A more organized and under-control day has passed. I met with new students at Tama University for the first time this term, munched on some carrots, split peas and natto, did an hour of administrative stuff, had a private trial lesson at the station near me, then proceeded to work 8 hours straight making blogs for my students- a very lengthy process indeed, but by using http://edublogs.org, I get a lot of control and can better help students who are lost in technical BS. A long process in the beginning though. I hope it’s worth it!

My little headaches from earlier on in last week have gone, and I’m not thinking about bread, rice, or pasta, much less junk food. Still have to make an effort to eat more though, as I’m seemingly always hungry. No weight loss as far as I know, but that may come later.

Today I ate:

cranberry juice
3 kiwis
carrots, split peas
natto
sunflower seeds
apple vinegar water
miso tofu
dried apple chips
1 banana

Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, “renegade lunch lady” Ann Cooper talks about the coming revolution in the way kids eat at school — local, sustainable, seasonal and even educational food:

Work today was hectic but I got a lot done and had plenty of energy, though around 4pm I was really to eat, and in retrospect should have brought more food.

Again, I am so pleased with how my digestion is!

Today I had:

2 bananas
a cup of blueberries
avocados, tomatoes with olive oil and balsamic
huge salad with peppers and olives
a cup of almonds and sunflower seeds
1 glass juice

Found a great TED.org video! In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk: