Day 10 -- I'm feeling fine again
Today was a pretty decent day. Overall, I really can't complain. I was a little bit tired at times but even with a traditional diet, these days happen.
After yesterday being a bit of a downer, I decided to be more proactive and stay on top of my caloric intake. In retrospect, it probably isn't much of a surprise that yesterday was only so-so given how little I consumed. Armed with that experience, I drank more broth from the early part of the day. I didn't really "feel" like having any in the morning, but I did. Perhaps it is because I've never been a big breakfast guy, or small breakfast guy for that matter. I was trying to think of what flavors sound good to me in the morning. I thought perhaps I could make a soup that resembled those flavors. However, all that I can come up with is chocolate. A chocolate croissant for breakfast with a straight double espresso always sounds good. Alas, you see why I am on this program. I'm thinking that I might try to do something with bacon. That might lean more toward breakfast, it certainly won't be anything with egg flavor, although that said, I'm sure that some would like that, like the Chinese "egg drop soup". Eggs are just not my thing.
Anyway, what I did that seemed to help was, whenever I found myself having even a tinge of hunger, I had soup. I may have only had half a cup (mug) but I believed that it really helped. I found myself with a cup of soup, tea (not caffeinated), or water in my hand or very close by most of the day. Overall, a successful day.
Actually, I was pretty productive. I made a bunch of phone calls for work, and since I work from home, I was able to give the house that thorough cleaning that we all need from time to time. I had good motivation for doing this. Suzy's very best friend for thirty years now was coming to visit later in the evening. Her name is Connie and she is such a dear. Super crazy intelligent and kind, kind, kind, she is a mother of 5 and home schools all of them. I don't know how she does it. But the motivation really came from the desire to be sweet to my wife who has been especially supportive to me through this entire process. But that was no surprise because Suzy is always supportive of me. That makes it so easy to love her so much. So, off I went, albeit not at the fastest pace, and I juiced a ton of carrots, not for me but for Suzy and Connie. I cleaned the kitchen properly, vacuumed the house, cleaned the bathroom thoroughly, touched up things, etc. Suzy was not expecting this so when she came home she found a spotless house with candles lit and everything looking nice for our guest. She was happy and it made me feel good to do something kind for her.
As a note about the language of love, it is important to know what dialect your spouse speaks. For Suzy, it is "acts of service". How do I know? She told me. Why did she tell me? Because I asked her. There's a hint there. Knowing that bringing her flowers is always nice, but she would much rather know that I washed and cleaned her car, or did some laundry. So, I knew that she would be happy with seeing the house cleaned and she was. Which of course made me happy to see her joy.
Well, that is probably way more than enough for one day.
I hope that all of you are well.
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Day 9 -- Not so fine
Day 9 -- Not so fine
Today was not the best day but certainly far from the worst. I just found myself blue and tired.
I'm not sure if I did not have enough broth today, or what happened, but it was a less than wonderful day. Perhaps it was such a let down given that yesterday was so amazingly awesome. I think the "blueness" was from the let down. I spent most of the day tired and dragging. Just a bit ago, I picked up a bit. I've had more soup this evening, meaning like 3 servings, and I am thinking that there is a correlation here. I'll be more careful with a larger consumption tomorrow. Also it might be worth mentioning that the reason that I had so much less broth today was that I wasn't all that hungry. And I wasn't so rumbly in my tumbly.
The highlight was receiving a phone call from my friend Leslie. She always has the right thing to say. She said that she was having a cup of vegetable broth "in solidarity" as a way of supporting me. What a sweet thing to do. She is such a dear and I so appreciate her friendship.
The soups all turned out really well. The chicken soup with tomatoes and chard was about what I expected, but to give it some zing, I squeeze one Key Lime into a mug. (Key Limes are very small limes) It gives it such a nice contrast, something that I like in foods. I don't think that I would do well with tradition British food. Honestly, you can't blame the British for take such a keen interest in India.
I was able to not have to cook any new soups today. I have enough to make it all the way through tomorrow. Suzy will be going out with her friend Connie (who lives 6 hours away) tomorrow night. It will be a special time for them. They were roommates back in college. That said, I think that I might just wait till then to do some more cooking. But I could postpone that until Saturday morning, I'd expect.
