UScott Jurek wazalwa ngo-1973, futhi waqala ukugijima esemncane, ukugijima kwamsiza ukuba ahlukane nezinkinga zomndeni. Wayegijima eqhubekela phambili nsuku zonke. Wagijima ngoba kwamlethela injabulo futhi kwamvumela ukuba akhohlwe iqiniso okwesikhashana. Akumangalisi ukuthi ukugijima kubhekwa njengohlobo lokuzindla. Ekuqaleni, akazange abonise imiphumela ephezulu, futhi emiqhudelwaneni yezikole zendawo wathatha indawo yamashumi amabili kwamashumi amabili nanhlanu. Kodwa uScott wagijima ngendlela efanayo, ngoba esinye seziqubulo zokuphila kwakhe kwakungamazwi kayise, “Kufanele, khona-ke kufanele.”
Ngokokuqala ngqa, wacabanga ngobudlelwano phakathi kokudla okunomsoco nokuqeqeshwa ekamu le-Berka Team ski, ngenkathi esesikoleni. Ekamu, abafana baphakelwa i-lasagna yemifino namasaladi ahlukahlukene, futhi uScott waqaphela ukuthi wazizwa enomdlandla kangakanani ngemva kokudla okunjalo, nokuthi ukuzivocavoca kwakhe kwaqina kangakanani. Ngemva kokubuyela ekhaya evela ekamu, waqala ukufaka ekudleni kwakhe lokho ayevame ukukucabangela "ukudla kwe-hippie": i-apple granola yokudla kwasekuseni kanye ne-pasta yokusanhlamvu okuphelele nesipinashi kwasemini. Izihlobo nabangane bambheka ngokudideka, futhi yayingekho njalo imali eyanele yemikhiqizo ebizayo engavamile. Ngakho-ke, ukudla okunjalo akuzange kube umkhuba ngaleso sikhathi, futhi kamuva uScott waba i-vegan, ngenxa yentombazane uLea, kamuva owaba umkakhe.
Kwakukhona amaphuzu amabili aguqukayo emibonweni yakhe ngokudla okunomsoco. Esokuqala yilapho, lapho eqhuba ukwelapha ngokomzimba kwesinye sezibhedlela (uScott Jurek ungudokotela ngokuqeqeshwa), efunda ngezimbangela ezintathu eziyinhloko zokufa e-United States: isifo senhliziyo, umdlavuza nesifo sohlangothi. Zonke zihlobene ngokuqondile nokudla okujwayelekile kwaseNtshonalanga, okubuswa yimikhiqizo ecwengiwe, ecutshungulwayo kanye neyezilwane. Iphuzu lesibili elathonya imibono kaScott kwaba isihloko esangibamba ngephutha ngodokotela u-Andrew Weil, owayekholelwa ukuthi umzimba womuntu unamandla amakhulu okuziphilisa. Udinga nje ukunikeza izimo ezidingekayo: gcina ukudla okunomsoco futhi unciphise ukusetshenziswa kobuthi.
Efika ku-veganism, uScott Jurek waqala ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo eziningana zemikhiqizo yamaprotheni esitsheni esisodwa ukuze anikeze umzimba inani elidingekayo lamaprotheni. Wenza amaqebelengwane kadali namakhowe, ama-hummus nama-olive patties, irayisi elinsundu nama-burrito kabhontshisi.
Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi angathola kanjani amaprotheni anele ukuze afinyelele impumelelo enjalo kwezemidlalo, wabelane ngamathiphu amaningana: engeza amantongomane, imbewu kanye nofulawa wamaprotheni (isibonelo, kusuka elayisi) kuya kuma-smoothies ekuseni, kwasemini, ngaphezu kokukhonza okukhulu kwesaladi eluhlaza, yiba nezingcezu ze-tofu noma wengeze izingcezu ezimbalwa ze-hummus futhi ube nesidlo esigcwele samaprotheni se-legumes nelayisi ngesidlo sakusihlwa.
Lapho uScott eqhubeka ethuthuka endleleni yokudla okuphelele kwe-vegan, kwaba yilapho enqoba khona ukuncintisana ngemva kwakhe. Wafika kuqala lapho abanye badela khona ngokuphelele. Lapho umjaho uthatha usuku, kwakufanele uhambe nokudla. UScott Jurek wazenzela amazambane, ama-rice burritos, ama-hummus tortilla, izitsha zokunamathisela ama-alimondi ezenziwe ekhaya, i-tofu "cheesy" yokusabalalisa nobhanana ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Futhi lapho edla kangcono, wazizwa engcono. Futhi lapho ngizizwa ngingcono, ngadla kakhulu. Amafutha ayenqwabelana lapho edla ukudla okusheshayo ayengasekho, isisindo sancipha, nemisipha yaqina. Isikhathi sokutakula phakathi kwemithwalo sincishisiwe.
