Fresh: Breakfast

This is how it begins...super pancakes. In the mix this morning was 3/4c egg whites, 1/2 c uncontaminated oats, 2T ground flax, 2T salba seeds, dash cinnamon, 2T psyllium fibre husk. Mix this together and don't wait too long to get it on the warmed pan- these grains suck up moisture pronto!
This mix made 6 good sized pancakes (a lot to eat, but so satisfying for hours).
And accompanying these super guys were the condiments. Bali Sun coconut oil (about 1tsp) to non-stick the pan, a spray of becel after cooked and about 1T no sugar added ED Smith Apricot jam and about 1T agave nectar. A little sweetness to the fiber and protein rich breakfast pancakes.
See you back in a bit for lunch and mid-morning snack.
Fresh Today: Workout
After 2 days off because of flu-y feelings I felt restless this morning at 545am. So I got up and did 35min Fat Burning (cardio) pilates dvd and when she started the abs work I put in the pick-your-spot pilates dvd for 10 min each of butt and thigh work. ouch! Not a lot of repetitions, but a lot of small-muscle fiber work makes my legs shake and feel worked. The cardio was lighter as I'm still feeling flu-y. Better than nothing? I disagree- I should have slept in a bit more and allowed myself to feel icky. I'm not going to get over this unless I relax.

Comfort Food in your Environment

While lifting weights to Jari Love's "Get Ripped" fitness DVD, I was stunned into thinking. You know those moments when the incoherent stream of life is interrupted in a moment of clarity and meaning. One could say a moment of 'understanding'. Yeah, I got one watching a weight lifting video?? What happened to brains and muscle being exclusive?
Anyway- she said she truly believes our environment controls us, so get that junk food out of your house. It hit me- I'm disappointed in myself day after day for not having iron-clad will power over that jar of peanut butter in the fridge. So, the pb really is controlling me.
Don't argue with me about will power- I've dieted for a fitness competition and understand what will-power is. Just take a look at what is around you which is contolling you- a candy dish at work, a fridge full of 'junk food' your spouse can eat but you 'can't'. Or is it even a person whose negativitiy and own struggle with healthy, clean eating bringing you down? Figure it out, and get rid of it. Tonight, the peanut butter, and all baking supplies are going in the trash.

A Letter from Generation Y

A letter by Kathleen Argonza at Brazen Careerist:

To the older Generations,

My name is Kat Argonza and I am a Milennial.

You call us lazy, distractable and disloyal. We don’t understand good old fashioned traditions. We don’t pay our dues. We demand too much leeway, such as time off, flexibility and high pay. According to Cashmere Mafia “Generation X made way for Generation ID… I deserve”. If my generation exhibits a sense of entitlement, then previous generations exhibit a false sense of Accomplishment.

How about a Social Security system that we won’t benefit from, but will lose a lot of money to? What about the cost of education and the cost of living driven sky high, the system of credit? Try Health Care? Gen-Y inherited this from old generations. How about the FUBAR in the Middle East where old ways of thinking dominated and prolonged a war that we could have and can still win if new ideas could be accepted. General Patreus is a true rarity - he knew that if somethings not working you don’t keep doing the same thing. You change. You adapt. You try new ways of thinking until you find something that works. It’s a new concept to swallow, but just because it’s new and different doesn’t mean it’s bad. Just because something worked before, doesn’t mean it’s working now.

Want to know the kicker? We have a credit problem in this country. So what are we doing? We’re throwing money we do not have at it! We’re driving our country into more debt. So thanks a lot for putting that debt on our shoulders. Thanks for not adapting and doing the exact same thing over and over again even though it obviously doesn’t work. We have a debt problem? Let’s make more debt!

Who’s going to have to fix this mess? Generation Y, or the generations that come after us. So for all the criticism we recieve, we’d hope you’d have a little faith in us, or else why would you be placing this huge burden upon our shoulders? So maybe instead of criticizing us maybe you should try to help us solve the problems that were created before most of us were even able to walk.

We’re inheriting an uncertain world and we need guidance, not judgment. We need mentors who understand that just because we have new ideas doesn’t mean we’re disrespecting your way of doing it. My generation needs to end this curse, but we can’t do it without the help of the Generation that is currently holding power. Don’t make it worse and fix what you can. Invest in us, teach us. It’s the only way we can stop digging our own grave, financially speaking.

Respectfully,

Gen-Y