Well, that is it for today. Oh, but a special greeting to the followers in the UK. I noticed that there are a bunch of you following this. Thank you!! Oh shoot, and above I beat up on your food a bit. Sorry about that. As you would say, I was being a bit "cheeky". All in good fun mates. That's me trying to be British, not a very good attempt I'm sure. But I did have an Austin Healey for a while. Hopefully that is worth something. Oh, and my mother in law drinks the same tea as the Queen. There, are we ok now?
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Today was not the best day but certainly far from the worst. I just found myself blue and tired.
I'm not sure if I did not have enough broth today, or what happened, but it was a less than wonderful day. Perhaps it was such a let down given that yesterday was so amazingly awesome. I think the "blueness" was from the let down. I spent most of the day tired and dragging. Just a bit ago, I picked up a bit. I've had more soup this evening, meaning like 3 servings, and I am thinking that there is a correlation here. I'll be more careful with a larger consumption tomorrow. Also it might be worth mentioning that the reason that I had so much less broth today was that I wasn't all that hungry. And I wasn't so rumbly in my tumbly.
The highlight was receiving a phone call from my friend Leslie. She always has the right thing to say. She said that she was having a cup of vegetable broth "in solidarity" as a way of supporting me. What a sweet thing to do. She is such a dear and I so appreciate her friendship.
The soups all turned out really well. The chicken soup with tomatoes and chard was about what I expected, but to give it some zing, I squeeze one Key Lime into a mug. (Key Limes are very small limes) It gives it such a nice contrast, something that I like in foods. I don't think that I would do well with tradition British food. Honestly, you can't blame the British for take such a keen interest in India.
I was able to not have to cook any new soups today. I have enough to make it all the way through tomorrow. Suzy will be going out with her friend Connie (who lives 6 hours away) tomorrow night. It will be a special time for them. They were roommates back in college. That said, I think that I might just wait till then to do some more cooking. But I could postpone that until Saturday morning, I'd expect.
Well, that is it for today. Oh, but a special greeting to the followers in the UK. I noticed that there are a bunch of you following this. Thank you!! Oh shoot, and above I beat up on your food a bit. Sorry about that. As you would say, I was being a bit "cheeky". All in good fun mates. That's me trying to be British, not a very good attempt I'm sure. But I did have an Austin Healey for a while. Hopefully that is worth something. Oh, and my mother in law drinks the same tea as the Queen. There, are we ok now?
Tata for now....Oh, but here's the next link:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013_09_14_archive.html
Day 8 --- Feeling Great!!!
Day 8 and I'm feeling GREAT!!
Day 8 was an amazing day. I can't say that I have felt that good, or been that productive in a long, long time. My only question is, will this be the norm or is this a one day flash? I am sure hoping for the norm in the future. I felt wonderful. From the moment that I awoke until I went to sleep, I was busy, happy, contented, and productive.
I got up and started working on things pretty quickly. Straightening things, changing light bulbs, checking items off of the old "to do" list. I made two soups for me, juiced a bunch of carrots for Suzy, cooked giblets for our friend's dog named "Hank Williams", and cleaned the kitchen properly. It was all great.
I did have to quit about 3:00 to meet with Cole, our construction guy, and then run to the see Dr. Scott Saunders. Speaking of Dr. Saunders, he checked my blood pressure and talked with me about the fast and said that all is well. He said that everything that I have experienced so far was as he would have expected and did not notice anything, in what I said, as unusual. He has a very calm and attentive demeanor. He is never rushed and treats me like I'm his only patient, at least that's how he makes me feel. I told him that I feel great and a bit sadly he informed me that their might be days ahead that are not as uppity. As I was leaving, I asked him if he needed any help getting ready for a big reception for his practice that was being thrown that night. I was surprised, but quite happy to hear his response of "yes". He led me down the hall to a small kitchen of sorts where they were preparing food for the gala. Having had some experience as a professional cook, they gave me the food to display. Kind of ironic. I laid out smoked salmon, beautiful crackers, tomatoes, pears, red bell peppers, etc. I made three displays. I found some herbs and used those for a bit of flavor but also as a garnish. Some were asking if this was difficult for me. I'm not sure how I would have though that it would be but to me it was easy enough.