Ngokungalindelekile, uScott wafaka izandla zakhe kwethi The Power of Now ka-Eckhart Tolle futhi wanquma ukuzama ukuba uchwepheshe wokudla okuluhlaza futhi abone ukuthi kwenzekani. Wayeziphekela yonke inhlobo yamasaladi, ama-flatbreads aluhlaza futhi waphuza kakhulu ama-smoothies ezithelo. Izicucu zokunambitha zibukhali kangangokuthi uScott wakwazi ukubona kalula ubusha bokudla. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nokho wabuyela ku-veganism, futhi lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yezizathu eziningana. Ngokusho kukaScott Jurek ngokwakhe, isikhathi esiningi sasichithwa kubalwa ama-calories nokuhlafuna ukudla. Kwadingeka ngidle kaningi futhi ngidle kakhulu, okuyinto ngendlela yakhe yokuphila eyayingelula ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kodwa-ke, kwakungenxa yesipiliyoni sokudla okuluhlaza ukuthi ama-smoothies abe yingxenye eqinile yokudla kwakhe.
Ngaphambi kokugijima okuqinile kuka-Hardrock “okusendle nokungenakuvinjelwa,” uScott wahlehla umlenze wadonsa imisipha yakhe. Ukuze ngandlela-thile adambise lesi simo, waphuza amalitha obisi lwe-soy nge-turmeric futhi walala umlenze wakhe phezulu amahora. Wayeba ngcono, kodwa ukugijima usuku lonke emzileni ongekho ngisho nemizila kwabonakala kusangene. Ingxenye kuphela yabahlanganyeli ifinyelele entanjeni, futhi abantu abambalwa babulawa yi-pulmonary edema kanye nokuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla. Futhi ama-allucinations ngenxa yokuntula ubuthongo emijahweni enjalo kuvamile. Kodwa uScott Jurek akazange nje aphathe le marathon, enqoba ubuhlungu, kodwa futhi wanqoba, ethuthukisa irekhodi lesifundo ngemizuzu engu-31. Njengoba egijima, wazikhumbuza ukuthi “Ubuhlungu bumane bubuhlungu” nokuthi “Akubona bonke ubuhlungu obufanele ukunakwa.” Ubezixwaye izidakamizwa, ikakhulukazi ibuprofen eqeda ukuvuvukala, izimbangi zakhe ebezigijima ziyigwinye zigcwele izandla. Ngakho-ke uScott weza ne-recipe ye-smoothie eyingqayizivele elwa nokuvuvukala, ehlanganisa, phakathi kwezinye izinto, uphayinaphu, i-ginger kanye ne-turmeric. Lesi siphuzo sadambisa izinhlungu zemisipha futhi sasiza ukululama kahle ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa.
Isidlo sobuntwana asithanda kakhulu umsubathi kwakungumazambane agayiwe anengxenye enhle yobisi. Ngemva kokuba i-vegan, waqhamuka nenguqulo yayo esekelwe esitshalweni, esikhundleni sobisi lwenkomo nelayisi, okuyinto, ngendlela, azilungiselela ngayo. Ubisi lwelayisi alubizi njengobisi lwamantongomane, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo lumnandi kakhulu. Akazange angeze nje kuphela ezitsheni eziyinhloko, kodwa futhi wenza ama-smoothies namandla okugubha ukuqeqeshwa okusekelwe kuwo.
Kumenyu ye-ultra-marathoner, bekukhona nendawo yama-dessert, awusizo kakhulu futhi acebile ngamaprotheni nama-carbohydrate ayinkimbinkimbi. Enye yama-dessert ayintandokazi kaScott ama-chocolate bars enziwe ngobhontshisi, ubhanana, i-oatmeal, ubisi lwelayisi kanye nokhokho. I-Chia seed pudding, manje ethandwa kakhulu phakathi kwabadla imifino, nayo iyinketho enhle ye-dessert yomsubathi, futhi ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwayo kwamaprotheni. Futhi-ke, uScott Jurek wenza amabhola angavuthiwe ngamantongomane, imbewu, amadethi nezinye izithelo ezomisiwe.
Ukudla kwezemidlalo ye-Vegan akuyona inkimbinkimbi njengoba kubonakala ekuqaleni. Ngasikhathi sinye, kunikeza amandla angelona iqiniso, kwandisa amandla nokukhuthazela izikhathi eziningi.
NgokukaJurek ngokwakhe, ukuphila kwethu kulolonga izinyathelo esizithathayo njengamanje. UScott Jurek uthole indlela yakhe yomuntu siqu ngokudla okunempilo nokugijima. Kwazi bani, mhlawumbe kuzokusiza nawe.