And so it begins

What’s brought me to this point today?

I read Fast Food Nation, was profoundly moved by it, and… changed nothing about my life.  

And then I read In Defense of Food, and The Omnivore’s Dilemma.  

Fantastic books.  Really well written.  Pick up a copy today.

And I… changed nothing about my life.

My wife and I gave birth to my daughter, nearly five years ago.  My wife, a vegetarian, said she wanted to raise our daughter as a vegetarian as well.   

We did our homework, and I said “Sure, that makes perfect sense, let’s do that.”  

And don’t forget to buy my brats while you’re at the store…..

I witnessed, and continue to witness, what the results of doing nothing to change your lifestyle when you really MUST, can be.     

It's... not good.

And then I read The China Study.   

And I started to think that perhaps I should begin to consider the possibility of maybe doing something to change my life.    And I continued to think this, as I cracked open an ice cold coca cola to wash down my burger….

And Then I read Slash's autobiography, and gave up heroin....

Nah, I just wanted to see if you were paying attention.  

It was a pretty good autobiography, though.  If you're a Guns and Roses fan, I recommend it highly.

And then my wife watched Forks Over Knives, while I was up north fishing, and drinking beer, and being mindful of what I ate, but not TOO mindful, and really pushed for me to watch it with her, after I got back.  

And I did.    

And  - Dammit!   

It motivated me.  

It’s time.  

Time to try, at least.   

Time to make a real effort, without hedging or jinxing myself, or starting out by thinking about why it's not going to work out.

Time to make sure I don’t end up like those that have gone before me; that I do what I need to, because I need to, BEFORE I find out that I really needed to a long time ago…

The Journey begins on 6/25/12.  

There will be humour.

There will be recipes.