When I got home, I got ready to head back down to the party with Suzy and offer our support and thanks to Dr. Saunders and his office staff. I started thinking about how much my wife would like that food and how happy I was that she would get to see it, and my work. I knew that I could get hungry there so I packed up some of the best broth that I have made yet, or perhaps ever. I was just incredible. I walked around the food and chatted with new and old acquaintances. Never once was I very tempted. The soup was so darn good. I wanted to share it with somebody, but selfishly I didn't. Plus, I'm not sure that I would have found a taker.
What type of soup, you ask? A beef based, leek soup with a little curry and spices. Unbelievable. I have a cup of it right here next to me. It is so yummy and savory. I also made a chicken soup with chard, onions, tomatoes, and poultry seasoning. It tastes really good too.
When we got home, I started getting tired and was ready for bed. Into the sack at 10 and slept very well all night.
I'll write about day nine at bedtime. But you can read tomorrow's post here:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-9-not-so-fine.html
Day 8 was an amazing day. I can't say that I have felt that good, or been that productive in a long, long time. My only question is, will this be the norm or is this a one day flash? I am sure hoping for the norm in the future. I felt wonderful. From the moment that I awoke until I went to sleep, I was busy, happy, contented, and productive.
I got up and started working on things pretty quickly. Straightening things, changing light bulbs, checking items off of the old "to do" list. I made two soups for me, juiced a bunch of carrots for Suzy, cooked giblets for our friend's dog named "Hank Williams", and cleaned the kitchen properly. It was all great.
I did have to quit about 3:00 to meet with Cole, our construction guy, and then run to the see Dr. Scott Saunders. Speaking of Dr. Saunders, he checked my blood pressure and talked with me about the fast and said that all is well. He said that everything that I have experienced so far was as he would have expected and did not notice anything, in what I said, as unusual. He has a very calm and attentive demeanor. He is never rushed and treats me like I'm his only patient, at least that's how he makes me feel. I told him that I feel great and a bit sadly he informed me that their might be days ahead that are not as uppity. As I was leaving, I asked him if he needed any help getting ready for a big reception for his practice that was being thrown that night. I was surprised, but quite happy to hear his response of "yes". He led me down the hall to a small kitchen of sorts where they were preparing food for the gala. Having had some experience as a professional cook, they gave me the food to display. Kind of ironic. I laid out smoked salmon, beautiful crackers, tomatoes, pears, red bell peppers, etc. I made three displays. I found some herbs and used those for a bit of flavor but also as a garnish. Some were asking if this was difficult for me. I'm not sure how I would have though that it would be but to me it was easy enough.
When I got home, I got ready to head back down to the party with Suzy and offer our support and thanks to Dr. Saunders and his office staff. I started thinking about how much my wife would like that food and how happy I was that she would get to see it, and my work. I knew that I could get hungry there so I packed up some of the best broth that I have made yet, or perhaps ever. I was just incredible. I walked around the food and chatted with new and old acquaintances. Never once was I very tempted. The soup was so darn good. I wanted to share it with somebody, but selfishly I didn't. Plus, I'm not sure that I would have found a taker.
What type of soup, you ask? A beef based, leek soup with a little curry and spices. Unbelievable. I have a cup of it right here next to me. It is so yummy and savory. I also made a chicken soup with chard, onions, tomatoes, and poultry seasoning. It tastes really good too.
When we got home, I started getting tired and was ready for bed. Into the sack at 10 and slept very well all night.
I'll write about day nine at bedtime. But you can read tomorrow's post here:
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-9-not-so-fine.html
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Day 7 ~~~ Closer to Heaven
Day 7 Closer to Heaven (get it, it's supposed to rhyme)
I feel so much better today, closer to back to normal. I can feel that my thinking is becoming a bit clearer, my headache is completely gone, and even my body aches faded significantly. This is what I was told to expect. It's a major improvement for sure. I find that I'm not really craving solid food as much either, although it hasn't really been that bad anyway.
