Countdown to Fitness

URGENT ACTION NEEDED!!!
It is Critical that We Voice Support for Independent Family Farmers
This Monday (Nov. 22nd) is the Deadline…

Corporate agri-business, meat packers, and their allies are lobbying the halls of Congress trying to stop the proposed GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration) rule. For them, the system isn’t broken. They consistently report record quarterly profits, while independent livestock producers find it difficult to make ends meet and while consumers pay more and more at the grocery store. (more…)

Although it has been delayed many times, the Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510) continues to be a threat. This bill greatly expands FDA’s authority over both processed foods and fresh fruits and vegetables, and would give FDA authority to impose extensive, burdensome requirements on even the smallest processing facilities and farms who sell to local consumers.

While the latest version of the bill included some provisions for flexibility and scale-sensitivity, the provisions do not go far enough to protect the small-scale local food businesses that could be destroyed by the new federal regulations. (more…)

Back on April 1, I posted an entry, “The Challenges of Training for a 5K.” I mentioned that I was going to run a 5K on May 15.  It just so happened that my husband and I went to the St. Louis Fitness Expo later in April and met the new Chi Running instructor here in St. Louis.  He scheduled an all-day workshop for May 15, so my husband and I decided to run a week later on May 22.

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Last week I had a minor upset on weigh day. The scale registered EXACTLY the same number as the week before. It wasn’t a shock because I had fallen off the wagon on the previous Monday when my sister was visiting from Indiana. We went to Casa Gallardo and I ate Enchiladas Rancheras with chips & salsa–definitely not good choices. I went back on Atkins (Induction) the next day and didn’t cheat again all week. I thought it was rather cruel of my body to hold one slip against me, but when the scale hadn’t moved, I said to myself, you deserve this. (more…)

If only there weren’t so many left to lose! It was nice to see that the scale had again moved in the right direction, but I’m feeling impatient. I keep telling myself to think about other things, not the diet! I will say, however, that I’m not feeling tempted to quit. As long as I see progress, I hang in there. I just worry about the possibiity of hitting a plateau and losing my verve.