The Rangers Losing

I was, in fact, hit by a bus. Of course, this wasn't your average yellow bus filled with screaming kids, but more of a metaphorical one. Some things went down recently that I don't even feel comfortable retelling on here that caused me to take that yearly state of Schlep report. It's not a horrible report, but it's not good either. Quite a few things that I had planned to do at one point fell by the wayside for one reason or the other. I wanted to get back into shape, get some good clothes to drive that home, become more positive, and completely sever any ties I have with people or things that aren't good for where I want to be in life.

Phew.

Ok, now the interesting stuff. Something that I noticed on my road to greek god is how much of a role food plays in our lives. Since I got Link, I had been regularly partaking in such healthy meals as combination burritos from Taco Bueno and the #1 w/ cheese from Krystal. It was a lot easier to bring him with to a drive through than it was to leave him at home for an hour or more while I picked up groceries.

Detoxing is a bitch. After eating all that stuff for six months, the sudden change to chicken, turkey, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains is playing havoc with the temple. The crap that was stewing in my system is now seeping out of my pores in the form of vegetable oil smelling rancidity. Replacing the junk is good for you foodness that I haven't eaten regularly since 2001. Five or six 'meals' a day, a regular sleep schedule, and exercise...sounds like an ad on Lifetime.

Just because I have to always go one step further, I'm thinking of switching over to organic foods. I'm not really the type that cares all that much about small farmers, chocolate-related slavery, and sticking it to the major food corps. Don't get me wrong, I hope that small farmers can make it, being a slave so some fat guy in Alabama can eat a Snickers, and eating 'food' that's processed to hell to meet the bottom line all suck. None of those are really a part of my thought process, though. I like the idea of eating organic fruits and vegetables, and actually have for a while, because of the pesticides and even less desirable things that go on with them. Where I start to get lost is with things that aren't ordinarily organic in your local Kroger.

Bread, crackers, spaghetti sauce, noodles, cookies, etc. These are just some of the things that I've never even tried the organic versions of. I think the problem is two-fold. First is that while a lot of supermarkets are now starting to carry more organic products, they're still a very limited portion of the store and are really marketed as an afterthought, which they are. The second problem is the absence of a normal organic market around here. I threw in the qualifier 'normal', because the one store here that does carry this stuff plays way too hard at the whole vegetarian/vegan market. Just by stepping foot in the store, I feel like I've joined some crazy Green Party affair. The one plus is they have about the best sandwiches available within 10 miles in their cafe.

So now I'm kind of on the fence about what to do. Option #1 is to continue what I'm doing. Option #2 is to buy as much organic as I can at Kroger while still buying the more questionable foods. Option #3 is to go all out granola and start shopping at the local Vegans R Us (they do have meat, but you'd never know it).

That's all for now...more stuff to talk about, but this thing is long enough as it is.

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