I've told some random people about this fast and the blog as well, hope you do too!! It has been very interesting hearing their responses. Interesting questions like: Does the broth have to be vegetables only? No. Can you drink juice? No, full of sugars, natural or processed both are out. Aren't you hungry all the time? No, I'm sure if someone tried to keep this fast having broth only three times a day, they would probably be pretty miserable. I find that whenever I'm the least bit hungry or if I'm feeling grouchy, I have some broth and I usually just bounce right back. (Mr Grouchy should have done that tonight). What do you do when you don't have broth with you? Well, I just make sure that I do. It's about planning. Making things well in advance. Bringing a thermos with me is super helpful. If I know that I'm going out for a chunk of time, I'll drink a good amount of soup right before I leave (should have done that tonight) and bring a travel mug full of very hot broth with me (didn't do that either). By the time it cools down enough, I'm ready for it. For longer trips the thermos works well. (let's not go there)
OK, so today was the 7th day and I told myself that I'd wait to weigh myself until the 7th day. You may not remember but I started this broth fast weighing 179.6 and when I stepped on the scale in said that I weighed 169.6. I lost 10 pounds in 7 days. Five more than I expected. I was a little shocked, but in truth, that was the easiest 10 pounds I've lost. Yes I did have 2 days that were crappy but still, well worth it.
Also, I was rarely and barely ever hungry, really only once and that was my poor planning when were a long distance away from home. (you guessed it, tonight)
There was a bit of an issue today. I was so excited to find out that I could have many caffeine-free drinks that I walked over to my favorite local coffee bistro and asked for my favorite, a double-decaf espresso in a glass cup. I stressed decaf as I always do. She repeated it back, but then still, accidentally, gave me caffeinated. I got such a crazy rush. Sadly, after it wore off I was grouchy (and lacking broth). Then once that past (not quickly), I found myself with energy and the inability to sleep when my tired little wife and I got home. So I made notes on things that I'd like to accomplish and straightened a room. I found myself wondering if I was wired from the coffee or was this because of the fast. I found myself hopeful.
The dish for the day was.....Peppered turkey soup with carrots, onions, and spices. It's still simmering but so far it tastes like it will be decent. We'll see.
Special thanks to Suzy (who is doing a liquid fast of sorts with me) who tolerated my grouchiness and tried to comfort me. Absolutely the best. She is a very large part of why and for whom I am doing this.
Day 8 is right here>>>> http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-8-feeling-great.html
I feel so much better today, closer to back to normal. I can feel that my thinking is becoming a bit clearer, my headache is completely gone, and even my body aches faded significantly. This is what I was told to expect. It's a major improvement for sure. I find that I'm not really craving solid food as much either, although it hasn't really been that bad anyway.
I've told some random people about this fast and the blog as well, hope you do too!! It has been very interesting hearing their responses. Interesting questions like: Does the broth have to be vegetables only? No. Can you drink juice? No, full of sugars, natural or processed both are out. Aren't you hungry all the time? No, I'm sure if someone tried to keep this fast having broth only three times a day, they would probably be pretty miserable. I find that whenever I'm the least bit hungry or if I'm feeling grouchy, I have some broth and I usually just bounce right back. (Mr Grouchy should have done that tonight). What do you do when you don't have broth with you? Well, I just make sure that I do. It's about planning. Making things well in advance. Bringing a thermos with me is super helpful. If I know that I'm going out for a chunk of time, I'll drink a good amount of soup right before I leave (should have done that tonight) and bring a travel mug full of very hot broth with me (didn't do that either). By the time it cools down enough, I'm ready for it. For longer trips the thermos works well. (let's not go there)
OK, so today was the 7th day and I told myself that I'd wait to weigh myself until the 7th day. You may not remember but I started this broth fast weighing 179.6 and when I stepped on the scale in said that I weighed 169.6. I lost 10 pounds in 7 days. Five more than I expected. I was a little shocked, but in truth, that was the easiest 10 pounds I've lost. Yes I did have 2 days that were crappy but still, well worth it.
