Jamie Oliver

I just finished watching the season premiere of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. I'm so amazed that people are scared to eat healthy. They are afraid to stand up and make a difference, to put it in our schools.

Why is eating healthy so expensive? When I'm short on money, I have to buy whatever I can afford to eat at that point of time, which generally isn't healthy. Plus I'm a vegetarian so I need to eat my veggies, fruit, and tofu. Whatever happened to the small farmer? Good foods and we know what's in it. Do you know that when you bite into a burger you could be eating many different cows? You're not just eating one cow. What are they eating? Cows should be grass feed, healthy food. They shouldn't be feed junk because they get fatty, we get fatty. Bring back the farmers. Bring back good, healthy, cheap food.

Besides, do you know what part of the cow the hamburger is from? Tell me. Point it out on the cow. You can't! Because it's all the bits and pieces that don't sell. That normally would be used to make dog food. We're eating dog food!

The schools have junk! Even if parents have healthy food at home, kids are getting junk at home. Why would we put that in our bodies? Because it's cheap. That's the thing. You want a drink of something. You can get a big thing of pop which is cheaper than juice and milk. What are you going to pick when you're short on money? You want a snack? You can get a big bag of chips for cheaper than you can get apples.

When I don't eat healthy, I feel unhealthy. I feel icky, gross, and lazy. Why would I put that stuff in my bodies? Because it's cheap. When I have money, vegetables, fruit, fresh food is in my fridge and cupboards. When I don't...it's pasta. I still try to make it healthy with frozen veggies. But it's all carbs.

We need food to be healthy. Think of how much our government will save on health care if we made healthy food more accessible. We need to bring back the small farmers. We need the big corporations to be taxed and forced to made their food healthy. If we helped out our farmers, healthy food would be accessible. We need to fight for what we want! I want healthy food in fast foods, in schools, and in grocery stores. Fight for what you want!!! It's what we need! We need cheap accessible HEALTHY food!

Healthy food is interlinked with the environment, health care, and fitness. Think of what the government will save on on health care. Think of how much better the environment will get. This is ridiculous that the government won't do this!

Jamie Oliver keep going with your fight!

Argh...

So I got weighed in yesterday. I tracked this week. I exercised. I worked hard. And I was up. I was up a lot! I was so angry! I'm frustrated. I worked really hard this week. And the scale didn't show it.

Okay, I only get weighed in once a month...I'm going to start to get weighed in more. Maybe the weeks before when I didn't track and didn't eat the best caught up with me. And maybe this week was actually a good weigh in because it was a month since my last weigh in.

**sigh** I'm staying on track. I'm just so disappointed though. I don't ever want to see that number again :(

Important lesson learned...

I am so sore! Went to the gym with my sister. Did 20 minutes of swimming laps. OWWWW! I learned I have no upper body strength. I am a good swimmer. But I grew up swimming in the river. Not laps. And mostly just playing. But, I haven't swam since the summer and I do very little strength training. I need to work on my muscles. I love to run, but I need to more! I did 20 minutes. My arms should not be this sore.

I will do strength training!

I will do strength training!

I will do strength training!

I will do strength training!

I will do strength training!

Here we go...

I know I know...I haven't posted...well, not like anyone reads it anyway, lol. But, I'm still trucking. I'm about 3 lbs over goal. This week I'm determined to track (which so far, so good), work out (so far three runs and a little bit of strength training). I've been doing good this week! It's tough not having a lot of money, but things will come together :D

I'm now a WW Receptionist. I was supposed to train to become a leader, but I'm going to grad school in the fall in Toronto and it was decided (not really by me) that I shouldn't train to be a leader right now. But it's okay because once I'm in grad school, I'm not going to have much time. As a receptionist, I'm going to do one meeting a week and the rest of my time will be school, school, and research!

I'm still trucking a long :)

I know...

it's been awhile. Things have been a little hectic. Personal issues and well...every issue you can imagine and more, I'm going through. Life is complicated. I find that when I can't control my life, I want to control food even more. And because I'm stressed and depressed, I'm not controlling my food. Now it's getting better. First I was going through the "I don't want to eat" stage where I ate very little, just enough to stay conscious, then I went through the "I want to everything I can" stage where I overate and then some. I'm finally getting back on track. I haven't tracked much, but I'm working on it. But I'm running and I'm eating and I'm cooking and baking. I'm not working much which is again stressful in itself, but again, I can't control that right now. I can control what I eat. When I eat right, I feel better. I haven't been obsessed with cheese whiz the last couple of days (it's a comfort food, sue me). Is it a good thing when you want to control food so much? When you feel like you can't control the rest of your life, so you control the one thing that you can. Food. But...I'm eating and eating healthy so it is good?

On another note, I'm make a documentary. Or starting plans for one about food/fast food. So if anyone reads this, which I doubt, send me any questions, comments, concerns, myths about food and maybe it'll end up in the documentary/podcasts.

Till next we eat,

K

O M G!

Okay...so I love Coconut Cream Pie. Like LOVE IT!!! Anyway, when Hungry Girl sent an email out with a Coconut Cream Pie recipe I had to try it. It only has 2 points. TWO POINTS?!!? I was like really?? REALLY?? So I tried it today. Absolutely delicious! I will be making it again and again and again. I think I made the crust a little too thick, but I'll spread it out more and put it up on the sides more. But man, that pie is good. Love it!

I'm moving next week. I can't wait! I'm hoping that I'll be able to get my eating under control and get a routine going. I know the bf doesn't eat much bad food, so I think I'll be fine. I am going to have to raid the cupboards though before I leave and take all the food I can, lol!!

My iphone!

So I got an iphone from my sister. She bought the new one and is selling me her old one. She put on it a few good apps. My favorite is the weight watchers app. I can track what I'm eating on that. I don't have to write it down. I can have favorites on there and everything. It's perfect for me.

My running is going really well. Can run for 30 minutes straight now.

I haven't really made any new recipes lately. I'm trying to stay on track and so far doing pretty good. This week is tough because I was away on the weekend. I need to go get some spinach tomorrow and I think I'm also going to do some baking.

I got a great tip that I followed once and going to start following it again. I love croutons on salad but they can be fattening. At WW, a lady said she breaks hers into crumbs and puts them on. Less calories and you get the crunchiness throughout the salad. Very yummy.

I think I'm going to make the Omelet Lasagna for supper tomorrow. And maybe make mom some stuffed chicken!