Do we still remember?
Do we still remember that day? That day… September 11, 2001. I’m sure you remember where you were, what you were doing and who you were with. Do we really remember the day though?
It used to be recommended to take that day off of work to grieve and remember. The day, no matter where you were was silent. There were signs on peoples cars to remind us that we will never forget. There was a time when you could not turn on the television and not see the video of the planes crashing into the towers.
Tomorrow there will be broadcasts and stories of the tragic day to show us what we can not forget. That is certain. You will not see the video being aired of the crashes though. At least not on too many networks. Its as if they are too painful to watch so they hide them from us. How do we remember the pain if we don’t feel it? I think they should show video throughout the year to remind us of the terror that we felt. To remind us of the loved ones we worried about and the ones that we lost. To remind us of how important it is to never forget.
Who could ever forget the braveness shown on Flight 93? Those people saved countless lives and gave theirs 
in order to do so. That’s heroic. That is the stuff legends are made of. Yet, for some reason there is only a semi-permanent memorial for them which is endanger of being shut down. How could that even be possible? Seriously?
We all remember in our own ways I suppose. Some choose to sit in silence and think about that day while others choose to talk about it. It doesn’t matter how you choose to remember, as long as you do.
Thank you to every single person that is fighting for our Freedom and way of life wherever you may be. Thank you to every single first responder that came to the rescue on that day. We appreciate all of you!
Update on weight
Im down to 207lbs.
I havent been running as much since I started a new job. My hours suck and it makes it so hard. I get up around 7:00AM with Reghan when Beth goes to work. I leave the house and catch the bus at 2:00pm and dont get back home until a little after midnight. Im usually exhausted once I get home.
I am sticking to my diet though. I had Chinese on Friday which was my first deviance from the diet. Yesterday, Beth took me to Rio Grande to eat. That definately was enough calories for about 4 days. So today, back to the grind. No more splurging.
Im hungry! Dieting sucks!
No! Really! I am hungry… This will be my workout/eating log.
I have to lose 35lbs by August 2nd. Thats 10 weeks to lose it. I need to lose 3.5lbs a week. My goal is 4lbs a
week.
Any tips are welcomed.
Today I started counting calories and running. Ill also do situps and pushups.
Total calorie intake not to exceed 2000 per day for the first week.
Water only. At least 110 ounces a day.
0600
Weight – 220.2lbs
Run- 2 mile at a 7.5 mph pace.
Breakfast-
1 cup Raisin Bran
6 oz whole milk
Calories = 240
1000
1 cup peaches
Calories=100
1200
Lunch
1 can of tuna
2 pickles
Calories=110
Run-
0.5 miles with a 8.5mph pace
Tonight Beth made some baked chicken. I made salad. mmm hmmm
Salad-
Cucumber – 8 slices skinned = 8 calories
Lettuce – 1 cup = 8 calories
Tomatoes – 1 half of a medium sized one = 7 calories
Mushrooms – 1 cup = 15 calories
Broccoli – 1 cup chopped = 30 calories
Carrots – 3 oz = 35 calories
Cheese – 1/4 cup = 90 calories
Pepperchinis – 3 = 10 calories
Banana Pepper Rings = 0 Calories
Vinegarette salad dressing = 0 calories
Chicken
1 piece = 230 calories
After breakfast and lunch I had 1550 calories left.
I ate two pieces of chicken and half of the salad. For a total of 671 calories. Which leaves me with 879 calories I did not eat. I consumed 1121 calories today.
After dinner Beth and I ran about 3/4 a mile. Then I ran 1 mile at a fast pace with a few sprints.
Onto tomorrow.
