Introductions
Or, who is the man behind the keyboard. And probably more importantly, why is he trying to tell me about low-carb, vegan food?
OK, I’m tired of talking about myself in the third person, always seemed a little creepy to me. I’m a 40ish computer geek living out here in fly-over country. I’m single with no kids so my cooking probably isn’t all that kid-friendly. On the other hand, I have to eat all of whatever I make. Pretty good encouragement to do a good job!
I’ve been a vegetarian for several years now, tending toward veganism but I really didn’t become fully committed to a vegan lifestyle until a year and a half ago when I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic. That was quite a wakeup call I can tell you. Diabetes must be a real growth industry, I’m constantly bombarded by material that promises to fix all my problems. Well, most of it’s crap as you can imagine and even the folks who do know what they’re talking about disagree as often as not.
One ‘advantage’ of being diabetic is the immediate feedback you get on how you’re doing. I check my blood sugar several times a day so it’s fairly straight-forward to see if what you’re doing is working. And I’m finding a vegan, low-carb diet is working for me. I’m not interesting in some extreme lose-a-bunch-of-weight-fast diet, I want something I can follow the rest of my life.
And I hope I am able to share with folks that vegan food can be tasty, easy and good for both the animals and you. Let’s enjoy the trip!