Also, I was rarely and barely ever hungry, really only once and that was my poor planning when were a long distance away from home. (you guessed it, tonight)
There was a bit of an issue today. I was so excited to find out that I could have many caffeine-free drinks that I walked over to my favorite local coffee bistro and asked for my favorite, a double-decaf espresso in a glass cup. I stressed decaf as I always do. She repeated it back, but then still, accidentally, gave me caffeinated. I got such a crazy rush. Sadly, after it wore off I was grouchy (and lacking broth). Then once that past (not quickly), I found myself with energy and the inability to sleep when my tired little wife and I got home. So I made notes on things that I'd like to accomplish and straightened a room. I found myself wondering if I was wired from the coffee or was this because of the fast. I found myself hopeful.
The dish for the day was.....Peppered turkey soup with carrots, onions, and spices. It's still simmering but so far it tastes like it will be decent. We'll see.
Special thanks to Suzy (who is doing a liquid fast of sorts with me) who tolerated my grouchiness and tried to comfort me. Absolutely the best. She is a very large part of why and for whom I am doing this.
Day 8 is right here>>>> http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-8-feeling-great.html
Monday, September 9, 2013
Day 6, way better than yesterday
Day 6, I feel way better than yesterday.
Today was day 6 and it seems unfair to talk about it without mentioning again how crappy I felt yesterday. That said, if the results that I expect to see are as good as everyone claims, then yesterday was of little consequence. I just felt like I was fighting a bad cold for a day, without the running nose or sore throat. I can live through that without too much effort. In hindsight, if I had know that I was too experience a day, two, or three like yesterday, I would not have been dissuaded in the least from starting this fast. Actually I did expect this and perhaps worse given what I had read. But now that I made it through the trial, I feel better, physically and emotionally because of it.
Today was so much better. No booming headache, only minor chills once in a while, no lethargy like yesterday, but I must say that today brought about a new struggle. Body aches have been plaguing me. It has gotten worse as the day has gone on. My neck, shoulders, upper back area has been pretty achey. And my lower back as well. But it was not so bad that I wasn't able to take the day and run errands all over town for most of the day. Achey but doable.
I spoke to my doctor today, Dr. Scott Saunders, MD and told him about my day yesterday and not to my surprise, he said that was all normal and to be expected. He gave his approval for some additives for the broths that I'm making that will give me a lot more to play with including tomatoes, lemons, and limes. I can do a lot with these. Speaking of food and meals, I made a soup with a beef bone, a bunch of pearl onions, and a large dried Pasilla pepper. I tried that soup this afternoon and it was very good with a nice amount of bite from the Pasilla pepper.
Today I did some shopping for more ingredients for soups/broths. I bought a cooked turkey leg, two organic chickens, and made plans for a couple of other goodies that will make for exceptional and slightly eccentric soups. More on that as they come to fruition.
Dr Saunders also said that I could have some ginger tea and cinnamon tea. He also encouraged me to have some ashwagandha tea. So, off I went to a local healthy grocery store where Aris came to my aid. She had a magnanimous knowledge base about ashwagandha and the teas, etc. It was hard to believe that she knew that much. She said that she wants to learn far more by attending a school for natural nutritionists up in a remote hamlet in Northern California.
Tomorrow is the big day, day seven. What makes it so important? Well for one you might have noticed that I have not listed my weight since the first day. I told myself that I would wait until day seven before I weighed myself. So, tomorrow morning, I'll step on the scale again. I was just under 180 pound when I started this and I'm expecting that tomorrow I will see a 5 pound loss to 175 (hopefully). We will have to wait and see.
Right now, although it is only 10:30. I am exhausted and ready to sleep.
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Today was day 6 and it seems unfair to talk about it without mentioning again how crappy I felt yesterday. That said, if the results that I expect to see are as good as everyone claims, then yesterday was of little consequence. I just felt like I was fighting a bad cold for a day, without the running nose or sore throat. I can live through that without too much effort. In hindsight, if I had know that I was too experience a day, two, or three like yesterday, I would not have been dissuaded in the least from starting this fast. Actually I did expect this and perhaps worse given what I had read. But now that I made it through the trial, I feel better, physically and emotionally because of it.
