Day 1

So today I'm setting up a physical with my doctor to get all of my vitals checked. Unfortunately it won't happen today, but even if it's in a week it should still give me a pretty good idea of where I'm starting from. In case you don't remember, here are some things I'll get checked in the physical:

Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
Temperature
Height
Weight
Heart Exam - Listening for Murmurs or Irregularities
Lung Exam - listening to lungs for wheezing or decreased breathing
Abdominal Exam - checking for irregularities in the stomach and liver
Neurological exam - checking reflexes, mental state, and balance

Along with three or four other basic exterior exams and perhaps even a blood test.

For lunch today I'm going to partake in this little hole in the wall called Pita Place. I know that the owner, Fred, gets his meats and vegetables from high quality suppliers, which is one reason it's sort of expensive. I'm going to try to talk to him about where he gets his all of his foods. This might change what I actually order. At the very least, they have a salad bar with lettuce, vegetables, and pita slices. Who knows, I may ask him and then him say "Monsanto!" haha. Again, this is all an experiment, I've never actually had to do this before. Experiments don't restrict me from failing.

Bread is one of those things that unfortunately I will probably just have to eat processed. I can avoid companies on that Monsanto list, but that doesn't mean it's not processed. I can try to shop at organic stores but that doesn't mean it's not processed. I don't have the money or time to make my own bread, and in fact I don't even know how.

The goal here I guess is to "minimize on as much OBVIOUS processed food as humanly possible," like fast foods, packaged foods of ANY kind, packaged dairy, packaged can foods, avoid most sit-down restaurants (since their food is shipped to them, sometimes pre cooked and they just heat it up), stick to small local restaurants with local ingredients, organic food suppliers, farmers markets, etc.

I've got a session tonight and so dinner will probably end up being a combination of fruits and vegetables. A friend of mine gave me a tip - eating these things without the skins can really help cut down on what's actually "processed" here since they are sprayed, not injected. This will surely save me a lot of money when buying vegetables and fruits. Still, call me paranoid but who knows what fruit and veggie seeds have been modified...

I can already see it's going to be difficult enough as it is to have no processed liquids. I'm already craving some apple juice, but don't have enough apples at home to make fresh juice. Water it is.

UPDATE:

Talked to Fred at Pita Place and he said most of the stuff they use to make all of the dishes is local, but quote "some of it comes from Chicago." So, I don't really know what that means, that's all I could get out of him, but that's okay. It's already pretty impressive that most of it is local - and rare. After lunch I went to a local organic foods store and picked up some things. Dinner consisted of local made organic granola (sesame seeds / almonds / pumpkin seeds / organic oats / honey / no sugar or fake sugar substitutes!), apples, and organic sharp cheddar cheese (not pre packaged). That store is a gold mine for me - almost everything in there is either made within the state, and or has no MSG / GMO, and or is organic, and or is all natural. Pricey? Yes. But GOD IT SMELLS GREAT IN THAT STORE.