Archive for April 22, 2008

Exercise Crazy

{ April 22, 2008 @ 3:36 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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I’ll admit I’m a bit of an exercise freak. I worry about my body image way too much even though I’ve gotten better about not mentally pummeling myself for indulgences. But I worry if I don’t run more than once a week even though I’m trying to cut back to spare my knees. I do sit ups, and make sure I walk a lot every day. I guess it has become a bit of a mental hang-up, but I was talking to my Japanese sensei who said that in Japan, walking isn’t only necessary it’s considered vital for your health, and it’s not uncommon for people to carry around pedometers. The golden number is 10,000 steps a day. I think that’s a little more obsessive than my current issue, but mine is just as deep-rooted. Then again, the only sport I can do well besides badminton is running. I love to run–not super distance running–but I enjoy a good jog. I like managing my breath, feeling my whole body turn into a wind-organ pumping air through every muscle and limb. It feels good and uses my entire body so I feel healthy and cleansed afterwards. And it helps alleviate any issues I’ve been having about food or just a regular bad day XP

“Vegetarian”

{ April 22, 2008 @ 3:29 pm } · { Food }
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My fav.–zaru soba with tsuyu =)

I’ve been eating vegetarian since I was 16. It’s not really a pro-animal decision although that’s really important too. I just don’t like the taste of meat >< My family eats a ton of meat products almost every day–I just got burned out. Plus–there are SO many other fun, amazing, and delicious things to eat!

Usually I have cereal in the morning or granola, salad or veggies for lunch, and a veggie burger or some type of protein for dinner like tofu. It’s fun—and my favorite cuisine is Japanese which incorporates a lot of soy. OK—honesty time. I’m not a strict vegetarian–I’m a… what is it? Pesco something? I eat fish–I’ve always loved fish and went fishing with my dad almost every weekend during the summer when I was little. Of course, I rarely eat it–it’s a hastle to cook for myself so I usually just eat some shrimp and crab here and there which is easier to get in small quantities.

I’m a taste person–I completely support free range and non-cage practices but I put a few drops of milk on my cereal, eat egg substitute, and enjoy ice cream. Yogurt very rarely, my main dairy is in a slice of ff cheese now and then and ice cream XP I just don’t like meat….lol Don’t know why exactly—my cousin’s finicky 4 year old Ethan absolutely refuses to touch meat and can tell when you grind it up and add it to something. Mine’s not as instinctive but I absolutely never want to eat meat ever again. Even the Boca burgers that “taste like meat” are repulsive. I’m happy as I am =)