Why PE 12

   I am very excited to be part of the PE class. Not only are D'Alice and Tim make a great teaching team, but also I think it's an awesome opportunity to improve my health, my habits and my overall health.Summer is around the corner and it is my greatest motivator to get fit. It is a time to be outside and active! I have many personal fitness/health goals thought out in my head, now it is time to apply them. I want to improve my cardio and strengthen my body. I am most excited about going to the New Westminster Secondary gym. This is a new beginning and I will make the best of it!

My personal Fitness/Health Goal

My personal goal for P.E class is to lose an inch and a half off my lower abs. I think this a realistic goal but it will equire 100% commitment and determination. Seeing as I have recently began workoing out regularly, i now need to regulate my eating habits. TO be a little more specific when it comes to me working out again, my plan is to:

-Participate to my full potential in P.E class ( big emphasis on the walk up the dreaded 10th street hill)
-Knowing that our vancouver weather is very unreliable, I will include an alternating routine over 2 days. Day 1: jog for 45 min
Day 2: Use the gym and do cardio + weight training for 90 min

NOW, the difficult part is watching my food intake and sticking to my nutritional plan. Reffering back to my "Food Matters" post, i have decided that all my meals will consist of a minimum of 51% raw food. Also, I came to the conclusion that I do not hydrate myself enough. Here is a more comprehendable list of nutritional tachtics:
- A MINIMUM of  2L of water / day ( 8 glasses)
- A MINIMUM of 5 fruits / day
- A MINIMUM of 3 vegetables /day
NO JUNK FOOD!!!! ok maybe on sundays..BUT OTHERWISE BETTER NOT CATCH MYSELF WITH A FRIED POTATO IN MY HAND*)W&*$Y^U*#QW^YUT%R$R#@@!@!!
As far as all other foods, If i don't feel guilt eating it then I can certainly eat it.

I feel this isn't a necessarily difficult plan to stick to, and If all goes well, I should see my beach stomach magically appear on the morning of July 1ST.

I will be seeing you soon, Ab fairy.....sooooooonnnn.....................

Food Matters Post-Screening discussion questions

  
Food Matters!

Questions:

1.Has seeing Food Matters changed any of your attitudes towards food or disease?
A: Although I am already a firm believer in the idea that food matters, as I was watching the documentary I realized that I've been slightly dropping the ball. I have been a vegetarian for the past year and half and in the beginning of my dieting journey, my food selection was rather picky. Seeing ''Food Matters" has reminded me of all the reasons I had made those changes to my lifestyle and inspired me all over again!

2. For you, what is the most concrete idea/lesson that you will take from the film?
A: I believe the most important message from the movie is that you are what you eat. Our bodies respond to processed /cooked foods as toxins and causes our system to attack itself by releasing leukocytes. Therefore, it is important that we consume a minimum of 51% raw food in every and each meal we consume. Today, many people suffer from malnutrition although they eat enough if not too much food. The problem- the food we eat is wrong for us. Through the process of cooking, enzymes and vitamins are taken away from our food making it empty and worthless. The documentary also insisted that supplementing ourselves with vitamins is a vital requirement as vitamins provide our bodies with the ability to not only prevent illness, but also heal itself.

3. What is one concrete idea that you can implement in your own life to improve your health and the health of your family?
A: Since my entire family followed in my footsteps and adapted a vegetarian diet, the next step to improve our lives would be to slowly move on to a raw food diet. The challenge I see in doing so is that we live in a world where it is difficult to separate ourselves from the rest of the world. It makes eating out or eating with others difficult. I know from my own experience how annoying picky eaters can be when everyone is trying to enjoy a meal together.

4. What is one concrete idea that you can implement in your community to improve health and well-being?
A: I have always wanted a garden where I could grow my own vegetables and fruit. I find it very relaxing to spend an afternoon taking care and growing something of your own. Some neighborhoods downtown and East Vancouver have community gardens and I have always been jealous of the people that had one to call their own.I think New Westminster could benefit from a community garden as it is something many people could develop a liking towards while physically benefiting from it.