Nearly two years of eating a vegan diet: a futurist’s update and a giant menu

The past week has been a blur. Meetings, international presentations, two seminars with great students, a fine Future Trends Forum session, more family health problems, more planning the next book release, a stack of projects in various stages of realization, and meanwhile COP-26 staggers around with the human race’s future in its badly compromised hands.

I’d like to take a break from all of that in this post. Instead, I’ll write about food and health as I prepare a batch of socca bread. This isn’t a food blog, but perhaps the blog could use more cuisine and cooking posts.

Nearly two years ago I started eating vegan. It began as a part time thing, then grew into my entire diet. Now it’s no longer an experiment but just how I eat. Plant-based food is no longer a pilot project, but an enterprise system, if you will.

The results remain mostly positive. My weight loss has stabilized, down to around 217. Increased weight lifting* probably keeps total body weight from dropping any further. The body feels better than it did two years ago. All evidence suggests the aging, sleep-deprived carcass is healthier.

Folks sometimes ask me how I feel, if I feel differently now. I’m never sure how to answer that, because I didn’t usually find myself…