Nutritarian or die! .....no really

After years of self abuse as a chef, late nights, copious amounts of alcohol, many many long hours, junk food and really bad eating habits in general, enough is really enough.  Considering what i have put myself through i am lucky my health is as good as it is.  I know it could be better.  So hopefully this will help me keep on track, because there is nothing worse than having to write down transgressions.

Dabbles in vegetarianism with the odd ill advised bout with veganism, i have come to the conclusion that i need to stop looking for a label and go with what i know to be a more sensible way of life. Afflictions i know i have are asthma and arthritis, nothing else diagnosed at this point, so i would like to see if this way of life can improve these problems and prevent others.

So...the plan ...

•  Firstly, eat for nutrition, where possible, which sounds obvious but in reality is quite hard in some of the situations i am frequently in and bad habits i have.
• Gradually introduce more exercise, considering i do none at the moment, that wont be hard to improve.
• Eventually see a nutritionist, after all of the years of reading magazines, books and online research, i think its only fair to see if i have learned enough about what i really need to do...and then see if i was doing it right.
• possibly other things i can't think of at the moment.....but i definitely think that's enough to be going on with.

The plan isn't so much for a food blog as a lifestyle record and hopefully some pretty pictures.