Today was so much better. No booming headache, only minor chills once in a while, no lethargy like yesterday, but I must say that today brought about a new struggle. Body aches have been plaguing me. It has gotten worse as the day has gone on. My neck, shoulders, upper back area has been pretty achey. And my lower back as well. But it was not so bad that I wasn't able to take the day and run errands all over town for most of the day. Achey but doable.
I spoke to my doctor today, Dr. Scott Saunders, MD and told him about my day yesterday and not to my surprise, he said that was all normal and to be expected. He gave his approval for some additives for the broths that I'm making that will give me a lot more to play with including tomatoes, lemons, and limes. I can do a lot with these. Speaking of food and meals, I made a soup with a beef bone, a bunch of pearl onions, and a large dried Pasilla pepper. I tried that soup this afternoon and it was very good with a nice amount of bite from the Pasilla pepper.
Today I did some shopping for more ingredients for soups/broths. I bought a cooked turkey leg, two organic chickens, and made plans for a couple of other goodies that will make for exceptional and slightly eccentric soups. More on that as they come to fruition.
Dr Saunders also said that I could have some ginger tea and cinnamon tea. He also encouraged me to have some ashwagandha tea. So, off I went to a local healthy grocery store where Aris came to my aid. She had a magnanimous knowledge base about ashwagandha and the teas, etc. It was hard to believe that she knew that much. She said that she wants to learn far more by attending a school for natural nutritionists up in a remote hamlet in Northern California.
Tomorrow is the big day, day seven. What makes it so important? Well for one you might have noticed that I have not listed my weight since the first day. I told myself that I would wait until day seven before I weighed myself. So, tomorrow morning, I'll step on the scale again. I was just under 180 pound when I started this and I'm expecting that tomorrow I will see a 5 pound loss to 175 (hopefully). We will have to wait and see.
Right now, although it is only 10:30. I am exhausted and ready to sleep.
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Here's the next post for you to keep reading if you'd like
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
Day 5, the worst day yet
Day 5, the worst day yet...by far
I was told that days 4 and 5 are the most difficult and today lived up to its reputation. But as you read this, and if you are considering this fast, this was no worse than a 24 hour flu.
As you may have read, I was up a 3:00 with significant chills. What I didn't write was that I wasn't able to go back to sleep. In the morning, around 8:00AM or so, I feel asleep for about an hour and a half. I was still quite chilled and weak and tired.
To describe it in terms that we all could understand, I felt like I was sick. Chills, headache, body aches, numb, lack of energy, overall just wiped out. As the day went on, I found myself wanting to sleep but having difficulty actually doing so. My headache got worse, and so did my chills.
In the mid-afternoon, I took my temperature. I usually read about 98.2 degrees, slightly below normal.but today it read 100.7 degrees which is obviously in the "I'm running a fever" category. At this point my head was really hurting and my neck as well. I went old school western and took a Norco pain pill, 325 mg acetaminophen and 5 mg Hydrocodone Bitartrate. I'm sure that some would disapprove of this but I can tell you this much, my body pain and headache diminished significantlay and my fever broke. A success in my book....or a success in my blog post.
Although I'm still feeling a bit lack luster and tired, certainly I feel much better.
A dear friend, Amy, brought some delicious chicken broth to me. It tasted so good tonight. She is always considerate and helpful but this was also, in my mind, a vote of confidence and approval. I greatly appreciated it.
Tonight I threw together a beef bone broth to simmer overnight in the crock pot. This time I added a dried pasilla chili, a handful of pearl onions, some garlic, salt, and pepper, with some Asian 5 spice. I don't know what it will taste like but anything that is slightly different than basic is welcomed. That said, Amy's broth was traditional but outstanding. I just finished a cup and am considering another before going to sleep.
The real surprise in soup broth was the hot Italian sausage with some red chili flakes, onions, and red bell peppers. Awesome!! I will definitely make this in the future for this cleanse but after as well. I'm going to invite my friend Phillip, a New York Noho Italian. I can't wait to give the solid part to him. A sandwich of crumbled sausage and bell peppers and onions does not get much better.
