Thursday, January 7, 2016

A new day begins....maybe!

This has not been the best of autumns for me.  After a class in debris shelter construction in October, I developed a really bad cough.  There was a campfire at the site and I guess I was exposed to too much smoke.  For those unfamiliar, I developed a hypersensitivity to formaldehyde following repeated expose in a biological research facility.  Long story short, I had a cough that was debilitating.  I'm getting better now, but need to get healthy again.  Since any exposure to formaldehyde results in health issues, I have decided to try a vegan diet.  The reasoning for this is twofold; first, processed foods often contain formaldehyde, and second, I need to lose weight so I can run again.  Running helps my lungs stay clear and expanded, and it is my meditation.  Anyway, I've been looking into a vegan diet plan advocated by an organization called "Forks Over Knives" for some time now and find they offer home delivery of prepared meals.  As an added bonus, I am located in their free shipping area.  Pretty cool, huh?  Anyway, I received my first meals late yesterday and have begun my journey to health.  In the coming days and hopefully weeks, I will share on this venue my experience, both good and not so much.  I will give all the gory details of my experience.  I will share my ups and downs, good days and bad.  And, I will provide feedback on the dining experience provided by my provider, "Forks Fresh Meals".  Finally, I hope to share my progress in my return to running.  Guess we'll just have to wait and see how it goes.