Welcome to my Blog.
It's a new Blog. But certainly not a new idea. The transition to "sensible eating" is a concept that has been around for decades, if not centuries or millenia. I am certain there has *always* been someone sitting around a campfire somewhere at some point in time saying,"You know, Ralph, I think I should get away from eating X and start trying to incorporate more Y into my diet!".
Whether fast food was invented yet or not, I am certain there has always been a healthier lifestyle to abide by. Why? Because humans are lazy. So much so that the average human now purchases most of their meals in a "ready" state, electing to now simplify their meals; for example almost all vegetables consumed are in either cans, bags or frozen that are so processed they don't even need to be washed, chopped, peeled or in some cases, even cooked! Just microwaved! In just minutes you can have a full meal complete with oven roast, mashed potatoes and a green vegetable without running water or even dirtying a knife! How lazy is that! That's just a tad less exertion than driving to the restaurant to get Take-Out!
We are lazy to a fault. Even for the good of our own evolution. Progress depends on invention which results in less effort.. Take for example, the wheel. It was certainly not the smartest man who invented it - he was the laziest. He (or she) determined the fastest, easiest way to get more done with less effort. Cause meet effect.
As such, agro-business has boomed. Feed more humans for less money causing greater investment returns, or highest, thicker, healthier profit margins. How ironic.
Great! So I've identified the Matrix to which I've been plugged in. I've taken the red pill and followed "Morpheus" (or should I say "More for Less"?) down the rabbit path and here I am lost like Alice in Wonderland wondering which way to go, or whether to indulge in the tasty cake with the tempting "Eat Me" labelled upon it.
Thus, my blog was born. This is a journal of my adventures as I travel into the land of Knowledge and fruitful living, for both my own records but also to serve as breadcrumbs (ancient whole grain or at least whole wheat kinds) for those who should possibly follow.
This is not a documented success story intended to boast of my progress, to categorically assign me into a healthy measure-me-by-numbers where I brag of my gains (where appropriate) or celebrate my losses accordingly. Instead, let me be a liaison, or translator or guinea pig for those who follow; a helpful, informative guide like the blind leading the blind into a wonderful world of new and exciting foods (or lack of) as I enter the realm of the Healthy Eater.
So where to start? In the organic section of the grocery store? Appliance store to get the latest health gadget? The vitamin section of Walmart? Or the gardening section of any Lowes, Home Depot or Rona?
I can tell you already that the health food stores have been overwhelming, the reading list of "You better do this, and not that" has been extensive, and the advice plentiful. In fact, it's almost been easier just to hit a drive-thru, get a McMeal and chalk healthiness up to the group of proverbial bliss that I just read about in fiction novels. Or perhaps, it's just a matter of taking the red pill and choosing to Live.
Here's hoping!
FatGuy