Well, that is it for now. Please invite your friends. It means a lot to me. Currently there are about 300 views from the USA, UK, Asia, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Australia, and Indonesia. How fun!! Feel free to submit this link on your Facebook and other social media pages.
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I was told that days 4 and 5 are the most difficult and today lived up to its reputation. But as you read this, and if you are considering this fast, this was no worse than a 24 hour flu.
As you may have read, I was up a 3:00 with significant chills. What I didn't write was that I wasn't able to go back to sleep. In the morning, around 8:00AM or so, I feel asleep for about an hour and a half. I was still quite chilled and weak and tired.
To describe it in terms that we all could understand, I felt like I was sick. Chills, headache, body aches, numb, lack of energy, overall just wiped out. As the day went on, I found myself wanting to sleep but having difficulty actually doing so. My headache got worse, and so did my chills.
In the mid-afternoon, I took my temperature. I usually read about 98.2 degrees, slightly below normal.but today it read 100.7 degrees which is obviously in the "I'm running a fever" category. At this point my head was really hurting and my neck as well. I went old school western and took a Norco pain pill, 325 mg acetaminophen and 5 mg Hydrocodone Bitartrate. I'm sure that some would disapprove of this but I can tell you this much, my body pain and headache diminished significantlay and my fever broke. A success in my book....or a success in my blog post.
Although I'm still feeling a bit lack luster and tired, certainly I feel much better.
A dear friend, Amy, brought some delicious chicken broth to me. It tasted so good tonight. She is always considerate and helpful but this was also, in my mind, a vote of confidence and approval. I greatly appreciated it.
Tonight I threw together a beef bone broth to simmer overnight in the crock pot. This time I added a dried pasilla chili, a handful of pearl onions, some garlic, salt, and pepper, with some Asian 5 spice. I don't know what it will taste like but anything that is slightly different than basic is welcomed. That said, Amy's broth was traditional but outstanding. I just finished a cup and am considering another before going to sleep.
The real surprise in soup broth was the hot Italian sausage with some red chili flakes, onions, and red bell peppers. Awesome!! I will definitely make this in the future for this cleanse but after as well. I'm going to invite my friend Phillip, a New York Noho Italian. I can't wait to give the solid part to him. A sandwich of crumbled sausage and bell peppers and onions does not get much better.
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Middle of the night 3:00 AM
It's 3 AM in the middle of the night.
So why am I writing at such small hours? Shortly after I got into bed I felt quite cold. That is really quite unusual for me especially in the evening in bed. More often than not, I wake up quite sweaty. I'm sure that's a pretty picture. Sorry about that.
I thought perhaps it was just something that was passing. But after about four hours of sleeping, well not really sleeping, I finally could not stand it anymore.
For four hours I laid in bed very cold with the covers up and over my head forming a hood. I was so cold I didn't want to move. Although my mind told me that I needed to get up and get something warmer, I was just too cold to want to even move out of bed to what would certainly be a far colder room.
One might think, or picture, that this is taking place in the winter but that is not the case. This is in the warm Indian summer of Santa Barbara. Tomorrow the temp is supposed to hit 90.
Rarely am I cold at night period but never in this type of weather. So I got up and took off my pajamas and added a T-shirt and socks, yes I sleep in pajamas ha ha. Then I ran into the other room and picked up the warmest blanket that we have. Even in the winter, it seems to keep me plenty warm by itself. But tonight even with the comforter and this super warm blanket and the covers over my head, I am barely comfortable.
Clearly something is slightly out of whack. But this does not upset me. It tells me that something, anything, is happening and changing in my body. To me this is good news for this is the change that I was hoping for. I did not decide to eat only broth for 30 days to remain the same as I had always been. The truth is that I knew I needed to improve and I need to do something radical to make a change, rather, an improvement, in my physical condition.
Recently America has voted for change. I, for one, do not like to see change for change sake. I like to see improvement. If that requires change, then fine, bring it on. So I hope and I pray this is the beginning of an improvement in my life and in my physical condition.
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