This Stinks!

After the diet changes we've made, I was hoping that our underarm scents would kind of, you know, GO AWAY. Well, that didn't happen, so after trying coconut oil as a deodorant, we've gone back to using our previous favourites (mine is "Sweet Bliss" by Soft & Dri Pulse).

Maybe I'll try again later once I've been off the sugar for awhile (not counting maple syrup here). We'll see.

Uhhh...damn.

From healthzone.ca:

Canada has escalated its recall of processed food containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein that may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

More than two dozen items are on the latest Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warning list of food that could be contaminated. The move follows a recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration which currently lists 101 products.

All contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) produced by Basic Food Flavors Inc. in Las Vegas. The recalls started in the U.S. last week after FDA inspectors found salmonella bacteria contaminating Basic Food’s equipment.

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HVP is a flavour-enhancing, soy-based additive used in processed foods. Some of the HVP affected by the recall has spent “several months” in the food production chain, Gravelle said.

The FDA said last week the recall had the potential to be “very large.”

The Canadian list, which began on Sunday with two types of pretzels, now includes the whole range of Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips in sweet Maui onion flavour, soup mixes, vegetable dips and tomato and basil Quaker mini rice cakes.

The U.S. recall covers boullion, mixes for dips, dressing, gravy, salads, soup and stuffings and snacks.

Burn, Baby, Burn!

After eating a delectable dinner of broiled salmon and veggies, Hubby and I went for a nice walk. I was feeling pretty energetic (I've noticed I have more energy lately and no longer get sleepy at work), so after a few minutes of warming up I asked if he was into jogging to the second lamp post ahead. He said sure, so off we went at a gentle clip.

*huff, puff, we're finally there*

I am severely out of shape. Never mind the fact that we don't have proper running shoes (those Vibram Five Fingers sound intriguing, but I'm not sure if they'd be warm enough in the winter, even if the sidewalks are bare and dry) or proper posture. Regardless, we alternated the walking and jogging until we were home and it did get easier as we went.

Can't wait to do it again. :)

Today I also tried my tea with only cream in it; no sugar. It was actually drinkable, so that's it! No more sugar in my tea! Yay!

On My Merry Way...

...to 140 lbs! Woot!! I could have done better, but I'm happy with this week's weigh-in. Hubby just made chocolate chip cookies so I have to avoid those (had to taste-test them already, of course). We ran out of apples a few days ago and I'm missing them. I really love gala apples.

Date	Weight	BF Weight	BF %	Body Water %	Bone Mass %
02/13/2010 02/20/2010 02/27/2010 03/06/2010	162.5 161.9 158.7 157.2	50.9 51.1 48.6 47.6	31.4 31.6 30.7 30.3	50.0 49.9 50.5 50.8	6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4

Last Sunday I finally tried a homemade granola cereal recipe that turned out really well. The yield was huge so it's lasted us through the week, having some each day as breakfast and occasionally on top of some yogurt. Hubby and I will have to share the kitchen tonight as he makes bread and I make more cereal. I'm so happy we have the ability to make our own stuff rather than buying boxes of granola bars from the store. They're so full of garbage it's not funny.

To update on the no poo side of things, I cheated and used a touch of shampoo this past Thursday, but only because I had a job interview. I really didn't want to risk having an off scent. It was only a touch, but I really feared that I'd blown this whole thing by doing so. I'm not sure if it stripped all of the natural oils I'd painstakingly brushed through the ends of my hair, or if I just thought it did. Either way, I'm off the poo again and back on track. Still no soap on anything but my hands, which are dry and itchy as usual. The coconut oil isn't helping so much, it turns out. My legs are itchy again as well.

Just less than 3 weeks til BARBADOS!!!!!!!!

Hint of Wet Dog

I'm really getting tired of my hair/scalp/whatever smelling like wet friggin' dog. I mean, I give it a really good rinse with hot water in the shower (followed by a cool rinse) and brush it every night (you should see the wax build-up on the brush!), but it smells like this allllll the damned time! If I run my hand through my hair to smooth it down, my hand smells. When I shake my hair back and forth to give it some lift, I smell a hint of wet dog.

When I walk by people at work they must wonder WTF that scent is. Really. WTF??!

Think I might have to use the cider vinegar again. *sigh*