day 7 of 42 days

I wanted to write in this thing more faithfully, but have been preempted by work and school and putting in a fence, etc.

It has almost been a week since we started our diet, and I have to say I feel much better. The first couple of days were really very hard, but we made it through. I still have difficulty eating greens (with no salt or butter), but somehow we've managed to stay on the diet, observing the strictness they've imposed.

My mind is not so clouded as it was just a week ago. I think on more clearly now, and I'm guessing it is the lack of sugar and fats, or perhaps, it is just the nutrients that my body is absorbing now. The book we're reading is called "eat to live". It's really quiet impressive, and I can't wait to continue on with it. The book actually contains the diet we are currently on.

A few thoughts about the diet and its usefullness and effectiveness. Since I started the diet, my bones/ligaments have actually been "popping", and my left shoulder is actually sore. I don't know if that's from the food or just coincidence. Anyway, I've been unable to sleep at all the last few days. I just sit in bed and count sheep. Funny thing is, I'm not tired in the morning or throughout the day, except for last night when my wife and I were saying our prayers and I fell asleep while saying prayer! It was rather embarrissing and funny.

Another weird thing, my bowel movements have been much smoother, but not as frequent as I had hoped. Ironically, the book talks about curing the "eternal runny nose". Well, since going on this diet, I have had a really bad runny nose, which I'm hoping will go away soon. Maybe my body is still releasing all the toxins stored for who knows how many years.

I'm glad to be on this diet and making such a serious committment to health. My wife and I were just talking about doing it once a year (for the entire 6 week period). Our health insurance is so bad, it is just good common sense to take care of ourselves.