Real Democracy

Real Democracy

Democracy- A form of Government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.

Who asked me if I wanted to pay $4.05 for a gallon of gas? Who asked you if you wanted the government to stop paying your husband, who almost lost his life for his Country?  Who asked you if you wanted to lose your job and barley survive on unemployment? No one.  But wait, I thought America was a Democracy? 

Our government tells us time and time again, if we want peace, we must prepare for war. I believe this 100%.  The only way we will ever have true peace is through war, but not war on other countries…War against our government. If they are not stopped…soon, the chance of World War III is, inevitable. 

Lest I remind everyone, that we are not the only country with nuclear missiles and it won’t be too long before other countries start coming together to attack us at home on our own soil. Will our innocent families be effect by this great catastrophe? Yes, because we are a part of this Nation “Under God,”and are therefore responsible for its actions. 

We at home are already feeling the effects of the War.  Our sons and daughters and being sent over sees and coming home tattered, torn, and sometimes not returning at all.  Gas prices, taxes, unemployment, and food prices are at an all time high. While we sit back and say nothing.

I, urge you, fellow Americans, if you truly want peace…wage war against the government.  Don’t buy into all the “patriotic” BS the Media is feeding us.  Stand up and demand answers, REAL ANSWERS.

Let’s do a little comparison…

ADOLF HITLER                                    AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Main Goals:                                                Main Goals:

~Convinced Germans he was                   ~Convinced American’s he was the

Their next greatest leader;                       Greatest leader & could bring about

Promised everyone jobs                           “Change.” Promised everyone jobs

~Destroy Jewish Community                    ~Destroy all other forms of government

And way of life                                          not exactly like ours

~Take over the world/boundless             ~Boundless expansion with American chains:

Expansion                                                example, McDonalds, Esso, etc…

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Make all government like his                    Just gave our President more

Political leader,                                         power to wage war than any other

Given too much                                        President before him; already he

Military power                                          gave orders to bomb Pakistan

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Gained public support                                America is in a more severe

By convincing Germans                             Economic Depression right now

He was their Savior from                          Than we were during the actual

The “Economic Depression”                      “Great Depression”

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Because his “war” was                               It was only 3 short weeks ago,

So bad on the already failing                    that President Obama, was considering

Economy, in October 1935,                       if he was going to continue to pay

Hitler reluctantly ordered                          the Military.

Cuts in military spending

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“For Peace, Freedom, and Democracy…never again fascism. Millions of dead warn us.”-On the Gravesite of Adolf Hitler

“Those who do not learn from history…are doomed to repeat it.” –Winston Churchill

~*~*This was written, by me, Amanda J. Mix, and I stand behind these views 100%.

What does everyone else think about what is happening right now with our economy, war, and political leaders?  You can’t tell me everyone is buying the crap the media is selling.

 If you like this or have an opinion….comment and tag your friends in this.

Let’s see how far we can spread the word and maybe, just maybe we can get some real answers from our leaders.. Because I know the current state of our economy is affecting everyone, in a negative way.~*~*~*~*~

Day 2- A bit of a short coming on my 17 day Diet

Day 2- My Second Day 
    
Lost 2.6 lbs.     Current weight:149 lbs.


 Feeling:  Overly stressed out right now. I also feel bad, because I didn't follow the plan for dinner, but I am going to try again tomorrow.

Struggled with:  It was very hard for me today.  I have 3 Court Cases tomorrow and I screwed up a little on my diet. I guess I am so used to Comfort Food, like chips, chocolate, or pizza. I will not give up. I will try to do better again tomorrow.


I had my Wake-up Drink of Hot water and lemon juice, once again, I plugged my nose :-)
For Breakfast, I had :  1 small serving of fat free yogurt with about 1/4 c. black berries. 1 c. green tea


For Lunch, I had: 1 small salad with 1 TBSP. virgin olive oil and 2 TBSP. balsamic vinegar. 1 c. green tea. (I was supposed to have a LARGE salad, but I wasn't very hungry...nervous about tomorrow.


For Dinner, I had: 1 small bowl of canned spaghetti-o's, half a string cheese, and a yogurt. 1 C. green tea. (I was supposed to have veggies with a large portion of Salmon..I hate fish)


For My snack:  I did manage to eat 1 peach for my fruit.


Yes, I did exercise my 17 minutes today.  I cleaned and walked up and down the stairs a lot to get to the other computer to print out Court paperwork.


I'm feelin pretty mad at myself for skipping out on the right dinner food, but I am human and everyone makes mistakes. I will try to do better tomorrow. I'm still pretty stoked that I did still lose almost 3 lbs. 

Day 1- My very First Day on the 17 Day Diet

Day 1- My First Day
    
Lost 4.4 lbs.     Current weight:  151.6 lbs.


 Feeling:  Excited that I lost that much weight, already.

Struggled with:  My old bad eating habits are still in full force. I was so tempted when getting gas with my fav. ready to eat pizza.  I resisted and thought, I would rather be healthy and look great :-) My fiancee' decided that he didn't want to try the diet with me and I am not forcing him, but hopefully he will see how good it makes me feel and try it out :-)                                                                            

*~*~*Re-Cap of The Day*~*~*
I woke up around 10:30AM. I had the wake up drink:  (1) 8 oz. glass of hot water with half a lemon squeezed in it.  -This was very unplesant, I plugged my nose to drink it all.

