Welcome.

If you're as fed up as I am with the salty and sugary offerings in the kitchen here at work, then you've come to the right place.

A few years ago (long before coming here to work) I was the fittest I had ever been in my life. Upon my arrival here though, things changed drastically. How could they not? Potato chips, ice cream, chocolate, popcorn, thirty flavors of gum (all sweetened and flavored with a cocktail of synthetic chemicals, no doubt!) all lie at our sticky fingertips for us to turn to when things get rough. For a while I was simply unhappy with the effects all this food had on my appearance and my energy level. Still, it wasn't enough to get me to do a whole lot about it. We're all so busy, right? Who has time to make lunch when the roach coaches line up right there in front of the office building? This might be my third pack of Kit Kats, but I worked my ass off to hit my deadline, so I earned it, dammit!

And then I found out how it was affecting my health at my last annual physical exam. This, my friends, was the last straw. I am cooking my own food at home and bringing in most of my snacks to minimize the enchanting call of the Salt and Sweet sirens of the kitchen. I am back at the gym for cycling classes and yoga, and in a couple weeks I'll be trying out bootcamp for the first time.

Some of us are more disciplined than others, some of us have observed better health and wellness habits than others. And then some of you can eat whatever the hell you want and it does nothing to you, you bastards. I do know that many of you can relate to the experience I shared above. I decided that it's high time we wage war on that kitchen and make this a nice informal forum for us to share recipes, gym class specials, tips, etc. in a bid to make health and wellness a greater priority for ourselves. A healthy (or healthier) diet and an active lifestyle contributes to our happiness and productivity - not just as employees of this company, but as living, breathing human beings in need of nourishment in a time-strapped culture. Do it for the sake of your body and soul! It's annoying and seemingly inconvenient, but you know it always winds up costing you something in the end when you neglect it. I know that's how it is for me, and I'm tired of it!

So, follow along if you will! Let's have some fun while we do this. Links to recipes, health articles, suggestions are all welcome - you may send it my way at fighterfilms@gmail.com