fighting for our country.
Today, we celebrate those sacrifices.
We celebrate the contributions that soldiers have made to our nation.
But, perhaps most importantly, we also celebrate our national pride.
And when I think about it, we should not just celebrate our national pride today.
We should celebrate it EVERY day.
Why does our celebration of our national pride always have to involve so much food?
Hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, pasta salad, scalloped potatoes, noodles, strawberry shortcake, torte, the list goes on and on.
The majority of my extended family is either overweight or obese.
They love food.
Sigh.
I guess I love food, too, I just have the willpower to say no.
I am feeling really good today.
I think it is because I ate more.
I was chugging water like nobody's business yesterday, haha!
I am supposed to drink 76 fl. oz. of water every day.
Half my body weight.
Cheers.
I hope you all have a fantastic Memorial Day and that the weather is beautiful wherever you are so that you can go outside and enjoy it!
Hang in there and stay strong, lovelies. <3
Food:
- 1 container Yoplait Light Strawberry Shortcake yogurt (+110 calories)
- 1 kielbasa sandwich (+374 calories)
- 1/2 cup onion potatoes (+110 calories)
- 1/2 cup cheesy potatoes with bacon (+240 calories)
- 1/2 cup pasta salad (+160 calories)
- 1 cup pineapple and strawberries with 2 tbsp. fruit dip (+134 calories)
- 1/2 cup taco dip w/ 10 Tostitos Scoops (+200 calories)
- 1/2 piece butterscotch pie (+105 calories)
- 1 piece chocolate pie (+141 calories)
- 1 piece ice cream cake (+500 calories)
- 2 cheese stuffed pretzels (+130 calories)
Total: 2,204/1,334 calories
FML I HATE THE FLIPPING HOLIDAYS. Gain, gain, gain. >.<
Water: 32/76 fl. oz.
"And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I'll gladly stand up next to you, and defend her still today. 'Cause there ain't no doubt, I love this land...God bless the USA."
So true!! There was so much food around me yesterday, but I managed to have a moderate amount and not overindulge. Stay strong :)
ReplyDeleteI love this post, I definitely agree, we should honor our military and national pride everyday. I've been drinking a ton of water lately also! I think it's been speeding up my metabolism majorly. I hope you have a lovely Memorial Day also! (:
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