May 27 - Memorial Day Weekend

jennifer here...
I'm missing Tom.  Am waiting for he and Bennett to get home.  They have been backpacking with the Scouts this weekend. Hope they had a great time.  I love that Tom has always enjoyed doing scouting stuff with our boys.  He's such a great dad.

And it's Memorial Day weekend - this photo is amazing.  I actually followed the blog of the photographer that made it where she showed what she did to create it.  Very neat process.  Photo that says a thousand words...  One of my boys has always wanted to go into the military so this photo makes me pause.  It sure is a special person who has this sacrifice laid on his or her heart by God to be willing to serve and be willing to give their life if asked.  It is humbling to walk by a serviceman/woman and know that next week, month, year, they may be called from their home and family and would be willing to do this for me... for the concept of freedom...  so that I can blog about a different way of eating.  We take so much for granted.  What is the quote about the 2 people willing to die for each of us... Jesus Christ and the American soldier??

Since it's Memorial Day weekend, some friends have invited us over for a cookout tomorrow afternoon.  I'm soooo grateful that she knows all about the NSNF venture we are doing and supports it because we can join them for dinner and stay on track!! I'm going to try the black bean brownies on my NSNF pinterest board.  Will let you know how that turns out.

One thing I really love about NSNF eating is that you really are never hungry. I may WISH I could eat a cookie or some junk food, and I might CRAVE something unhealthy, but there's always a lot to eat.  For our family, I remove EVERYTHING from this house that doesn't qualify for NSNF.  My neighbor laughs when we show up at their door with bags full of our groceries that I don't want in the house and says, "your diet is making me gain weight!!"  There is just too many temptations to eat something "wrong" if no one is looking, so if the only food I have in the house fits in NSNF, it keeps me from following them every time they walk in the kitchen to make sure they are eating the right stuff.  It's nice knowing that whatever they pick-up to eat fits NSNF.  Takes the pressure off me and helps minimize slip-ups.


So, my food journal for the day... :-)

Breakfast (really brekkie/lunch -- we slept late today!)
2 scrambled eggs with cheese
sausage


Late Lunch/snack-
swiss cheese and cracked pepper triscuits  (this is one of my fav snack/small meals.  fast and filling. watch the amt of cheese. lotsa calories.)

Dinner
pork tenderloin (thx Ed!! it was yum!!))
quinoa cooked in ckn broth with some soy sauce
canned corn
no sugar added fudgesicle for dessert - i love those.

Carly didn't get her post up last night.  I'll encourage her to finish tonite.  My sister called from the grocery store today and is back on NSNF with us too and needed to know what to buy.  It is more fun when we all share recipes and are eating the same foods.  It's even more fun when we do a weight check in 2 weeks and have dropped weight!  I love that she will call my girls and support them - helps everyone on bad days.

You can post questions here as comments if you want and I'll be happy to answer.  I'm not an expert but can share what we've learned so far.

Happy Memorial Day friends!  Please shake the hand and thank the men and women in uniform you pass this weekend and any day of the week.
Jennifer