For Breakfast, I had:  2 scrambled egg whites; cooked with a lil olive oil, 1 tangelo, and 1 c. green tea.

-I struggled to eat the eggs and get through breakfast. I usually don't ever eat breakfast and I really hate the texture of eggs, but hey, anyone can do something for 17 days, so I sucked it up.

 For breakfast it states I can eat 1/2 grapefruit or any fruit. I also can't stand grapefruit, it reminds me of the vomit aftertaste. I suppose I never realized how picky I am, lol

For my excersise, I went to Wal-Mart, because I needed to pick up a lemon juicer, more lemons, and a weighing scale. I thought it would be difficult to spend that long in the store, but since I didn't ask anyone for help finding my items, I spent about 30 mins. walking. <---Excersing wasn't as bad as I thought, by the time I had walked around, it just felt like running an errand..

I spent $26.00 at Wal-Mart on the bathroom scale (digital health-o-meter), cucumbers, lemons, and a lemon juicer.

I had a few things to do, so it took me a while and I had a late lunch.

For Lunch, I had:  large salad with cucumbers, carrots, tuna fish, and tomatoes. For the dressing 1 Tbsp. oil and 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar.  I drank 1 cup of green tea.


 ~My two year old, ate a lot of my tomatoes and carrots.  I was begining to think, maybe, just maybe this is a good way for her to eat healthier too:-)

I had a snack of yogurt about 3 oz. with 1 tsp. sugar free strawberry jam.

 I was very  hungry while dinner was cooking.  The yogurt is fat free and it was, well horrible. It seems like a  lot of stuff on this diet is kind of bitter tasting. The yogurt, the lemon, and the icky eggs. I am determined to lose weight, so I continue on... plus the results were pretty sweet so far.

For Dinner, I had:  Grilled chicken breast with lemon pepper seasoning, 1/2 ear of corn on the cob with no butter or salt, fresh carrot sticks, and fresh cucumber sticks. 1 c. of green tea.

~Dinner was really tasty.  I love chicken and eat that mostly anyways and I LOVE LOVE LOVE fresh veggies.

Day 0- Preparing for the 17 Day Diet

My name is Amanda. I'm 24 yrs. old. I am 5'4 and I weight 156 lbs. I am going to try out the 17 Day Diet and blog about it. My goal is to trim up and eat healthier. I am going to make myself do at least 20 minutes of walking every day, to help with this. 


  ~*~*Disclaimer, I didn't write the 17 Day Diet Book and I don't guarantee your results will be the same as mine~*~*~*


 First Stop, Wal-Mart. Purchase total:  $103.58
 Items I Bought:
- 17 Day Diet Book by Dr. Mike Moreno ($22.50 + tax)
- red grapes                                                 -steam bag corn
-corn on the cob                                          -steam bag mixed veggies
-celery                                                        -frozen bag mixed fruit
-Fat Free Mozz. cheese.                             -peaches
-tomatoes (fresh)                                        -dozen eggs 
-Shredded lettuce                                       -ground turkey (roll)
-1 box lipton green tea                                -light fruit yogurt  
-bag skinless boneless chicken                    -asparagus
-can crushed tomatoes                               -Fat Free cott. cheese
-jug balsamic vinegar                                 -head of cabbage
-lemon                                                      -fresh black berries
-turkey breast                                           -whole carrots
-salmon in a pouch                                    -whole cantaloupe
-egg plant                                                  -tangelos
-sugar free straw. jam                               -x-ta virgin olive oil
-plain fat free yogurt


Second Stop, Tops: Purchase total:  27.96
Items I bought:
-1 jug of Flaxseed oil (pills)                 -fresh okra
-1 bottle acidophilus
-bag baby spinach 


Grand Total Spent, so far:    $131.54.
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I was supposed to buy kefir, which I have no clue what that is and neither did anyone in Tops or Wal-Mart. I bought baby spinach instead, assuming it was a green. I was sadly mistaken, when I googled it at home. 


Apparently kefir is a fermented milk drink. Here is the wikipedia explanation:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir  So, since, I have not seen this ingredient anywhere, I will make the kefir smoothie, when instructed to on the diet, instead with soy milk and a acidophilus tablet in it.


**Also, it says to find acidophilus milk...I couldn't so I'm substituting soy milk with acidophilus pill.

Day 0- Preparing for the Challenge

*Blog Feelings*
  Well, right now I am feeling excited to start a new diet and I hope it will work.  I am wondering if my fiancee' is going to be upset that I spent so much on all this food. I am really hoping he helps me with this diet and maybe it will help him too.  We don't eat very healthy and I am pretty lazy, well except for chasing the kiddos. We live in a very small town, but maybe someone in a larger city would be able to find all the exact ingredients in this diet. I have to check Wal-Mart later for a scale. I am going to weight myself at the same time every day and record it along with a picture of my gut...just to see if I can notice any changes. Wish me luck everyone as I embark on my journey.

  ~Time to give my 2 yr. old daughter a bath and put her to bed. Then I will set some chicken out to unthaw for tomorrow