It is typical of me to open a blog account on a Saturday night. I believe I started my MySpace page years ago on a Friday night that began just like this. A night I have decided to stay in, but, id never dream of staying in and actually doing nothing (manhattanite for 7 yrs now, this is what awaits you) :) So this is my latest project, and I believe it is completely appropriate for someone who is always trying to tell people what to eat and how to workout. Well, maybe not everyone, but certainly my father at least. You see my parents (gotta love em) were born in the decade of Roast Beef and Potato dinners, and they raised me in the decade that told us Margarine was better for us then butter. That is of course, until those "smarty pants" discovered margarine actually gave us a new kind of fat. One that wasnt in butter, but actually WORSE for you then the fat we feared in butter. TRANS fat. (Humans: creators of the wheel, fire, & trans fat). And so began the epidemic of central abdominal obesity on the consumers who "couldnt believe it wasnt butter". But anyway, back to my childhood; Without me knowing it, I was practically injecting High Fructose Corn Syrup (among other perservatives and artifical sweetners) into my body every day through my diet as a child from 1985-2003. It certainly explains all the stomach aches, & food allergies I developed by the time I was 7. Nutrition is a young science, and sometimes we are told to excuse the mistakes that come around every few years. Eat Eggs! Dont eat eggs, they raise your cholesterol! Eat Red Meat! Dont eat red meat! NEVER eat carbs! (ahhh! these ones especially drive me nuts and I will explain the importance of carbs in another blog). It just really isn't fair to the average consumer who now fears food shopping thanks to the decades of confusion. Main point to take away from this paragraph: trans fats are horrible. Margarine is not better for you then butter.
Now, I am stomach ache free, a vegetarian for (almost) 3 years, & a graduate student at NYU for International Public Health and Nutrition. In a matter of time I will hopefully be an RD (registered dietician) and then I can write you all up personally catered meal programs ;) I worked for Equinox Fitness Clubs for 3 years, the end of that time spent as a personal trainer. Now, I am eager to spread my little secrets to success that lead me from Velveeta Wednesdays to Yoga Saturdays. And my mother, who used to cook the velveeta, now is cutting zuccchini and eggplant in our kitchen to throw in the pasta sauce <3
To conclude this first blog, I will say what you are expecting, & that is "I really hope you like my blog and learn some cool new exercises and recipes."....I will also say that if anyone is reading this, seeking motivation for any kind of lifestyle change: I am SO cheering for you. Whether its training for a half marathon, taking out one meat meal a week, or just joining a gym for the first time...we all start somewhere. I started as a lactose intolerant 7 year old who ate nothing but bagels, (I still worry about what awaits me when I hit my late 30s and my bones start to get put to the test, fyi, bagels do not count as adequate calcium). We all deserve to be healthy. We all deserve to be happy. And now, thanks to the internet, I can cheer you on to go for it. :)
peace, love, & carrot sticks
jess
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