In Defense of the film "Fed Up"

You guys may or may not have seen T. Colin Campbell's scathing analysis of the movie Fed Up. I read his review with great interest, as this movie pretty much changed the direction of my family's way of eating a few weeks ago.

I want you to know that I totally agree with everything that T. Colin Campbell says about this documentary. It is overly simplistic and points a finger at only one of many, many factors (some even yet unknown to us) that are causing the rise in obesity: sugar. By singling out sugar as the bad guy, most people who see this movie will be falsely lured into a feeling that if they just get the sugar out of their diet, then they will be okay.

But you already know better than that.

What T. Colin Cambpell fails to recognize or admit is that this movie has some real, positive power in it. For lack of a better way to say this, don't throw the baby out with the bath water!

So I feel the need to defend "Fed Up!" and here's why:

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Did You Miss the UWL Teleclass with Chef AJ? Wanna Hear It?

Good morning everyone!

Well, I'm very happy to report that my first ever Ultimate Weight Loss teleclass with Chef AJ was ah-maze-ing! Thank you to everyone who called in to listen. The feedback on it was very inspiring--enough to make AJ and I want to schedule the next one for June right away. Look out for details on the night and time. The focus of that class is going to be how to maintain this WOE (way of eating) while travelling, in restaurants, and at other peoples' houses--basically anytime you are outside of your own home.

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Appointment

Had my appointment. I was there early, and in total spent about 2 HOURS at the hospital because they were running so late.
Still, he's still happy. I am free to get my eyes tested, spend a fortune on new glasses, and thereafter to drive. I am assured that my eye socket won't ache for ever.
He still wants to keep an eye on me... I have to go back in 3 or 4 months. But for  ow,all looks good.

PS I  winged a bit today due to all the stess. While I'd be happier if I could handle stress like a grown up I'm not too upset with myself under the circumstances.

Apologies for the language yesterday everybody....

Honestly Joy I don't hate the NHS either really, but I really needed to vent a bit! I'm glad we have them but they are broken and I can't think of many other organizations that are better designed to reduce their victims customers to a state of impotent rage!
After relieving some of my feelings in yesterday's post it seems anticlimactic to report that this morning I finally spoke directly to the surgeon's secretary and she was able to squeeze me in... Tomorrow!!! I really don't know why I bother trying to go through the 'proper channels' as any time I've managed to get anything done it's been by circumventing them completely.
Anyway. Fingers crossed he finds everything is ok in there tomorrow and tells me to just see an optician regularly from now on.

Horrible horrible horrible weather this morning. It was raining when I got up, when I started work, at lunchtime... But it was only cold yet sunny after work and I got 2 miles in and then made it onto the climber for 30 minutes. Once I can drive again that will go up... And the walking will go down :-( but that's just the way it needs to be if I want to lose weight, I can walk in my sleep and that's exactly what my body does now... So I need to up the intensity, and I need to be careful how I do it, at least for a while...

Food today:
Breakfast: pork & apple sausage with vegetable mini frittatas
Lunch: raw ginger soup with 2 slices gf bread (I couldn't help it, it was that or the real thing)
Dinner: rib steak, baked sweet potato & broccoli
Snacks: cashew nut butter; pickled cockles

Join HWC at Sunday's "Be-In" at Kiwanis Lake

Do you remember the "Be-Ins" of the 1970s?  The Avenues Neighborhood Association is bringing them back to York City.  Join Healthy World Cafe at the Be-In on Sunday, June 8, 11 am - 7:30 pm, at Kiwanis Lake.  The weather, the music, and the people will be amazing!

Healthy World Cafe will provide the food, and we've got some great things cooked up for the hungry crowd:

• Chilled Spring Vegetable Soup
• Grain Salad with fresh veggies and an herbed balsamic vinegar
• Hummus with Toasted Flatbread
• Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
• HWC Dried Fruit Oatmeal Cookies
• and something with fresh strawberries!

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FFS,,,

I am so frustrated... I still don't have an appointment for my post op check. I finally got through to the eye clinic today and was ever so helpfully redirected to the Royal Berkshire's general Booking Department where initially I was offered an appointment on the 8th of AUGUST!!! So should I have any asymptomatic bad side effects of the operation I can just wait 2 months to find out!!! After I explained why that wasn't good enough I was offered July 24th instead, and told if I couldn't wait that long I needed to call the surgeon's secretary to ask for help... Unlike the eye clinic, the secretary does have voicemail - I know because it seems to be permanently switched on while she doesn't return the calls.
It's funny (not) that both the eye clinic and the day ward I went to after I woke up gave me a comment form along the lines of 'if your friends or family members developed the same condition as you, how likely would you be to recommend us to them?'
NOT VERY!!! I realize the operation itself is the most important part of the process and I've been told that went well, but everything else has been complete shit. I'm not supposed to drive until he gives me the all clear, and I can't even get to see him! Fucking Royal Berkshire Hospital Eye Clinic (London Rd Reading - stay away if you have the choice) - absolute crap. I've been messed around and forgotten once already and now it's happening again. I hate the NHS and I hate the Royal Berkshire even more.

Food today:
Breakfast: pork & apple sausage with cucumber & tomatoes
Lunch: raw ginger soup and a bag of ready salted crisps
Dinner: tuna mayo zucchini pasta with salad
Snacks: cashews, Nak'd gingerbread bar

What's the Difference Between Chef AJ's Ultimate Weight Loss and Nutritarianism?

I received another great question the other day, and I wanted to take a crack at answering it:

"You are totally my favorite blogger. Even though you don't blog as much as you used to, I so look forward to opening my email and seeing a post from you. I tried going vegan, lasted three months, but then fell off the wagon. I finally went on medifast to lose my weight, I lost 22 pounds. But in my heart of hearts, I know that it is not healthy. I would like to try going vegan again, but I was curious what the differences between the nutrarian diet that was so difficult for you versus the diet (or way of life) you are on now? I can't seem to last on any diet longer than three months."

I'm going to make an attempt to distill the similarities and differences between Chef AJ's Ultimate Weight Loss (UWL) and Dr. Fuhrman's Eat to Live/Nutritarianism (E2L). This isn't going to be perfect, just a list of my own personal observations after having followed both programs. There are probably many more similarities than there are differences, but there are some important differences that have made a huge effect on my well being.

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