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Day 14

Today we celebrate Katie Holmes' independence.  And America's.  Happy 4th of July, everyone!


I started today with a peach and some reduced-fat bacon and water.  Random, I know.  My bacon making technique came from my sister, who figured out (probably from the interwebs) that you can bake bacon in the oven.  It's a nice way to not get bacon grease everywhere, and to make lotsa bacon at once.  Bake at 400 for 12-17 minutes.  Keep an eye on it!


Then the Verner side of the family came over and we had a healthy cookout.  The spread included hummus & veggies, watermelon, deviled eggs, hot dogs (okay, not so healthy but I didn't have one) and lamb burgers  (Andrew--protein!) on whole wheat white buns and a pasta salad, courtesy of Skinnytaste, one of my favorite web sites.  It was super delicious!  I halved the recipe and made it with whole wheat macaroni.






Oh, and we had grilled veggies.  Can you tell I like tomatoes?


We also had robust conversation about Scientology, derechos, Chick-fil-a, and the British Royal Family.


Dinner came after a celebratory 4th of July nap, and was a quick and healthy 5 layer dip because it was late and we weren't that hungry.  I already took my vitamin, and I need to drink 2 more glasses of water.


Exercise tonight is going to be pretty light, because my hip is hurting (Margie the Massage Therapist, I need you!).  So I'm gonna dig out the resistance band and my hip strengthening exercises.

Oh, and there actually is SOMEONE in this house that needs to be shamed for overeating.  Here's the evidence:


And here's the culprit:


Midnight snacking, Fitch?  Shameful.  


Thanks for reading--see you tomorrow!

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